Research activity is an integral part of the educational experience and is required of all students for every semester that they are in residence at the University. The program is designed for students seeking the Ph.D. degree via full-time study. Applications for a terminal M.A. degree or part-time study are not encouraged. The description which follows supersedes any other descriptions published by the University. All students in both areas of specialization take the same core courses the first year.
Specialization begins in the second year of graduate study.
All students are required to complete an approved internship in a business, government, industrial or research setting. For most students, the third year is an approved one-year internship. The course requirements for the Ph.D. are completed during the fourth year. For an area of specialization, a student must complete at least four Specialization Seminars. In most cases these seminars are taken during the second and fourth years of graduate study.