Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Overview
Founded by the Methodist Church in 1836, Emory received its university charter in 1915 and moved from Oxford, Georgia, to the northeast Atlanta campus. The University comprises the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Emory College, Oxford College, and the medical, nursing, law, business administration, public health, allied health, and theology schools. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was organized as a division of the University in 1919. Extracurricular activities are plentiful.
Total University enrollment is more than 11,000. In the fall of 2007, total enrollment in degree programs in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was 1,580: 643 men and 936 women. Ten percent were international students, and 90 percent of the students received merit awards.
The Location and Community
Emory University's wooded campus is located in an attractive residential section of Atlanta. Easily accessible by bus and metro from Emory, downtown Atlanta provides an exciting, progressive atmosphere with many recreational and cultural activities, often with reduced rates for students. Increased attention is being paid to the city's past and its historical development and the revitalization of the downtown area. With a population of 3 million, Atlanta is relatively close to the Appalachian Mountains, the Atlantic coast, and the Gulf coast.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers the Master of Arts in educational studies, film studies, Jewish studies, and music and sacred music; the Master of Science in biostatistics, mathematics, and mathematics and computer science; and the Master of Science in clinical research in epidemiology. Professional degrees awarded are Master of Education and Master of Arts in Teaching. A Diploma for Advanced Study in Teaching is also available.
The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in anthropology, art history, biological and biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, business, chemistry, comparative literature, economics, educational studies, English, epidemiology, French, history, liberal arts, mathematics, nursing, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, Spanish, and women's studies.
Programs within the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences include biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, genetics and molecular biology, immunology and molecular pathogenesis, microbiology and molecular genetics, molecular and systems pharmacology, neuroscience, nutrition and health sciences, and population biology, ecology, and evolution. A six-year Medical Scientist Program leads to a combined M.D./Ph.D. The Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts offers programs of interdisciplinary study. Area concentrations in interdisciplinary study are American and African-American studies and culture, history, and theory. Programs in the Psychology Department include clinical psychology, cognitive and developmental psychology, and neuroscience and animal behavior. Programs within the Graduate Division of Religion include ethics and society; Hebrew Bible; historical studies in theology and religion; New Testament; person, community, and religious practices; theological studies; West and South Asian religion; and the J.D./Ph.D. program. A joint Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering is offered with the Georgia Institute of Technology.
M.A. and M.S. degrees require a minimum of two semesters of residence; M.Ed. and M.A.T. degrees and the diploma require at least three semesters of residence; a minimum of four semesters of residence are required for the Ph.D.
Facilities & Resources
Holdings of the five Emory libraries (Health Sciences Library, Law Library, Oxford College Library, Theology Library, and the General Libraries, made up of the Woodruff, Candler, Chemistry, and Math and Science libraries) total approximately 2.7 million volumes. The libraries also offer access to thousands of electronic information resources. The Center for Library and Information Resources provides an integrated service environment that brings together technology and media specialists with librarians in a facility that includes an information commons, electronic classrooms, a distance learning classroom, the Center for Interactive Teaching, a state-of-the-art language lab and classrooms, the new high-tech Heilbrun Music and Media Library, the Electronic Services Data Center, group study rooms, and comfortable study spaces with data connections as well as wireless access throughout the building. The Special Collections and Archives Division of Woodruff Library contain modern literary manuscript archives, notable African-American collections, and other major archival and manuscript holdings.
Additional facilities include the Information Technology Division, Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum. The Carter Center of Emory University provides resources for the study of national and international policy issues.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition is $1957 per semester hour, or $17,885 for a full load (12 semester hours or more); the computing fee is $50 per semester; and the student activity and recreation fee is $161 per semester. Additional costs include a thesis-binding fee of $45, a thesis copyright fee of $45, a dissertation-binding fee of $85, and a dissertation copyright fee of $45.
Financial Aid: Grants/Scholarships
All Emory University graduate fellowships are based on academic merit. They provide stipend and tuition scholarships for five years. All applications are due by January 3. Some departments have earlier deadlines; prospective students should check with the department. Tuition assistance grants are awarded to some teachers admitted to master's programs in the Division of Educational Studies. Information regarding extra-University financial aid (loans, work study, or veterans' benefits) may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.
Housing/Living Expenses:
A variety of on-campus and off-campus housing is available. On-campus housing includes the Graduate Residential Center, located in a five-story complex, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom furnished and unfurnished (except three-bedroom) apartments. The apartments have central heat and air-conditioning and are equipped with a full kitchen, washer and dryer units, and full bathrooms (one per bedroom). All utilities are included in the rental price.
How to Apply / Application
Minimum requirements for admission include a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college, an undergraduate academic average of C, an academic average of B for the last two undergraduate years, and satisfactory scores on the General Test of the GRE. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, handicap, or veteran status. Applicants may apply online at http://www.emory.edu/GSOAS/. Applications are due by January 3. Some departments have earlier deadlines; students should check with the department. Upon admission, all students must provide proof of medical insurance.
