Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

Conceptualizing the Master’s Degree.

The Evolution of the Master’s Degree.

A Century of Reform.

Federal Aid and Quality Control.

Professionalizing Graduate Education.

The European Model of Professionalization.

The Changing Demographics of Master’s Students.

Curricular Models of Master’s Education.

Degree Diversity and Disciplinary Taxonomies.

Alternative Delivery Systems.

Reframing Master’s Education.

Major Professional Programs.

Business.

Accounting.

Educatio.

Professionalizing Science and Engineering.

The Biosciences.

Degree Diversity: The Professional Science Master’s and the Master of Bioscience Degrees.

The Geosciences.

The Chemical Sciences.

Physics.

Engineering.

S&E Degrees in Context.

Mixed Trends in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Humanistic Studies.

Social Sciences.

Interdisciplinary Fields.

Redesigning Master’s Degrees for the Marketplace.

Globalization and the Marketplace.

Convergence of Academic and Professional Fields.

Accountability Mandates and Quality Control.

Transformative Technological Advances.

Conclusions.

Notes.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

About the Author.