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  Emory University
1380 South Oxford Rd
Atlanta, GA 30322
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(404) 727-6123 Ext.
(404) 727-6039 Ext.
(404) 727-6036 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate, Master's degree, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree
Carnegie classification: Research Universities (very high research activity)
Number of students: 12,338 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$50.00

About this School
Emory University is a private university in Atlanta, Georgia and is one of the premier universities in the United States. It was founded in 1836 and is named after John Emory, a popular bishop of the Georgia Methodist Conference. It is comprised of nine academic divisions including schools of arts and sciences, theology, business, law, medicine, public health, and nursing. In 2006, Emory was ranked 20th among national universities according to U.S. News and World Report and has ranked as high as 9th by the same publication in the past. More recently, the undergraduate business program of the Goizueta Business School was ranked 5th nationally by Business Week. Approximately half of its students are enrolled in the undergraduate program and the other half are enrolled in one of Emory University's seven graduate programs. Its nine academic divisions include:
  • Emory College
  • Oxford College
  • Emory Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Candler School of Theology
  • Goizueta Business School
  • Emory Law School
  • Emory School of Medicine
  • Rollins School of Public Health
  • Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing The current president of the university is Dr. James W. Wagner, an engineer who attended the University of Delaware as an undergraduate and received his master's and doctoral degrees from John Hopkins University. Wagner came to Emory in the autumn of 2003, after serving as provost and interim president of Case Western Reserve University.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$34,336$32,506$30,794
Out of State$34,336$32,506$30,794
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000$1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$10,220$9,938$9,752
Other Expenses$1,400$1,400$1,300
Off Campus
Room and board------------
Other Expenses------------
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses------------

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 12% $4,641
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 26% $3,881
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 46% $18,863
Loans to students 36% $5,146
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Associate degree
Medical Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiation Therapist
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Associate degree Medical Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiation Therapist: A program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physio...

Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Bachelor degree
Women's Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on litera...

Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other se...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...

Bachelor degree
Russian Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Russian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Russian Federation and its Soviet, Czarist, and medieval predecessors and related borderlands.

Bachelor degree
Russian Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Russian Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Russian language. Includes instruction in Russian philology, Old Russian, Modern Russian and dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural ...

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public...

Bachelor degree
Physics
Other
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Physics, Other: Any instructional program in physics not listed in the Physics, General category.

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodyna...

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to th...

Bachelor degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of me...

Bachelor degree
Neuroscience
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiolo...

Bachelor degree
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Neurobiology and Neurophysiology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the cellular and molecular basis of the lower and higher neural functions in animals and human beings, organ system behavior and the immune response, and the control of physiological systems. Includes ...

Bachelor degree
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Near and Middle Eastern Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of North Africa, Southwestern Asia, Asia Minor, and the Arabian Peninsula, related borderlands and island groups, and including emigrant and i...

Bachelor degree
Music
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies
Other
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Medieval and Renaissance Studies: A program that focuses on the study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods in European and circum-Mediterranean history from the perspective of various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including history and archeology, as well as st...

Bachelor degree
Medical Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiation Therapist
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Medical Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiation Therapist: A program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiol...

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathema...

Bachelor degree
Mathematics and Computer Science
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Mathematics and Computer Science: A program with a general synthesis of mathematics and computer science or a specialization which draws from mathematics and computer science.

Bachelor degree
Latin Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Latin Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Latin philology, related Italic dialects, Late Roman a...

Bachelor degree
Latin American Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Latin American Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and the flow ...

Bachelor degree
Jewish + Judaic Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Jewish + Judaic Studies: A program that focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people. Includes instruction in Jewish religious heritage, sacred texts, and law; Jewish philosophy and intellectual history; Jewish life and culture, both in Israel and the Jewish Dias...

Bachelor degree
Japanese Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Japanese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Japanese language. Includes instruction in Japanese philology; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Japanese; Japanese dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree
Italian Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Italian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of modern Italy and its predecessors on the Italian Peninsula, including overseas migrations of Italian peoples.

Bachelor degree
Italian Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Italian Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Italian philology, Modern Italian, Italian regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree
International Relations and Affairs
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strat...

Bachelor degree
Humanities + Humanistic Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Humanities + Humanistic Studies: A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion.

Bachelor degree
History
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of sp...

Bachelor degree
German Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree German Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Germany, the neighboring countries of Austria and Switzerland, the German minorities in neighboring European countries, and the historical areas of German influence across Europe and ove...

Bachelor degree
French Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree French Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of France, other Francophone countries inside and outside Europe, and the French colonial experience and the associated French minorities around the world.

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scienc...

Bachelor degree
Film + Cinema Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Film + Cinema Studies: A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production.

Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics,...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
Education
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social founda...

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and...

Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed p...

Bachelor degree
Dance
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Dance, General: A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and ana...

