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Addiction Policy & Practice

The Master’s of Science in Addiction Policy and Practice (ADPP) prepares students to work at the forefront of developing policy responses to the issue of addiction in the United States and abroad. Students follow an integrated, multidisciplinary curriculum that combines neuroscience, psychiatry, policy, and observational experiences in various policy and clinical settings. Students study the drivers of addiction, societal and environmental factors that lead to substance use disorders and other types of addiction, the science of prevention, treatment, and recovery from addiction, as well as the legal and policy aspects that form the nation’s addiction policies. Courses include domestic drug policy, health care financing, epidemiology, comparative approaches to drug and addiction policy, and data analysis.

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

• Certificate

Through a hybrid blend of asynchronous didactic content, synchronous class sessions, and In-person on-campus intensives (OCIs), the Online Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program from the School of Nursing & Health Studies prepares registered nurses (RNs) to manage the care of patients with acute and chronic conditions. Certificate option available for qualified students.

Advanced Biomedical Sciences (with George Mason University Joint Certificate)

• Graduate Certificate

The Advanced Biomedical Sciences (ABS) certificate program, in partnership with George Mason University, is offered through our GeorgeSquared Program. The program offers an outstanding biomedical sciences curriculum to enhance a student’s background for application to professional schools in the biomedical field.

Aging & Health

Our interdisciplinary program looks comprehensively at aging — a demographically inevitable process — and prepares students for emerging careers by shifting the conversation surrounding aging populations. Georgetown University’s Master’s in Aging & Health (AGHL) goes beyond geriatrics to encompass the study of aging well in today’s society.

Applied Economics

The M.A. in Applied Economics program has a key objective to provide students with a solid foundation in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, as well as coursework that provides students with the ability to comprehend empirical analyses pertinent to the discussion of economic issues and equip them with the skills to undertake original research projects and data analysis. After completion of core courses, students study the application of these tools of economic study to a range of contemporary economic problems. This material is covered in a range of elective courses focusing on more specialized areas of economics.

Applied Mathematics

The Ph.D. program in Applied Mathematics prepares students for research and teaching careers in academia, industry, or government. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has strong links to area employers and is already oriented toward providing graduate students with the skills most in demand in applied work.

Arab Studies

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The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is the only academic center in the United States focusing exclusively on the Arab world. Through a master’s program or an undergraduate or graduate certificate, students will be trained in the language, history, culture, society, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world.

Arabic and Islamic Studies

The graduate program in Arabic and Islamic Studies aim to combine a thorough understanding of the Arabic language with scholarly research in the literary, linguistic and intellectual traditions of the Arab and Islamic world. The Arabic and Islamic Studies Department offers graduate level courses in Arabic linguistics, Islamic studies, and literature of the classical and modern eras. M.A. students will complete one Major concentration and one Minor concentration towards the degree. Similarly, Ph.D. students who are admitted with advanced standing will complete one Major concentration and one Minor concentration towards the degree. Those who are admitted to the Ph.D. program without an earned master’s degree in a related field will complete one Major concentration and two Minor concentrations.

Art & Museum Studies

Georgetown’s M.A. in Art & Museum Studies program is a selective program that combines the academic study of art history and museum practice and emphasizes the international contexts of museums in the modern world. Students work closely with Georgetown art history faculty, curators, and other museum professionals in Washington, D.C., and faculty specialists at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, England and New York City.

Asian Studies

The M.A. in Asian Studies Program gives students a unique combination of functional training and regional expertise, and provides students with the skills necessary to meet the demands of global private and public sector interests in Asia. Students have the opportunity to study core disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences as they relate to Asia, and are given the opportunity to specialize in at least one and potentially two areas of concentration.

