Introduction
SchoolProfile
IndianaUniversitycangrantbachelor'sdegreesin373majorsandmaster'sanddoctoraldegreesin312majors.In1993,amongthemorethan2,150four-yearundergraduatecollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates,theundergraduateprogramsoftheBloomington(alsotranslatedasBloomington)campusrankedamongthe30universitieswiththebestacademicreputationintheUnitedStates.TheIndianaUniversityintegratedgraduateprogramislistedinthetop20ofmorethan400graduateschoolsinthecountry,andthetop6intheMidwest,ofwhich78%ofthe41graduateprogramsarerankedinthetop20inthecorrespondingfield,especiallyEconomics,politicalscience,history,media,psychology,sociology,andnaturalsciencesinthesocialandhumanitiesarethemostprominentinchemistryandbiology.Accordingtotheusnews2016NationalUniversityRankings,IndianaUniversityisranked75.
Educationalsituation
Inthepasttwocenturies,IndianaUniversityhasbecometheUnitedStatesandtheworldhascultivatedmanytalents,amongthemareNobelPrizewinnersandPulitzerPrizes.Winner,memberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,memberoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,andwinneroftheFordFund,MacArthurFund,RockefellerFund,andVolbrandFund.BecauseofitsgoodreputationinAmericanacademiaandAmericansociety,IndianaUniversityreceivesalargeamountofresearchandteachingfundingfromallwalksoflifeeveryyear,whichprovidesastrongeconomicbackingfortheschooltobetterengageinteachingandresearch.Inparticular,theIndianaUniversityBloomingtoncampusisattheleadinglevelintheUnitedStatesandtheworldinthefieldsofmusic,sociology,andjournalism.
Subjects
IndianaUniversity’sstrongestsubjectisthefieldofhumanitiesandsocialsciences,anditisoneofthestrongestuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesforhumanitiesandsocialsciences.Aboutone-thirdofallitsteachersareengagedinscientificresearchinthesocialsciences,distributedinthefollowingcollegesorinstitutions:CollegesofArtsandSciences,SchoolsofBusiness,SchoolsofEducation,SchoolsofHealth,SportsandEntertainment,SchoolsofJournalism,SchoolsofLaw,SchoolsofHumanities,SchoolofComputerScienceandInformationScience,VisionTestingCenter,SchoolofPublicandEnvironmentalAffairs,andSchoolofSocialWork.85%ofallsocialsciencegraduateprogramsatIndianaUniversityarerankedinthetop20inthecountry.
KelleySchoolofBusiness
KelleySchoolofBusinessisaworld-classschoolofbusinessadministration.TheundergraduateeducationofKellySchoolofBusinessisamongthebestintheUnitedStates,anditsacademicleveliswell-knownintheindustry.AccordingtothelatestrankingdataofficiallyreleasedbyUSNewsin2021,theKellyBusinessSchoolranks11thintheforefrontofthebestundergraduatebusinesseducationinthecountry.Amongthem,entrepreneurshipranks4thintheworld,andmarketingranks5thinthecountry.Theinformationsystemranks7thinthecountry.AccordingtotheQSWorldUniversityRankingsreleasedin2021,theKellyGraduateSchoolofBusinessisranked19thintheUnitedStates,surpassingtheTuckSchoolofBusinessatDartmouthCollegeandtheDardenSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofVirginia.TheDirectAdmissionofKellyBusinessSchoolisextremelylow.Highschoolapplicantsneedtoachieve30pointsintheACTor1370pointsintheSAT.Inaddition,theapplicant'sGPAmustbeabove3.8/4.0.
JacobsSchoolofMusic(JacobsSchoolofMusic)
IndianaUniversityJacobsSchoolofMusicisoneofthetopmusicschoolsintheworld.Thereareresearchinstitutesanduniversitydepartments.Morethan1,600studentsarestudyinghere,andmorethanhalfofthemareundergraduatestudents.ManymajorsofthecollegearerankedfirstintheUnitedStates.Thestudentshavealsowonmanyawards,andtheirprestigeisevenfarmorefamousintheUnitedStates.BerkeleyConservatoryofMusic.TheadmissionprocedureoftheConservatoryofMusicincludesauditions,andstudentswhoareinterestedinenrollingneedtoperformtwotothreepiecesofmusicinfrontofthefacultyrepresentatives.Amongthem,thefirstroundofadmissionproceduresforvocalandpianostudentsistoprovideCDsorcassettetapes,andtheycanentertheauditionstageafterpassing.Generally,theacceptancerateforcollegesis2.5%,andtheacceptancerateforgraduateschoolsis30%.
SchoolofJournalismandMassCommunicationTelecommunicationsDepartment
ThejournalismandmediamajorisashiningjewelintheBloomingtoncampusofIndianaUniversity.IUB’sresearchonjournalismandmasscommunicationranksamongthetoptenintheUnitedStatesformanyyears.Itssuccessliesinthe"Faculty-StudentConnection"(Faculty-StudentConnection)teachingmodel,formulatingtrainingprogramsthatmeetthecharacteristicsofstudents,andencouragingstudentstoboldlycreate.ThecompetitionforIUBjournalismandcommunicationmajorsisextremelyfierce,butthecollegeisfriendlytointernationalstudentsandwillprovidesomefinancialassistancetotheoutstandingstudentsadmitted;especiallythemasscommunicationdepartment,itwillgiveuptothebest1-2ChinesestudentseveryyearAfullscholarshipof100,000USdollars,whichisveryrareandextremelyrichinthepopularAmericanmediamaster'sprogram.
LuddySchoolofInformatics,Computing,andEngineering(LuddySchoolofInformatics,Computing,andEngineering)
,DepartmentofComputerScience,DepartmentofInformationandLibraryScience,andDepartmentofIntelligentSystemsEngineering.Thecollege'sinformaticsrankingsareamongthebestintheUnitedStates,andtheinformationandlibrarydisciplinesrankedsecondinthe2017worlduniversityacademicrankings.Theemergingprofessionalhuman-computerinteractiondesignandinformationsecurityarealsowell-knownintheUnitedStates.Thecollegeoffersundergraduate,masteranddoctoratedegreesincomputerscience,bioinformatics,informationsecurity,datascience,human-computerinteractiondesign,andlibraryscience.InOctober2019,tocommemoratetheIndianaUniversityalumnusandinformationtechnologypioneerFredLuddy,thecollegeofficiallynamedLuddy.
