ASSESSMENT OF THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE MASTER-OF-SCIENCE DEGREE IN CREATIVE STUDIES ON ITS GRADUATES

This article will report the results of a study that was conducted to determine the long-term impact of the Master of Science Degree in Crea tive Studies, at Buffalo State College, on the personal and profession al lives of the program graduates. A questionnaire designed to assess how graduate study in creativity has impacted graduates' personal and professional lives was sent to all program graduates. Analysis of the responses of the 38 Creative Studies graduates who completed the quest ionnaire indicated that study in creativity has significantly influenc ed their lives and is an integral part of their personal and professio nal activities. The authors would like to thank the following individu als for their valuable assistance in the development of this study: Sc ott Isaksen, Mary Murdock, Donald Treffinger, E. Paul Torrance, Ruth N oller, Sidney Parnes, Andrew Joniak, Gerard Puccio, K.Brian Dorval, an d graduates of the Master of Science Degree in Creative Studies at Buf falo State College.