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• Minors Only (Minors with no corresponding major. Check within program listings for minors related to majors.)

• Duluth Campus

Faculty are listed at the end of each degree program description.

Twin Cities Campus

Majors and Certificates (includes minors associated with majors)	Degrees Offered	Faculty
A
Accountancy	M.Acc.	Faculty
Accounting—See Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	M.S., M.S.Aero.E., M.Aero.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Agricultural and Applied Economics—See Applied Economics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Agricultural Engineering—See Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	M.S.B.A.E., M.B.A.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Agroecology/Agronomy—See Applied Plant Sciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
American Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Ancient and Medieval Art and Archaeology—See Classical and Near Eastern Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Animal Sciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Anthropology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Apparel—See Design, Housing, and Apparel	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Applied Developmental Psychology	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Applied Plant Sciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Arabic	M.A.	Faculty
Architecture	M.Arch., M.S.	Faculty
Art	M.F.A.	Faculty
Art Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Art History	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Astrophysics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Audiology—See Speech-Language-Hearing-Sciences	Au.D.	Faculty
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Biological Science	M.B.S.	Faculty
Biomedical Engineering	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Biostatistics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	M.S.B.A.E., M.B.A.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Business Taxation	M.B.T.	Faculty
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Cell and Development Biology—See Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Cellular and Integrative Physiology (available on both the Twin Cities and Duluth Campus)	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering	M.S.Ch.E., M.Ch.E., M.S.Mat.S.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Chemical Physics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Chemistry	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Child Psychology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Chinese—See Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Civil Engineering	M.S., M.C.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Classical and Near Eastern Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Classics—See Classical and Near Eastern Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Clinical Laboratory Science	M.S.	Faculty
Clinical Research	M.S.	Faculty
Communication Disorders—See Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	M.A., Au.D., Ph.D.	Faculty
Communication Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Comparative and Molecular Biosciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Comparative Literature	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Computer Science	M.S., M.C.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Conservation Biology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Control Science and Dynamical Systems	Ph.D.	Faculty
Counseling and Student Personnel—See Educational Psychology	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist in Education	Faculty
Creative Writing	M.F.A.	Faculty
Culture and Teaching—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Dentistry	M.S.	Faculty
Design Communication—See Design, Housing, and Apparel	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Design, Housing, and Apparel	M.A., M.S., M.F.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Early Childhood Policy	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
East Asian Studies—See Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Economics	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Education—Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies	Ph.D.	Faculty
Education—Work and Human Resource—See Work and Human Resource Education	M.A., Ph.D., Ed.D.	Faculty
Educational Policy and Administration	M.A., Ph.D., Ed.D.	Faculty
Educational Psychology	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist	Faculty
Educational Psychology—Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist	Faculty
Educational Psychology—Psychological Foundations	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Educational Psychology—Quantitative Methods in Education	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Educational Psychology—School Psychology	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist	Faculty
Educational Psychology—Special Education	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist	Faculty
Electrical Engineering	M.S.E.E., M.E.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Elementary Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
English	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
English as a Second Language	M.A.	Faculty
Entomology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Environmental Health	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Epidemiology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Experimental Surgery	M.S.Exp.Surg.	Faculty
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Family Social Science	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Family, Youth and Community—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Feminist Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Financial Mathematics	M.F.M.	Faculty
Finance—See Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Fisheries—See Conservation Biology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Food Science	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Forestry—See Natural Resources Science and Management	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
French	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
French Studies	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
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Genetics—See Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Geographic Information Science	M.G.I.S.	Faculty
Geography	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Geological Engineering	M.S., M.Geo.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Geology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Geophysics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
German—See Germanic Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
German and Scandinavian Studies—See Germanic Studies	Ph.D.	Faculty
Germanic Medieval Studies—See Germanic Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Germanic Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Germanic Studies Teaching— See Germanic Studies	M.A.	Faculty
Greek—See Classical and Near Eastern Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Health Informatics	M.S., M.H.I., Ph.D.	Faculty
Health Journalism	M.A.	Faculty
Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics	Ph.D.	Faculty
Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics	M.A.	Faculty
Hispanic Linguistics—See Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics	M.A.	Faculty
Hispanic Literatures—See Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics	M.A.	Faculty
History	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
History of Medicine and Biological Sciences—See History of Science, Technology, and Medicine	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
History of Science and Technology—See History of Science, Technology, and Medicine	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Horticulture—See Applied Plant Sciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Housing Studies—See Design, Housing, and Apparel	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Housing Studies	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Human Resources and Industrial Relations	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Immunology—See Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Industrial and Systems Engineering	M.S.I.Sy.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Industrial Relations—See Human Resources and Industrial Relations	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Infrastructure Systems Engineering	M.S.I.S.E.	Faculty
Information and Decision Sciences—See Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Integrative Biology and Physiology—See Cellular and Integrative Physiology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Interactive Design—See Design, Housing, and Apparel	M.A., M.F.A.	Faculty
Interior Design—See Design, Housing, and Apparel	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
J
Japanese—See Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Journalism—See Mass Communication	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Kinesiology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
L
Landscape Architecture	M.S., M.L.A., M.L.A./M.U.R.P.	Faculty
Latin—See Classical and Near Eastern Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Learning Technologies—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Liberal Studies	M.L.S.	Faculty
Linguistics	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Literacy Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Luso-Brazilian Literature—See Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics	M.A.	Faculty
Lusophone Literatures and Cultures—See Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics	M.A.	Faculty
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Management of Technology	M.S.MOT.	Faculty
Manufacturing Systems Engineering	M.S.M.S.E.	Faculty
Marketing and Logistics Management—See Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Mass Communication	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Materials Science and Engineering—See Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering	M.S.Ch.E., M.Ch.E., M.S.Mat.S.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Mathematics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Mathematics Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Mechanical Engineering	M.S.M.E., Ph.D.	Faculty
Mechanics—See Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Medical Physics—See Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Medicinal Chemistry	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Microbial Engineering	M.S.	Faculty
Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Molecular Veterinary Biosciences—See Comparative and Molecular Biosciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Music	M.A., M.M., Ph.D., D.M.A.	Faculty
Music Education—See Music	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
N
Natural Resources Science and Management	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Neuroscience	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Nonprofit Management	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Nursing	M.S., Ph.D., Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Nutrition	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Occupational Therapy	M.S.	Faculty
Operations and Management Science—See Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Oral Biology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Otolaryngology	M.S., M.S.Otol., Ph.D.Otol.	Faculty
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Pharmaceutics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Pharmacology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Philosophy	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Physical Education and Recreation—See Kinesiology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Physical Therapy	D.P.T.	Faculty
Physics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Physiology—See Cellular and Integrative Physiology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Planning—See Urban and Regional Planning	M.U.R.P.	Faculty
Plant Biological Sciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Plant Breeding/Plant Molecular Genetics—See Applied Plant Sciences	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Plant Pathology	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Policy Issues on Work and Pay	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Political Science	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Portuguese—See Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics	Ph.D.	Faculty
Psychological Foundations of Education—See Educational Psychology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Psychology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Public Affairs	M.P.A.	Faculty
Public Policy	M.P.P.	Faculty
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Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies	M.A.	Faculty
Rehabilitation Science	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Religions in Antiquity—See Classical and Near Eastern Studies	M.A.	Faculty
Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
S
Scandinavian Studies—See Germanic Studies	M.A.	Faculty
School Psychology—See Educational Psychology	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist	Faculty
Science Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy	M.S.	Faculty
Scientific and Technical Communication	M.S.	Faculty
Scientific Computation	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Second Languages and Cultures Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Social Studies Education—See Education, Curriculum, and Instruction	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Social Work	M.S.W., Ph.D.	Faculty
Sociology	M.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Software Engineering	M.S.S.E.	Faculty
Soil Science	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
South Asian Languages—See Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media		Faculty
Spanish—See Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics	Ph.D.	Faculty
Special Education—See Educational Psychology	M.A., Ph.D., Certificate of Specialist	Faculty
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences	M.A., Au.D., Ph.D.	Faculty
Statistics	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Strategic Communication	M.A.	Faculty
Strategic Management and Organization—See Business Administration	Ph.D.	Faculty
Stream Restoration Science and Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
Studio Arts—See Art	M.F.A.	Faculty
Surgery	M.S.Surg., Ph.D.Surg.	Faculty
Sustainable Design—See Architecture	M.S.	Faculty
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Theatre Arts	M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.	Faculty
Theriogenology—See Veterinary Medicine	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Toxicology (available on both the Twin Cities and Duluth Campus)	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Transportation Studies	Postbaccalaureate Certificate	Faculty
U
Urban and Regional Planning	M.U.R.P.	Faculty
V
Veterinary Medicine	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
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Water Resources Science (available on both the Twin Cities and Duluth Campus)	M.S., Ph.D.	Faculty
Work and Human Resource Education	M.A., Ph.D., Ed.D.	Faculty

