Master's Degree Programs

The Master Program at Hellenic American University is designed to provide those students selected for admission with the highest quality American advanced education experience at the master’s and doctoral levels. Our graduate concentrations at the master’s level endeavor to imbue our graduates with the specialized professional knowledge and competencies which will well-prepare them for the leadership, opportunities, rigors, and complexities which they will confront in their chosen career. At the doctoral level, Hellenic American University dedicates its energies and resources to creating an environment of learning and practice, research and service, which endows our students with the world-class preparation for leadership, scholarship, and expert proficiency prescribed for and demanded of those who earn the highest degree in their professional field.

Upon acceptance to one of our master’s or doctoral programs, candidates enroll as either full- or part-time students. It is expected that full-time students can complete their graduate studies at the master’s level in about two years, depending on their concentration (some concentrations, such as those in translation and conference interpretation, can be completed in one year with full time-study). At the doctoral level, it is anticipated that degree completion can be accomplished with three years of full-time study. Part-time students entering graduate study for the first time should expect their path to degree completion to be extended, depending on the number of courses to which they commit each term. Currently, the University operates on a trimester system (i.e., three academic terms, each of twelve weeks duration, commencing in late September/early October, January, and April). All graduate students are assigned a Faculty Advisor; many courses are scheduled to accommodate working students. The language of instruction is exclusively English.

The required and elective curriculum specific to each Graduate Program is described in detail on the appropriate pages designated for the selected Master’s- or Doctoral-level offering. In general, however, the awarding of Doctoral degree requires the successful completion of a 58 credit program of advanced study and research. At the Master’s level, the range of required credit hours ranges from 36 to 53, depending upon the specialty chosen. As with the University’s efforts in the design and delivery of the Undergraduate program, HAUniv. Graduate Programs are intended to assure that each of our graduates acquires the professional and academic skills that will provide them with a globally-focused and cross-culturally informed vision of professional competency and leadership in a career-oriented world.

The Graduate Programs offered at Hellenic American University are:
The objectives of the University’s Graduate Program are to:
  • Provide students with the advanced knowledge, skills, and conceptual frameworks that will support their careers in their chosen field;
  • Guide students in acquiring the research-based competence and practical experiences essential to a career in Business, Information Technology, Translation, Interpretation, Applied Linguistics, or Psychology;
  • Foster among our students the knowledge of the central functions, processes, and systems which provide the context for leadership and successful performance in their professional field;
  • Assure our students’ appreciation of the ethical, legal and cross-cultural realities which define their professions; and
  • Cultivate for our students a learning environment in which the core functions of the modern academy -- teaching, research and service-- are integrated and continually reinforced throughout the educational experience at the University.