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.)
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.*)
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.*)
Strategic Public Relations (M.A.*)School of Dentistry
Craniofacial Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Dental Surgery (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.*)
Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical
Imaging and Telemedicine) (M.S.)Chemical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Civil EngineeringApplied Mechanics (M.S.)
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.)
Computer-Aided Engineering (M.Eng.)
Construction Management (M.C.M.)
Engineering (Environmental
Engineering) (Ph.D.*)
Environmental Engineering (M.S.)Computer Science
Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.*)
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.)Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)
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 and Entrepreneurship (M.S.)
Operations Research Engineering (M.S.)Materials Science
Materials Engineering (M.S.)
Materials Science (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)Mechanical Engineering (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., Ph.D.*)Division of Independent Health Professions
Biokinesiology and Physical TherapyBiokinesiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.*)Nursing
Nursing (M.S.*)
Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Gerontology Nurse Practitioner) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Leadership and Administration) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Nurse Midwifery (M.S.*)Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Occupational Science (Ph.D.*)
Occupational Therapy (M.A.*)The Law School
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.)
Visual Anthropology (M.A.)Art History
Art History (M.A., Ph.D.)
Art History (Museum Studies) (M.A.)Biological Sciences
Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Biology (Neurobiology) (Ph.D.)
Molecular Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)Chemistry
Chemistry (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemistry (Chemical Physics) (Ph.D.)Classics (M.A., 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.)
Economics (M.A., Ph.D.)English (M.A., Ph.D.)
Environmental Studies (M.A.)
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 Relations (M.A., Ph.D.)
LinguisticsLinguistics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics)(M.A., Ph.D.)Mathematics
Applied Mathematics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Mathematics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Statistics (M.S.)Neuroscience (Ph.D.)
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.)
Sociology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Sociology (Applied Demography) (M.S.)
Sociology (Marriage and Family Therapy) (Ph.D.)Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish (M.A., Ph.D.)
School of Medicine
Medicine (M.D.)
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBiochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Molecular Epidemiology (M.S.**)Cell and Neurobiology
Cell and Neurobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive Nutrition (M.P.N.*)Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
PathologyExperimental and Molecular Pathology (M.S.*)
Pathobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive MedicineApplied Biometry and Epidemiology (M.S.*)
Biometry (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.*)
Molecular Epidemiology (M.S.*)
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., D.M.A.)
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.)
Health Care Management (M.H.C.M.)
Public Administration (M.P.A., D.P.A., Ph.D.*)
Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Public Policy and Management (M.P.P.M.)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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