2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

Combined Degree Programs
• M .P.A.I].D. (offered in conjunction with the UB School of Law)
• M.S. in Criminal Justice/J.D. (offered in conjunction with the UB School of Law)
• M.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management/J.D. (offered in conjunction with the
UB School of Law)
The graduate programs in the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts are designed to advance
and forge professional applications of the liberal artS, and all are based on a combination
of theory and practice. They are founded on the idea that professional studies at the graduate
level must be broad based and rooted in the liberal arts, in order to prepare students
for a constantly changing world; as well as skills-specific, in order to provide students with
the mastery of knowledge necessary for superior professional performance.
The College also encourages students to develop specializations that combine elements
of rwo or more master's programs. For example, students in the M.P.A. program may take
courses in Publications Design in order to master the skills of shaping and communicating
ideas in the public arena. Similarly, students in Legal and Ethical Studies and Applied
Psychology may take courses in the M.P.A. program so as to sharpen management skills
and prepare for careers in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Such combinations offer
an exceptionally btoad range of opportunities, and the College continues to develop formal
specializations that cross and integrate the academic divisions.
ADMISSIONS
Applicants to all the programs must have received a bachelor's degree at a regionally
accredited college or university and must satisfy the additional admission requirements of
individual programs. Some programs admit degree-seeking students on a conditional
basis. For more information, see the Graduate Admissions section of this catalog.
Some undergraduate students in the Yale Gordon College may be admitted to accelerated
bachelor's/master's programs or may take graduate courses. See the University of
Baltimore Undergraduate Catalog for more information.
Note: Applicants to doctoral and combined degree ptograms are subject to the specific
admission requirements for those programs, as noted in their program descriptions.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
Assistantships for graduate students are offered by The Dean's Office, each graduate program,
the Schaefer Center for Public Policy, and the Institute for Language, Technology
and Publications Design. See the Financial Assistance section of this catalog for more
information.
ADVISEMENT NOTICE
Students are advised that any deviation from their program of study must be approved in
writing by the graduate program director and the dean of the Yale Gordon College.
Following a period ofabsence of more than rwo semesters from the University and upon
applying for readmission, a student's program of study must be reviewed by the graduate
program director.
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