Bachelor degree
Creative Writing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Creative Writing: A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.

Bachelor degree
Computer Science
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardwar...

Bachelor degree
Comparative Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and applications to...

Bachelor degree
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and in...

Bachelor degree
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bachelor degree
Classical
Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology: A program that focuses on the cultures, environment, and history of the ancient Near East, Europe, and the Mediterranean basin from the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology.

Bachelor degree
Chinese Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Chinese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Chinese language and its associated dialects and literature. Includes instruction in Chinese philology, Archaic and Classical Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese (Guóyu), Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Wu, Min, Hunanese, Ha...

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting a...

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biologic...

Bachelor degree
Asian Studies + Civilization
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Asian Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Asian Continent, including the study of the Asian diasporas overseas.

Bachelor degree
Art History
Criticism and Conservation
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connois...

Bachelor degree
Applied Mathematics
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Applied Mathematics: A program that focuses on the application of mathematics and statistics to the solution of functional problems in fields such as engineering and the applied sciences. Includes instruction in natural phenomena modeling continuum mechanics, reaction-diffusion, wave ...

Bachelor degree
Anthropology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and...

Bachelor degree
Ancient + Classical Greek Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree Ancient + Classical Greek Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Greek language and literature from its origins through the fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Greek philology, Attic dialects, H...

Bachelor degree
American + United States Studies + Civilization
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree American + United States Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, and including the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Bachelor degree
African-American + Black Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree African-American + Black Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin Americ...

Bachelor degree
African Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Bachelor degree African Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the African Continent, usually with an emphasis on Africa south of the Sahara, and including the African diaspora overseas.

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Nursing
Other
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Postbaccalaureate certificate Nursing, Other: Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category.

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Critical Care Nursing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Postbaccalaureate certificate Critical Care Nursing: A program that prepares registered nurses to provide specialized care to patients with life-threatening problems, including those in intensive care facilities and on life support. Includes instruction in adult, neonatal, and pediatric critical care...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Comparative Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Postbaccalaureate certificate Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and a...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Adult Health Nurse + Nursing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Postbaccalaureate certificate Adult Health Nurse + Nursing: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide general care for adult patients. Includes instruction in adult primary care, adult pathophysiology, clinical management of medication and treatments, patient assessment and education...

Master's degree
Women's Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on litera...

Master's degree
Theology + Theological Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Theology + Theological Studies: A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologeti...

Master's degree
Sociology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...

Master's degree
Religious + Sacred Music
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Religious + Sacred Music: A program that focuses on the history, theory, composition, and performance of music for religious or sacred purposes, and that prepares individuals for religious musical vocations such as choir directors, Cantors, organists, and chanters.

Master's degree
Public Health
Other
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Public Health, Other: Any instructional program in public health not listed in the Public Health, General category.

Master's degree
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH).
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Public Health, General (MPH, DPH): A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services and to function as public health officers. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, hea...

Master's degree
Public Health Education and Promotion
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Public Health Education and Promotion: A program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as ...

Master's degree
Public Health + Community Nurse + Nursing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Public Health + Community Nurse + Nursing: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to promote health and provide preventive and curative nursing services for groups or communities under the supervision of a public health agency. Includes instruction in community and rural heal...

Master's degree
Psychology
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various...

Master's degree
Political Science and Government
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public...

Master's degree
Physics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodyna...

Master's degree
Physician Assistant
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Physician Assistant: A program that prepares individuals to practice medicine, including diagnoses and treatment therapies, under the supervision of a physician. Includes instruction in the basic medical and clinical sciences and specialized preparation in fields such as family medici...

Master's degree
Physical Therapy + Therapist
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Physical Therapy + Therapist: A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in func...

Master's degree
Philosophy
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to th...

Master's degree
Perioperative + Operating Room and Surgical Nurse + Nursing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Perioperative + Operating Room and Surgical Nurse + Nursing: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide care to patients before and during surgery, and provide tableside assistance to surgeons. Includes instruction in operating room safety and preparation, aseptic techn...

Master's degree
Pediatric Nurse + Nursing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Pediatric Nurse + Nursing: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide care for children from infancy through adolescence. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting physicians, patient examination and referral, and planning and d...

Master's degree
Ophthalmic Technician + Technologist
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Ophthalmic Technician + Technologist: A program that prepares individuals to assist ophthalmologists and optometrists in examining and treating patients with vision problems, vision disorders, and eye diseases. Includes instruction in taking patient histories; administering directed t...

Master's degree
Nursing
Other
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Nursing, Other: Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category.

Master's degree
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD).
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD): A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to manage Nursing personnel and services in hospitals and other health care delivery agencies. Includes instruction in principles of health care administration, resource and financial management, he...