MaurerSchoolofLaw(MaurerSchoolofLaw)
TheMorrellSchoolofLawwasformerlyknownastheIndianaUniversitySchoolofLaw.Establishedin1842,itisoneoftheearliestcollegesestablishedontheBloomingtoncampus.TheSchoolofLawislocatedinthesouthwestofthecampusandhasthemostcompletelawlibraryinthecountry.In2000,theChiefJusticeoftheUnitedStatesWilliamRemquistpresidedoverthetrialinthemootcourtofthelawschool.Thelawschoolwasranked25thinthecountryinthe2014"U.S.NewsandWorldReport"BestLawSchool.NotablealumniofthelawschoolincludeSupremeCourtAssistantJudgeShermanMintonand9-11ViceChairmanLeeHamilton(LeeHamilton).ItwasofficiallynamedIndianaUniversityMorrellSchoolofLawonDecember8,2008.
SchoolofMedicine
IndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicineislocatedontheIndianapoliscampus(IUPUI)andisthesecondlargestmedicalschoolintheUnitedStates.ThefirstbatchofDoctorofMedicine(MD)wasawardedasearlyas1907.IndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicineisalsotheonlymedicalschoolinIndiana.In2013,ithadmorethan2,000students,92differentspecialtiesandmorethan8affiliatedhospitalsservingtheentireIndianastate.IndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicinehasmorethan30differentresearchcenterssuchasIndianaUniversityCancerCenter(IndianaUniversityCancerCenter),IndianaUniversityDiabetesCenter(IndianaUniversityDiabetesCenter),etc.Thesecentershavefirst-classfacultyandequipmentformedicalresearchintheUnitedStates.Makeagreatcontribution.
IndianaUniversityhasnearlyahundreddisciplines,including:AccountingandInformationSystems,AfricanStudies,AfricanAmericanStudies,Aviation,AmericanStudies,Anthropology,AppliedHealthSciences,ArtManagement,Astronomy,Audiovisual,Biology,CentralEurasianStudies,Chemistry,ClassicLiteratureStudies,CognitiveScience,CommunicationandCulture,ComparativeLiterature,ComputerScience,CriminalJustice,CulturalStudies,EastAsianLanguagesandCulture,Anatomy,Economics,Pedagogy,CounselingandEducationalPsychology,CurriculumandGuidance,HigherEducationandStudentManagement,Ethnomusicology,English,FilmStudies,Art,ArtHistory,PhotographicArt,Ethnology,French,Italian,Geography,Climatology,Geology,GermanStudies,Kinesiology,History,Philosophy,JewishStudies,Journalism,LatinAmericanStudies,Law,Linguistics,Mathematics,Neuroscience,Physics,PoliticalScience,Psychology,ReligiousStudies,SocialWork,SocietyScience,Spanish,Portuguese,drama,WesternEuropeanstudies,probabilityandstatistics,chemistry,biochemistry,molecularbiology,astrophysics,geophysics,geochemistry,appliedmathematicsandnumericalanalysis,etc.TherearemorethantencollegesincludingJacobsSchoolofMusic,KellySchoolofBusiness,MorrellSchoolofLaw,SchoolofJournalism,SchoolofNursing,SchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairs,andSchoolofSocialWork.TheschoolalsohastheAppliedSignLinguisticsCenter,theElectronicandComputerMusicCenter,theInternationalBusinessEducationandResearchCenter,theAmericanandCaribbeanResearchCenter,theStatisticsandMathematicalComputingCenter,theSurveyResearchCenter,theRealEstateResearchCenter,theEastAsianResearchCenter,andAdvancedResearchandTechnologyInstitute,AmericanIndianInstitute,EastAsianLanguageInstitute,FolkloreResearchCenter,IndianaInstituteofMolecularandCellBiology,DevelopmentStrategyInstitute,SocialResearchCenter,GlennBlackArchaeologyLaboratory,LanguageandComputingLaboratory,VertebrateTeachingandresearchfacilitiessuchasneurobiologylaboratoryandteachingtechnologylaboratory.
Theschool’sbrilliantachievements
Accordingtothe"USNewsandWorldReport"publishedin2001-2002,IndianaUniversityhasmorethan110undergraduatesubjectrankingsThetop20and29graduateprogramsintheUnitedStatesareamongthetop25."Time"magazine(Time)ratedIndianaUniversityasthe"2001BestUniversity".Inaddition,IndianaUniversityranksamongthetop100intheworldaccordingtotheacademicrankingofworlduniversitiespublishedbytheSchoolofHigherEducationResearchofShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity,China.
AmongthevariouscollegesofIndianaUniversity,theMaurerSchoolofLawofIndianaUniversity(MaurerSchoolofLaw)ranked23rdinthecountryinthe2009USNewsandWorldReport.Inthe2009U.S.NewsandWorldReport’s“BestGraduateSchools”rankings,theIndianaUniversitySchoolofPublicandEnvironmentalAffairs(IndianaUniversitySchoolofPublicandEnvironmentalAffairs)isintheSchoolofPublicAffairsandHarvardUniversity'sKennedySchoolofGovernment(HarvardSchoolofGovernment).KennedySchoolofGovernment)ranks2nd(firstamongallpublicuniversities),ofwhich6researchprojectsarerankedinthetop10and4arerankedinthetop20.IntherankingsofU.S.NewsandWorldReport,theSchoolofEducationofIndianaUniversityhasalwaysbeeninthetop20.In2015,BloombergBusinessrankedtheKelleySchoolofBusiness(UndergraduateBusinessProgram)asthenation’sNo.8;TheMBAprogramranks20th(7thinallpublicuniversities).In2007,the"WallStreetJournal"rankedKellyBusinessSchoolMBAprogram15thinthecountry."BusinessWeek"rankedKellySchoolofBusinessasthe16thin2008(6thinallpublicuniversities),andthe15thinMBA(4thinallpublicuniversities);theteachingqualityisA-level,VocationalguidanceisA+level.Inthe2009USNewsandWorldReport,theJacobsSchoolofMusicatIndianaUniversity(JacobsSchoolofMusic),JuilliardSchoolofMusic,andEastmanSchoolofMusictiedforNo.1intheUnitedStates.IndianaUniversityranksamongthetoptenintheUnitedStatesforitsjournalismandmasscommunicationresearch.Inthe2012USnewsrankings,analyticalchemistryrankedthirdintheUnitedStates.
