A Guide to U.S. Master's Degree Programs for International Students
Distance Education
Distance education is an increasingly popular way to study for everything
from a short professional course to a doctoral degree in the United States,
and numerous institutions offer graduate degree programs using distance education
teaching methods. Under the distance education model, students do not attend
classes in a classroom on a campus; instead, classes are delivered "from
a distance" through the use of technologies such as the Internet, satellite
television, video conferencing, and other means of electronic delivery. For
international students this means that they can study for a U.S. degree without
leaving their home country, though they may have to go to the U.S. for short
periods of face-to-face contact and study on the campus.
Studying for a degree using distance education requires students to have special
qualities such as self-discipline and the ability to work on their own. If
you are considering distance education, you should thoroughly research the
quality of the program, the accreditation of the institution in the U.S.,
and its recognition in your home country to make sure this option is the appropriate
one for your future goals.
