Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World

by National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Committee on Enhancing the Master's Degree in the Natural Sciences

Overview

What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master's degree level? How do master's level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace? How do master's programs meet or support educational and career goals?

Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World examines the answers to these and other questions regarding the role of master's education in the natural sciences. The book also focuses on student characteristics and what can be learned from efforts underway to enhance the master's in the natural sciences, particularly as a professional degree.

This book is a critical tool for Congress, the federal agencies charged with carrying out the America COMPETES Act, and educational and science policy makers at the state level. Additionally, anyone with a stake in the development of professional science education (four year institutions of higher education, students, faculty, and employers) will find this book useful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780309114714
Publisher:	National Academies Press
Publication date:	10/26/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)