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Thousands of students and

scholars driven to make a

difference in these and countless

other ways have already arrived at

Claremont Graduate University (CGU).

They are forging a close-knit community

of forward-thinking achievers;

researchers and writers, scholars

and sculptors, policymakers

and professors.

AMBER CARROWWrightwood, CA Teacher Education

Carrow—the 2010 recipient of the California Teacher of the Year Award—firmly believes in reaching the student first, and then teaching the subject.

SHERRY THOMAS North Hollywood, CA Executive MBA

An entrepreneur at heart—as well as a full-time urogynecologist—Thomas uses her management skills partnering physicians and pharmaceutical companies invested in women’s health in Africa.

MARK DUSTSan Bernardino, CA Public Health

Dust experiments in PTSD prevention by combining techniques used in management (mindful-ness) and trauma and community resilience to strenghten the para-sympathetic nervous system.

DAMIAN VAUGHNPhoenix, AZ Positive Psychology

A former NFL player, Vaughn’s research focuses on helping athletes maximize their performance through flow—an optimal relationship between extrinsic and intrinsic motivations.

“I am in theworld to change

the world”

—Muriel Rukeyser,poet and political activist

Just 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Claremont Graduate University is one of a select few universities in America devoted solely to graduate-level education.

Pursue your goals across the wide range of fields in which we specialize, and through numerous joint programs and partnerships between schools, among The Claremont Colleges, and with local universities.

At CGU, you are encouraged to look beyond the traditional disciplinary divisions and define your own unique program of study—our transdisciplinary trademark.

Academic Divisionsand Fields of Study

more at cgu.edu/programs

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND

HUMANITIES

SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL

HEALTH

SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL

STUDIES

INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL

SCIENCES

PETER F. DRUCKER AND

MASATOSHI ITO GRADUATE

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE,

POLICY & EVALUATION

CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY

Applied Women’s Studies

Art

Art Business

Arts Management

Cultural Studies

Economics

Education

Educational Evaluation

English

Executive Management

Financial Engineering

Health Promotion Sciences

History

History & Archival Studies

Human Resources Design

Information Systems & Technology

International Political Economy

International Studies

Management

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Political Science

Politics

Politics, Economics & Business

Psychology

Public Health

Public Policy

Public Policy & Evaluation

Religion

Religion & American Politics

Teacher Education

CENTERS, INSTITUTES & MORE

Faculty and student research projects are incubated through a meticulous process— including grants, contracts, reporting, protection of all participants, and more.

Advanced GIS Lab

Bowen Institute

Center for Neuroeconomic Studies

Claremont Journal of Religion

Claremont Research Institute ofApplied Mathematical Sciences

Claremont Evaluation Center

Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies

Drucker Institute

Getty Leadership Institute

Health Psychology and Prevention Science Institute

Higher Education Abstracts

Innovations Design Empowerment Applications Lab

Institute for Research on Social Issues

Kay Center for E-Health Research

Pacific Rim Transdisciplinary Tobacco & Alcohol Use Research Center

Quality of Life Research Center

The China Seven Cities Study

Special Education Faculty Needs Assessment

STEAM Journal

Women’s Studies Interdisciplinary Journal

more at cgu.edu/resources

RESEARCHOur research is noted for being

distinctive and for opening up new

fields of inquiry. It influences other

research institutions and reshapes

scholarship—informing public

policy and discourse.

In essence, CGU research is

research that matters.

As a leading research university, CGU puts emphasis on

“practice-based” research that is experiential and participatory.

CGU’s strength lies in research that offers the greatest

possibilites for positive change in the world. Our faculty

and students create real solutions for real problems.

We place you in direct contact with innovators and

institutions driving your field—where you can seek answers

to your questions and give your results more impact.

FACULTY & YOU

Our small class sizes mean you will interact closely with professors, allowing you to build relationships that range from mentor to colleague.

