Southern Methodist University

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Phone: 1-214-768-4152
Fax: 1-214-786-2906

Description:
Our programs are designed to produce scholars – creative, energetic, articulate, and literate scholars. We endeavor to produce anthropologists whose research is sufficiently innovative to attract the notice of their peers, who will seek and receive research funding, and who will apply their training to the constructive development of the human groups with whom they work. It is our aim to train students in specialized skills based upon the broad understanding of anthropology acquired before entering our programs.

Accreditation Description:
SMU is fully accredited by SACS.
Degree(s):
MA in Anthropology
PhD in Anthropology

Research Areas:
The MA program in medical anthropology is a training program in applied anthropology for students seeking involvement in health care agencies, hospitals, clinics, and other health delivery organizations.

The PhD program in anthropology offers specialization in archaeology, and cultural anthropology (with concentrations in medical anthropology and globalization and international development).

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Phone: 1-214-768-4345

Description:
The M.B.E. program prepares bilingual education teachers with Spanish as the second language.

Degree(s):
Master of Bilingual Education

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Phone: 1-214-768-2730
Fax: 1-214-768-3955

Description:
The Department of Biological Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the M.S.,M,A., or Ph.D. degrees, but concentration is on the doctoral program. Major areas of emphasis are molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and biochemistry. Furthermore, it is the aim of the the dept to prepare students for careers in teaching and research. In 2002, the department moved into the Dedman Life Sciences building, a state-of-the-art research facility. New equipment includes a confocal microscrope, a flow cytometer, electron spin resonance instrumentation, and a computer workstation for protein modeling.

Accreditation Description:
SMU is fully accredited by SACS
Degree(s):
M.A.;
M.S.
Ph.D.

Research Areas:
Research programs are directed toward developing an understanding of biological systems at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels.

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Phone: 1-214-768-4345
Fax: 1-214-768-4235

Description:
The graduate program trains professional economists for varied careers in college and university teaching, in government service, in business and nonprofit organizations, in research institutions, and in consulting firms. It blends economic theory and policy with quantitative and statistical techniques to equip students with a sound understanding of economic analysis. In addition to taking formal courses, students are involved in activities designed to develop their research skills.

Degree(s):
M.A. - Economics;
M.A. - Applied Economics;

Ph.D. - Economics;

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Phone: 1-214-768-4345
Fax: 1-216-768-4235

Description:
The Department of Geological Sciences offers M.S. and Ph.D. programs requiring a research thesis with concentrations in geophysics, igneous and metamorphic petrology, isotope geology, aqueous geochemistry, sedimentology, tectonics, and vertebrate paleontology, or a combination of these areas. In addition, the Department offers an M.S. in applied geophysics, which is a program that does not require a thesis. Students interested in careers in the environmental field are encouraged to consider programs in some combination of aqueous geochemistry, isotope geology, or sedimentology.

Degree(s):
M.S.;
M.S.- Applied Geophysics
Ph.D.;

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Phone: 1-214-768-4345
Fax: 1-214-768-4235

Description:
The William P. Clements Department of History at Southern Methodist University, in conjunction with the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, offers a new and innovative Ph.D. program. The course of study explores American historical experiences in global and comparative perspectives, with special opportunities to do advanced-level work on the American Southwest and Mexico. The program is built around three fields: a major field in American history, a second in the history of the Southwest and Mexico, and a third in Global and Comparative History.

Degree(s):
M.A. - History
Ph.D. - History

Research Areas:
Research areas in the M.A. Program: United States History;Ibero-American History;European History to the 14th Century;European History from the 14th Century to the 18th Century;European History since the 18th Century.

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Phone: 1-214-768-2495
Fax: 1-214-768-4095

Description:
Accelerator based experiments: ATLAS, BTeV, CLEO Standard Model and QCD PhenomenologyNon-perturbative and Lattice QCD

Degree(s):
M.Sc.-Physics
Ph.D.-Physics

Research Areas:
Experimental High Energy Particle Physics;
Theoretical Particle Physics;
Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

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Phone: 1-214-768-7792
Fax: 1-214-768-3910

Description:
The Department of Psychology at SMU offers a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a M.A. in Clinical/Counseling Psychology. All programs are full time. The Master's program is a 48 unit program while the Ph.D. program consists of 70 required units. The M.A. in Clinical/Counseling Psychology is a terminal M.A. program that includes coursework consistent with certification for a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas. The goal of this program is to train students in the delivery of psychological services. The emphasis of our Ph.D. program is on the development of conceptual and clinical research skills and on training in empirically-validated clinical skills. The goal of the program is to train professionals who will be employed in all types of settings where empirically-validated clinical methods are used, and/or where research is conducted.

Degree(s):
M.A. - Clinical/Counseling Psychology;

Ph.D in Clinical Psychology

Research Areas:
Human memory and retrieval processes;Anger and violence;Clinical health psychology;Chronic pain and mental health;Family assessment and development;Mood disorders: Depression and anxiety;Family violence;Parent-child attachment;Perceptual and cognitive development

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Phone: 1-214-768-2432
Fax: 1-214-768-1042

Description:
SMU's Graduate Program in Religious Studies conceives the study of religion as a humanistic discipline, encompassing a variety of methods and approaches. It is designed to prepare students for both teaching and scholarship, whether in departments of religious studies or in theological seminaries. To this end, the program places a high premium on independent study carried out under the personal direction of a distinguished faculty.

Degree(s):
M.A. - Religious Studies;

Ph.D. - Religious Studies

Research Areas:
Systematic Theology;Religious Ethics;History of the Christian Tradition; Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; New Testament; Religion and Culture

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Phone: 1-214-768-4345
Fax: 1-214-768-4235

Description:
SMU's Department of Statistical Science provides students with a strong theoretical foundation balanced by practical training and hands-on experience in acquiring professional skills. The 12 faculty members are prominent scholars, researchers, and consultants, as well as dedicated teachers.

Degree(s):
M.S. - Statistical Science
Ph.D. - Statistical Science

Research Areas:
Anthropological statistics;
Applied probability;
Biostatistics;
Ecological statistics;
Multivariate analysis;
Non-parametric regression;
Queueing theory;
Regression analysis;
Robust estimation;
Spatial statistical modeling;
Spectral estimation and testing;
Statistical computing;
Stochastic processes