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• # 5 in Criminal Law  (tie)
• # 18 in Dispute Resolution  (tie)
• # 10 in Environmental Law  (tie)
• # 6 in Health Care Law
• # 15 in Intellectual Property Law  (tie)
• # 5 in International Law
• # 11 in Legal Writing  (tie)
• # 2 in Tax Law
• # 23 in Trial Advocacy  (tie)
• # 75 in Most Diverse Medical Schools  (tie)
• # 111 in Most Graduates Practicing in Medically Underserved Areas
• # 137 in Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care Fields
• # 74 in Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas
• # 105 in Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
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• # 58 in Biological Sciences  (tie)
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• # 70 in Computer Science  (tie)
• # 38 in Economics  (tie)
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• # 20 in International Politics
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• # 4 in International Global Policy and Administration
• # 19 in Public Management and Leadership  (tie)
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Georgetown University PhD in Computer Science

Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Georgetown University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in computer science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Computer Science from Georgetown Cost?

Georgetown graduate tuition and fees.

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Georgetown paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

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Does Georgetown Offer an Online PhD in Computer Science?

Online degrees for the Georgetown computer science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgetown Online Learning page.

Georgetown Doctorate Student Diversity for Computer Science

Male-to-female ratio.

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in computer science in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Georgetown in computer science at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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Georgetown REU Site in Computer Science and Public Policy

Connecting Science to Policy

From Formal Computer Science Education to Real World Data Science Research to Policy Decision Making

Connecting Research to Practice

Undergraduate students are invited to apply for an 8-week in-person summer research program connecting formal computer science education to real world data science research to public policy decision making.

RESEARCH IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL

Georgetown’s location in Washington, DC will provide students with access to experts in the field, nearby universities for networking or sharing resources, and many free museums and monuments to explore. We will provide opportunities for students to engage with faculty, policymakers, experts from government agencies, and leaders in non-profit organizations that work on problems related to the annual theme.

This summer’s cohort will focus on emerging misinformation detection using a combination of candidate conversation, survey responses, newspaper articles, social media posts, and search trends in the summer leading up to the 2024 Presidential elections. Students will develop and compare different learning models, starting with models used in previous elections. Finally, they will consider misinformation sources in the dark web and measure their influence on misinformation spread.

Who Should Apply

This in-person research experience is for students who not only want to advance their understanding of computer science research, but also want to understand how to use science to influence public policy.

Current sophomores and juniors who are majoring in computer science are encouraged to apply. Coursework and/or previous research experience  data science, statistics, public policy and/or computational linguistics is a plus, but not required. Students should have a demonstrated interest in large-scale data analysis and its implications in society. Priority will be given to students identifying as female, students from traditionally underserved minorities, first-generation college students, and students from institutions with limited research opportunities. Per NSF requirements, participants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Tentative dates for the 8-week program are  June 8th to August 3rd, 2024.  Students will receive a break for the July 4th holiday. Participants must be available to attend for the entire duration of the program.

Each participant will receive a stipend of $5600, housing in an on-campus residence hall, and up to $500 in travel reimbursements for travel expenses.

Eligibility

Current sophomores and juniors who are majoring in computer science are encouraged to apply. Per NSF requirements, participants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Ready To Apply?

This program is conducted at the McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University with support from the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, award number 2244271.

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Ph.D in Government

Please explore further each of our fields of expertise:

• American Government
• Comparative Government
• International Relations
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Course scheduling and course information is available on the Schedule of Classes . Graduate Students should select a Term. Then “Government” as the Subject and choose “Advanced Search” and select “MN or MC Graduate” for Level.

The mission of the Government Department Ph.D. program is to provide students with the analytical skills and substantive knowledge needed to both generate and evaluate research in political science, preparing them for careers at the highest levels of scholarship and teaching. A Georgetown Ph.D. in Government signifies theoretical, methodological, and substantive expertise in various topics of political significance, as well as the research and communication skills necessary for productive scholarship.

