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2012-2013 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Interdisciplinary


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Interdisciplinary Programs

This section lists minors and other programs that are not contained in one specific college of the university.

Pre-Law

Mia Rowland Philosophy, Advisor

The Pre-Law program assists students who are considering a career in law in making informed decisions and appropriate preparations to achieve their professional objectives. The program helps qualified students gain entry into law school and prepares them for success in their legal education.

At most universities including UMass Dartmouth Pre-Law is not a major. Pre-Law students should therefore choose a major in which they are interested and which will help them to develop their reading and analytical skills. Popular majors among Pre-Law students include Political Science, Psychology, Economics, Business, History and English. 

All students considering law school should make an appointment to meet with the Pre-Law advisor, who is available to assist students in evaluating and pursing a career in law. The advisor will identfiy courses that students should consider taking that will help them prepare for the academic rigor of law school. Additionally, the advisor provides information about the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and helps students navigate through the application process to assist them in their efforts to enter law school.

For information on how to contact the Pre-Law advisor or to learn more about the Pre-Law program, visit the UMass Dartmouth Pre-Law web page at: www.umassd.edu/prelaw.

Pre-Medical

Pre-Medical Advisory Committee

Erin Bromage Biology

Eileen Carreiro-Lewandowski (Director) Medical Laboratory Science

Barry R Haimson Psychology

Cynthia Ladino Biology

Marc Laxer Biology

Tracie Ferreira Bioengineering

Catherine Neto Chemistry

Mark Silby Biology

Alan Ventetuolo Biology

A faculty Pre-Medical Advisory Committee assists all pre-medical (pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, etc.) students in their pursuit of admission to a professional school.

  • Pre-med students should meet at least once each semester with an advisor from the committee who will review their progress and make recommendations for specific courses
  • The committee actively seeks up-to-date information about medical school admission requirements and makes direct contact with the medical schools whenever possible
  • The committee prepares letters of recommendation for submission to the medical schools
  • The committee advises the Student Pre-medical Association and communicates frequently with pre-med students through email and a university electronic bulletin board

The university offers sound and appropriate preparation for study at professional schools which train physicians, veterinarians, dentists, osteopaths, podiatrists, chiropractors, nurse practitioners, and physicians’ assistants. Students may also complete approximately two years of a pre-pharmacy program at UMass Dartmouth before transferring to an institution with a college of pharmacy.

Students interested in pursuing any of these careers should consult with one of the Pre-Medical advisers as early as possible. A 7-member Faculty Premedical Advisory Committee counsels and assists pre-med students.

Students who wish to prepare for admission to graduate schools of medicine have many options open to them. With the judicious use of electives, any student can satisfy the undergraduate preparatory course requirements of most medical schools. Preparation for medical careers requires the completion of core courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and frequently psychology. While pre-medical students at UMass Dartmouth typically major in biology or chemistry, the core courses required for preparation to enter medical school can be completed in combination with any major in the university. Students contemplating medical careers are encouraged to major in whatever discipline they find interesting and satisfying, but they should do this in consultation with the pre-medical faculty advisers.

Some students have completed a bachelor’s degree but would like to strengthen their background in coursework preparatory to entrance to medical, dental, or veterinary school. For them the university offers a Pre-Med version of our Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors usually involve several academic fields and are offered by faculty from many academic departments. These programs do more than just convey a subject matter that happens to intersect more than one  field. They are interdisciplinary by design and intention and are concerned with the methodological issues of interdisciplinary study and the value of the interplay of forms of dialogue used in various fields of inquiry.

Students are encouraged to contact the advisors for these programs to learn more about their range of courses, their benefits, and their challenges.

International Marketing/French

The Omer E. and Laurette M. Boivin Center for French Language and Culture offers a Certificate Program in International Marketing/French. Any UMass Dartmouth student wishing to pursue the Certificate may apply to The Boivin Center through its Director for entrance into the program.

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