Accelerated Master’s Program
The Master of Science in Global Infectious Disease offers an Accelerated Program open to current Georgetown undergraduates allowing them to obtain the Master’s in Global Infectious Disease degree while completing a Bachelor of Science or Arts.
The program is open to students pursuing either a B. A. or B. S. degree in a relevant field or major such as Global Health, Biology, Biology of Global Health, Science, Technology and International Affairs (concentration in global health), Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, or a minor in Public Health. Other majors may be considered.
Applicants for the Accelerated Program need to have maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.
Undergraduate students typically apply during their Junior Year and begin the Accelerated Program during the fall semester of their Senior Year when they are eligible to enroll in graduate-level courses to be applied to the M.S. in Global Infectious Disease.
‘Double-counting’
Accelerated students are able to ‘double-count’ a total of two courses for their B.A./B.S. and M.S. degrees allowing them to complete both in a total of 5 years— reducing the time and cost required to obtain the M.S. degree.
The M.S. in Global Infectious Disease program has restrictions on the courses eligible for double counting purposes.
Courses taken prior to admission in the Accelerated program are not eligible as double-counted courses applied to a graduate degree.
Accelerated students will work with M.S. in Global Infectious Disease staff and their undergraduate Advising Dean to create a Plan of Study.
Georgetown University courses currently allowed for double counting are chosen in consultation with undergraduate advisors and typically include an elective or concentration course.
* Courses must be graduate level (number 4000 or higher) with credits beyond those needed for completion of the BA or B.S. degree.
Transferable Courses
Accelerated students are able to ‘transfer’ two courses taken in their senior year of their undergraduate degree to their M.S. in Global Infectious Disease. Students will be enrolled in a “core” or “concentration” course, typically GLID 5000: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Infectious Disease I and GLID 5001: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Infectious Disease II.
Transferable courses taken as a part of the Accelerated Program are subject to the same policies as all other courses transferred to a graduate-level degree at Georgetown. Please review these policies in the Graduate Bulletin.
Example Plan of Study
| Fall I – Senior Year of Undergrad | Spring I – Senior Year of Undergrad |
|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Perspectives in GLID (3) – Transferred | Interdisciplinary Perspectives in GLID (3) – Transferred |
| Elective (3) – Double Counted | Concentration Course #1 (3) – Double Counted |
| Total: 6 | Total: 6 |
| Fall II – M.S. First Year | Spring II – M.S. First Year |
|---|---|
| Research Ethics in Global Health (2) | Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis (3) |
| Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (2) | Capstone (2) |
| Concentration Course #2 (3) | Concentration Course #3 (3) |
| Evidence for Infectious Disease Policy (3) | |
| Total: 10 credits | Total: 8 Credits |
*Review a list of course descriptions.