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TWO CAPITALS, TWO MASTERS

TWO CAPITALS, TWO MASTERS. Virginia Tech Briefing. Virginia Tech Description. Large public university in Virginia Focus on learning, research and discovery 215 undergraduate and graduate degrees 31,000 students (including international) Research portfolio of $454 million

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TWO CAPITALS, TWO MASTERS

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  1. TWO CAPITALS, TWO MASTERS Virginia Tech Briefing

  2. Virginia Tech Description • Large public university in Virginia • Focus on learning, research and discovery • 215 undergraduate and graduate degrees • 31,000 students (including international) • Research portfolio of $454 million • Main campus in Blacksburg, 125 on-campus buildings, 2,600 acres • Off campus educational facilities in six regions, including Alexandria • Study-abroad site in Switzerland

  3. Blacksburg, Main Campus

  4. Virginia Tech Alexandria Campus • Located at 1021 Prince Street • Includes • Government and International Affairs • Architecture • Public Administration and Planning • Urban Affairs and Planning • Metropolitan Institute

  5. Two Capitals, Two Degrees Program Description • One academic year at Kent University • Fulfill Master’s degree required courses and final project. • One academic year at Virginia Tech • Fulfill Master’s degree required courses and Major Paper. • Graduate with a Master’s degree from Kent University and one from Virginia Tech after two years, in two capitals.

  6. Applying for the Program (1) • Application either to Kent University or VT • Each university has specific application process, each needs to accept students based on their internal requirements, ex. Application deadlines, number of recommendations, expected level of academic achievement.

  7. Applying for the Program (2) • If accepted in Kent U., students start the program in Brussels, with one year of study. • Brussels students need an average score of 60 or better to continue the second year in VT. • If accepted in VT, students start the program in Alexandria, with one year of study. • US students need an average 3.0 GPA or better at the end of the year, to continue second year in Kent U.

  8. One Academic Year at Kent University, Brussels Campus • Required courses • Elective courses • Final project: Master’s thesis

  9. One Academic Year at Virginia Tech, Alexandria or Blacksburg Campus (1) • Required/Core Courses: • 3 courses, 3 credits each. Choose from: • Global Change, Local Impacts • Power and Policy in the US • Collaborative Governance and Civil Society • Comparative Social Movements • Politics of Developing Areas • International Politics • Democratic Governance in the Economy • Contemporary American Foreign Policy

  10. One Academic Year at VT (2) • Modes of Inquiry, 1 course, 3 credits. Choose from: • Contemporary Political Theory • Research Methods • Discourse Analysis • Electives, 1 course, 3 credits; choose from: • Quantitative Techniques • Public Admin and Policy Inquiry • Alternative Political Theory • Qualitative Methods in Global Studies • Global Governance • Discourse Analysis

  11. One Academic Year at VT(3) • Final Project – Major Paper, 3 credits • A major paper/journal article sized academic work on a subject determined by students in consultation with advisor. • Students sign up during the regular academic year, write it and defend it.

  12. Faculty • Prof. Gerard Toal in interview with Voice of Bosnia

  13. Faculty • Prof. Joel Peters in action

  14. Applying to VT (1) • Fill out application form available on website • Graduate School checks credentials and approves application • Application goes next to Government and International Affairs (GIA/SPIA)

  15. Applying to VT (2) • Office of Graduate Student Services requires three documents: • Immigration information form • Passport ID page • Proof of necessary funds • DS 2019 or I-20 forms are mailed; office will give students a SERVIS number to pay the SERVIS I-901 fee. • When SERVIS fee is paid, students can make appointment with Consulate to seek a student visa; wait for mailed forms and further instructions on docs to take to the interview.

  16. Cost of Program (1) • Total cost of program around $28,901.25 (exact amount varies). • Cost of living in Northern Capital Region • $ 1,200 apartment rental per month • $ 4,000/year for insurance, books, miscellaneous • Wide range of food costs, depends on whether students cook for themselves or eat mostly out, between $300-$800/month

  17. Internships in Washington DC • Various think-tanks (Center for Strategic and International Studies, Fund for American Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars). • Government agencies (Environmental Protection Agency, Smithsonian Institution) • Other

  18. After Graduation • International students benefit from 18 months of Practical Training, ie. They can work in the US on the visa they hold at time of graduation, in a field related to their Master’s degree. • Job fairs available.

  19. Travel to Washington DC • International flights into Dulles airport, located approximately 10 miles from DC • Metro transport from Dulles into DC and other locations in the Greater Washington area expected to be completed in 2018 • Cab fares from Dulles to the city range between $60 – $80. • Public transport available. • http://www.nvc.vt.edu/resources/international/travel.html

  20. Housing for International Students • In Washington DC • In Alexandria • In other locations within 5 miles of NCR campus • http://www.nvc.vt.edu/international/

  21. Transportation in the DC area • Alexandria campus close to King metro station (six blocks walk). • Trolley from metro station into Alexandria. • Public transportation: various buses going into DC, and across the area. • Cabs available everywhere. • Shopping malls on bus routes.

  22. Hokie Pride – Hokie Bird • "Gobblers" coined in the early 1900s as a description of how student athletes would "gobble" up their food. • 1913, Fred Meade, local resident chosen by the student body to serve as the school's mascot had a large turkey pull him in a cart at a football game. Later, he trained the turkey to gobble on command. • 1936, a costumed Gobbler joined the live gobbler for one game. The use of a live gobbler mascot continued into the 1950s, and the first permanent costumed Gobbler took the field in the fall of 1962. • 1982, the appearance of the Gobbler mascot costume was changed to one that looked like a maroon cardinal with a snood, and references first appeared to it as "the Hokie mascot," "the Hokie," and "the Hokie bird." The costume worn by today's HokieBird made its first appearance in 1987.

  23. Live hokie bird in the streets of Alexandria

  24. Things to do in Northern capital Region • Alexandria was part of the big metropolis Washington DC area from 1791 to 1846 • DC attractions: • Tours of Congress and Washington Monument • Arts, crafts, sports, free museums • Free events (Kennedy Center, think-tank meetings) • Alexandria cultural life • Little Theater of Alexandria, Ghost Tours, Arts festivals, parades, farmers’ market, Torpedo Factory

  25. Capitol Hill

  26. Lincoln Memorial

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