CollegeMajors
McKennySchoolofLaw
TheMcKenneySchoolofLaw,IndianaUniversity,islocatedinIndianapolis,thecapitalcityofIndiana.Herteachingbuildingisonlyafewminutes'walkfromthestategovernmentbuilding,thestatecapitol,thefederalcourtandmanyfamouslawfirms.Theschoolwasestablishedin1820andisanoldschool.Itslawschoolwasestablishedin1842.Inthepast160years,theIndianUniversityLawSchoolhascultivatedmanyoutstandinglegaltalents.TheLawSchoollocatedontheIndianapoliscampusisthelargestlawschoolinIndiana.ThelawschoolenjoysagoodreputationintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.IndianapolisLawSchoolhasagoodteachingenvironment.TheenrolledLL.M.studentswillspendayearofunforgettablestudylifeinthenewteachingbuildingofLawSchool,LAWRENCEWINLOWHALL.Theteachingbuildingwascompletedin2001,cost37millionUSdollars,majestic.TheRuthLillyLawLibrary(RuthLillyLawLibrary)isoneofthelargestlawlibrariesintheUnitedStates.Theequipmentinsideisalsoverycomplete.ThestudyroomofthelibraryalsoreservesastudyseatforeverystudentofLL.M.Whetheritisclassrooms,mootcourts,orstudentlounges,theyareveryspaciousandcomfortable.LAWRENCEW.INLOWHALLalsoleavesaspecialspaceforstudentorganizationsandstudentactivities.Studentscaneatandenjoyrefreshmentsinthecafeteria,orrelaxinthestudentlounge.Thecomputercenterprovidesseatsforallstudents.
TheLLMprogram(LL.M.)oftheMcKinneySchoolofLawSchoolofLawisanextensionoftheexistingJDprogramandinternationalprogramsofthelawschool.IndianapolisSchoolofLawhasaninternationalcomparativelawcenter.IthasopenedsummerlegalseminarsandstudentexchangeprogramsinChina(establishedattheRenminUniversityofChina),EuropeandLatinAmerica,andinAustralia,Europe,AsiaandLatinAmerica.Anacademicexchangeprogrambetweenprofessorshasbeenopened.In1991,IndianapolisLawSchoolfoundedtheIndianaInternationalComparativeLawReview,whichprovidedaplatformforacademicexchangesininternationallaw.Theeditorialofficeofthe"EuropeanLawReform"magazineisalsosetupatIndianapolisLawSchool,undertheresponsibilityofProfessorEmmert(DirectoroftheMasterofLawsinInternationalComparativeLaw)oftheLawSchool.Inaddition,thePhDprogramoftheSchoolofLawisopentorecruitingstudentsfromallovertheworld.
MasterofLawsProgram
Introduction
IndianaUniversity-McKennySchoolofLawMasterofLawsProgram(LL.M.)waslaunchedintheUnitedStatesin2001AdegreeprogramspecificallyforforeignlawyersestablishedundertheapprovaloftheIndianaStateHigherEducationCommissionandtheNationalBarAssociation,theMasterofLawsawardedbyitisofficiallyrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesandisgenerallyacceptedandrecognizedbyallcountriesintheworld.
Comparedwithotherschools’MasterofLaws(LL.M.)programs,theIndianaUniversity-IndianapolisSchoolofLawMaster’sProgramhasthefollowingcharacteristics:First,IndianaUniversityisapublic(state)university,Thetuitionislower.ThetuitionfeefortheMcKinneyLawSchoolMasterofLaws(LL.M.)programinthe2004-2005academicyearwas22,000USdollars,whichisone-halfofthetuitionfeesofotherprivateuniversitiesandcolleges.
Secondly,providefreeforeignlanguagetrainingforLL.M.students.TheSchoolofLawhasarrangedafull-timeforeignlanguageteacherforLL.M.students'studythroughouttheschoolyeartoimprovetheLL.M.students’abilitytouseEnglish.ThelawschoolnotonlyprovidesLL.M.studentswithfreeEnglishtrainingforaboutonemonthbeforeenrollment,butalsoprovidesspecialguidanceforindividualsandgroupsthroughouttheschoolyear.
Thirdly,studentscanchoosecoursesfreelyandcantakeclasseswithJDstudents.Exceptforthethreecompulsorycourses(atotalof6credits),othercoursescanbefreelycombinedaccordingtotheirprofessionaldirection,andallcoursearrangementsaretailor-madeforstudents.Electivecourses(atotalof18credits)aresharedwithJDstudents.
Fourth,LL.M.studentsareeligibletoapplyforaDoctorofLaws(JD)aftergraduation,buttheymusttaketheLawSchoolEntranceEnglishTest(LSAT).TherearesomecreditsforLL.M.12creditscanbetransferreddirectlytodoctoralcredits.
Fifth,thelawschoolprovidesamentorforeachLL.M.studenttohelpLL.M.studentsstudyandliveintheUnitedStates.ThementorisaJDstudent.
Sixth,strongteachingstaff.Mostoftheprofessorsandteachersofthelawschoolhavetraveledaroundtheworldandtaughtininternationallawschools.Atthesametime,alargenumberoflegalmonographshavebeenpublished.Sincestudentsarefreetochoosecourses,theyarefreetochoosecoursestaughtbyteacherstheylike.
Seventh,thestudentsarealllegalelitesfromvariouscountries.Injointlearningandmutualexchanges,youcannotonlyunderstandthelegalsystemofothercountries,butalsohavetheopportunitytoestablishagoodnetworkofstudentsandseekmoredevelopmentopportunities.
