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Fordham Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Fordham Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Fordham GSAS) is a United States graduate school within Fordham University, in New York. Established in 1916, it provides instruction at three campuses in the New York City area. The school offers a wide range of master's programs, doctoral degree programs, and certificates in traditional disciplines in liberal arts and sciences, as well as interdisciplinary programs. The program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED) has been cited by the Council of Graduate Schools as an exemplar of best practices for a professional master's degree in the social sciences. The school stresses the advantage of its multiple identities: a graduate school of arts and sciences, a Catholic university, a Jesuit institution, and a school in New York City. They offer financial aid.

Overview
The school's self-identified mission statement and vision is as follows:

“The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Fordham University fosters the cultivation of knowledge, wisdom, and a deeper understanding of the human condition. Guided by its Catholic and Jesuit traditions, the GSAS aspires to prepare students for teaching and leadership in a global society, by welcoming learners from diverse religious, economic, and cultural backgrounds into full participation in a scholarly endeavor. By its 100th anniversary in 2016, the GSAS will emphasize its position as the intellectual heart and core of Fordham University. We will strengthen those doctoral programs capable of achieving recognized excellence and expand the breadth of graduate study and research in the arts and sciences. Energizing a community of scholars that includes both faculty and students, the GSAS will disseminate knowledge through a renewed focus on pedagogy and the professional development of students. Through an integration of understanding across disciplines, the GSAS will foster the application of knowledge to serve the professions, the public and the common good.”

Academics
GSAS currently offers 21 Master’s programs, 10 Doctoral programs, and 9 Advanced Certificates in various disciplines.

Biological Sciences: M.S.; Ph.D.

Biomedical Informatics: Advanced Certificate

Classical Languages and Civilizations: M.A. (Greek &/or Latin); Ph.D. (Classical Languages)

Communications and Media Studies: M.A. (Public Communications)

Computer and Information Science: M.A. (Computer Science)

Conservation Biology: Advanced Certificate

Economics: M.A.; Ph.D.

Elections and Campaign Management: M.A.

Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis: Advanced Certificate

English: M.A., Ph.D.

Ethics and Society: M.A.

Financial Computing: Advanced Certificate

Financial Econometrics and Data Analysis: Advanced Certificate

Health Care Ethics: Advanced Certificate

History: M.A.; Ph.D.

Humanities and Sciences: M.A.

International Business and Finance: Advanced Certificate

International Humanitarian Action: M.A.

International Political Economy and Development (IPED): M.A.

Latin American and Latino Studies: M.A.; Advanced Certificate

Medieval Studies: M.A.; Advanced Doctoral Certificate

Philosophy: M.A.; Ph.D.

Philosophical Resources: M.A.

Political Science: M.A.

Psychology: M.S. (Applied Psychological Methods); Ph.D. (Applied Developmental Psychology); Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology); Ph.D. (Psychometrics)

Sociology and Anthropology: M.A. (Sociology)

Theology: M.A.; Ph.D.

Urban Studies: M.A.

Campus
GSAS is located on Fordham’s Rose Hill campus, though a few GSAS classes are offered at the Lincoln Center campus (primarily in creative writing). Students are offered “on campus housing” (on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx or near Lincoln Center), but most students live off campus.