Overview
Founded in 1878 by the Fathers and Brothers of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, Duquesne University provides the opportunity for a superior private education for students from many backgrounds without regard to sex, race, creed, color, national or ethnic origins, nonperformance-related handicap, or veteran status. Duquesne's beautiful, 40-acre, self-contained campus on the bluff overlooking downtown Pittsburgh is the safest in Pennsylvania and one of the safest in the nation.

Duquesne University has a total enrollment of more than 10,000 students in its nine schools. With more than 700 students and 100 faculty members in its Graduate School of Liberal Arts, the University offers graduate students a highly personalized learning and advisement environment.

The Location and Community
One of the few private Catholic downtown universities in the United States, Duquesne University, from its position adjacent to Pittsburgh's main business section, offers ready access to the many cultural, social, and entertainment attractions of the city. Within walking distance of the campus are the Benedum Center and Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts (home of the symphony, opera, ballet, theater, and other musical and cultural institutions), the Mellon Arena (center for indoor sporting events and various exhibitions and conventions), Heinz Field and PNC Park, and South Side (an entertainment and nightlife center). The libraries, museums, art galleries, and music hall of the Carnegie Institute in the Oakland area are easily accessible by public transportation, whose routes pass immediately adjacent to the campus, or by private automobile. As one of the ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States, Pittsburgh also offers many professional career opportunities for its residents.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The McAnulty Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University offers a broad, diversified program of advanced study in a variety of academic disciplines. The graduate program gives qualified students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in a chosen area of study, to acquire proficiency and experience in the traditional academic pursuits of scholarship and research, to contribute to the advancement of human knowledge as teachers and scholars in a personalized academic setting, to increase their professional competence, and to enhance their knowledge of current issues. Areas of study include traditional humanistic disciplines and newly designed interdisciplinary programs in liberal studies.

The Graduate School offers advanced degree programs in six disciplines at the doctoral level and in sixteen disciplines at the master's level. The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in English, health-care ethics, philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and theology. The Master of Arts is offered in archival, museum, and editing studies; computational mathematics; conflict resolution; corporate communications; English; health-care ethics; history; liberal studies; multimedia technology; pastoral ministry; philosophy; psychology; rhetoric and philosophy of communication; social and public policy; and theology.

While no residence requirements are in effect for any master's program, all work toward this degree must be completed within six years. Doctoral candidates are expected to spend at least one year in full-time residence, during which they register for no less than 9 credits for two semesters. Doctoral students are also required to maintain continuous semester registration during their course of study at the University and to complete all degree requirements within four years of their qualifying examinations.

Facilities & Resources
The Gumberg Library serves the Duquesne community on campus and at a distance, offering access to a collection that includes both print and electronic resources. The library's collection has grown to more than 700,000 volumes, and it makes available more than 170 research databases that index newspapers, highly specialized research journals, and other publications. It also provides access to more than 6,000 electronic journals, newspapers, and other periodicals as well as electronic versions of books, reference works, poems, plays, and more. The library's catalog provides links to many scholarly electronic resources and to catalogs of other regional libraries. Graduate students have several options for obtaining materials not available at the Gumberg Library, including E-ZBorrow and ILLiad. The library is committed to using evolving technology to deliver the information that graduate students need in the most cost-effective manner. Professional librarians are available for on-site and remote consultation and assistance. The library participates in local, regional, and state consortia, which support reciprocal borrowing. It also maintains agreements with regional academic libraries and hospitals that allow graduate students to borrow books onsite at participating institutions.

Duquesne University has joined other universities working together to build a National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Graduate students can attend training sessions at Gumberg Library to learn how to format documents, convert them to PDF files, and submit them online to meet University requirements.

The Gumberg Library provides a special graduate study room complete with wireless access and flexibility for individual study, group meetings, or seminars. Individual carrels are also available for 4-hour use. Prospective students can become better informed of the wealth of information available at the Gumberg Library by visiting the Web site at http://www.library.duq.edu.

Expenses and Aid
Graduate tuition is set at $871 per credit.

Financial Aid:
The various departments of the Graduate School award a limited number of graduate assistantships, both teaching and research, and tuition scholarships. Assigned on a competitive basis to students with outstanding academic records, these awards are made for an initial one-year period, with reappointments extended on the basis of proven competence and good academic standing. Assistantships normally provide a stipend along with waivers of both tuition and the University fee.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Students should contact the Graduate School for living and housing information.

How to Apply / Application
Applications for admission to graduate study with financial aid should be submitted no later than March 1 for the academic year beginning in the following September. Applications for admission without financial aid may be made up to one month prior to the beginning of the term in which the student desires to begin graduate work. All applications require official transcripts of previous undergraduate and graduate work, GRE scores, and three letters of recommendation. The Graduate School's bulletin and application forms are available by writing or calling the office of the Graduate School or by visiting the University's Web site.

International Students
Duquesne is proud to host students from over 90 countries with a variety of educational and extra-curricular backgrounds and interests. As international students, you not only play an important role in our mission of serving students from all over the globe, but you play an important role in our rich cultural diversity on campus. We feel that both Duquesne University and the City of Pittsburgh are wonderful places to grow as a student who is part of a larger community.

The Office of International Programs serves all international students whether you need guidance on the local culture, advisement on immigration laws and regulations, or just need a place to relax and have a cup of coffee. We assist international students with a variety of services during their experience at Duquesne which include: the university application and acceptance process, visa and immigration procedures, and general student services on campus.

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