Program descriptions and degree requirements may be found in the sections of this catalogue under the units listed in boldface type. Unless otherwise noted, each program is under the jurisdiction of the school or division under which that degree is listed. All Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. All degrees are listed alphabetically in the index.
School of Architecture
Architecture (M.Arch.)
Building Science (M.B.S.)
Landscape Architecture (M.L.Arch.)Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting
Accounting (M.Acc.)
Business Taxation (M.B.T.)Gordon S. Marshall School of Business
Business Administration (M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.*)
Information and Operations Management (M.S.)School of Cinema-Television
Cinema-Television (M.A.*, M.F.A.)
Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) (Ph.D.*)
Cinema-Television (Film, Literature and Culture) (Ph.D.*)
Film, Video and Computer Animation (M.F.A.)
Motion Picture Producing (M.F.A.)
Writing for Screen and Television (M.F.A.)Annenberg School for Communication
Broadcast Journalism (M.A.*)
Communication (M.A.*, Ph.D.*)
Communication Management (M.A.*)
International Journalism (M.A.*)
Print Journalism (M.A.*)
Public Relations (M.A.*)School of Dentistry
Craniofacial Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Dentistry (D.D.S.)School of Education
College Student Personnel Services (M.E.)
Education (M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.*)
Education (Counseling Psychology) (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Marriage, Family and Child Counseling (M.M.F.C.C.)
Music Education (M.M.Ed.**)
Teaching English as a Second Language (M.S.)School of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)Chemical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical Imaging and Telemedicine) (M.S.)
Civil EngineeringApplied Mechanics (M.S.)Computer Science
Civil Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Earthquake Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Nuclear Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Ocean Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Soil Mechanics and Foundations) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Structural Mechanics) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Water Resources) (M.S.)
Construction Management (M.C.M.)
Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Ph.D.*)
Environmental Engineering (M.S.)Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.*)Electrical Engineering
Computer Science (Computer Networks) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Multimedia and Creative Technologies) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Robotics and Automation) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (M.S.)Computer Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)Materials Science
Electrical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Electrical Engineering (Computer Networks) (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and Creative Technologies) (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design) (M.S.)
Systems Architecture and Engineering (M.S.)
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Engineering Management (M.S.)
Industrial and Systems Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Manufacturing Engineering (M.S.)
Operations Research Engineering (M.S.)Materials Engineering (M.S.)Mechanical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Materials Science (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Petroleum Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)School of Fine Arts
Fine Arts (M.F.A.*)
Public Art Studies (M.P.A.S.)The Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Gerontology (M.S.)
Gerontology (Public Policy) (Ph.D.*)Division of Independent Health Professions
Biokinesiology and Physical TherapyBiokinesiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)Nursing
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.*)Nursing (M.S.*)Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Nursing (Midwifery) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) (M.S.*)Occupational Science (Ph.D.*)The Law School
Occupational Therapy (M.A.*)
Law (J.D.)College of Letters, Arts and Sciences*
All graduate programs in the college are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School.
AnthropologySocial Anthropology (Ph.D.)Art History
Visual Anthropology (M.A.)Art History (M.A., Ph.D.)Biological Sciences
Art History (Museum Studies) (M.A.)Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)Chemistry
Biology (Neurobiology) (Ph.D.)
Molecular Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)Chemistry (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)Classics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Chemistry (Chemical Physics) (Ph.D.)
Comparative Literature (M.A., Ph.D.)
Earth SciencesGeological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)East Asian Area Studies (M.A.)
East Asian Languages and Cultures (M.A., Ph.D.)
EconomicsEconomic Developmental Programming (M.A.)English
Economics (M.A., Ph.D.)English (M.A., Ph.D.)Environmental Studies (M.A.)
English (Film and Literature) (Ph.D.)
Exercise Science (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
French and ItalianFrench (M.A., Ph.D.)Geography (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
German (M.A., Ph.D.)
History (M.A., Ph.D.)
International RelationsInternational Relations (M.A., Ph.D.)Linguistics (M.A., Ph.D.)
MathematicsApplied Mathematics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)Neuroscience (Ph.D.)
Mathematics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Statistics (M.S.)
Ocean Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Physics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Political Economy and Public Policy (M.S., Ph.D.)
Political Science (M.A., Ph.D.)
Professional Writing (M.P.W.)
Psychology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Religion and Social Ethics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Slavic Languages and Literatures (M.A., Ph.D.)
SociologyMarital and Family Therapy (M.M.F.T.)Spanish and Portuguese
Sociology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Sociology (Applied Demography) (M.S.)
Sociology (Criminology) (M.S.)
Sociology (Marriage and Family Therapy)Spanish (M.A., Ph.D.)School of Medicine
Medicine (M.D.)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Cell and NeurobiologyCell and Neurobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Nutrition Science (M.N.S.*)
PathologyExperimental and Molecular PathologyPhysiology and Biophysics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
(M.S.*)
Pathobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive MedicineApplied Biometry and Epidemiology (M.S.*)
Biometry (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.*)
Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research) (Ph.D.*)School of Music
Choral Music (M.M., D.M.A.)
Church Music (M.M., D.M.A.)
Composition (M.M., D.M.A.)
Conducting (M.M.)
Early Music Performance (D.M.A.)
Jazz Studies (M.M.)
Music (Early Music Performance) (M.A.*)
Music (Historical Musicology) (Ph.D.*)
Music (History and Literature) (M.A.*)
Music (Music Theory) (M.A.*, Ph.D.*)
Music Education (M.M., M.M.Ed.**, D.M.A.)
Performance (Bassoon) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Clarinet) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Double Bass) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Flute) (M.M., D.M.A)
Performance (French Horn) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Guitar) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Harp) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Harpsichord) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Keyboard Collaborative Arts) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Oboe) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Organ) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Percussion) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Piano) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Saxophone) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Trombone) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Trumpet) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Tuba) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Viola) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Violin) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Violoncello) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Vocal Arts) (M.M., D.M.A.)School of Pharmacy
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)School of Public Administration
Health Administration (M.H.A.)
Public Administration (M.P.A., D.P.A., Ph.D.*)
Public Policy (M.P.P.)School of Social Work
Social Work (M.S.W., Ph.D.*)School of Theatre
Theatre (Acting) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Directing) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Playwriting) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Theatrical Design) (M.F.A.)School of Urban Planning and Development
Planning (M.Pl., Ph.D.*)
Planning and Development Studies (M.P.D.S., D.P.D.S.)
Real Estate Development (M.R.E.D.)*under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School
**jointly administered
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