Master's degree
Nurse Midwife + Nursing Midwifery
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Nurse Midwife + Nursing Midwifery: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to independently deliver babies and treat mothers in the prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery periods. Includes instruction in pre-delivery screening, physician referral, and the care of infants during...

Master's degree
Music
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Master's degree
Medical Scientist (MS
PhD)
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Medical Scientist (MS, PhD): An undifferentiated clinical science program that prepares graduated physicians (MD or DO) as research scientists in various areas.

Master's degree
Mathematics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathema...

Master's degree
Mathematics and Computer Science
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Mathematics and Computer Science: A program with a general synthesis of mathematics and computer science or a specialization which draws from mathematics and computer science.

Master's degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Master's degree
Jewish + Judaic Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Jewish + Judaic Studies: A program that focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people. Includes instruction in Jewish religious heritage, sacred texts, and law; Jewish philosophy and intellectual history; Jewish life and culture, both in Israel and the Jewish Dias...

Master's degree
History
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of sp...

Master's degree
Health Services Administration
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Health Services Administration: A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to...

Master's degree
French Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scienc...

Master's degree
Film + Cinema Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Film + Cinema Studies: A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production.

Master's degree
Family Practice Nurse + Nurse Practitioner
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Family Practice Nurse + Nurse Practitioner: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide independent general care for family groups and individuals in the context of family living. Includes instruction in family theory and intervention, role synthesis, family primary car...

Master's degree
Epidemiology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Epidemiology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of disease, disability, and trauma patterns within and across populations and the development of health management mechanisms to prevent and control disease outbreaks and injurious behaviors. Includes instruction in biostati...

Master's degree
Environmental Health
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Environmental Health: A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to functi...

Master's degree
English Language and Literature
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Master's degree
Education
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social founda...

Master's degree
Economics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and...

Master's degree
Computer Science
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardwar...

Master's degree
Comparative Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and applications to...

Master's degree
Chemistry
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Master's degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting a...

Master's degree
Business + Commerce
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Business + Commerce, General: A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutio...

Master's degree
Biostatistics
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Biostatistics: A program that focuses on the application of descriptive and inferential statistics to biomedical research and clinical, public health, and industrial issues related to human populations. Includes instruction in mathematical statistics, modeling, clinical trials methodo...

Master's degree
Biomedical Sciences
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Biomedical Sciences, General: A general, program that focuses on the integrative scientific study of biological issues related to health and medicine, or a program in one or more of the biomedical sciences that is undifferentiated as to title. Includes instruction in any of the basic ...

Master's degree
Biomedical + Medical Engineering
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Biomedical + Medical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of biological and health systems and products such as integrated biological systems, instrumentation, medical info...

Master's degree
Art History
Criticism and Conservation
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connois...

Master's degree
Anthropology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and...

Master's degree
Allied Health Diagnostic + Intervention + Treatment Professions
Oth
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Allied Health Diagnostic + Intervention + Treatment Professions, Oth: Any instructional program in allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions not listed in the Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, General category.

Master's degree
Advanced Legal Research + Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD + SJD).
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Advanced Legal Research + Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD + SJD): An integrated or undifferentiated program in one or more of the legal research or advanced practice fields.

Master's degree
Adult Health Nurse + Nursing
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Master's degree Adult Health Nurse + Nursing: A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide general care for adult patients. Includes instruction in adult primary care, adult pathophysiology, clinical management of medication and treatments, patient assessment and education, patient refe...

Doctor's degree
Women's Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on litera...

Doctor's degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other se...

Doctor's degree
Sociology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...

Doctor's degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural ...

Doctor's degree
Psychology
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various...

Doctor's degree
Political Science and Government
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public...

Doctor's degree
Philosophy
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to th...

Doctor's degree
Pastoral Studies + Counseling
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Pastoral Studies + Counseling: A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis interventi...

Doctor's degree
Nursing
Other
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Nursing, Other: Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category.

Doctor's degree
Nursing Science (MS
PhD)
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Nursing Science (MS, PhD): A research program that focuses on the study of advanced clinical practices, research methodologies, the administration of complex nursing services, and that prepares nurses to further the progress of nursing research through experimentation and clinical appl...

Doctor's degree
Mathematics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathema...

Doctor's degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Doctor's degree
History
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of sp...

Doctor's degree
French Language and Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scienc...

Doctor's degree
Epidemiology
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Epidemiology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of disease, disability, and trauma patterns within and across populations and the development of health management mechanisms to prevent and control disease outbreaks and injurious behaviors. Includes instruction in biostati...

Doctor's degree
English Language and Literature
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Doctor's degree
Education
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social founda...

Doctor's degree
Economics
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and...

Doctor's degree
Comparative Literature
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory University Doctor's degree Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and applications to...

Doctor's degree
Chemistry
General
Emory University

General Description for:
Emory Un