Rabb School of Summer and Continuing Studies
Encyclopedia
The Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...

 Rabb School of Continuing Studies offers for-credit and non-credit courses, Masters Degrees and Certificates to the greater community with opportunities for professional development, personal enrichment and lifelong learning.

Divisions

There are three Divisions within the Rabb School: The Division of Graduate Professional Studies, which offers courses for credit usually towards a Brandeis Masters Degree or Certificate, the Division of the Brandeis University Summer School which offers diverse types of college-credit summer courses, and the Division of the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning
Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes
Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes offer noncredit courses with no assignments or grades to “seasoned” adults over age 50. Since 2001 philanthropist Bernard Osher has made grants from his foundation to launch OLLI programs at over 120 universities and colleges in 49 states and the District of...

at Brandeis which offers non-credit courses on a host of topics.

Student Population

The population is diverse with students coming from the community in a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and histories. There are more than 3,100 enrollments annually in credit and non-credit courses. Within the Division of Graduate Professional Studies there are typically more course registrants than actual Masters Degree candidates because of the open-enrollment model.

Enrollment Model

All of the Divisions have open enrollment.

In the for-credit courses in the Division of Graduate Professional Studies, enrollment is open with registration for the three semesters where classes are offered: Winter(January-April), Summer (June-August) and Fall (September-December). The semesters last between 10 to 12 weeks, with classes meeting once a week. The Division of Graduate and Professional Studies offers the Brandeis Masters degree. There is no GRE required for entry into the Programs, but there is an application process for admission into the Masters Program. Students are required to have a Bachelors degree or equivalent from an accredited institution and are required to fill out an application including statement of interest. However, class registration is open to any interested student as long as they have completed any class prerequisites. Students are invited to take up to four courses without applying for enrollment into one of the Masters Programs.

Housing and Student Aid

None of the Divisions directly offer housing or student stipends or support. Student financial aid is offered through typical channels and is applied for before enrolling in classes. The Division of Graduate Professional Studies is a commuting-type school, typically offering its courses in the evening (6 to 9pm) and online to allow for daytime employment schedules. There is no stipend or living situations offered.

Degrees Offered

The Rabb School Division of Graduate Professional Studies offers a Brandeis Masters degree in seven disciplines: Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...

, Management of Projects and Programs (project management
Project management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...

), Information Technology Management
Information technology management
IT management is the discipline whereby all of the technology resources of a firm are managed in accordance with its needs and priorities. These resources may include tangible investments like computer hardware, software, data, networks and data centre facilities, as well as the staffs who are...

, Information Assurance
Information Assurance
Information assurance is the practice of managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes...

, Software Engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...

, Health and Medical Informatics, and Virtual Team Management and Communication. These Masters Degrees are not distinguishable from any other Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...

Masters degree in that they are a fully conferred Masters degree. Degrees are offered individually or can be combined with guidance. The Programs also offer credit-bearing Graduate Certificates.

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK