Professional Education

Master's and Graduate Certificate Programs

As part of the natural progression towards a PhD, most of our graduate programs offer a Master's degree. An entirely different kind of Master's degree—one offered as intensive professional training, and often heavily based on courses—is increasingly being sought by students as an entry-level professional qualification. Such degrees, especially as components of 3/2 programs, are attractive to undergraduates. In some fields, graduate certificate programs, often involving internships, provide preparation for entry to more advanced graduate programs.

We currently offer no graduate certificate programs, but we expect to introduce one in literary translation, and our collaboration with George Eastman House will allow us to introduce one in media preservation and conservation. We have begun an analysis of opportunities to expand the range of programs we offer. Some opportunities arise through the initiatives discussed (for example, in Music Signal Processing, in Media Preservation and Conservation, in Bioinformatics, in Literary Translation); others are likely to be contained within the disciplines.

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Education

We have developed plans to introduce a post-baccalaureate program during this academic year. Many bright students decide late in their undergraduate careers that they want to become doctors, but they lack the necessary pre-medical courses. Universities are increasingly providing tailored packages to meet the needs of such students, generally through one-year programs of courses assembled to ensure that students become fully qualified for entry to medical school. These programs attract exceptionally able students. By deploying our existing strengths in pre-medical education we can very easily mount an outstanding program of this kind.

New Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program Launches (March 10, 2008)

 

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