Georgetown university

Catholic identity and Jesuit of Georgetown

The rich and various intellectual tradition of Catholicism for a long time forms integral part of the academic life of Georgetown. Georgetown continues to enrich the intellectual life by the Church by means of the many contributions of its programs, professors, and students.

The Society of Jesus formed integral part of the University through its history. Whereas the University and the Community Jesuit are distinct entities which are controlled separately, they are linked by the long tradition and the common spirit of the training and the faith which characterize Georgetown.

The Jesuits who live and work at the University are a sign visible of the progressive engagement of Georgetown with its catholic heritage Jesuit. The President John J. DeGioia created a seminar Jesuit for members of of Georgetown and the other senior officer board of directors of the University to discuss specifically the catholic tradition and Jesuit and association of the tradition with the teaching mission Georgetown, diversity and the future initiatives.

The school of arts and sciences of Georgetown (CASE)

The experiment of the school of arts and sciences of English Georgetown (: Georgetown College off Arts and Sciences) is marked by a intellectual vitality, a total point of view and a dedication with the service. Its identity is distinctive in the nation: academic excellence in the combined social science a mission Jesuit and catholic, a resolutely international prospect, and advantageous buildings in the capital of the United States.

The course of the first cycle in Georgetown covers a whole range of humanistic, scientific and social disciplines and is enriched moreover by its Faculty by Languages and Linguistique and a large variety by interdisciplinary initiatives. To build a foundation of the social sciences durable, its students study philosophy, theology, sciences, the social sciences, the maths, the literature and the history, among much of other school options. Just as the students of all nationalities come to Georgetown to continue their studies, the students are encouraged to make a stay of studies abroad. The graduates of Georgetown continue prosperous careers in each corner of the world.

School of foreign affairs (SFS)

Based in 1919 with the objective to teach the students and to prepare them for positions of high ranking on the scene of the international businesses, the School of the English Foreign affairs (: School off Foreign Service) remains committed with the promotion of the intercultural comprehension and the service in the total arena, which are objectives held by its founder and first senior, Reverend Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. Today, the school offers a first cycle for more than 1.400 students and of the programs of the graduate to the level of Master for approximately 500 students.

Business school of Robert Emmett McDonough (MSB)

Offering an incomparable access to the world chiefs of the trade, of the policy, and thought, the business school of Robert Emmett McDonough at the Georgetown University is located in one of the most prestigious universities of the nation in one of the most dynamic and important cities of the world. The school aims at training leaders able to make complex commercial decisions in a total environment and which are devoted to serve their companies, their company, and humanity.

School of the studies of health (NHS)

The school of the studies of health at the Georgetown University benefits from a 100 years tradition to work the future of the professions of health for students, graduates, and students of continuing education.

NHS is recognized nationally for its innovation, its interdisciplinary and interactive scholarship, and its research and drive empirical private clinics.

Third cycle

The formation of the third cycle in Georgetown is founded on the principle of the Jesuits that the continuation of knowledge and comprehension should go hand in hand with the responsibility to contribute to the community property. This principle appears in the fact that many the programs of Master are focused on matters of public policy.

Moreover, all the doctorands learn how to communicate intellectual ideas within several social frameworks, including in progress where they take part in a dialog with some of the students most endowed with the world.

The largest universities offer more and more complete programs, but Georgetown offers more specialized programs, while occupying of the niches of intellectual life. Some of these programs are only offered to Georgetown. Moreover, Georgetown recognizes that many innovating projects come to weave new bonds and the students have the possibility of continuing double-diplomas, including programs offered jointly with another university.

Medical school

The situation of Georgetown in the national capital--an international crossroads where the National Institutes off Health is famous, and one of the cultural cities most important of the world --makes single. More important, however, is its philosophy. The medical school is heiress long and rich catholic tradition and Jesuit: to deal with the patients. As of its creation, Georgetown was devoted to the continuation of knowledge in order to serve the community. The medical experiment of Georgetown concentrates on the principle of “cleaned personalis”-- care of the integral person, psychological, spiritual and social one as well as the wellbeing of the individual and a dedication with the care of others and the medical needs for our company. This philosophy is expressed through research and pedagogy, as well as the dialog of science and service, of the faith and technology.

External bonds

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