International Students
International Student and Scholar Programs (ISSP) is one of many departments within the Division of Campus Life. It is responsible for the development, coordination, and administration of services and programs designed to assist international students and scholars. The staff counsels and/or advises international students and scholars about immigration and visa problems, academic concerns, financial matters, and personal issues, and assists with emergency situations involving international students and scholars. Other functions of the office include coordinating orientation programs for newly arrived students and scholars, social and cultural programming. ISSP serves as Emory's official link with the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Homeland Security. Staff members complete immigration forms, update students on changes in immigration law, and file reports as required by law.
Who to Contact
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
200 Candler Library
550 Asbury Circle
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
404-727-6028
E-mail: inquiry@gsas.emory.edu
Graduate Programs
• Anthropology: George J. Armelagos, Chair; Ph.D., Colorado, 1968. Physical anthropology, skeletal biology, demography, evolution of disease; Mediterranean, Africa.
• Art History: Clark Poling, Chair; Ph.D., Columbia, 1973. Early twentieth-century French and German art and theory, with an emphasis on surrealism.
• Biological/Biomedical Sciences: Keith D. Wilkinson, Chair; Ph.D., Michigan, 1977. Mechanism and regulation of protein synthesis and degradation.
• Biomedical Engineering: Larry V. McIntire, Chair; Ph.D., Princeton. Fluid mechanics, convective mass transport, cell biology and molecular biology in the cardiovascular system.
• Biostatistics: Michael H. Kutner, Chair; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1971. Estimation and hypothesis testing for analysis of variance models with missing cells, model diagnostics, clinical trials methodology, statistical collaboration, and statistical education.
• Business: Ajay Kohli, Chair; Ph.D., Pittsburgh, 1986. Marketing organizations, marketing management and strategy, sales force management, business/industrial marketing.
• Chemistry: Jay Justice, Chair; Ph.D., North Carolina, 1974. Analytical, neurochemistry, and biophysical.
• Clinical Research: Jack S. Mandel, Chair; Ph.D., Minnesota, 1981. Cancer epidemiology including etiologic and both primary and secondary prevention research; specific cancers of interest include colorectal, prostate, kidney, and breast.
• Comparative Literature: Cathy Caruth, Chair; Ph.D., Yale, 1988. English and German romanticism, literary theory, psychoanalytic writing, trauma theory.
• Economics: Jerry Thursby, Chair; Ph.D., North Carolina. Econometrics, international trade and licensing of university technologies.
• Educational Studies: Eleanor Main, Chair; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Urban education and educational policy, urban politics and policy, Southern politics.
• English: William Gruber, Chair; Ph.D., Washington State, 1979. Drama, history of drama; comedy; missing persons: character and characterization on the modern stage; comic theaters: studies in performance and audience response.
• Epidemiology: Jack S. Mandel, Chair; Ph.D., Minnesota, 1981. Cancer epidemiology including etiologic and both primary and secondary prevention research; specific cancers of interest include colorectal, prostate, kidney, and breast.
• Film Studies: David A. Cook, Chair; Ph.D., Virginia, 1971. Soviet and post-Soviet cinema, Eastern European and Middle Eastern cinema, post-World War II American film, wide-screen technologies, major figures (Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles).
• French: Geoffrey Bennington, Chair; Ph.D., Oxford, 1984. Modern French literature and thought, eighteenth century novel, literary theory.
• History: Walter L. Adamson, Chair; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1976. Modern European intellectual and cultural history; modern Italian history.
• Institute of the Liberal Arts: Walter Reed, Chair; Ph.D., Yale, 1969. British, American, and European Romanticism; the modern short story; the history of reading.
• Jewish Studies: Deborah Lipstadt, Director; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1976. Modern Jewish studies, history of the Holocaust, women in Judaism.
• Mathematics and Computer Science: Dwight Duffus, Chair; Ph.D., Calgary, 1978. Combinatorics, ordered sets.
• Music: Steven Everett, Chair; Ph.D., Illinois, 1988.
• Nursing: Sandra Dunbar, Chair; D.S.N., Alabama, 1982. Patient and family coping with cardiovascular disease and its treatment, specifically high-risk ventricular arrhythmia and heart failure.
• Philosophy: David Carr, Chair; Ph.D., Yale, 1966. Recent continental European philosophy, Husserl, and the philosophy of history.
• Physics: Raymond DuVarney, Chair; Ph.D., Clark, 1968. Experimental solid-state physics: muon spin resonance.
• Political Science: Thomas F. Remington, Chair; Ph.D., Yale, 1978. Development of democratic institutions in postcommunist Russia, particularly the legislative branch; legislative-executive relations.
• Psychology: Elaine Walker, Chair; Ph.D., Missouri, 1974. Clinical psychology; precursors and neurodevelopmental aspects of psychopathology.
• Religion: Gary Laderman, Chair; Ph.D., California, Santa Barbara, 1994. American religious history and cultures, death and dying, theory and method, religions in the South, Native American religions, science and religion.
• Sociology: John Boli, Chair; Ph.D., Stanford, 1976. World culture and international organizations since 1850, transnational corporations in world-cultural context since 1970, structure and process in the world polity, citizenship and civil society.
• Spanish: Jose Quiroga, Chair; Ph.D., Yale, 1989. Contemporary Latin American and Latino literature and culture, gender and queer studies, contemporary Cuba and the Caribbean and the relationship between visual and literary texts.
• Women's Studies: Pamela Hall, Chair; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1987. Ethics, moral psychology, feminist thought.