Eighth,LL.M.studentshavetheopportunitytoapplyforthesummerinternshipprogram.Theschoolwillprovidestudentswithsomeinternshipinformation.StudentswhoplantoparticipateintheinternshipmustapplyforinternshipsinFebruaryandMarchofthespringsemester.,Suchasinternshipsinlocalfederalorstatecourtsandlocallawfirms.Therefore,LL.M.studentshavetheopportunitytoexperiencefirst-handhowtheAmericanlegalprofessionworks.
AllcoursearrangementsatIndianaUniversityaretailor-madeforstudentsandcanshareclasseswithJDstudents.TheprofessorofthelawschoolwillprovideadviceandhelpforeachLL.M.studentinchoosingcourses.LL.M.studentsofvariousmajorscanchoosepublicelectivecoursesinadditiontocompletingtherequiredcreditsforthemajor.
CollegeofPublicEnvironmentalAffairs
TheCollegeofPublicEnvironmentalAffairsisamultidisciplinarycollegeofIndianaUniversity.Thecollegeisaprofessionalcollegededicatedtoteaching,researchandservice.Theresearchfieldsofallprofessionalfacultyandstaffofthecollegeinclude:PublicPolicyandManagement;InternationalAffairs;PublicFinance;Non-ProfitManagement;UrbanAffairs);EnvironmentalScienceandPolicy(EnvironmentalScienceandManagement);CriminalJustice(CriminalJustice),LawandPublicSafety(LawandPublicSafety);HealthScienceandManagement(HealthScienceandManagement).Theresearchofallfacultyandstudentsofthecollegeadoptstheformofindependentorcooperativeresearch,andisbasedontheuniquein-depthcomprehensiveknowledgeoftheSchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairsinthefieldsofnaturalscience,behavioralscience,socialscienceandmanagementscience.
DuetotheoutstandingperformanceoftheSchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairsinitsresearchfield,theSchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairsofIndianaUniversityandtheKennedySchoolofGovernmentofHarvardUniversitywerenamedthebestpublicaffairsschoolsintheUnitedStatesin2009byUSNews&WorldReportSecondplace.
Basedonitsbroaddisciplinaryfoundation,theSchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairsprovidesalotofscientificandtechnicalassistancetothestateandfederalgovernments.Becauseoftheprofessionalknowledgeofallfacultyandstudentsofthecollege,localpublicandprivateinstitutions,andgovernmentagenciesatalllevelshavebenefitedfromit.
TheSchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairsoffersundergraduateandjuniorcollegedegrees.Inadditiontoprovidinggoodgeneraleducation,thesedegreesalsoinvolveprofessionalresearchandaseriesofrelatedcoursesinthefieldsofpublicsafety,criminaljustice,publicaffairs,publichealthorenvironmentalsystems.Inaddition,thecollegealsoprovidesrefreshercourses.
Bachelor’sdegreesinclude:BachelorofScienceinPublicAffairs(SPA),BachelorofScienceinEnvironmentalScience(BSES),BachelorofScienceinPublicHealth(BSPH),BachelorofScienceinArtsManagement(BSAM).
Master'sdegreeincludes:MasterofPublicAffairs(MPA),MasterofScienceinEnvironmentalScience(MSES),MasterofPublicAffairs/MasterofScienceinEnvironmentalScienceofScienceinEnvironmentalScience(MPA/MSES),MasterofArtsinArtsAdministration(MAA);inaddition,studentscanalsochoosetoobtainjointdegreesinthefollowingdisciplines:law,journalism,libraryandinformationscience,Naturalandlifesciences,orlanguagesandculturesofspecificregionsoftheworld.
Doctorsinclude:Ph.D.inPublicAffairs,Ph.D.inEnvironmentalScience,andPh.D.inPublicPolicy.
CollegeofArtsandSciences
TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesisthemostimportantandlargestcomponentofIndianaUniversity.Itprovidesliberalartseducationforthewholeschool.TheFacultyofArtsandSciencesiscomposedofmorethan50departments,suchastheDepartmentofMathematics,Economics,Politics,EastAsianLanguagesandCultures,Biology,Chemistry,History,Telecommunications,Performance,andFineArts.BothenjoyhighacademicprestigeintheUnitedStates.Approximately40%oftheundergraduatestudentsintheschoolstudythemajorsoftheFacultyofArtsandSciences.Italsoprovidesbasiccoursesandelectivecoursesforstudentsfromothercollegesandresearchcenters.
DepartmentofEconomics
TheDepartmentofEconomicsatIndianaUniversityisawell-knowndepartmentintheUnitedStates,whichawardsdegreesfromundergraduate,master,anddoctoraldegrees.TheDepartmentofEconomicshasnumerousacademicresearchfields,includingeconometrics,monetaryeconomics,macroeconomics,gametheory,internationaltrade,andcorporateorganization.ProfessorsoftheDepartmentofEconomicsenjoyahighreputationintheacademicworld.Manyprofessorsserveaseditorsandlong-termwritersforwell-knowneconomicjournalsintheUnitedStates.ElinorOstromistheworld'sfirstwomantowintheNobelPrize.Amongthewell-knownpublicationsareEconomicTheory,JournalofAppliedEconometrics,JournalofMoney,CreditandBanking,JournalofPublicEconomicTheory,MacroeconomicDynamics,etc.TheCenterforAppliedEconomicsandPolicyResearchwillregularlypublishacademicarticlesjointlywithvisitingscholarsandeconomicsprofessors.TheDepartmentofEconomicsonceheldthe2009MidwestMacroMeeting(2009MidwestMacroMeeting)andinvitedfamousexpertstoparticipateinthediscussion.
DepartmentofPolitics
TheDepartmentofPoliticsatIndianaUniversityisaresearchinstitutionwithawiderangeofacademicfields.ItscurriculumportfolioincludesAmericanPoliticsandComparativePolitics.),InternationalRelations,PublicPolicy,PoliticalPhilosophy,TheoryandMethodology.ThePre-LawEducation(Pre-Law)ofthePoliticalDepartmentofIndianaUniversityisunique.ManystudentschoosetoacceptcoursesfromthePoliticalDepartmentandthenenterthelawschool.
