GRADUATE FOUNDATION & PATHWAY
The Graduate Program offers senior year undergraduate students or those with a Bachelor’s degree the opportunity to pursue a graduate degree at a top American university, through developing competencies in graduate research/writing, and taking foundational and prerequisite courses towards meeting graduate program eligibility requirements.
Students can embark on a variety of competitive Master’s degree opportunities suitable for today’s demanding professional world offered at American universities equipped with the core fundamentals, analytical tools, skills and knowledge needed to succeed at top American graduate schools.
International Academic Alliance’s degree articulations at the graduate level span various academic disciplines and professional degree programs, including strong articulation collaborations with graduate technology and business programs.
Graduate Foundation is offered at partner universities in China through an agreement with a top American university. Students in the fourth year of their bachelor’s degree will take a core of foundational and graduate courses concurrently with their Chinese undergraduate coursework.
Upon graduating from the Chinese universities, students will transfer to the American university to complete the remaining graduate degree program courses.
4 + 1 Pathway: MS in Technological Systems Management
The Master of Science in Technological Systems Management is a focused program that prepares students for positions in technical operations and process systems for global organizations. The goal of the program is to introduce students to modern technologies with an emphasis on learning diagnostic, quantitative and analytical methods and skills.
The program of study partners with Stony Brook University, ranked in the top 1 percent of all universities in the world by the London Times Higher Education World University Rankings, teaches students how to use technology to conduct business, and how to apply emerging technologies to improve operations.
Typical career paths in this program may lead to the following positions: Technical Operations Manager, Director of Alternative Energies, Research and Development Officer, Laboratory Manager, Information Technology Manager, or Engineering Manager.