The Nation's #1 series with information on more than 36,000 programs in the U.S. and Canada. Renowned for its comprehensiveness, accuracy, and organizational simplicity, these annual guides are the most complete books to graduate program information available anywhere. Each guide contains entrance and degree requirements, expenses and financial aid, programs of study, and faculty research specialties. This 6 Volume set includes: Graduate and Professional Programs An Overview 2005 (Book 1)* Graduate and Professional Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences 2005 (Book 2)* Graduate and Professional Programs in the Biological Sciences 2005 (Book 3)* Graduate and Professional Programs in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Agricultural Sciences, the Environment & Natural Resources 2005 (Book 4)* Graduate and Professional Programs in Engineering & Applied Sciences 2005 (Book 5)* Graduate and Professional Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work 2005 (Book 6)

UNIQUE SELLING FEATURES AND BENEFITS- Informative data profiles for more than 17,500 graduate programs in 146 disciplines with facts and figures on accreditation, faculty, students, degree requirements, application deadlines, expenses, financial support and application contacts.- More than 450 two-page In-Depth Descriptions written by the institution give complete details on graduate study.- Advice on the admissions process, financial support, and accreditation and accrediting agencies.- Directories list programs in each volume.- Appendixes list institutional changes since the last edition and abbreviations used in the guide.

This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they can be made more powerful by relying on principles of progressive development, integration, and collaboration. They challenge the traditional apprenticeship model and offer an alternative in which students learn while apprenticing with several faculty members. The authors persuasively argue that creating intellectual community is essential for high-quality graduate education in every department. Knowledge-centered, multigenerational communities foster the development of new ideas and encourage intellectual risk taking.

UNIQUE SELLING FEATURES AND BENEFITS- Informative data profiles for more than 18,600 institutions with facts and figures on accreditation, faculty, students, degree requirements, application deadlines, expenses, financial support and application contacts.- More than 200 two-page In-Depth Descriptions written by the institution give complete details on graduate study.- Advice on the admissions process, financial support, and accreditation and accrediting agencies.- Directories list programs in each volume.- Appendixes list institutional changes since the last edition and abbreviations used in the guide.