SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES

For more than 50 years, the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) has fulfilled Georgetown’s mission of inclusive education, offering a wide range of academic programs to a diverse community of non-traditional students and professionals. SCS offers a lifetime of learning opportunities--from summer programs for high school students; summer school courses for undergraduate and graduate students; part-time bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees; non-credit certificate and continuing education programs; professional training classes; and free classes for older alumni. In addition to the main campus, campuses on M Street, and in Arlington, VA, conveniently located on Metro’s Orange Line, enable the 3,000 students served each year to take advantage of resources within and beyond the Georgetown gates. From liberal studies programs that embrace traditional inter-disciplinary learning to Master of Professional Studies programs that prepare students for careers of leadership, the flexible part-time and full-time programs are designed to make the Georgetown experience accessible to a diverse student body.

SUMMER AT GEORGETOWN

Each year, Summer at Georgetown University offers more than 300 courses and more than 50 programs for high school, undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students.

Students can enroll in courses offered each year during three different summer sessions: the pre-session, first session and second session. The pre-session, which starts in mid-May, allows students to take courses during a four week period. Because of the pre-session’s compressed and intensive nature, students are permitted to take only one course. The first and second summer sessions run consecutively, the first beginning in June, the second in early July; each session lasts five weeks.

Enrollment in summer courses is open to: (1) newly admitted or matriculated Georgetown undergraduate and graduate students in good standing; (2) undergraduate and graduate students in good standing at other colleges and universities; (3) high school students who have been admitted through the Summer College program; (4) foreign students who can provide documentation of a TOEFL score of 550 and above or 600 for Linguistics courses; and (5) individuals whose educational background and experience qualify them for the courses they wish to take.

The School of Continuing Studies offers a diverse series of programs for high school students. Students can participate in non-credit programs from eight days up to three weeks, depending on the programs. The School of Continuing Studies will offer the following non-credit programs in 2009:

• American Politics and Public Affairs
• College Preparatory
• Computer Science
• Environmental Science
• International Relations
• Journalism
• Law
• National Security and Counterintelligence
• Performing Arts
• Sports Industry Management

In 2009, the School of Continuing Studies will offer the following credit programs during the five week Summer Sessions to High School Students:

• Summer College I
• Summer College II
• Fundamentals of Business

Additionally, the School of Continuing Studies will also offer the Semester in Washington program in the 2009 Spring and Summer semesters. The Semester in Washington Program brings together the expansive resources of Georgetown University and Washington, D.C., enabling students to study and intern for a semester and earns academic credit. Through off-site visits, an internship and the opportunity to hear from guest speakers from Capitol Hill, federal agencies, corporate firms, non-and profit organizations, Semester in Washington Program students are exposed to both theoretical insights and their practical applications. This exposure provides a unique perspective on current trends and challenges in the following fields: American Politics and Public Affairs, Community Development and Social Change, Health Care and Policy Administration, International Relations, Journalism, Law and Society, and Religion and Politics. Through on-site visits, students have the unique opportunity to discuss the roles and interactions of elected officials and key players in national policy in a direct and open forum.

The Georgetown MPS Program in Journalism incorporates both traditional journalism and “new media” to prepare students to be competitive in the current multi-media environment. A faculty of seasoned print, national broadcast, and digital media veterans guide students through a communications curriculum that emphasizes in-depth and careful reporting, sophisticated and compelling storytelling, and ethical decision-making in the context of today’s interactive media culture. Students are schooled in the methods and techniques of the best of traditional investigative reporting. They are trained in the mechanics of blogs, podcasts, and other multi-media and are asked to examine their role our society. Degree tracks are comprised of advocacy/immersion journalism, international/political journalism, and cultural journalism. During a culminating capstone course, students produce a substantial work required to meet the highest academic and professional standards.

The focus of the Master of Professional Studies Program in Public Relations/Corporate Communications is to help students succeed in a broadening, integrated communications arena. Top PR executives and communications professionals serve as faculty who use their experience to show the interplay between public relations and advertising, the power of socially responsible marketing, and the importance of strategic communications leadership. Students may pursue degree tracks in public relations or corporate communications where they will gain advanced insight into strategy and tactics, from planning, costing, and targeting a PR campaign to writing communications materials. They can also examine how organizational dynamics affect communications, and how to work with internal and external clients to determine priorities, target audiences, and create effective communications materials.