DepartmentofChemistry
TheDepartmentofChemistryisoneofthetopchemistrydepartmentsintheUnitedStates,andtheUSNewsanalyticalchemistryranksconsistentlyamongthetopthree.Theundergraduatehastwobranches:ChemistryandBiochemistry,respectivelyawardedwithaBachelorofScience(B.S.inChemistryorB.S.inBiochemistry)andaBachelorofArts(B.A.inChemistryorB.A.inBiochemistry).TheDepartmentofChemistryencouragesstudentstoenterthelaboratorytodoexperimentswiththeprofessorintheirfreshmanyear.
TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesatIndianaUniversityofferscoursesinmorethan40foreignlanguages,andisoneoftheschoolswiththelargestvarietyofforeignlanguagelearninginAmericanuniversities.Manyminorlanguages,suchasAlbanian,Uzbek,Mongolian,andTurkic,havecorrespondingcoursesanddegreesintheFacultyofArtsandSciences.ManystudentsstudyingatIndianUniversitySchoolofMedicineinthefirstorsecondyearofcollegewillgototheDepartmentofBiologyandMolecularBiologyInstitute(MolecularBiologyInstitute)oftheCollegeofArtsandSciencesforpre-schooleducation.TheDepartmentofTheatreandDramaoftheFacultyofArtsandSciencesstrictlyscreensthestudentunion.Ithasperformance,stagedesign,scriptwritingtransfers,frombachelortomasterdegrees.
GloriaBusinessSchool
GloriaBusinessSchoolisoneoftheworld'stopbusinessschools.Foundedin1920,formerlyknownasIndianaUniversitySchoolofCommerceandFinance.In2015,theGloriaSchoolofBusinessandCornellUniversity(CornellUniversity)tiedfortenthintheUndergraduateBusinessProgramrankingsofUSNews&WorldReport(USNews&WorldReport);in2014Bloomberg,theworld'slargestfinancialinformationserviceprovider,rankseighthamongthetopundergraduatebusinessschools.In2007,the"WallStreetJournal"rankedtheGloriaBusinessSchoolMBAprogram15thinthecountry.
ThespecialcoursenamedIntegrativeCore(I-CORE)fortheundergraduateofGloriaBusinessSchooliscalledIntegrativeCore(I-CORE).AllstudentsofGloriaBusinessSchoolmustcompletethiscourse.I-COREcoursesincludeFinance,Marketing,Strategy,Operations.
Ranking
U.S.undergraduatebusinessschoolranked8th(BloombergBusiness-2014)
U.S.UndergraduateBusinessSchoolRanking(USNewsandWorldReport-2015))
Accounting:7th
Entrepreneurship:6nd
Finance:10th
Management):8th
ManagementInformationSystems:8th
Marketing:7th
Logistics/SupplyChain:11th
RealEstate:13th
MorrellLawSchool
IndianaUniversityMorrellLawSchoolwasformerlyknownasIndianaUniversityLawSchool,in1842ItwasestablishedasoneoftheearliestcollegesestablishedontheBloomingtoncampus.TheSchoolofLawislocatedinthesouthwestofthecampusandhasthemostcompletelawlibraryinthecountry.In2000,theChiefJusticeoftheUnitedStatesWilliamRemquistpresidedoverthetrialinthemootcourtofthelawschool.Thelawschoolwasranked25thinthecountryinthe2014"U.S.NewsandWorldReport"BestLawSchool.NotablealumniofthelawschoolincludeSupremeCourtAssistantJudgeShermanMintonand9-11ViceChairmanLeeHamilton(LeeHamilton).IndianaUniversityLawSchoolwasofficiallynamedIndianaUniversityMorrellLawSchoolonDecember8,2008.
JacobsSchoolofMusic
Introduction
LocatedontheBloomingtoncampusofIndianaUniversity,itisoneofthetopmusicschoolsintheworld.First,thereareresearchinstitutesanduniversitydepartments.Morethan1,600studentsarestudyinghere,andmorethanhalfofthemareuniversitystudents.Thecollegeofferspiano,cello,jazz,composition,ballet,recordingart,education(vocalmusic,stringmusic,windmusic)andothermajors.ManymajorsoftheIndianaUniversitySchoolofMusicarerankedfirstintheUnitedStates,andstudentshavealsowonmanyawards.
Admissionprocedure
TheadmissionprocedureoftheConservatoryincludesaudition.Studentswhoareinterestedinenrollingneedtoperformtwotothreepiecesofmusicinfrontofthestaffrepresentatives.Amongthem,thefirstroundofadmissionproceduresforvocalandpianostudentsistoprovideCDsorcassettetapes,andtheycanentertheauditionstageafterpassing.Generally,theacceptancerateforcollegesis2.5%,andtheacceptancerateforgraduateschoolsis30%.
CampusLife
Moststudentsneedtoparticipateinanensembleeverysemester.Studentsincertainmajorsneedtoparticipateinspecificensembles.Inaddition,therearethirteenchoirs,eightbands,andsevenorchestrasinthecollege.
Staffandfacilities
IndianaUniversityCollegeofMusichasexcellentfaculty,withmorethan170full-timefacultymembers,andmanyoftheworld’stopvoicesScientistsandscholarswillcomehereforexchanges.TheConservatoryalsohasavarietyoffacilities,includingfivebuildings,withmorethan170practicerooms.
FamousAlumni
YeYongshi-FamousFemaleConductorinChinaandHongKong
JoshuaDavidBell)-Americanviolinist,wonaGrammyAward
JohnClayton–Americanbassplayer,wonaGrammyAward
PeteEraseKim(PeterErskine)-jazzdrummerandcomposer
SylviaMcNair-famousAmericansopranosinger,twoGrammyAwardswinners
HoagyCarmichael–Americancomposerandactor,thefamoussong"Stardust","GeorgiaonMyMind"and"HeartandSoul"areallcomposedbyhim
MichaelBlack(MichaelBrecker)–Americanjazzsaxophonistandcomposer
JacquesIsraelievitch–Frenchviolinist,principalviolinistfortheCanadianSymphonyOrchestra
SchoolofInformatics,ComputerandEngineering
TheSchoolofInformationwasestablishedin1990toprovidestudentsandprofessorswithanextensiveresearchenvironmentandplatform.TheInstituteofInformationStudieshasawiderangeofresearch,coveringeverythingfrombiology,economics,andevenfinearts.Howmankindchangestechnology,andhowtechnologychangesmankindisthemostinterestingconceptoftheSchoolofInformation.
