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Professional Science Masters

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The Professional Science Master's (PSM
PSM
PSM, an acronym, may stand for the following:In organizations:*Ponce School of Medicine, a post-graduate medical school located in Ponce, Puerto Rico*Palestine Solidarity Movement, a student organization in the United States...

) is an a postgraduate academic degree
Academic degree
A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.- History :...

 program established by the Council of Graduate Schools that is designed to allow students to pursue advanced education in science
Science
Science is in its broadest sense to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome...

 including mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the science and study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions....

 while receiving training in certain professional skills. Intended as an alternative to more academically focused doctoral programs, PSM programs consist of two years of academic study in a designated science discipline, as well as a professional component that provides a fundamental education in professional fields such as business or law.
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The Professional Science Master's (PSM
PSM
PSM, an acronym, may stand for the following:In organizations:*Ponce School of Medicine, a post-graduate medical school located in Ponce, Puerto Rico*Palestine Solidarity Movement, a student organization in the United States...

) is an a postgraduate academic degree
Academic degree
A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.- History :...

 program established by the Council of Graduate Schools that is designed to allow students to pursue advanced education in science
Science
Science is in its broadest sense to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome...

 including mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the science and study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions....

 while receiving training in certain professional skills. Intended as an alternative to more academically focused doctoral programs, PSM programs consist of two years of academic study in a designated science discipline, as well as a professional component that provides a fundamental education in professional fields such as business or law. The program has been developed in concert with industry and universities in the United States.

Arizona

  • Arizona State University
    Arizona State University
    Arizona State University is the largest public research university in the United States under a single administration, with total student enrollment of 68,064 as of fall 2009...

    • Computational Biosciences (Department of Mathematics & Statistics)
    • Nanoscience (Department of Physics)

California


  • San Diego State University
    San Diego State University
    For a railway station that serves the campus, see SDSU Transit Center.San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...


Illinois


  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public research university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system....

     http://psm.illinois.edu
    • Agricultural Production
    • Bioenergy
    • Food Science and Human Nutrition

Michigan

  • Baker College
    Baker College
    Baker College is a private not-for-profit American college in Michigan, founded in 1911. Its campuses are located throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan....

    • Information Systems
  • Eastern Michigan University
    Eastern Michigan University
    Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The university is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents, who are appointed by the Governor of Michigan for eight-year terms. The school belongs to the Mid-American Conference and...

    • Bioinformatics
  • Grand Valley State University
    Grand Valley State University
    Grand Valley State University is a public American liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan. The university was established in 1960 and is situated on west of Grand Rapids...

    • Biostatistics
    • Cell and Molecular Biology
    • Medical and Bioinformatics
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State University
    Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. Its alumni include at least six winners of the...


North Carolina


Ohio

  • Case Western Reserve University
    Case Western Reserve University
    Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...