Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution offering about 150 graduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education, health and human services, and law.
Graduate students at Hofstra are motivated and focused, and the university provides the resources they need to achieve their goals. These resources include a distinguished faculty, extensive academic offerings and technology-rich teaching facilities.
Ninety-one percent of Hofstra's full-time faculty hold the highest degrees in their fields. And with a student-faculty ratio of 9-to-1, these scholar-teachers emphasize interaction with their students, critical thinking and analysis.
Hofstra's distinctive, 240-acre campus, a member of the American Public Gardens Association, is located in suburban Long Island, just 45 minutes east of New York City and all its cultural offerings and internship opportunities. The campus has 115 buildings, including state-of-the-art teaching facilities, 37 residence halls, and libraries with 1.2 million print volumes and 24/7 electronic access to more than 49,000 journals and 42,400 e-books. The University holds 21 academic accreditations.
C.V. Starr Hall, home to the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, features the Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room, one of the most advanced academic trading rooms in the nation, with 34 Bloomberg Professional terminals and Internet access at every student seat. The School of Communication's Dempster Hall contains one of the largest non-commercial broadcast facilities in the Northeast, as well as a new converged newsroom and multimedia classroom. Hagedorn Hall, where the School of Education and Health and Human Services is located, provides a technology-rich learning environment, complete with interactive whiteboards, computer-driven instructor stations and wireless communication.
In addition, there are six theaters, including a black box theater, and an accredited museum. The university also offers two open-access computer labs, one open 24/7, and numerous wireless hotspots located across campus.
Hofstra also encourages students to take advantage of opportunities for learning beyond the classroom, by offering students valuable career opportunities through internships in a variety of areas of specialization.
In addition, Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events each year, including debates, lectures and readings that draw nationally prominent scholars, business leaders, writers and celebrities to campus. Recent visitors include: CNN's Anderson Cooper, ABC's George Stephanopoulos, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Atlantic Records recording artist Jason Mraz, Obama for America Campaign Manager David Plouffe, political pundits Mary Matalin and James Carville, feminist activist Gloria Steinem, and former White House Press Secretaries Dee Dee Myers and Ari Fleischer.
The Hofstra student body is ethnically, culturally and geographically diverse, with students representing 49 states and territories and 71 countries.
To accommodate students with full-time jobs and other responsibilities, most graduate courses are offered in the evening.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
TUITION per credit hour: (2011-12) $1,000 for 200-level and above courses; $1,025 for 200-level and above courses taken by graduate business students.
DEGREES
M.A.: Applied Linguistics (TESOL), Applied Social Research & Public Policy, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Biology, Computer Science, Creative Arts Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Education - Math, Science, & Technology, English & Creative Writing, English Education, English Literature, Fine Arts Education, Foreign Language Education (French, German, Russian, Spanish), Forensic Linguistics, Foundations of Education, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Journalism, Marriage & Family Therapy, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mental Health Counseling, Music Education, Physical Education, Science Education, Social Studies Education, Spanish, Special Education, Speech Communication & Rhetorical Studies, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Language Pathology, The Teaching of Writing (Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12), Wind Conducting.
M.B.A.: Accounting, Finance, Health Services Management, Information Technology, International Business, Management, Marketing, Professional Accountancy, Quality Management, Real Estate, Sports & Entertainment Management, Taxation.
E.M.B.A.: Executive Master of Business Administration
M.F.A.: Creative Writing, Documentary Studies & Production.
M.H.A.: Health Administration.
M.S.: Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Community Health, Computer Science, Engineering Management, Finance, Gerontology, Health Education, Human Resources Management, Information Technology, Marketing, Marketing Research, Physical Education, Physician Assistant Studies, Quantitative Finance, Taxation.
M.S.Ed.: Business Education, Counseling, Dual Certification Program in Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) and Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Elementary Education, English Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Fine Arts Education, Foreign Language Education, Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education (Birth-Grade 2), Inclusive Elementary Special Education (Grades 1-6), Inclusive Secondary Special Education (Grades 7-12), Languages Other Than English and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12), Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6) and Special Education (Birth-Grade 2 or Grades 1-6), Mathematics Education, Music Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health, Science Education, Social Studies Education, Special Education, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL).
Au.D.: Audiology.
Ed.D.: Educational & Policy Leadership, Learning & Teaching, Literacy Studies.
Ph.D.: Applied Organizational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Literacy Studies.
Psy.D.: School-Community Psychology.
CERTIFICATES: Addiction Studies, Adventure Education, Applied Behavior Analysis, Bilingual Education: Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI), Bilingual Education Teaching Certificate Extension Program, Bilingual Extension for Speech-Language Pathology, Counseling (Professional Diploma), Early Childhood Special Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics Specialist, Fine Arts & Music Education, Fine Arts or Music Education (Alt. Cert., Trans C), Foundations of Education, Gerontology, Gifted Education, Interdisciplinary Transition Specialist, Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12), Literacy Studies (Professional Diploma), Middle Childhood Extension (Grades 5-6 or Grades 7-9), Rehabilitation Administration (Professional Diploma), Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health, School Counselor Bilingual Extension, School District Business Leader, Secondary Education, Secondary Education (Alt. Cert., Trans C), Security & Privacy in Health Information Systems, Special Education (Professional Diploma), Special Education Assessment & Diagnosis, Teacher of Students With Speech-Language Disabilities, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI), Teaching Students with Severe or Multiple Disabilities.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Office of Enrollment Management
108 Hofstra University; Joan Axinn Hall
Hempstead, NY 11549-1080
Phone: 516-463-5916 Fax: 516-463-6264
Email: lawadmissions@hofstra.edu
Web: law.hofstra.edu
TUITION per year: $44,974 full-time (J.D.)
DEGREES
LL.M. (Master of Laws): American Legal Studies; Family Law.
J.D.: Juris Doctor.
J.D./M.B.A.: Law/Business.
J.D./M.A. in Applied Social Research and Policy Analysis.
HOFSTRA NORTH SHORE-LIJ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
Office of Admissions
500 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
Phone: 516-463-7519
Email: medicine.admissions@hofstra.edu
Web: medicine.hofstra.edu
Tuition per year: $42,000.
Degrees: M.D.; Ph.D.; M.D./Ph.D.
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