Degree Partners

The Master of Advanced Studies degree is conferred by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). It represents a collaborative effort between UCSD Extended Studies and Public Programs, which administers the program and provides student advising, and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in the UCSD School of Medicine, which manages the curriculum.

UCSD School of Medicine

The National Research Council ranks UCSD 10th in the nation in the quality of its faculty and graduate programs. Within the University, the School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked academic institutions devoted to medical research, education, and health care services. Its physicians and researchers have been lauded with numerous awards and honors, including the Nobel Prize, Lasker Award and the membership of over 80 faculty members in the National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine. UCSD Healthcare is known as a center for leading edge medicine and outstanding clinical programs. Furthermore, San Diego has become one of the most advanced centers in the world for biotechnology, clinical research, telecommunications, and computer software; this is due in no small measure to the University of California, San Diego. A recent study of the growth of technology companies in San Diego discovered that no less than 90% of those firms could trace their roots to either faculty or graduates of UCSD.

UCSD Extended Studies and Public Programs

In addition to research and degree work, UCSD is home to one of the most diverse continuing education programs in the world: UCSD Extended Studies and Public Programs provides critical support for workforce development to San Diego and other partnering organizations. It addresses the lifelong knowledge and skill development needs of individuals, organizations and the community. Every area of study, from biotechnology and the arts, to foreign languages and healthcare, evolves with the community. Courses are refined as the workplace changes and as new ideas and technologies arise.