New Programs: Christianity, Computational Linguistics, Creative Writing, Jewish Studies, Landscape Architecture, Public Health
Submitted by Scott Jaschik on September 28, 2005 - 4:00am
Boston College has created a minor in Jewish studies this fall, one of the few such programs at a Roman Catholic college. Students will need to take at least six courses to complete the minor.City College of New York has launched two new master's programs: a master of fine arts in creative writing and a master of landscape architecture.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is starting a new minor called the Study of Christianity and Culture. The program is housed in Chapel Hill's sociology department and involves faculty members from a number of other disciplines.The University of Washington has started a master's program in computational linguistics. With 19 students enrolled in the first class, the program is believed to be the largest of its kind in the United States.Yale University has started a program in which students -- over five years -- can earn both an undergraduate degree and a master's degree in public health. Have a new program to suggest? Please e-mail us.