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New Degree OK'd in Research Administration

By Chad Binette

A new degree program that will help advance research is coming to the University of Central Florida. The UCF Board of Trustees last week approved a master's degree program in Research Administration.

The Master of Research Administration program will be the first of its kind in Florida and among the first of its kind in the nation. It will provide in-depth knowledge of all aspects of research administration. This includes identifying funding opportunities, preparing grant proposals, negotiating and managing contracts, and managing intellectual property and technology transfer, all essential to helping get research from the laboratory to the marketplace. The two-year, 36-credit-hour program will be offered completely online beginning in the fall.

"We designed our program to meet the needs of research administrators working in large research universities and institutes and in smaller liberal arts colleges," said Jo Ann Smith, program coordinator and assistant professor of Public Administration.

The few existing programs in the country focus on either health sciences or clinical research administration, she added. The UCF program is the only one based in public administration.

Smith helped develop the program with input from a national advisory board of top research administrators and a $40,000 grant from the National Council of University of Research Administrators.


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