OnJuly1,2005,thecomputersciencedepartmentoftheuniversityofficiallymovedfromtheliberalartscollegetotheinformationcollege,increasingthenumberoffacultymembersintheinformationcollegetomorethanonehundred.OnJuly6,2009,theSchoolofInformationwasrenamedtheSchoolofInformatics,ComputerandEngineering.
Informatics,ComputerandEngineeringCollegeofIndianaUniversityoffersmastersanddoctoratesincludinghuman-computerinteractiondesign,musicinformatics,bioinformatics,chemicalinformatics,informationsecurity,andcomputerscience.Amongthem,thescientificresearchlevelofhuman-computerinteractiondesignisranked6thintheUnitedStatesand8thintheworldinthedataofCSranking2010to2020.
Undergraduatedegreesinclude:
BachelorofComputerScience,DataScience,Informatics,IntelligentSystemEngineering
IntelligentSystemsEngineering,BachelorofLibraryScience
Graduatedegreesinclude:
Bioinformatics,ComputerScience,DataScience,Human-ComputerInteractionDesign,Informatics,IntelligentSystemEngineering,SecureComputing,MasterofScienceinLibraryScience
MasterofComputerScience,NetworkSecurity,DataScience,InformationArchitecture
DoctorofComputerScience,Informatics,InformationScience,IntelligentSystemEngineering
SchoolofMedicine
TheIndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicineislocatedontheIndianapoliscampus(IUPUI)andisthesecondlargestmedicalschoolintheUnitedStates.ThemedicalschoolisalsotheonlymedicalschoolinIndiana.In2013,thereweremorethan2000students,92differentspecialtiesandmorethan8affiliatedhospitalsservingtheentireIndiana.ThecollegegrantsvariousdegreesincludingMD/MBA,MD/MA,MD/MPH,MD/PhD,PhD,etc.In2012,thecollegeadmitted335studentsintotheclinicaldoctorofmedicine(MD)program.
IndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicineisacutting-edgemedicalschoolintheUnitedStatesthatstudiescancer,immunology,alcoholology,neurology,diabetes,pediatricsandmanyotherdisciplines.Inthe2015USNews(USNews)rankingofmorethan150medicalschools,IndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicineranked18thinprimarycareand46thinbasicresearch.
SchoolofEducation
IndianaUniversitySchoolofEducation(SchoolofEducation),formerlypartoftheCollegeofArtandScience,wasindependentin1923andisoneofthelargesteducationalcollegesintheUnitedStates.One,hasmorethan200educationalstaff.
In2008,itsInstituteofEducationwasranked19thinthecountrybyU.S.NewsandWorldReportin2013.
IndianaUniversityCollegeofEducationoffersanumberofundergraduateandcollegedegrees,includingBSinTeacherEducation,MS,EducationSpecialist(Ed.S.)andEducationDoctoral(Ed.D,Ph.D.)etc..
Campus
Campusoverview
IndianaUniversitycampuslandscapemapCollection(10photos)
IndianaUniversitycurrentlyhassevencampuses,includingtwocorecampusesinBloomingtonandIndianapolis,fiveregionalcampuses,andtworegionalcenters.IndianaTheuniversitycampusoccupiesaverylargearea,withdiversifiedplantsandmanyoldandnewlimestonebuildings.Itisconsideredoneofthemostbeautifulcampusesintheworld.ArtcriticThomasGainescalleditthe5mostbeautifulart-likebuildingsintheUnitedStatesOneoftheuniversitycampuses.TheBloomingtoncampusofIndianaUniversityhas1933acres.Itslushgreennaturalenvironmentandrichcharacteristicancientbuildingscanbetracedbacktotheendofthe19thcentury.Mostofthem,especiallytheoldercentralbuildings,Theyareallbuiltoftoplimestone.AstreamcalledJordanRiverrunsthroughthecenterofthecampus.Itisnamedafterevolutionist,ichthyologist,andformerpresidentofIndianaUniversity(laterpresidentofStanfordUniversity)[DavidStarrJordan].CampusHistory
ManybuildingsinIndianaUniversity,especiallythoseearlybuiltinthecenterofthecampus,usedIndianalimestonefromthelocalopenquarryinBloomington.Come.ThemainearlybuildingsintheschoolwerebuiltbythePublicUtilitiesAgencyduringtheGreatDepression.Large
partofthecampuslandwasacquiredinthe1950sand1960s,andMostofthecampusfacilitieswerebuiltduringthistime.Afterthat,alargenumberofAmericansoldierswhohadretiredfromtheWorldWarreturnedtothecampus,followedbytheimpactoftheAmericanbabyboom.ThenumberofstudentsenrolledatIndianaUniversitysoaredfrom5,403in1940to1970.30,368peopleintheyear.AccordingtoIndianaUniversity’stradition,BryanHouseiswherethepresidentlivesoncampus.
Faculty
IndianaUniversity’sstrongestsubjectissocialsciences.Aboutone-thirdofallteachersareengagedinscientificresearchinthesocialsciences.Theyaredistributedinthefollowingcollegesorinstitutions:CollegesofArtsandSciences,SchoolsofBusiness,SchoolsofEducation,SchoolsofHealth,SportsandEntertainment,SchoolsofJournalism,SchoolsofLaw,SchoolsofHumanitiesStudies,BooksSchoolofLibraryandInformationScience,VisionTestingCenter,SchoolofPublicEnvironmentalAffairs,andSchoolofSocialWork.85%ofallsocialsciencegraduateprogramsatIndianaUniversityarerankedinthetop20inthecountry.
BomingDaytonMainCampus
ThedistancefromBloomingtontothenearestcity,Indianapolis(thecapitalofIndiana)isabout50miles,thedistancetoChicagois195miles,andthedistancetoSt.Louisis220miles.Becauseitisalmostgeographicallyisolatedfromthecity,theBloomingtoncampusofIndianaUniversityhasbecomeaself-sufficientuniversitycity.
