American University
American University
The American University was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893 and founded under the arspices of the United Methodist Church Today it is an independent coeducational university with more than 11,000 students enrolled in undergraduate, master's, doctoral,and professional degree progeams.On an 84-acre residential campus in a quiet neighborhood in upper northwest Washington,D.C.,the university attract of Columbia,Puerto Rico and the treeitonries,and more than 130 foreign countries.
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Distinctive Features
American is a national and international university that turns ideas into action and action into service,emphasizing the arts and sciences,then connecting them to issues of contemporary public affairs,notably in the areas of government,law,business,international service,and communication.
*A distinguished faculty recognized nationally for interactive teaching and high-level research
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*Students more involved than most in community action,politics,and promoting racial understanding
*More countries represented in our student body than any other university's in the Unites States
*A nationsally recognized Career Center placing liberal arts and business students in domestic and international professic cooperative-education positions monitores by faculty for academic credit
*Inter disciplinaty inquity that transcends traditional boundaries
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*Extensive use of Washington,D.C.,as a laboratory for the practial application of knowledge
*An international curriculum enhances by the regular presence of world leaders on campus
*The widely praised Washington Semester Program,offering seminars with decisionmakers and internships in government,the media,and other private/public agencies
*A study abroad progrom in 12 World Capitals,featuring seminats with decisionmakers and intershops with foreign government, the media and international corporations
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*Weekend gradate programs for practicing professionals in journalism,public relations,information systems,public executive development,and public organizational development
*Graduate and undergraduate courses tailored to meet the needs of Washington-area businesses
Students and Faculty
*Roughly equal numbers of undergraduate and graduate students,totalling 11,300
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*Freshman enrollment of 1，274
*Full-time faculty:535(91 percent hold doctoral degrees or the highest degree in their field)
*Adjunct faculty:4509Washington-are professionals working in the fields they teach)
*Faculty/student ratio:1:15
Major Academic units
*The College of Arts and Sciences offers a wide range of traditional and multidisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs that draw on the diverse sociocultural,artistic,and scientific resources of Washington,D.C.,cresting a "Washington Connection" that adds a unique dimension to academic inquiry in the liberal arts and sciences
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*The School of Public Affairs programs in political science;justice,law and society,and public adminitration are recognized leaders in their fields,thanks to a faculty that includes renowned scholars honored for their teaching and research
*The Washington College of Law has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its teaching and scholarship and particularly for its strengths in such sivers areas as international legal studies,clinical legal education education,women and the law,and law and government
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*The Kogod College of Business Adminisration,the oldest business school in Wasington,D.C.,has recently introduced an innovative MBA program and is currently revamping its undergraduate programs to match.These programs build on and enhance Kogod's leadership position in international business
*The School of International Service,attracting students from every part of the world,is noted for its innovative academic programs,its close-knit community of faculty and students,its cutting-edge multidisciplinary reseach,and for furthering post-Cold War educational diplomacy through pioneering intermational academic partnrtships.
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*The School of Communication's professional faculty bring real-world knowledge to practical training in journalism,visual media,and public communication.its aluni are highly visible performers and decisionmakers in every field of communication nationally and internationally
Athletics
AU is a member of the NCAA Divison 1,Colonial Athletic Association,with varsity teams in men's and women's basketball,swimming,soccer,tennis and cross-country,women's volleyball,field hockey,and lacrosse,and men's wrestling and golf.
Honorary Societies
AU has chapters of dozens of honorarysocieties,most notably Phi Beta Kappa., 百拇医药
The American University was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893 and founded under the arspices of the United Methodist Church Today it is an independent coeducational university with more than 11,000 students enrolled in undergraduate, master's, doctoral,and professional degree progeams.On an 84-acre residential campus in a quiet neighborhood in upper northwest Washington,D.C.,the university attract of Columbia,Puerto Rico and the treeitonries,and more than 130 foreign countries.
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Distinctive Features
American is a national and international university that turns ideas into action and action into service,emphasizing the arts and sciences,then connecting them to issues of contemporary public affairs,notably in the areas of government,law,business,international service,and communication.
*A distinguished faculty recognized nationally for interactive teaching and high-level research
, 百拇医药
*Students more involved than most in community action,politics,and promoting racial understanding
*More countries represented in our student body than any other university's in the Unites States
*A nationsally recognized Career Center placing liberal arts and business students in domestic and international professic cooperative-education positions monitores by faculty for academic credit
*Inter disciplinaty inquity that transcends traditional boundaries
, http://www.100md.com
*Extensive use of Washington,D.C.,as a laboratory for the practial application of knowledge
*An international curriculum enhances by the regular presence of world leaders on campus
*The widely praised Washington Semester Program,offering seminars with decisionmakers and internships in government,the media,and other private/public agencies
*A study abroad progrom in 12 World Capitals,featuring seminats with decisionmakers and intershops with foreign government, the media and international corporations
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*Weekend gradate programs for practicing professionals in journalism,public relations,information systems,public executive development,and public organizational development
*Graduate and undergraduate courses tailored to meet the needs of Washington-area businesses
Students and Faculty
*Roughly equal numbers of undergraduate and graduate students,totalling 11,300
, http://www.100md.com
*Freshman enrollment of 1，274
*Full-time faculty:535(91 percent hold doctoral degrees or the highest degree in their field)
*Adjunct faculty:4509Washington-are professionals working in the fields they teach)
*Faculty/student ratio:1:15
Major Academic units
*The College of Arts and Sciences offers a wide range of traditional and multidisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs that draw on the diverse sociocultural,artistic,and scientific resources of Washington,D.C.,cresting a "Washington Connection" that adds a unique dimension to academic inquiry in the liberal arts and sciences
, http://www.100md.com
*The School of Public Affairs programs in political science;justice,law and society,and public adminitration are recognized leaders in their fields,thanks to a faculty that includes renowned scholars honored for their teaching and research
*The Washington College of Law has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its teaching and scholarship and particularly for its strengths in such sivers areas as international legal studies,clinical legal education education,women and the law,and law and government
, 百拇医药
*The Kogod College of Business Adminisration,the oldest business school in Wasington,D.C.,has recently introduced an innovative MBA program and is currently revamping its undergraduate programs to match.These programs build on and enhance Kogod's leadership position in international business
*The School of International Service,attracting students from every part of the world,is noted for its innovative academic programs,its close-knit community of faculty and students,its cutting-edge multidisciplinary reseach,and for furthering post-Cold War educational diplomacy through pioneering intermational academic partnrtships.
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*The School of Communication's professional faculty bring real-world knowledge to practical training in journalism,visual media,and public communication.its aluni are highly visible performers and decisionmakers in every field of communication nationally and internationally
Athletics
AU is a member of the NCAA Divison 1,Colonial Athletic Association,with varsity teams in men's and women's basketball,swimming,soccer,tennis and cross-country,women's volleyball,field hockey,and lacrosse,and men's wrestling and golf.
Honorary Societies
AU has chapters of dozens of honorarysocieties,most notably Phi Beta Kappa., 百拇医药