Graduate Degrees
The College of Arts and Sciences departments and programs host the graduate degrees listed below, with links to more detailed information about opportunities in our programs and departments. For information about specific degree requirements, consult the University Graduate School Bulletin.
See also College of Arts and Sciences Regulations and General Requirements for graduate programs.
A
- African American and African Diaspora Studies: M.A., M.A./M.L.S., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D. minor
- African Studies: M.A., Ph.D. minor
- African Languages & Linguistics. See Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
- American Studies: Combined Ph.D. major, Ph.D. minor
- Ancient Studies: Ph.D. minor
- Animal Behavior: Ph.D. minor, Area Certificate
- Anthropology: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Applied Linguistics. See Second Language Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor, Certificate
- Art History: M.A., M.A./M.L.S., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Audiology. See Speech and Hearing Sciences: M.A., Au.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Arabic. See Near Eastern Languages and Cultures: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Astronomy/Astrophysics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
B
- Bambara. See Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Beam Physics and Technology. See Physics: M.S., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Biochemistry: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Biology: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
C
- Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Chemistry: M.S., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Chemical Physics: Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Chinese. See East Asian Languages & Cultures: M.A., M.A./M.B.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Classical Studies: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Cognitive Science: Ph.D., Ph.D. minor, Area Certificate
- Communication and Culture: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Comparative Literature: M.A., M.A./M.L.S., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Computational Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
- Criminal Justice: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Cultural Studies: Ph.D. minor
D
- Dutch Studies: Ph.D. minor
E
- East Asian Languages and Cultures: M.A., M.A./M.B.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: M.A., Ph.D.
- Economics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- English: M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
- Ethnomusicology: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
F
- Film Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Fine Arts (Henry Radford School): M.A., M.A.T., M.A./M.L.S., M.F.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Folklore and Ethnomusicology: M.A., M.A./M.L.S., M.A./M.I.S., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- French and Italian: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
G
- Gender Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Genetics: Ph.D.
- Geography: M.A., M.A.T., M.A./M.P.A., M.S., M.S./ M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Geological Sciences: M.S., Ph.D.
- General Science: M.A.T.
- Germanic Studies: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Global Studies: Ph.D. minor
H
- History: M.A., M.A.T., M.A./M.L.S., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- History and Philosophy of Science: M.A., M.A./M.L.S., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- History of Art: M.A., M.A./M.L.S., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Ph.D. minor
- Human Evolutionary Studies: Ph.D. minor
- Human Rights: Ph.D. minor
- Hungarian. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
I
- India Studies: Ph.D. minor
- Italian: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Inner Asian & Uralic Studies: Area Certificate
- Interior Design. See Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design: M.S.
J
- Japanese. See East Asian Languages and Cultures: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Jewish Studies: M.A., Ph.D. minor
K
- Kazakh. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
L
- Lakota. See Anthropology: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Landscape Studies: Ph.D. minor
- Latin. See Classical Studies: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies: M.A.
- Latino Studies: Ph.D. minors
- Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
- Logic. See Philosophy: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
M
- Mass Communications: M.A., M.S., M.A./J.D., M.A./M.B.A., M.S./M.B.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Mathematical Physics: Ph.D.
- Mathematics: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
- Medieval Studies: Ph.D. Minor, Area Certificate
- Microbiology: M.A., Ph.D.
- Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology: Ph.D.
- Mongolian. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Mythology: Ph.D. minor
N
- Near Eastern Languages and Cultures: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Neuroscience: Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
P
- Persian. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Philosophy: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Physics: M.S., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Polish Studies. See Slavic Languages & Literatures: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Political Science: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D.
- Population Studies: Ph.D. minor
- Portuguese. See Spanish & Portuguese: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Psychology: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
R
- Religious Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Renaissance Studies: Ph.D. minor, Area Certificate
- Romanian. See Slavic Languages & Literatures: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Russian and East European Studies. See Slavic Languages & Literatures: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
S
- Sanskrit. See India Studies: Ph.D. minor
- Scientific Computing: Ph.D. minor
- Second Language Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor, Certificate
- Serbian. See Slavic Languages & Literatures : M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Slavic Linguistics. See Slavic Languages & Literatures: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Sociology: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Social Science Approaches to Health and Healing Systems: Ph.D. minor
- Spanish and Portuguese: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Speech and Hearing Sciences: M.A., Au.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Statistics: M.S., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Studio Art: M.A., M.A.T., M.A./M.L.S., M.F.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Swahili. See Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
T
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). See Second Language Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor, Certificate
- Telecommunications: M.A., M.S., M.A./J.D., M.A./M.B.A., M.S./M.B.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Theatre and Drama: M.A., M.A.T., M.F.A., Ph.D.
- Tibetan. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Turkish Studies. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
- Twi. See Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minors
U
- Uzbek. See Central Eurasian Studies: M.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
V
- Victorian Affairs: Area Certificate
W
- West European Studies: M.A., M.A./M.B.A., M.A./M.P.A., Ph.D. Minor, Area Certificate
- Women’s Studies. See. Gender Studies: M.A., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor
Y
- Yiddish. See Germanic Studies: M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Ph.D. minor