Our highly engaged faculty

set standards for excellence

in teaching and scholarship,

enriching their classrooms

with innovative research and

real-world experience. Their

work covers a broad range

of subjects: reducing sex and

drug-related risk behaviors,

neuroeconomics, positive

psychology, developing

technology to help people

with disabilities, contemporary

art, music theory, eyewitness

memory, political changes

in ancient cultures, toxic

leadership, and many more.

CORE FACULTY

138

82%PUBLISH WORK EACH YEAR

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MANAGEMENT

EDUCATION

How can social media help community colleges? Prof. Cecilia Rios-Aguilar studies ADOPTION AND THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY to build connections and improve outcomes. Her statistical approaches include regression analysis, multilevel models, GIS, and more.

Do you wish you could shrug off stress and lead a happier, more productive life? Prof. Jeremy Hunter applies BUDDHIST CONCEPTS OF MINDFULNESS TO THE BUSINESS WORLD, teaching managers how to control emotions, be more focused, and find peace amidst the chaos.

Why do so many Americans who support organ donation neglect to register as donors? Profs. Eusebio Alvaro and Jason Siegel apply SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO HEALTH BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS, helping to close the gap.

Author of the seminal book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi studies POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY— human strengths such as optimism, creativity, intrinsic motivation, and responsibility

Prof. William Perez is conducting the first major study into HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS FOR UNDOCUMENTED YOUNG PEOPLE deported from the United States to Mexico

Prof. Jean Lipman-Blumenasks why followers not only tolerate, but so often prefer, and sometimes even create TOXIC LEADERS—in for-profit corporations, nonprofits, government, even educational and religious institutions

Prof. Rachel Lachowicz is known for turning her witty eye on the MASCULINE-CENTRIC world of MODERNISM and for making radical incursions into the canon of art history by reconfiguring famous works

Prof. Tom Horan provides his research expertise to Congress on the subject of IMPROVING GOVERNMENT DATA

Prof. Lori Anne Ferrell carefully records how historical, literary, and religious DOCUMENTS IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES were ARCHIVED AND EDITED

A historian of women and African Americans, Prof. Linda Perkins has spent two decades gathering interviews and stories for a book on the history of BLACK WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION

COMBINING MATHEMATICS AND BIOMEDICINE, Prof. Marina Chugunova explores how medical treatments can alter the surface tension of the human lung, preventing collapse

What is the state of Native Americans and their right to vote? Prof. Jean Schroedel studies DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND VOTER SUPPRESSION by analyzing voting registration, travel distance to election offices, and turnout data.

Research and inquiry are at the heart of CGU

more at cgu.edu/flame

Each of our faculty members has affiliations with career-providers, research centers, and corporate, scientific, and civic institutions throughout Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and Orange County— providing practical experience through research projects, internships, jobs, and important connections with people working in embassies, nonprofits, and start-ups.

INTERFIELD: STUDENTS PURSUING A BLEND OF TWO PHD PROGRAMS

TOOK COURSES OUTSIDE OF THEIR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT OR FIELD

DUAL: STUDENTS PURSUING A MASTERSOR CERTIFICATE ACROSS TWO PROGRAMS

68 DUAL STUDENTS

52 INTERFIELD STUDENTS

21% STUDENTS

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CGU faculty are driven not only to instruct

but to inspire. Nationally recognized for their

research, they encourageyou to pursue educational interests that transcend academic boundaries.

MASTER’S DEGREES

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SUCCESSWherever your drive is propelling you,

Claremont Graduate University—with

our engaged faculty and dedicated

staff—will accelerate your progress.

From admission to graduation

and beyond, we will walk with

you through this next journey

in your education.

Defined as “the accomplishment of an aim or

purpose,” success takes on a different meaning

for each of us. Here you will find resources and

people to help you succeed. Whatever success

means to you, we’ll take it to the next level.

Our unique blend of intimacy, community, and

high academic standards fosters a collegial learning

environment dedicated to helping you achieve your goals.

