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Tufts University
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Bendetson Hall
Phone: (617) 627-3395
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Office of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Ballou Hall
Phone: (617) 627-3106
gsas@tufts.edu
Office of the School of Engineering
Anderson Hall
Phone: (617) 627-3237
enggradstudies@tufts.edu
Medford/Somerville, MA 02155
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From Tufts to Community Advocate
Jonathan's Story
For most graduate students, simply being a student is a full-time job. For Jonathan Diaz, M.A. 2016, it’s been a launch pad to opportunity and a successful career. As a student in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP), his home department has supported every step.
Planning and Practice
Last year alone, first-year M.A. students in UEP examined community land trusts, developed a community plan for a food hub, examined urban heat island mitigation, and evaluated public transportation on campus as part of the UEP Field Projects course.
Careers
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Conservation and Environmental Agencies
- Community Development
- Private Consulting
Related Programs
- Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
- Master of Arts
- Master of Public Policy
- Joint Degree
- Dual Degree
From Tufts to Product Design
Matt’s Story
For his M.S. degree in Human Factors, Marber researched use-related errors in injection devices, like inhalers, pumps, and injection tools. He was able to test the usability of home health care items.
Study Human Factors
The Human Factors Master’s program offers specialized courses, training, and research opportunities in the human-centered aspects of engineering, including product design, ergonomics, and workplace safety.
Careers
- Organizational psychologist
- Usability researcher
- Industrial engineer
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From Tufts to New Grooves
Harjinder's Story
As an Ethnomusicology student at Tufts, Harjinder Singh commutes to Jamaica to research the musical traditions of the Maroon nation. When he isn’t focused on his research project, Singh is a teaching assistant for Kiniwe music and dance courses.
Study Music, Your Way
Graduate students in the Department of Music have the unique opportunity to study broadly across four exciting sub-disciplines—composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, and theory—while receiving a focused training in one of them.
Careers
- Music Educator
- Composer
- Music Journalist
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From Tufts to Therapeutics
Occupational Upgrade
The Department of Occupational Therapy has moved to the newly opened Collaborative Learning & Innovation Complex (CLIC) at 574 Boston Avenue. A former industrial warehouse, the 95,000 square foot building boasts a gardened courtyard, soaring ceilings, and a sun-drenched top floor, and has quickly gained a reputation for being one of the most inviting spaces on campus.
Clinical Reasoning
Tufts OT emphasizes clinical reasoning, a dynamic process of inquiry in action. In ongoing clinical reasoning seminars, Tufts faculty and students examine the process involved and the many factors considered when making evaluation, intervention and service delivery decisions with clients.
Careers
Certified and licensed (OTR/L) occupational therapy practitioners work in:
- Schools/Early Intervention
- Hospitals
- Day Habilitation Centers
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Home Care
Accreditation
Tufts Department of Occupational Therapy is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
From Tufts to Chief Executive Philosopher
Applied Philosophy
Alumnus Mark Goodman characterizes his professional career as “my own analytic philosophy laboratory where I can apply my skills in a corporate setting.”
Ranking
Tufts Philosophy Department has the top-ranked terminal M.A. program in the country.
Careers
- Academia/Research
- Business
- Law