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Institution Profile

of undergraduate, postgrad, and doctoral programmes. SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT GMU
Washington. The rich and varied cultural, historical and edu-
cation resources of America’s capital city have long boosted GMU offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgrad
the reputation of universities sited in and around its periph- degree programmes. They include:
ery, and GMU is no exception. The famous Smithsonian College of Education and Human Development. Education, edu-
Institute, national museums and memorials, the Library cational psychology, elementary education
of Congress and other education resources of Washington College of Health and Human Services. Health and social policy,
DC are just a 30-minute drive from the main GMU campus. health systems management, nursing, health administration
Its educational and historical treasures apart, the city also and policy, nutrition and food studies, rehabilitation science
offers summer and autumn recreation facilities along the and social work
Potomac River and a lively nightlife. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. African and African
Fairfax. Closer home, the historic city of Fairfax (pop.24,146) American studies, anthropology, applied industrial and or-
beyond which the main campus is located, has a museum, ganisational psychology, Arabic, art history, English, com-
visitors’ centre, downtown shops and fine restaurants, all munication
set in a charming old-fashioned environment. An hour’s College of Science. Atmospheric, oceanic and earth sciences,
drive from the campus are scenic Shenandoah mountains astronomy, bioinformatics, biology, biosciences, chemistry
with the Shenandoah river meandering through. and biochemistry, computational and data sciences, envi-
While summers are warm and humid, winters are cold ronmental science, geography, mathematical sciences and
and snowy. Winter temperatures range between -3 C-8 C forensic science
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and summer 17 C-30 C. College of Visual and Performing Arts. Music, films, animation,
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Campus facilities. GMU has four campuses in the Common- dance, theatre, web design
wealth of Virginia. The university’s sprawling 677-acre School of Business. Marketing, finance, forensic accounting,
main campus fringing Fairfax hosts state-of-the-art aca- management, real estate
demic buildings, several student residences and an exten- Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolu-
sive parking structure. Most of the university’s academic tion. Conflict analysis and resolution, contemporary dispute
departments and student services are located on this cam- resolution, mass atrocity and genocide prevention, organ-
pus. They include the refurbished Fenwick Library (1.5 mil- isational conflict, sport and conflict resolution
lion volumes), the 320,000 sq. ft Johnson Center (students’ Schar School of Policy and Government. American government,
union building); Center for the Arts (2,000-seat concert biodefense, emergency management and homeland secu-
hall); the 180,000 sq. ft Long and Kimmy Nguyen Engi- rity, global health and security, government and interna-
neering Building; Exploratory Hall for science; an astron- tional politics
omy observatory and telescope; and an 88,900 sq. ft Art College of Engineering & Computing. Bioengineering, robotics
and Design Building. (drones and beyond), sustainable infrastructure, health care
Sports facilities are equally impressive. They include a technologies, global outreach, statistics, information tech-
Recreation and Athletics Complex (RAC) with three gymna- nology, computer science, and cyber security
siums, racquetball and squash courts, a two-storey fitness Antonin Scalia Law School. LLM, JD and JM law
gallery, and Aquatics and Fitness Center. The university Tuition fees: $21,048
also offers state-of-the-art facilities for rugby, soccer, la- Room & board: $12,090 NB: $=Rs.76
crosse, volleyball, and softball, billiards, foosball, basketball
and tennis. fee, proof of proficiency in the English language (IELTS
GMU’s second campus in the neighbouring Arlington or TOEFL) and good SAT/ACT test scores. Completed ap-
county hosts the university’s schools of law; policy and gov- plication forms must include copies of all secondary school
ernance and conflict analysis and resolution. transcripts, official SAT and TOEFL scores, personal state-
The third 134-acre science and technology campus is in ment/essay and two letters of recommendation. The admis-
Manassas, Virginia, and offers programmes in bioinformat- sion deadline is February 1 for the academic term beginning
ics, biotechnology, information technology, and forensic August.
biosciences, health, fitness and recreation. For further information, email: admissions@gmu.edu
The fourth campus is sited in Front Royal, Virginia and and/or visit www.gmu.edu.
the outcome of collaboration between the Smithsonian In- Residential accommodation. Over 75 percent of first-year stu-
stitution and the university, with a focus on global conser- dents live on campus. Students can choose from over 40
vation training. GMU also has an international campus in residence halls offering furnished suites and apartments
Songdo, South Korea's Incheon Free Economic Zone. with high-speed Internet access and laundry facilities.
Admission. The minimum eligibility requirements for admis- Degree programmes. GMU’s ten colleges offer 100 undergrad-
sion into GMU’s undergraduate programmes is completion uate and 132 postgrad degree programmes.
of class XII (Plus Two), a non-refundable $70 application RESHMA RAVISHANKER

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