Graduate Programs

Program Information

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Click on a division name in the side-menu to see the programs listed. Then, click on the name of a program to view application information and further details.

Arts Division Programs

Digital Arts & New Media: M.F.A

Art: Environmental Art & Social Practice: M.F.A.

Film & Digital Media: Ph.D.

Music: M.A., D.M.A., Ph.D.

Social Documentation: M.F.A.

Theater Arts: M.A.

Visual Studies: Ph.D.

Engineering Division Programs

Applied Mathematics: M.S., Ph.D.

PBSE: Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics (BMEB), Ph.D.

Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics: M.S.

Computational Media: M.S., Ph.D.

Computer Science & Engineering: M.S., Ph.D.

Electrical & Computer Engineering: M.S., Ph.D.

Games & Playable Media: M.S.

Human Computer Interaction: M.S.

Natural Language Processing: M.S.

Scientific Computing & Applied Mathematics: M.S.

Statistical Science: M.S., Ph.D.

Humanities Division Programs

History: M.A., Ph.D.

History of Consciousness: Ph.D.

Linguistics: M.A., Ph.D.

Literature: M.A., Ph.D.

Philosophy: M.A., Ph.D.

Physical Sciences Division Programs

Astronomy & Astrophysics: Ph.D.

Chemistry: M.S., Ph.D.

Coastal Science and Policy: M.S. 

Earth & Planetary Sciences: M.S., Ph.D.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: M.A., Ph.D

Mathematics: M.A., Ph.D.

Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology: M.S., Ph.D.

Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology: M.S.

Ocean Sciences: M.S., Ph.D.

Physics: M.S., Ph.D.

Materials Science & Engineering: M.S., Ph.D.

PBSE: Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics (CB3) Ph.D.

PBSE: Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology (METX) Ph.D.

PBSE: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCD) Ph.D.

Science Communication: M.S.

Social Sciences Division Programs

Anthropology: Ph.D.

Quantitative Economics and Finance: M.S.

Economics: Ph.D.

Education M.A./Credential

Education: Ph.D.

Environmental Studies: Ph.D.

Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Technologies, Applications, and Research: M.A.

Latin American & Latino Studies: Ph.D.

Politics: Ph.D.

Psychology: Ph.D.

Sociology: Ph.D.