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Developing New Programs

Resources for Developing New PSM Programs:

Startup Checklist for Professional Science Master's Degree Programs
Ideas for Launching and Sustaining PSM Mathematics Programs (PDF)

A guide written by Charles MacCluer (Former Coordinator of the Industrial Mathematics Program at MSU) and Leon Seitelman (Consultant).
Professional Master's Education: A CGS Guide to Establishing Programs, Washington, D. C.: Council of Graduate Schools.

A broad and comprehensive guide to best practices, activities and processes required to create a professional master’s program which draws on the experiences of participants in the CGS Professional Master’s Initiative. This book provides essential advice for graduate deans, universities and faculty on the development of collaborative degrees as well as interaction with business, industry and government to devise programs that respond to regional employer needs. Member and Non-Member Pricing

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PSM PROGRAM STATISTICS

PSM Programs: 212
PSM-Affiliated Institutions: 101

as of September 7, 2010

NEWS & UPDATES

The Council of Graduate Schools announces that in addition to over 200 PSM programs, the number of universities offering a PSM program has reached over 100. More Info >

Commentary in the latest issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the continued growth of the PSM, the benefits in higher education, and sustainability. More Info >

ASBMB Today features the PSM in a new article, discussing how students in the biosciences are obtaining jobs. More Info >

CGS has embarked on a project to develop a widely recognized and sustainable process for recognizing new PSM programs. More Info >

PSM advocates stress the degree’s far-reaching value in a new Science article, including a need for continued program development and stories on how the PSM enhances student’s marketability when searching for employment. More Info >

NSF grants awarded to science master's programs. More Info >

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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

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EMPLOYER TESTIMONIALS

"Students in the Professional Master’s Program benefit from ... well-recognized academic resources enhanced with professional components that together foster the development of essential science, communication, and management skills." Read More Employer Testimonials >