7 COLLEGES IN 1

The Fiske Guide describes the Claremont Colleges as “a collection of intellectual resources unmatched in America.”

Founded in 1925, Claremont

Graduate University is the

second oldest of the seven

campuses in the Claremont

Colleges consortium, which

includes Pomona College,

Scripps College, Claremont

McKenna College, Harvey

Mudd College, Pitzer College,

and Keck Graduate Institute.

Along with the prestigious

Claremont School of Theology

and the Rancho Santa Ana

Botanic Garden, the consortium

offers a range of programs

available in affiliation with CGU,

as well as an endless variety

of intellectual, cultural, and

social activities.

CLASSES OFFERED ACROSS ALL 7 CAMPUSES

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RESOURCES SHARED WITHIN THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES go beyond faculty members or academic partnerships— they include two libraries, seven dining halls, multiple fitness facilities, tennis courts, swimming pools, art galleries, cafes, and a busy calendar of activities.

CUC “Connection” Huntley BookstoreHonnold/Mudd LibraryInternational Place (I-Place)Interfaith ChaplainsMental Health and Wellness Mediation and Resolution ServicesQueer Resource CenterRental/Housing ReferralsScholarship @ ClaremontStudent Disability Resource Center

more at www.cuc.claremont.edu

Unlike other college consortia,

The Claremont Colleges campuses are adjoining and

within walking distance of each other.

The Claremont Colleges Library collection ranks 3rd among private institutions in California, behind only Stanford and USC

Mental Health and Wellness services include:

Student Health, Health Education Outreach, and

Monsour Counseling

CGU’s accessible housing complex has 240 beds in furnished units plus a playground, laundry facilities, wi-fi, central heat, A/C, and a calendar of activities

Everything you need to make the most of your graduate education is right here.

From academic advising and

financial aid counseling to

technical support and student

life opportunities, CGU provides

resources to help you make

the most of your graduate

education both in and out

of the classroom:

Alumni Engagement

Audio Visual & Technology Support

Black Graduate Student Association

Career Management

Digital Learning Lab

Disability Services

Graduate Student Council

International Student & Scholars

Graduate Housing

Latino Graduate Student Association

Minority Mentoring Program

Preparing Future Faculty

Queer Graduate Union

Transdisciplinary Studies

Writing Center

more at cgu.edu/resources

CAMPUS RESOURCES

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): • Jobs requiring master’s degrees are projected to grow at a substantial rate —18% from 2008 to 2018. • A doctoral degree is needed for full qualification in 11 occupations and a master’s degree in 31 occupations. • Over 75% of graduate students are in master’s programs; 90% of graduate degrees awarded are master’s.

Driven CGU classmates and alumni —

with wide-ranging backgrounds, interests, and points of view—

will enrich your learningand professional

experience.

CGU ALUMNI NETWORK

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25 MAJOR EMPLOYERS INCLUDING: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE), UCLA, CAL POLY POMONA, KAISER PERMANENTE, JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL), LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOEING, CALTECH, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, and many moreLI

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CLAREMONT & LA

The CGU campus has it both ways—a shady oasis of focused study within minutes of the vast career, cultural, research, and recreational opportunities of Los Angeles.

Our proximity to LA, Orange

County, and Southern

California’s rapidly growing

Inland Empire gives you access

to one of the world’s richest

concentrations of scientific

research, the arts, tech

innovation, manufacturing,

and more—with opportunities

for networking, internships,

and employment.

Between the mountains and

deserts to the east and the

ocean to the west, there are

infinite opportunities for leisure

and entertainment.

Claremont, CA

Population: 35,000Incorporated: 1907

Nickname:“City of Trees and PhDs”

Named #5 of the “Best 100 Places to Live”

by CNN Money

CGU is just 35 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles, and within easy driving distance of a tremendous range of social, cultural,

and sports activities, including: LA Live (Lakers, Clippers, Grammy Museum),

Dodger Stadium, Disney Concert Hall, Fashion District, and LA County Museum of Art.

