Programs and Degrees Offered
Listed below are the programs and degrees offered by the University of Virginia. The number of credits required for each degree is listed in the program descriptions. The University reserves the right to increase the number of credits necessary for a student to receive a degree in a particular field when the student has not completed the courses designated as being necessary for completion of the degree program. The degrees and programs listed below will appear on students’ official academic records after they have been awarded the degree. Degrees are conferred in May, August, and January. All course work must be completed before the conferral of a degree. Students who do not complete their course work by the published graduation date will be awarded their degree at the next available degree date. Degree requirements are subject to change each year by vote of the faculties of the schools in which the programs are offered. The abbreviations used in this table include the following:
D.B.A., Doctor of Business Administration;
Ed.D., Doctor of Education;
Ed.S., Education Specialist;
J.D., Juris Doctor;
L.L.M., Master of Laws;
M.A., Master of Arts;
M.A.M, Master of Applied Mechanics;
M.A.P.E., Master of Arts in Physics Education;
M.Arch., Master of Architecture;
M.Arch.H., Master of Architectural History;
M.B.A., Master of Business Administration;
M.C.S., Master of Computer Science;
M.D., Doctor of Medicine;
M.E., Master of Engineering;
M.E.P., Master of Engineering Physics;
M.Ed., Master of Education;
M.F.A., Master of Fine Arts;
M.L.A., Master of Landscape Architecture;
M.M.S.E., Master of Materials Science and Engineering;
M.P.H., Master of Public Health;
M.S., Master of Science;
M.S.N., Master of Science in Nursing;
M.T., Master of Teaching;
M.U.E.P., Master of Urban and Environmental Planning;
Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy;
S.J.D., Doctor of Juridical Science.
School/Program |
|
Degree(s) |
|
Program Code |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
Anthropology |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2202 |
Art & Architectural History |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1090 |
Astronomy |
|
M.S., Ph.D. |
|
1911 |
Bioethics |
|
M.A. |
|
4911 |
Biology |
|
M.A., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0401 |
Chemistry |
|
M.A., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
1905 |
Classics |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1199 |
Creative Writing |
|
M.F.A. |
|
1507 |
Digital Humanities |
|
M.A. |
|
4992 |
Drama |
|
M.F.A. |
|
1007 |
East Asian Studies |
|
M.A. |
|
0301 |
Economics |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2204 |
English Language & Literature |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1501 |
Environmental Sciences |
|
M.A., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
4995 |
Foreign Affairs |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2210 |
French Language & Literature |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1102 |
German Language & Literature |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1103 |
Government |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2207 |
History |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2205 |
Italian |
|
M.A. |
|
1104 |
Linguistics |
|
M.A. |
|
1505 |
Mathematics |
|
M.A., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
1701 |
|
-Math Education |
|
M.A. |
|
1793 |
Music |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1005 |
Philosophy |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1509 |
Physics |
|
M.A., M.A.P.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
1902 |
Psychology |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2001 |
Religious Studies |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1510 |
Slavic Languages & Literatures |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1190 |
Sociology |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
2208 |
Spanish |
|
M.A., Ph.D. |
|
1105 |
Statistics |
|
M.S., Ph.D. |
|
1702 |
Graduate School of Architecture |
Architecture |
|
M.Arch. |
|
0202 |
Architectural History |
|
M.Arch.H. |
|
0291 |
Urban & Environmental Planning |
|
M.U.E.P. |
|
0206 |
Landscape Architecture |
|
M.L.A. |
|
0204 |
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration |
Business Administration |
|
M.B.A., D.B.A., Ph.D. |
|
0506 |
|
-M.B.A. for Executives |
|
M.B.A. |
|
0596 |
Graduate School of Commerce |
Accounting |
|
M.S. |
|
0502 |
|
-Accounting (Ernst & Young) |
|
M.S. |
|
0599 |
Management of Information Technology |
|
M.S. |
|
0520 |
Curry Graduate School of Education |
Administration & Supervision |
|
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D |
|
0827 |
Clinical Psychology |
|
Ph.D. |
|
0894 |
Counselor Education |
|
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D |
|
0826 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
|
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D |
|
0829 |
|
-Elementary |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0802 |
|
-English |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D |
|
0895 |
|
-Foreign Language |
|
M.T., M.Ed. |
|
0896 |
|
-Mathematics |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0833 |
|
-Reading |
|
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0830 |
|
-Science |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0834 |
|
-Social Studies |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0897 |
|
-World Languages Education |
|
M.T. |
|
0888 |
Early Childhood & Developmental Risk |
|
M.T. |
|
0887 |
Education Policy Studies |
|
M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0890 |
Educational Psychology |
|
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0822 |
|
-Educational Evaluation |
|
M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0825 |
|
-Instructional Technology |
|
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0898 |
|
-Research, Statistics, & Evaluation |
|
M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0886 |
|
-School Psychology |
|
M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0889 |
|
-Social Foundations |
|
M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0821 |
Health & Physical Education |
|
(Kinesiology) |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0835 |
Higher Education |
|
Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0805 |
Special Education |
|
M.T., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. |
|
0808 |
Speech Pathology and Audiology |
|
(Communication Disorders) |
|
M.Ed., Ph.D. |
|
1220 |
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science |
Biomedical Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0905 |
Chemical Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0906 |
Civil Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0908 |
|
-Applied Mechanics |
|
PhD. |
|
0995 |
Computer Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0989 |
Computer Science |
|
M.C.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0701 |
Electrical Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0909 |
Engineering Physics |
|
M.E.P., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0919 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
|
M.M.S.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0915 |
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0990 |
Systems Engineering |
|
M.E., M.S., Ph.D. |
|
0992 |
School of Law |
Judicial Process |
|
L.L.M. |
|
1498 |
Law |
|
J.D., L.L.M., S.J.D. |
|
1401 |
School of Medicine |
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0497 |
Biological & Physical Sciences |
|
M.S.* |
|
0498 |
Biophysics |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0415 |
Cell Biology |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0499 |
Health Evaluation Sciences |
|
M.S.* |
|
1231 |
Medicine |
|
M.D. |
|
1206 |
Microbiology |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0411 |
Molecular Medicine and |
|
Systems Biology |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0496 |
Neuroscience |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0425 |
Pharmacology |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0409 |
Physiology |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
0410 |
Public Health |
|
M.P.H.* |
|
1214 |
Surgery |
|
M.S.* |
|
1207 |
Graduate School of Nursing |
Nursing |
|
Ph.D.* |
|
1203 |
Acute & Specialty Care Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1291 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1280 |
Clinical Nurse Leadership |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1284 |
Community-Public Health Leadership |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1282 |
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1281 |
Health Systems Management |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1283 |
Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
M.S.N. |
|
1298 |
* These degree programs are taught in the schools listed and awarded through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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