IndianaUniversityBloomington(IUB)campushasmovietheaters,shoppingstreetsandfinancialinstitutions;therefore,IUBstudents’lifefunctionsarecompletelyindependentofthegeographicallocationofthecampus.Onthecontrary,thefinancialactivitiesinIUBcampuscanfullyreflectthepersonalanduniqueelementsofAmericancollegestudents'consumption.
Themovie"BreakingAway"wasshotinthebeautifultownofBloomington,andreenactedtheannualeventofthefamousLittle500bicycleraceatIndianaUniversity.
ThemostfamoustouristattractionneartheschoolisBrownCountyStatePark,whichisthelargeststateparkinIndiana.ItislocatedonthemountainsideofBrownCountyHill.Itoftenprovidesoutdooractivitiessuchashuntingandhorseridingforlocalresidents.Itissurroundedbycommercialstreets.Everyyear,thelocalcultureofthecityattractsnearly300,000visitors.
CampusScenery(2photos)
TheBloomingtoncampushasabeautifulcampusenvironment,rankingamongthefivemostbeautifulpublicuniversitycampusesintheUnitedStates,anditisfullofvitality.,Anexcellentlearningplacewithstrongculturalatmosphereandinternationalcharacteristics.Theschoolhasatotalof38,000students.Itsmusicschoolhasrepeatedlyrankedfirstinnationalmusicperformances.Everyyear,theschoolalsoholdsmorethan1,000opera,symphony,chambermusic,vocal,jazzanddanceconcerts.TheGraduateSchoolofIndianaUniversityBloomingtonCampuscangrantdoctoratedegreesandmasterdegreesinart,science,finearts,law,literature,andteachereducation.Amongthegraduateschools,theKellySchoolofBusinessisquiteinfluential,ranking20thinthe2000rankingoftopbusinessschoolsintheUnitedStates.ThecharacteristicsofitsMBAprogramare"TeamworkandCooperation"and"ProfessionalFocus".Therefore,itsgraduatestudentsnotonlyhaveagoodteamworkspirit,butalsohaveexcellentbusinessprofessionalbackgroundandabilities,thusItiswidelypraisedbythebusinesscommunityintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.
IndianaUniversityAuditorium
IndianaUniversityAuditoriumAtlas(6photos)
IndianaUniversityAuditoriumTheconstructionprojectwascontractedbytheFederalWorkProgressAdministration,andtheauditoriumlocatedinthecenterofthecampuswasofficiallyopenedtothepubliconMarch22,1941.TheauditoriumwasdesignedbyarchitectsfromEggers&Higgins.Inthepast60years,theauditoriumhasundertakentopperformancesfromallovertheworldandreceivedmanywell-knownentertainers.Theauditoriumhousesthemural"TheCenturyofDevelopment"paintedbyThomasHartBentonattheChicagoWorld'sFairin1933andtwosculpturesfromRobertLaurent.Thereisalsoapipeorganbandwith4,500peopleintheauditorium,whichoftenplaysatuniversityceremoniesandspecialevents.In1997,theauditoriumwasclosedfora$13millionrenovationandrestoration,andreopenedin1999.IndianaUniversityArtGallery
IndianaUniversityArtGalleryAtlas(9photos)
IndianaUniversityArtGalleryinIndiana,USAFoundedin1941,itisoneoftheearliestuniversityartgalleriesintheUnitedStates.TheArtMuseumwasdesignedbyIeohMingPei.Itnowhousesprestigiousworksofartfromallovertheworld,fromancientAsiangoldornaments,Africantribalmasks,toClaudeMonetandPablo·PabloPicasso'spaintingsincludemorethan30,000collectionsthatalmostrepresenthistoricalartproductionculture.TheIndianaUniversityArtMuseumwasrebuiltin1978andcompletedin1982.TheArtGalleryislocatedontheBloomingtoncampusofIndianaUniversity.ThepermanentcollectionoftheMuseumofArtincludes:JacksonPollock,ClaudeMonet,PabloPicasso,HenriMatisse,AugusteRodinAndAndyWarhol'sworld-renownedworks.
IndianaUniversityLibrarySystem
HermanBWellsLibraryAtlas(7photos)
IndianaUniversityThelibrarysystemontheBloomingtoncampushastwentydifferentlibraries.AccordingtotherankingsoftheAssociationofResearchLibraries(AssociationofResearchLibraries),thelibrarysystemontheBloomingtoncampusranks12thinNorthAmerica,withricherresourcesthanmanytraditionaluniversities.TheHermanBWellsLibraryatIndianaUniversityisthe13thlargestlibraryinNorthAmerica.AtthenamingceremonyinJuly2005,thelibrary'sformerprincipalHermanBWellswasofficiallyrenamed.Before,itwassimplycalledtheMainLibrary.Builtin1969,thelibraryhas11floorsinthegraduatebuildingand5floorsintheundergraduatebuilding.Thelibraryalsocontainsaninformationcenter,whichisafullyintegratedtechnologycenterforlearningandcooperation.Thelibrary'scollectionofbookshasreached4.6millionvolumes.
ThelibraryisdividedintotheWestBuildingandtheEastBuilding.TheWestBuildingisopen24hoursaday,365daysayear,tomeetthelearningneedsofstudentstothegreatestextent.Thefirstfloorofthewestbuildingmainlymeetstheneedsofstudentsforindependentlearning.Theentirelibraryhaswirelessnetworkcoverage,whichisveryconvenient.
IndianaUniversityClub
IndianaUniversityClubAtlas(5photos)
IndianaUniversityClub(IndianaMemorialUnion,IMU)coversanareaof500,000squarefeet,equivalentto46,000squaremeters,andisthesecondlargeststudentactivitycenterintheUnitedStates.Itislocatedinthecenterofthecampus.Itisamulti-functionalactivityplaceintegratingstudy,leisure,eatingandentertainment.Indoors,youcanplaybowling,billiards,watchmoviesandshop.Inadditiontonumerousshopsandrestaurants,italsofeaturesaneight-storystudentactivitytower,ahotelwith186rooms,atheaterthatcanaccommodate400people,5,000squarefeet,andabout460squaremetersofalumni.Hall(AlumniHall),50,000squarefeet,about4,600squaremetersofconferencehallandStarbuckscoffeeshop.Theclubhasadailyflowofnearly20,000peopleduringthenormalschoolperiod.TheclubalsomaintainsaconsiderablenumberofIndianartcollections,includingworksbyartistsfromBrownCounty,HoosierGroup,RichmondGroup,etc.ReputationRanking
IndianaUniversityBloomingtonCampus
Inthe2013WorldUniversityAcademicRankingMintoncampusranks85thintheworld.
