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Tulane University Graduate Studies: Description and Policies

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Doctor of Philosophy degree was conferred in 1887. In 1925 the Faculty of

Graduate Studies became the Graduate School. With the renewal of the

university in 2006 all graduate programs were returned to their respective schools.

Graduate studies are administered by the deans of the respective schools. At the

departmental level, the graduate chair is the officer responsible to the dean for the

administration of graduate affairs.

The following is a complete listing of all graduate degrees offered:

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Master of Accounting (M.Acct.)

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master of Finance (M.Fin.)

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.)

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Master of Liberal Arts (M.L.A.)

Master of Medical Management (M.M.M.)

Master of Preservation Studies (M.P.S.)

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (M.P.H.T.M.)

Master of Science (M.S.)

Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)

THE GRADUATE COUNCIL

The Graduate Council consists of the Associate Senior Vice President for

Research as chair and 10 elected faculty members. The Graduate Council

approves the formation and termination of, and curricular changes in, all graduate

programs. It also establishes and maintains rules, procedures, and standards

governing these programs, and initiates reviews of all graduate programs. Details

on the membership and functions of the Graduate Council are available in the

Constitution of the Graduate Council.

GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION

All graduate students are members of the Graduate School Student Association

(GSSA), which is governed by an Executive Committee consisting of six Student

Associates and the graduate student senators to the Associated Student Body

(ASB). A copy of the GSSA Constitution is available on-line at