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From the President... |
WITH this Brigham Young University Graduate Catalog let me welcome you
to the university and to graduate studies. Graduate study offers a new
set of experiences designed to enhance your capabilities and expand your
opportunities to make a difference in the world. Graduate study sets the
expectations and elevates the standards for a university: the parameters
that sketch the depth of disciplinary knowledge, the breadth of scientific
and creative discovery, and the rigor and virtue of individual and collective
investment.
Through the process of graduate study a student becomes a contributor as well as a consumer of knowledge, someone who expands the world's store of knowledge; becomes competent in the application of knowledge, someone who improves the “moral, social, and ecological environment” for the benefit of others; becomes a creator of artistic expression, someone who refines the aesthetic and cultural fiber of society. At the graduate level faculty members and graduate students come together as partners in the fulfillment of these important endeavors. Also supportive to your graduate pursuits are the various libraries, laboratories, studios, museums, institutes, and centers, which are equipped to bolster the depth and breadth of your learning.
In the pages that follow you will learn about the university's degree requirements, policies, procedures, and course offerings, as well as its distinctive mission. These pages suggest not only the many intellectual and spiritual opportunities for you here, but also the context in which you will study. The university's commitment to excellent graduate study is demonstrated by its accomplished researchers, scholars, and teachers—individuals who will guide your efforts to observe more keenly, to contemplate more deeply, and to see more widely and insightfully than before. They will also assist you to express with clarity and offer with grace what you will henceforth be prepared to give. This is your challenge and your responsibility.
Merrill J. Bateman
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