Inthesocialsciencesfieldofthe2014WorldUniversityAcademicRankings,itranks32ndintheworld.
Accordingtothe2016WorldUniversityReputationRankingspublishedby"TimesHigherEducation"intheUnitedKingdom,IndianaUniversity'sBloomingtoncampusranks81stintheworld.Atthesametime,IUBisalsooneofthestrongestuniversitiesintheartsandsocialsciencesintheUnitedStates.
Studentgroups
Currentstudents
ThetotalnumberofstudentsatIndianaUniversityin2008was38,070(undergraduatestudents:30,398,graduatestudents:7,672).Amongthem,5%areblacksandnon-LatinAmericans,4%areAsians,3%areLatinAmericans,andlessthan1%areAmericanIndians.Girlsaccountedfor52%ofthetotalnumber.Amongthestudents,39%camefromotherstatesintheUnitedStatesandstudentsfrommorethan159countries.Studentscanlearnandcommunicatewithstudentsofdifferentnationalities,races,culturesandreligiousbackgrounds.
Inaddition,IndianaUniversityhas14internationalstudyandresearchcenters,suchasAfrica,EastAsia,Russia,andEasternandWesternEurope.Inaddition,theuniversityoffersmorethan50foreignlanguagecoursesforstudentstochoosefrom,includingAzerbaijani,French,Georgianlanguages,Uzbek,SpanishandTibetan.IndianUniversityhasclosetieswithmorethan400universities,researchcenters,andorganizationsaroundtheworld.Ifstudentswanttohaveabetterunderstandingofthesecultures,theycancommunicatewith39countriesthroughmorethan90differentcoursesoftheUniversityofIndiaandexperiencethelocallifeandcustoms.ThediversifiedteachingofIndianUniversityhasnotonlyincreasedstudents’awarenessofcountriesaroundtheworld,butalsopromotedstudents’competitivenessinthisglobalizedsociety.
Universityalumni
JamesD.Watson(JamesDeweyWatson),Americanmolecularbiologist,oneoftheleadersofmolecularbiologyinthe20thcentury.WinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforthediscoveryofthedoublehelixstructureofDNAwithhiscolleagueFrancisCrick.
ElinorOstrom(ElinorOstrom),2009BellPrizeinEconomics,thefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeinEconomics
JohnChambers,CiscoChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)
MarkCuban,technologyentrepreneur,ownstheNBATeamDallasMavericks
JeffFettig,CEOofWhirlpool,USA
GarySnyder,poet,PulitzerPrizeWinner,environmentalist
RobertGates(RobertGates),USSecretaryofDefense,formerheadoftheCIA,memberoftheUSNationalSecurityCouncil
NancyWeaverTeichert,famousJournalist,PulitzerPrizewinner
HaroldArthurPoling,formerChairmanandCEOofFordMotor
PaulO'Neill,FormerU.S.SecretaryoftheTreasury
MichaelRippey,ChairmanandCEOofMittalSteelUSA
DanCoats,formerU.S.Senator,U.S.EmbassyAmbassadorofGermany
DonaldFehr,managingdirectorofMajorLeagueBaseball(MajorLeagueBaseball)
DonMellett,newseditor,PulitzerPrizewinner
p>FrankPopoff,formerchairmanandchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)ofDowChemical
WilliamS.Dalton,chiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)oftheH.LeeMoffittCancerCenterandResearchInstitutecurrent
JoeBarnette,formerChairmanandCEOofBankOne
JohnBitove,XMCanada,PriszmandScott'sREIT,ChairmanandCEO,NBAFounderoftheteamTorontoRaptors
EdgarWhitcomb,formergovernor
ErniePyle,famousjournalist,1944PulitzerPrizewinner
KatherineHudson,ChairmanandCEOofBradyCorporation
EWKelley,FounderandformerchairmanofSteak'n'Shake
NewellSanders,formerU.S.Senator
GeneMiller,famousjournalist,editor,two-timePulitzerPrize(PulitzerPrize)Winner
FrankO'Bannon,formergovernor
RodPaige,formerUSSecretaryofEducation
TomFrench,famousjournalist,generalPulitzerPrizewinners
EvanBayh,U.S.Senator,formerGovernor
KevinKline,OscarsandTonyAward-winningactors
YeYongshi,famousfemaleconductorinChinaandHongKong
Selimal-Hoss,formerPrimeMinisterofLebanon
MichelduCille,famousphotographer,two-timePulitzerPulitzerPrizewinner
MichaelBadnarik,formerUSpresidentialcandidate
WilliamE.Jenner,formerUSSenator
JimmyWales,WikiCo-founderofWikipedia
IsiahThomas,NBAHallofFameplayer,champion,NewYorkKnickscoach,management
WendellWillkie,formerUSRepublicanPresident·Candidate
ZhengJiacheng,ExecutiveDirectorofNewWorldChinaLandCo.,Ltd.,DeputyManagingDirectorofNewWorldDevelopment(China)Co.,Ltd.
Expenses
Tuition
A.Tuitionforpostgraduatecourses:66960RMB/semester
B.Tuitionforundergraduatecourses:86,800RMB/semester
Accommodationfees
14260-23560RMB
Admissionrequirements
Degreeadmissionrequirements
·GPA3.0ormore(over80pointsinthedomestic100-pointsystem),superiorsubjectGPAabove3.5(over85pointsinthedomestic100-pointsystem)
·TOEFLIBT90(orSATreadingpart500),liberalartscollegeProfession:NewTOEFLscoreof90ormore(IELTSscoreof7ormore)
·IELTSundergraduate6.5points:PurdueUniversityFortWaynecampus6.5points,PurdueUniversityIndianapolisIELTScampus5.5points
·IELTSgraduatestudentPurdueUniversityFortWaynecampus6.5points