The degree indicates that the recipient has acquired extensive knowledge in at least two fields, both typically drawn from the four major subfields of political science, but which may also include related fields such as history, security studies, or public policy. A Georgetown Ph.D. in Government is granted only to students who have demonstrated the ability to synthesize large quantities of information and rigorously evaluate the merits of competing theoretical and empirical arguments. The degree indicates that its holder has obtained the analytical and methodological skills to design and conduct original research of the highest quality. It further certifies that its holder has the written and oral communication skills necessary to engage with debates at the leading edge of the field. Individuals holding a Georgetown Ph.D. in Government are also equipped with the knowledge and skills to teach political science at the university level in both survey courses and specialized seminars.

Doctoral-level seminars taken during coursework are designed to familiarize students with the scholarly literature in at least two fields of study. Students gain a broad understanding of the development and major topics of research within these fields, as well as expertise in several more specialized areas. Students learn to evaluate and engage with the major scholarly debates in their fields of study, both in classroom discussion and in written work. All students learn the methodological skills needed to carry out original research in their respective fields.

Ph.D. students are required to take comprehensive examinations in one major. The purpose of comprehensive examinations is to demonstrate a student’s broad familiarity with the literature in his or her fields of study. This prepares students both as professional members of a scholarly community and as future teachers at the university level. Our doctoral students write dissertations that consist of rigorous original research that contribute to our understanding of a topic of empirical importance and theoretical significance to the field of political science. Once a dissertation of high quality is complete, there is a dissertation defense at which the student presents the results of his or her research and is questioned about the implications of the work for the field of political science by the dissertation committee.

In addition to the formal requirements of the doctoral program, students are encouraged and expected to participate in opportunities for professional socialization and development. All four subfields of the department organize speaker series to host scholars from other universities and promote intellectual exchange. Doctoral students are also encouraged to attend our seminars on various aspects of the academic profession, including teaching, publishing, and the job market.

Students acquire teaching skills in a number of settings. Many serve as teaching assistants for the larger undergraduate courses offered by the department, while others may have the opportunity to teach their own undergraduate-level seminars. Students may also take advantage of training seminars offered by the department, as well as the certification offered through the  Apprenticeship in Teaching Program  run by the  Center for New Designs in Teaching and Learning .

Doctoral students engage with the political science community outside of Georgetown by attending specialized seminars and presenting their research at academic conferences.

For students admitted with a Fellowship, we provide tuition and a stipend of $38,000. Typically students in their first year are assigned a service-free fellowship and will work on coursework and related research. In their second year, students normally are assigned service assistantships and and will typically serve as TA’s in GOVT courses or on other assignments. Students in their fourth year are assigned service assistantships and typically serve as an RA for a professor or some other assignment. In the fifth year, students usually also are service-free conditional on having successfully defended their dissertation prospectus and advanced to ABD status.

Our Ph.D. graduates have tenure-track jobs at many excellent institutions, including:

• American University
• Cornell University
• University of Wisconsin at Madison
• LBJ School of Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin
• George Washington University
• George Mason University
• University of California at Riverside
• University of Michigan
• Villanova University
• Carleton University

In addition, our Ph.D.s have been winning prestigious fellowships, including ones from Harvard, Princeton and Brookings.

Part of our placement success is due to our strong record of working closely with students, including producing jointly authored articles.

All inquiries should be sent to [email protected] .

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PhD, MS in Geographic Information Science

The University at Buffalo offers doctoral and master's degree concentrations in Geographic Information Science — an emerging interdisciplinary field that incorporates innovative research in environmental science, social science, and engineering.

Be a part of this innovative doctoral program that combines interdisciplinary science and engineering with a wealth of practical experience, opportunities and research training.

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Program Enrollment

The PhD in Geographic Information Science program currently enrolls 0 doctoral candidates and the MS in Geographic Information Science program enrolls 16 master's candidates. (June 6, 2024)

Director of Graduate Admissions Dr. Junsong Yuan 338H Davis Hall

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Co-Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Ifeoma Nwogu 305 Davis Hall

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Graduate Academic Coordinator Ann Mangan 338Q Davis Hall

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