Goucher College

Goucher College is a U.S. coeducational liberal arts college located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson, on a 287 acre (1.2 km²) campus. The school has approximately 1,250 students studying in 33 undergraduate subjects and about 1000 students studying in graduate subjects. It was one of the first colleges to embrace internships and allow its students to take a more individualized approach. In 2004, Newsweek called Goucher the college with the happiest students.

Academics

Undergraduate Level

Goucher requires its students to complete general educations requiremets in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and the arts. There are special introductory courses for freshmen to orient them to the campus as well as college life at Goucher. Undergraduate students are also expected to meet an internship requirement. A popular choice among many Goucher students is to join a study-abroad program, usually a special three week subject intensive program though some programs last longer. Goucher is well-known for its creative writing department.

Related Topics:
Humanities - Social sciences - Natural sciences - Arts - Creative writing

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Graduate Level

Goucher offers the following graduate programs:

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• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction
• Master of Arts in Historic Preservation
• Master of Arts in Arts Administration
• Master of Arts in Teaching
• Master of Education