Hey Folks!
For those who are interested in National Urban Fellows, this update is for you :) By now, you have already submitted your NUF application or are in the process of submitting it (congrats, it's a lengthy application process). Here is a program update thus far.
Fall and Spring Semester Classes
Each cohort has a class schedule that is slightly different from the previous year, so class of 2016 may not have the exact same schedule as my cohort (we still take the same classes, but the time of year you take the class may vary). That being said, all fellows will have a unique class schedule in comparison to all of the other students enrolled in the MPA program.
On paper (when looking at your official schedule on the Baruch website), we follow a traditional semester schedule/timeline. However, our classes have staggered start dates and classes are completed at an accelerated pace. Example: On paper, our fall class schedule has us registered for two classes, but in reality, we took five. Class length is typically 11 weeks, but some classes are 8 weeks and two classes span 9 months. It's an odd set up, but its build this way to so you are always registered with Baruch as a full-time student, and class lengths are varied to accommodate the accelerated pace of the program as well as to accommodate the unique needs of our program (we are the only students at Baruch whose program requires you to move four times: from your hometown to NYC; NYC to your mentorship site; Your mentorship site back to NYC; and NYC back to your hometown). It's a crazy schedule, but it works.
All classes during our mentorship are conducted via distance education. Depending on your professor, you may have live classes where you are log into your baruch account and video chat with the professor who may choose to conduct live lectures. This is a less common approach since fellows are spread out all over the US. Most professors have pre-recorded lectures and material on their class websites and it's up to you to go through the work on your own. Each class has an interactive component to keep you engaged in the work. The most common assignment is posting to the discussion boards and responding to other people's comments. Some professors also assign group work to keep you engaged.
Mentorship: September-May
One of the requirements of our program is to complete a nine month mentorship. During this time you are enrolled in classes fulltime (via distance education) working full-time at your mentorship site, and developing, researching and writing your capstone research (based on your experience at your mentorship site). It's such a crazy time of year and time flies by so quickly. Presently, I am in my 7th month of mentorship. I'm looking forward to getting back to New York to finish up classes and graduate. (Only 4 months left).
Fall and Spring Semester Classes
Each cohort has a class schedule that is slightly different from the previous year, so class of 2016 may not have the exact same schedule as my cohort (we still take the same classes, but the time of year you take the class may vary). That being said, all fellows will have a unique class schedule in comparison to all of the other students enrolled in the MPA program.
On paper (when looking at your official schedule on the Baruch website), we follow a traditional semester schedule/timeline. However, our classes have staggered start dates and classes are completed at an accelerated pace. Example: On paper, our fall class schedule has us registered for two classes, but in reality, we took five. Class length is typically 11 weeks, but some classes are 8 weeks and two classes span 9 months. It's an odd set up, but its build this way to so you are always registered with Baruch as a full-time student, and class lengths are varied to accommodate the accelerated pace of the program as well as to accommodate the unique needs of our program (we are the only students at Baruch whose program requires you to move four times: from your hometown to NYC; NYC to your mentorship site; Your mentorship site back to NYC; and NYC back to your hometown). It's a crazy schedule, but it works.
All classes during our mentorship are conducted via distance education. Depending on your professor, you may have live classes where you are log into your baruch account and video chat with the professor who may choose to conduct live lectures. This is a less common approach since fellows are spread out all over the US. Most professors have pre-recorded lectures and material on their class websites and it's up to you to go through the work on your own. Each class has an interactive component to keep you engaged in the work. The most common assignment is posting to the discussion boards and responding to other people's comments. Some professors also assign group work to keep you engaged.
Mentorship: September-May
One of the requirements of our program is to complete a nine month mentorship. During this time you are enrolled in classes fulltime (via distance education) working full-time at your mentorship site, and developing, researching and writing your capstone research (based on your experience at your mentorship site). It's such a crazy time of year and time flies by so quickly. Presently, I am in my 7th month of mentorship. I'm looking forward to getting back to New York to finish up classes and graduate. (Only 4 months left).
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