How is earning a graduate degree different from earning an undergraduate degree?
Graduate school is the beginning of your training as an expert in a specific field. Whether your future career is as an academic or a practitioner your graduate degree is a targeted professional credential. The MA program at SIS is designed to give you a deep expertise in a narrow area. Therefore, unlike your undergraduate degree program, there are few opportunities to take classes outside of your primary area of interest. As you prepare for graduate study, it is important to think carefully in advance about what you hope to gain from graduate school so that you can be sure to select a graduate program and a plan of study that will help you achieve your academic and professional goals.
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