Welch Center for Graduate & Professional Studies
With online, in-person, hybrid, and low-residency programs, you earn a graduate or professional degree from Goucher in the format that fits your learning style, your life, and your goals.
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Featured Event
BUILDING AN EQUITABLE FUTURE March 11 | Join us for a series of conversations on equity through the lenses of arts, culture, community, and the environment. Hear from innovators and leaders in their respective fields. From the president of the American Folklore Society to a renowned author, our speakers will delve into topics such as ableism, racial and cultural equity, historical representation, stakeholder and community involvement, inclusivity, and more.
More information & registrationGraduate Programs in Education
With online, in-person, and hybrid programs, the Welch Center's Graduate Programs in Education offers several specialized degrees for aspiring and experienced teachers alike, including partnerships with several school systems in Maryland as well as innovative professional development. Goucher is also home to the College Board's AP Summer Institute, training teachers in AP courses from across the country and around the world.
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Online Graduate Programs
Earn your Goucher degree with our new entirely online programs, designed to bring you the supportive community, top-notch faculty, and rigorous course of study we are known for in our traditional programs directly in an interactive format that is engaging and easy to navigate.
- M.S. in Higher Education Policy, Research & Administration
- Master of Education
- Master of Arts in Teaching
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Low-residency Graduate Programs
Our low-residency degrees combine some of the best aspects of our in-person and online programs. Residencies—short, intensive sessions on our campus in Baltimore— allow you to learn face-to-face with fellow students and faculty, building connections and networks that will help you succeed. During the online sessions, you have the freedom to pursue your education from wherever you live.
- M.A. in Arts Administration
- M.A. in Cultural Sustainability
- M.A. in Historic Preservation
- M.F.A. in Nonfiction
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Professional Studies & Continuing Education
News
- February 12, 2021
Goucher is offering both in-person and virtual experiences during our upcoming Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI), as well as providing AP Capstone training for educators from approved schools.
- February 11, 2021
Queen Nur, M.A.C.S. '12, will once again host the National Heritage Fellowships awards for the National Endowment for the Arts. Join her March 4 for "The Culture of America: A Cross-Country Visit with the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows."
- February 10, 2021
M.A.H.P. faculty member Dr. Betsy Bradley considers how design review has changed to respond to unforeseen conditions due to the pandemic and proposes how preservationists may use this moment to reassess the industry's long view.
Events
- March 11, 2021
Join us for a series of conversations on equity through the lenses of arts, culture, community, and the environment. Hear from innovators and leaders in their respective...