2008 Woodie Awards
USenate hears 2 potential grad program proposals
Catherine Couretas
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Campus
The university senate saw two proposals for new master's programs Monday, an international joint master's degree in population and social gerontology and a multi-disciplinary master's and doctoral degree program in cell, molecular and structural biology.
The master's in population and social gerontology will be known as MU2, as the degree involves one year of study at Miami and one year at Mahidol University in Thailand.
"We expect or are planning for six new students each year for this program, three enrolling through Miami and three through Mahidol," said Suzanne Kunkel, director of the Scripps Gerontology Center. "We are hoping that the degree will be signed by the presidents of both universities."
Kunkel said that this offers a lot for both universities.
"We think it makes a great deal of sense to move forward with this initiative," Kunkel said. "It adds considerable value for both institutions. It would be nice for Miami to be so well positioned in Asia."
Kunkel said that for the first year of study, students from both universities would take classes at Miami then travel together to Thailand and complete coursework there during the second year.
"For Mahidol this offers a lot," Kunkel said. "The (university) wants to establish a regional center for gerontology."
To gain entry into the program, students would have to meet the admission requirements for both universities, according to Lee Harrington, chair of sociology and gerontology.
University Provost Jeffrey Herbst said that the full proposal for this degree will be brought to the university senate in the fall, with the program expected to begin in the fall of 2009.
Kunkel said Miami is the only school in Ohio that offers a doctoral degree in gerontology and one of only 10 schools in the country to offer a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree in gerontology.
The addition of this degree, Kunkel said, would enhance the gerontology program.
The master's in population and social gerontology will be known as MU2, as the degree involves one year of study at Miami and one year at Mahidol University in Thailand.
"We expect or are planning for six new students each year for this program, three enrolling through Miami and three through Mahidol," said Suzanne Kunkel, director of the Scripps Gerontology Center. "We are hoping that the degree will be signed by the presidents of both universities."
Kunkel said that this offers a lot for both universities.
"We think it makes a great deal of sense to move forward with this initiative," Kunkel said. "It adds considerable value for both institutions. It would be nice for Miami to be so well positioned in Asia."
Kunkel said that for the first year of study, students from both universities would take classes at Miami then travel together to Thailand and complete coursework there during the second year.
"For Mahidol this offers a lot," Kunkel said. "The (university) wants to establish a regional center for gerontology."
To gain entry into the program, students would have to meet the admission requirements for both universities, according to Lee Harrington, chair of sociology and gerontology.
University Provost Jeffrey Herbst said that the full proposal for this degree will be brought to the university senate in the fall, with the program expected to begin in the fall of 2009.
Kunkel said Miami is the only school in Ohio that offers a doctoral degree in gerontology and one of only 10 schools in the country to offer a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree in gerontology.
The addition of this degree, Kunkel said, would enhance the gerontology program.
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