Welcome from Graduate Studies
Graduate students are vital members of the Georgetown community, and their knowledge, insight and ambition enhances Georgetown’s mission of academic excellence and service to others.
Whether you’re a current graduate student or an aspiring GradHoya, I hope you’ll find a thriving environment at Georgetown where you can deepen your knowledge, pursue your interests, share your unique perspective and find ways to make a positive impact on the world.
The Joint Office of Graduate Studies supports master’s, Ph.D. and certificate programs across the university, and we are committed to helping graduate students pursue their intellectual and professional goals. I invite you to explore our website to see the full scope of the services and opportunities we offer our graduate scholars.
For the past thirty years, Georgetown University has been designated by the Carnegie Classification system as an R1 institution with very high research activity. Georgetown’s graduate programs are dedicated to providing our students with the advanced interpretive, analytical and career-building skills required in an evolving global landscape. Georgetown’s commitment to supporting our students in their pursuit of new knowledge and skills is animated by two intertwined principles:
- First, we are committed to the Jesuit principle of cura personalis, Latin for “personal care.” In the Georgetown context, it denotes an approach to education that treats individuals as whole people with unique circumstances and concerns and recognizes each person’s particular gifts and insights.
- While supporting and recognizing the fundamental importance of disciplinary expertise, we are also dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach that recognizes that some of the world’s most pressing challenges can only be addressed by collaboration across fields. Georgetown offers a growing suite of interdisciplinary programs designed to equip a new generation of leaders and changemakers with the knowledge and skills to serve the greater good in international communities.
Few places in the world offer as many opportunities to students interested in serving society as DC. Our location in our nation’s capital allows our students and alumni to make important contributions to research and practice in key areas, including:
- Applied, formal and natural sciences
- Arts and humanities
- Business
- Communications
- Development
- Government
- Health and health hare
- International affairs
On behalf of our graduate programs and the Joint Office of Graduate Studies, I warmly welcome your interest in studying at Georgetown and hope you find something here that encourages you to pursue your personal and professional dreams.
Please feel free to contact either the Graduate Studies staff or our individual programs with any questions that you may have. Take care and Hoya Saxa!
Dr. Alexander Sens
Interim Vice President for Graduate Studies, Joint Office of Graduate Studies
Dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Markos and Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis Professor of Hellenic Studies