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agement with a practical appreciation of evolvingglobal markets and the unfolding technological andfinancial changes in world markets. In addition,the department provides interdisciplinary certificatesand opportunities to combine studies, suchas computer science, mathematics and engineeringwith financial management and risk engineering.The department has offices at MetroTechCenter and on Wall Street, in the heart of theworld’s leading financial center. Our MS degreesand certificates include topics such as corporateand financial markets, computational finance andfinancial technology.The department is staffed by a number ofleading academics and practitioners, both nationallyand internationally, and boasts a number ofoutstanding affiliated professors and cutting-edgetraders, hedge funds managers and academic/practitioners.This combination of talent, theoreticallyand practically based, national and international,provides a first-rate education dedicated toanswering the real needs of the financial servicessector that recognizes the continuous growth ofMentoring is an important part of the Polyeducational experience.finance, risk engineering, technology, financialengineering and management in an increasinglyglobal world.Humanities and Social SciencesThe Department of Humanities and Social Sciencesprovides an integrated education that givesstudents breadth of knowledge and perspective.The department offers a comprehensive undergraduate-degreeprogram in the liberal artstradition with particular attention on appliedmath and science. The result is a strong understandingand unique appreciation of technology’srole in the past and future. The liberal studiesstudent specializes in a number of areas in thehumanities and social sciences, such as psychology,philosophy, history and literature as wellas a variety of career-oriented subjects, includingdigital media studies, patent law and globalstudies. These programs lead to the Bachelor ofScience in Liberal Studies. The department alsooffers several programs in journalism and technicalwriting leading to a Bachelor of Sciencedegree, a BS/MS accelerated degree, a Master ofScience degree and a Graduate Certificate inTechnical and Professional Communication.These programs train students to synthesize or“translate” technical and specialized informationso that it is easily understood and applicable inbusiness, academic and private settings.Special concentrations include global/internationalstudies, information management, technicaland professional communication and a collaborativeeducation program leading to a master’sdegree and New York State certification to teachin high schools. The department’s liberal studiesapproach uniquely connects the traditionalculture of the liberal arts with contemporaryissues in science, technology and business.In 2004, the department established the Inte-10 11