The MPS Program in Sports Industry Management offers a curriculum that includes both theoretical and practical explorations of the business dimensions of the sports industry. It focuses on helping students develop an advanced understanding of areas critical to success in the sports industry, including management, marketing strategy, applied research, finance, sports law, event planning, economic analysis, and applied ethics. The program also incorporates opportunities for students to develop relationships with key industry executives who serve as faculty, mentors, advisory board members, and internship sponsors.

The Master of Professional Studies Program in Human Resource Management at Georgetown University is designed to equip students with an advanced understanding of challenges and opportunities related to human capital management. Through tracks including International Human Resources Management, Diversity and Inclusion Management, and Strategic Human Capital Management, they learn to enhance the performance of organizations and the quality of work life for employees. The curriculum for the MPS degree in Human Resources Management focuses on optimizing human resources theories and practices, as well as innovation, corporate social responsibility, technology, and globalization. In the process, students explore how ethics relates to both the field and to themselves. Woven into the curriculum are opportunities to put theory into practice, culminating in a capstone experience that challenges students to test ideas in professional situations and have them evaluated by instructors and executives who are helping to drive change in the human resources field.

Georgetown’s Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate graduate Program in Real Estate empowers students with tools to navigate complex situations related to commercial and residential real estate. The curriculum combines instruction in a wide variety of key areas with hands-on experience. Development and construction management courses explore the financial considerations, market demand, project feasibility, financing, and environmental considerations that drive development decisions. Degree tracks include Development, Construction Management, Real Estate Finance, and International Real Estate.

Georgetown’s Master of Professional Studies graduate degree in Technology Management shows skilled information technology professionals how to be the most effective managers and senior executives in the industry, and how they can use their knowledge in the field to create new opportunities related to innovation and collaboration. Earn your master’s degree in Technology Management from Georgetown, and apply advanced leadership, decision-making, project management, analysis, systems design, networking, and database architecture competencies to maximize market, entrepreneurial, international expansion, customer service, and revenue opportunities.

Georgetown University offers a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree, which can be earned through successful completion of an interdisciplinary course of study that allows the intellectually curious to explore the many different dimensions of history, the humanities, literature, philosophy, the arts, theology, politics, policy, and international affairs. Built on a human values foundation, the curriculum is designed to give students the intellectual freedom to explore concepts from many different academic areas. Study may be designed on an individualized basis or structured around one of thirteen curricular fields: American Studies, Catholic Studies, Classical Civilizations, Ethics and the Professions, Humanities, International Affairs, Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations, Literature and Society, Medieval and Early Modern European Studies, Religious Studies, Social and Public Policy, the Theory and Practice of American Democracy, or Visual Culture.

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Program helps students build a multidimensional understanding of a complex world. Courses explore topics related to major themes in both academia and life in general: the human and the divine; the individual and society; individual identity; gender; exercising and challenging authority; ethics; and justice. Curricular fields are interdisciplinary in nature. Students can choose individualized study or select one of thirteen fields: American Studies, Catholic Studies, Classical Civilizations, Communications, Ethics and the Professions, Humanities, International Affairs, Leadership, Literature and Society, Religious Studies, Social/Public Policy, The Theory and Practice of American Democracy, and Urban Analysis and Community Development.

Georgetown offers contemporary non-credit education for motivated professionals through our Center for Continuing and Professional Education. Classes are taught both by Georgetown’s preeminent academic faculty and by leaders in their respective professional fields. Certificate programs allow professionals advancing in their fields to stay current regarding new technology, social trends, and globalization. Professionals seeking to change careers can gain the knowledge they need to enter into a new industry. In addition, companies can partner to offer classes at their places of business. From learning how to manage projects to exploring how to lead an enterprise, our students acquire the business, technology, leadership, and communications expertise that helps them transform their lives and their organizations. Programs areas include Business Administration, Diversity Strategic Planning & Leadership, Executive Leadership, Financial Planning, Forensic Accounting, Franchise Management, Information Technology, International Business Management, Leadership Coaching, Marketing, Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, Nonprofit Management, Organization Development, Paralegal Studies, Project Management, and Strategy and Performance Management.

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