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Mount Mary University
United States of America

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Official website: https://mtmary.edu/
Tel:Email: mmu-admiss@mtmary.edu Phone: 414-930-3000 Fax: 414-256-0180
Address:2900 North Menomonee River Parkway Milwaukee, WI  53222 United States

School Profile

Historical Background: Mount Mary University is a private Catholic university with a long history. It was founded by the Sisters of the Assumption in 1913 and was originally a women's college. Over the years, it has been adhering to the Catholic educational tradition and providing high-quality educational services to students.

Geographical Location: Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, a vibrant city that provides students with rich cultural, entertainment and internship opportunities. The school is conveniently located for students to participate in various activities in the city.

Campus Size and Environment: The campus covers an area of ​​about 80 acres with a beautiful environment and a unique landscape that integrates modern teaching facilities and historical buildings. The campus has tranquil gardens, comfortable learning spaces, advanced laboratories, art studios, etc., providing students with a good learning and living environment.

Academic Programs

College Settings: The school has multiple colleges, including the School of Art and Design, the School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Nursing, etc. These colleges offer a wide range of subject areas to meet the interests and career development needs of different students.

Professional courses:

Art and design field: Provides majors such as graphic design, fashion design, and interior design. In the fashion design major, students can learn courses such as the history and theory of fashion design, clothing plate making, and clothing production technology. The school has a professional clothing studio equipped with advanced sewing machines, cutting equipment, etc., so that students can make clothing works by themselves. The graphic design major focuses on cultivating students' creative design ability and digital technology application ability. Courses include graphic creativity, typography design, digital image processing, etc., and students can exercise their design skills through practical projects.

Business field: There are majors such as accounting, business administration, and marketing. Accounting major courses cover financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, etc., laying a solid foundation for students to engage in accounting or financial management work. The business administration major provides comprehensive corporate management knowledge, including courses such as human resource management, operations management, and strategic management, to cultivate students' leadership and comprehensive management capabilities. The marketing major focuses on teaching in market research, advertising planning, sales skills, etc., so that students can effectively promote products and services.

Education field: Provides majors such as early childhood education and special education. The major of early childhood education focuses on cultivating students' understanding of the theory and practice of early childhood education. Courses include child development psychology, early childhood curriculum design, and early childhood education methods. Students have the opportunity to intern in kindergartens affiliated with the school or local early childhood education institutions and apply what they have learned to practice. The major of special education is aimed at children with special educational needs, teaching students special education assessment, individualized education plan formulation, special education teaching methods and other knowledge, so that students can provide high-quality educational services for special children.

Nursing field: Nursing is one of the key majors of the school. Courses include human anatomy, physiology, basic nursing, nursing ethics and other contents. The school has an advanced nursing laboratory that simulates the hospital ward environment, allowing students to practice various nursing operations, such as intravenous injections and wound care. Students also need to complete clinical internships in hospitals and other medical institutions to accumulate practical nursing experience.

Degree Award: Undergraduate and master's degree programs are available. Undergraduate courses are usually four-year programs, and students can obtain a bachelor's degree after completing professional courses and the prescribed credit requirements. Master's degree programs provide students with more in-depth academic research and professional practice opportunities according to different majors, such as Master of Arts (MFA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Nursing (MSN) and other degree programs, to help students further improve their abilities and competitiveness in professional fields.

Teaching Features

Small class teaching: Mary Mountain University mainly teaches in small classes with a low teacher-student ratio, which enables teachers to pay full attention to the learning progress and needs of each student. In class, students have more opportunities to participate in discussions, ask questions and present their own views, which is conducive to improving students' learning enthusiasm and initiative.

Practical teaching and internship opportunities: The school attaches great importance to practical teaching, and each major provides students with abundant internship opportunities. For example, in the art and design major, students can cooperate with local design companies and fashion brands to participate in actual design projects; in the business major, students have the opportunity to intern in enterprises and participate in market research, financial analysis and other work; in the nursing major, students' internships in medical institutions such as hospitals and community health centers are an important part of the course. Through internships, students can combine the theoretical knowledge they have learned with actual nursing work and improve their professional skills.

Interdisciplinary learning: Students are encouraged to conduct interdisciplinary learning. The school offers a variety of interdisciplinary courses and programs. For example, the combination of art and business courses allows art students to understand business operations knowledge, while also allowing business students to develop artistic aesthetic abilities; the combination of education and psychology courses allows education students to better understand students' psychological development and improve the quality of education and teaching.

Campus Culture and Student Life

Catholic Tradition and Values: As a Catholic university, the school focuses on cultivating students' values ​​and morals. Catholic traditions and rituals are integrated into campus life, such as regular mass activities. At the same time, the school emphasizes values ​​such as caring for others, social responsibility, and moral ethics, which run through all aspects of teaching and student life.

Student Clubs and Activities: There are a variety of student clubs covering art, sports, academics, community service and other fields. For example, there are art clubs that organize students to visit art exhibitions and hold art activities on campus; sports clubs include teams for various sports such as basketball, volleyball, and football, and students can participate in on-campus leagues and off-campus competitions; academic clubs organize academic lectures, seminars and other activities to promote academic exchanges among students; community service clubs often organize students to participate in local public welfare activities, such as volunteer services, charity fundraising, etc., to cultivate students' sense of social responsibility.

Accommodation and living facilities: The school offers a variety of accommodation options, including traditional dormitories and apartment-style accommodation. Dormitory life is warm and comfortable, and there are dedicated dormitory managers responsible for managing and maintaining dormitory order. There are also living facilities such as restaurants, cafes, and bookstores on campus to provide students with convenient living services. In addition, the school also has sports facilities such as gyms and indoor sports venues for students to exercise and relax.