By University statute, The Graduate School is charged with supervision of graduate work leading to advanced academic degrees, offering the master of arts (MA), master of fine arts (MFA), master of public health (MPH), master of science (MS) and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees in over 70 disciplines.  Certificate programs offer interdisciplinary specialization in certain areas, ranging from African studies to law and social science, for students enrolled in graduate degree programs.  Furthermore, The Graduate School offers qualified students the opportunity to pursue a number of different combined (joint and dual) degree programs.  Please review the following pages to learn more about the extraordinary variety of academic programs offered by The Graduate School in collaboration with the other schools of Northwestern University.  We encourage you also to view the individual program pages of each degree and certificate, available via the pages incuded on the TGS site.  On these individual program pages, you can find much more detailed information about recent course offerings, faculty research areas, and specific admission requirements.  For detailed information on degree requirements, please visit the Student Services section of The Graduate School Web site.

Please note: a number of professional degrees (for example, the master of business administration, master of sports administration, master and doctor of music, doctor of audiology, doctor of medicine, and a variety of engineering, law, and journalism degrees) are not conferred by The Graduate School, but by the respective professional schools: the Feinberg School of Medicine, Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Medill School of Journalism, School of Communication, School of Education and Social Policy, School of Law. Contact the schools directly for information regarding these professional degree programs.

Policy and Course Catalog
This is the Policy and Course Catalogue for The Graduate School of Northwestern University, academic year 2008-2009, as approved by The Graduate Faculty. All 2008-2009 matriculants pursue their degrees under the policies and departmental descriptions as stated in this document and do so within the structure of the listed courses. The next installment of this offering will show courses and program descriptions for the academic year 2009-2010.

• Policy and Course Catalog, Academic Year 2008-2009