Academics

The College of Arts and Science offers twenty eight programs of graduate study, leading to the Master of Arts, the Master of Fine Arts, the Master of Liberal Arts, the Master of Science, and/or the Doctor of Philosophy. In addition, there are Graduate Certificate programs in Gender Studies and Jewish Studies.

Please consult each department or program website for specific information on the requirements for graduate study in that area.

Graduate Programs

Anthropology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Art History (M.A.)
Astronomy (M.A.)
Biochemistry (Ph.D.)
Biological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemical and Physical Biology Program (M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
Classical Studies (M.A.)
Graduate Program in Economic Development (M.A.)
Earth and Environmental Sciences (M.S., Ph.D. option in Environmental Science)
Economics (M.A., Ph.D.)
English (M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.)
French (M.A., Ph.D.)
German (M.A., Ph.D.)
History (M.A., Ph.D.)
History and Critical Theories of Religion (M.A., Ph.D.)
Human Genetics (Ph.D.)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (M.A., Ph.D.)
Latin American Studies (M.A.)
Master of Liberal Arts and Science (M.L.A.S.)
Mathematics (M.A., Ph.D.) MFA
Medicine, Health, and Society (M.A.)
Neuroscience (Ph.D.)
Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Physics and Astronomy (M.S., Ph.D.)
Political Science (M.A., Ph.D.)
Portuguese (M.A.)
Psychological Sciences (M.A., Ph.D.)
Sociology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Spanish (M.A., Ph.D.)
Spanish and Portuguese (Ph.D.)

Graduate Certificates

Graduate Certificate Program in American Studies
Graduate Certificate Program in Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate Program in Jewish Studies
Graduate Certificate Program in Latin American Studies
Graduate Certificate Program in Medicine, Health, and Society