University of Bridgeport Graduate Programs and Research Opportunities

The Graduate Studies and Research Division at the University of Bridgeport
(UB) offers several interdisciplinary graduate programs within the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Education & Human Resources. UB is currently the fastest growing university in the State of Connecticut and in New England. The growth in size, reputation, quality and research outcomes has been extraordinary.

The Graduate Studies and Research Division (GSRD) of the University of Bridgeport offers new and exciting degree programs and research opportunities at the Masters and Doctorate levels, inter-disciplinary graduate degree concentrations, dual graduate degree options and professional graduate certificates in a variety of growth oriented fields. These innovative inter-disciplinary programs provide students with a variety of career enhancement options responsive to growing employer and employee needs for multiple competencies and skills in today's and tomorrow's demanding global professional work force. The division offers more than 200 Full-Paid Scholarships and/or Stipends, Graduate Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, and Research Assistanships per year for graduate students. UB offers excellent post-graduation job placement opportunities for both domestic and international students, with more than 600 companies, school districts, reserach labs. and industries who have employed our graduates in the last several years.

For more information and/or to apply for our programs please visit http://www.bridgeportengineering.net

The inter-disciplinary graduate concentrations may be incorporated into the graduate programs offered by the Colleges of Business, Engineering and/or Education & Human Resources or embedded within a dual graduate degree program. Students can elect to enroll in one or more graduate degrees at the Masters level in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Technology Management, MBA (Masters of Business Administration) or the M.S. in MSIT (Masters of Science in Instructional Technology) program. The division also offers a Ph.D. program in Computer Science and Computer Engineering; and an Ed.D. program in Education.

The interdisciplinary graduate degree or certificate concentrations
include: Accounting; Automation and Robotics; Bio-Tech Management; CAD/CAM; China/India Trade; Computer Communications and Networking; Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management; E-Commerce; Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation; Environmental and Energy Management; Finance; Global Business; Global Marketing; Global Program and Project Management; Health Care Management & Administration; Human Resources Management; Information Technology; Intellectual Property Management; Management and Operations; Manufacturing Management; Modern Data Base Systems; New Product Development and Commercialization; Service Management and Engineering; Software Engineering; Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management; Supply Chain Management; Wireless and Mobile Communications, VLSI Design, Bio-Medical Engineering, and Micro and nano-electro mechanical systems.

UB's graduate programs and instructional philosophy emphasizes real-life experiences through extensive hands-on laboratory-based training, co-ops and paid internships. The GSRD has established very strong relationships with industry in the last few years through an active Center for Interdisciplinary Business, Engineering and Technology Industry Advisory Board and intensive networking with local, regional and global companies.

As a unit of the GSRD, UB's School of Engineering (SOE) is the fastest growing School of Engineering in the nation (among 300+ accredited engineering schools) and is home to the largest graduate engineering program in Connecticut with over 1,300 current graduate students; and is one of the four largest engineering programs in New England. The School of Engineering's recent accomplishments have been hailed in academia, the engineering community and the media as an amazing success story in the growth of academic quality, enrollment and research productivity among engineering schools in the country in the last 50 years.

For more information and to enroll or apply to UB's graduate programs in Engineering, Computing, Technology, Business, Management and Education please visit http://www.bridgeportengineering.net

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Khaled Elleithy
Associate Dean
Graduate Studies and Research Division
University of Bridgeport