Minors Only (Minors with no corresponding major) Some minors are offered through graduate school major programs. See major description to find the corresponding minor description.
Bioethics	Faculty
Bioinformatics	Faculty
Cognitive Science	Faculty
Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices	Faculty
Composition, Literacy, and Rhetorical Studies—See Literacy and Rhetorical Studies	Faculty
Conflict Management	Faculty
Development Studies and Social Change	Faculty
Education Sciences	Faculty
Ergonomics—See Human Factors/Ergonomics	Faculty
Family Policy	Faculty
Gerontology	Faculty
Human Factors/Ergonomics	Faculty
Human Genetics	Faculty
Human Rights	Faculty
International Education	Faculty
Interpersonal Relationships Research	Faculty
Law	Faculty
Literacy and Rhetorical Studies	Faculty
Medieval Studies	Faculty
Microbial Ecology	Faculty
Museum Studies	Faculty
Nanoparticle Science and Engineering	Faculty
Political Psychology	Faculty
Population Studies	Faculty
Program Evaluation	Faculty
Public Art	Faculty
Public Health	Faculty
Quaternary Paleoecology	Faculty
Religious Studies	Faculty
Social and Philosophic Studies of Education	Faculty
Studies in Africa and the African Diaspora	Faculty
Studies of Science and Technology	Faculty
Sustainable Agriculture Systems	Faculty
Duluth Campus
Majors	Degrees Offered
Applied and Computational Mathematics	M.S.
Art—Graphic Design	M.F.A.
Business Administration	M.B.A.
Chemistry	M.S.
Communication Sciences and Disorders	M.A.
Computer Science	M.S.
Criminology	M.A.
Education—Teaching and Learning	Ed.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering	M.S.E.C.E.
Engineering Management	M.S.E.M.
English	M.A.
Geological Sciences	M.S.
Integrated Biosciences	M.S.
Liberal Studies	M.L.S.
Linguistics	Minor Only
Music	M.M.
Physics	M.S.
Social Work	M.S.W.

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