Masters Programs
Master
of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Science in Educational Technology
(MSET)
Master of Science of Nursing (MSN)
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS)
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies is an
innovative approach to graduate education whose purpose is as
old as the idea of the university itself. As Socrates suggested
over two thousand years ago, we need more than specialized learning
or mastery of a particular skill to function well in our world.
In 1953, the first Graduate Liberal Studies program was established
at Wesleyan University, followed soon after by others at Johns
Hopkins, Georgetown, Harvard and dozens of other universities.
The concept caught on rapidly, and there are now almost 200
such programs throughout the country. Unlike traditional masters'
programs, which focus on developing skill in one specific discipline,
Graduate Liberal Studies emphasizes the interrelated nature
of knowledge and brings the expertise of different disciplines
to bear on the issues it examines.
The Ramapo Program
This program uses the interdisciplinary, multicultural and international
perspectives that Ramapo first developed in its undergraduate
programs to explore issues that shaped and continue to influence
the modern world. Ramapo's program is unique in focusing upon
the contact between western and non-western peoples in the past
and the present. It explores how society at different times
has been viewed by groups who are outside the mainstream, and
investigates the perceptions of peoples from different cultures.
Students study these issues in four core courses, followed by
four electives which build upon themes introduced in the core,
culminating in one of three seminar options.
The breadth and nature of the program have particular relevance
to mature students who want to be able to make better sense
of the times in which they live and who function in increasingly
multicultural settings. Teachers will find it valuable, as will
others whose work places them in contact with co-workers or
clients from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The MBA program has been suspended and will no longer accept students.
MBA Web Site
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Master of Science in Educational Technology
(MSET)
The Ramapo College Program in Educational Technology
can dramatically transform the roles of the teacher and student
by bringing the world into the classroom. Advances in technology
can accommodate diverse learning styles and performance levels,
liberate teachers and students from the "one size fits
all" model of education, enable students from dissimilar
backgrounds to experience a common sense of accomplishment,
provide bridges from school to career, and foster lifelong learning.
From its earliest years Ramapo College has earned widespread
recognition for its initiatives in effecting change through
staff development programs geared to elementary and secondary
educators throughout the surrounding region. In addition to
in-service institutes and workshops tailored to areas of defined
need by school districts, the College has conducted multi-year
programs centered on curricular reforms in mathematics and science
which have earned acclaim.
Since 1994, the College has been the recipient of competitive
grant funding exceeding $6 million dollars from the National
Science Foundation and New Jersey State Department of Education
for teacher enhancement projects in science and technology.
Escalating calls for graduate programs directed at the needs
and concerns of the professional education community have spurred
the College to design focused graduate studies grounded in the
College conceptualization of its leadership mission in the improvement
of pre-college education.
The program is aimed at certified teachers who possess a career
goal of attaining higher levels of professional competence.
MSET Web Site (see disclaimer below)
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Master of Science of Nursing (MSN)
Ramapo College of New Jersey offers courses leading to a Master of Science in Nursing with a nursing education track. The 32-credit degree focuses on the preparation of nurses to work as nursing faculty in higher education or as nurse educators in health agencies.
In addition, a post-master’s certificate program is offered, designed for those nurses holding a master’s degree in nursing who are interested in pursuing nursing education.
Criteria for admission to the degree program include graduation from an approved nursing bachelor degree program or completion of the Transition Program for applicants with non-nursing baccalaureate degrees, an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) for all nursing courses and full-time experience as a practicing registered professional nurse.
The deadline for January admission is November 15; June 15 is the deadline for September admission.
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