Summer Reading Lists for Graduate School Students

Summer Reading Lists for Graduate School Students

For lots of folks, summer is all about the beach and backyard barbecues. For grad school applicants, summer is prime time for preparation and research. Whether you’ve already been accepted to a graduate program, or you’re just beginning to identify schools of interest, you should take advantage of the extended daylight! Find a shady patch of grass, and crack open some recommended reading. With the insight you’ll gain, you can boost your GRE or GMAT score, improve your grad school application essay, and even start to envision your thesis.

Summer Reading List for Graduate Study in Psychology

Psychology 101 1/2: The Unspoken Rules for Success in Academia, by Robert Sternberg
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain, by Anthony Damasio
Writing for Scholarly Publication, by Anne Sigismund Huff
Getting Mentored in Graduate School, by W. Brad Johnson
APA Journals (find one for your course of study: http://www.apa.org/journals/by_title.html

Summer Reading List for Graduate Study in Business/MBA Programs

Leading Quietly : An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing, by Joseph L Badaracco
Ten Deadly Marketing Sins, by Philip Kotler
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, by Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway
The Prince, by Niccoló Machiavelli
Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal

Summer Reading List for Graduate Study in Education

· How to Talk so Kids Can Learn, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

· Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher, by Stephen D. Brookfield

· Lessons to a Young Teacher, by Jonathan Kozol

· Up the Down Staircase, by Bel Kaufman

Summer Reading List for Graduate Study in Art & Fine Art

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott – Creative Writing students
Best Words, Best Order, 2nd Edition: Essays on Poetry, by Stephen Dobyns – Poetry students
From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History, by James Smith Pierce – Art History students
The Music Teaching Artist's Bible: Becoming a Virtuoso Educator, by Booth – Music Ed students
What We Do: Working in the Theatre, by Bo Metzler – Theater Arts students

Summer Reading List for Graduate Study in Biology

On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin
Life As It Is, by William Loomis
Disease and Medicine in World History, by Sheldon Watts
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal, by Jared M. Diamond
The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins

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