The Claremont Village is a charming downtown

hub of activity offering

a collection of restaurants,

boutiques, theaters, and

art galleries, all within

walking distance of CGU.

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GENERAL

APPLICATION

REQUIREMENTS

NEXT STEPApplication & Priority Deadlines

for fellowship consideration:

FALL: February 1

SPRING: November 1

SUMMER: April 1

Please note that some programs do not admit to the spring and summer semesters and application priority deadlines may vary by program. Domestic students: visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to apply for financial aid early in the application process. Our code is G01169.

Visit www.cgu.edu/priorityfor further information.

We encourage you to learn more about CGU,

our academic programs, and the application process

by attending an on-site or virtual information session,

class preview, or by meeting us on the road.

www.cgu.edu/visit

While our application requirements differ from program

to program, you can begin by completing the general

application form available at: www.cgu.edu/apply

WHAT

DRIVES

YOU?

Profs. Mark Abdollahian and Jacek Kugler believe we can. By using innovative

FORMAL MODELING AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, they have formulated extensions

of the theory of POWER TRANSITION—explaining the initiation of World War I and II

and accounting for peaceful relations among major powers during the Cold War.

Prof. Jenny Darroch believes moms are indeed becoming a force to be reckoned with.

She investigates and diagnoses HOW CORPORATIONS MARKET TO WOMEN,

including mothers—typically through gender-washing and stereotyping—suggesting

a NEEDS-BASED SEGMENTATION APPROACH among other solutions.

Sure it can. Blending theater and multimedia into a concert hall, Prof. Peter Boyer’s work

celebrates THE HISTORIC AMERICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE and the American dream.

Employing actors, spoken text, projected historical images from the Ellis Island archives, and,

of course, CLASSICAL MUSIC, Boyers salutes our nation of immigrants.

Prof. Paul Zak believes the answer lies in oxytocin levels in the brain. As part of a discipline

called NEUROECONOMICS, which combines economics with neurology, biology, and

psychology, Zak’s experiments have shown that engaging in coupon clipping increases

OXYTOCIN LEVELS—a hormone that has been connected to feeling love and trust.

Prof. Mary Poplin spent FIVE YEARS OBSERVING 31 of the most highly effective teachers

(measured by student test scores) in the worst schools of Los Angeles, in neighborhoods

like South Central and Watts. She found disciplinarians who relied on traditional methods

of explicit instruction, like lectures, were the MOST EFFECTIVE TEACHERS all around.

Helping others, such as in volunteering, goes beyond ALTRUISTIC REASONS, according

to Prof. Allen Omoto. The strongest drivers of successful volunteers are actually more

SELF-FOCUSED, including the desire to learn new things (personal development) and

finding greater stability in life (esteem enhancement)—resulting in greater length of service.

The answer: ART BUSINESS. Blending a deep understanding of art and its markets with

with business, management knowledge, and application makes this program an innovative

addition to the creative industries. Its emphasis lies on the for-profit side of the industry and the

institutions that MANAGE, CONSERVE, EXHIBIT, PROMOTE, AND SELL WORKS OF ART.

INTERNATIONAL AID AND ASSISTANCE are often essential when natural disasters strike

developing countries. Yet, however well-intentioned, this support is often compromised by poor

decision-making, politics, and unequal distribution of aid. Prof. Paula Palmer helped survey 15,000

victims from recent DISASTERS IN SRI LANKA AND INDIA to better assess smarter aid assistance.

Prof. Patrick Mason’s study of North American religions reveals that as

GENDER ROLES EVOLVE in society at large, some conservative churches,

such as the Latter-Day Saints, are becoming LESS DOGMATIC about the

traditional HIERARCHY OF WOMEN in the congregation.

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Claremont, CA 91711

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10/2014