Schools and Colleges
Majors and Degrees
Minors
Graduate Certificates
Capstone Certificates
The UW-Madison Graduate School confers the Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Accountancy, Master of Business Administration, Master of Music, Master of Engineering, Master of French Studies, Master of Legal Institutions, Master of International Public Affairs, Master of Public Affairs, Master of Science-Social Work, Master of Fine Arts, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy. Also, several programs that do not award graduate degrees offer Ph.D. minors and certificates.
The master's degree is conferred only upon completion of a coherent and focused program of advanced study. Each department has set its own minimum degree requirements beyond the minimum required by the Graduate School. The Master of Fine Arts degree offers superior students advanced training and opportunities for creativity. The program is for the prospective professional artist and teacher in the fine arts at the college level and emphasizes creative work.
The Doctor of Philosophy and the Doctor of Musical Arts are the highest degrees conferred at UW-Madison. Neither is conferred solely as a result of any prescribed period of study, no matter how faithfully pursued. The Ph.D. degree is a research degree and is granted on evidence of general proficiency, distinctive attainment in a special field, and particularly on ability for independent investigation as demonstrated in a dissertation presenting original research or creative scholarship with a high degree of literary skill. The D.M.A. degree is granted on evidence of a high degree of competence in performance, conducting, or composition.
Both the Ph.D. and D.M.A. degree programs must be rationally unified, and all courses must contribute to an organized program of study and research. Courses must be selected from groups embracing one principal subject of concentration, called the major (see list of Majors and Degrees), and from one or more related fields, called the minor. The major field is normally coextensive with the work of a single department or with one of the subjects under which certain programs have been formally arranged. A major may be permitted to extend beyond the above limits with the prior approval of the Dean of the Graduate
School. The minor is designed to represent a coherent body of work, taken as a graduate student, and should not be simply an after-the-fact ratification of a number of courses taken outside the major department.Minimum credits and other requirements necessary to earn these degrees are listed in the Graduate School Minimum Degree Requirements section.
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This is the official list of graduate degrees offered at UW-Madison. Additional information, including all application materials, is available directly from the department or program.
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African Languages and Literature-M.A., Ph.D.Agricultural and Applied Economics-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Agricultural Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Agricultural Journalism-M.S. (see Life Sciences Communication)
Analytical Clinical Chemistry-M.S.
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Biomedical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Biomolecular Chemistry-M.S., Ph.D.
Business: Accounting-M.Acc., M.B.A.
Business: Actuarial Science-M.S.
Business: Arts Administration-M.A.
Business: Finance, Investment and Banking-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: General Management-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: Information Systems Analysis and Design-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: International Business-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: Management and Human Resources-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: Marketing-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: Operations and Information Management-M.B.A., M.S.
Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics-M.B.A., M.S.
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Cartography and Geographic Information Systems-M.S.
Cellular and Molecular Biology-M.S., Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Child and Family Studies-See Human Ecology
Civil and Environmental Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Communication Arts-M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.
Communicative Disorders-M.S., Ph.D.
Comparative Literature-M.A., Ph.D.
Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development-M.S.
Consumer Science-See Human Ecology
Continuing and Vocational Education-M.S., Ph.D.
Creative Writing--new MFA program. For information, contact the Department of English, 608/263-3750, english@facstaff.wisc.edu Effective for fall 2002 matriculation
(online update 8/1/01)
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Development Policy and Public Administration-See International Public Affairs
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Education and Mathematics-M.A.
Educational Administration-M.S., Ph.D.
Educational Policy Studies-M.A., Ph.D.
Educational Psychology-M.S., Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology-M.S., Ph.D.
Engineering Mechanics-M.S., Ph.D.
Environmental Chemistry and Technology-M.S., Ph.D.
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Hebrew and Semitic Studies-M.A., Ph.D.
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Industrial Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Industrial Relations-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Interior Environments-See Human Ecology
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Landscape Architecture-M.A., M.S.
Languages and Cultures of Asia-M.A., Ph.D.
Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies-M.A.
Library and Information Studies-M.A., Ph.D.
Life Sciences Communication-M.S.
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Manufacturing Systems Engineering-M.S.
Mechanical Engineering-M.S., M. Engr., Ph.D.
Medical Microbiology and Immunology-M.S.
Metallurgical Engineering-M.S., Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology-M.S., Ph.D.
Music: Ethnomusicology-M.A., M.M.
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Pharmaceutical Sciences-M.S., Ph.D.
Pharmacy-M.S. (See also Social and Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences)
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Scandinavian Studies-M.A., Ph.D.
Slavic Languages and Literatures-M.A., Ph.D.
Social and Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy-M.S., Ph.D.
Special Education-M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
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Textiles and Clothing-See Human Ecology
Textiles and Design-See Human Ecology
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Water Chemistry (see Environmental Chemistry and Technology-M.S., Ph.D.)
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The purpose of the minor is to give breadth to a Ph.D. major. Cross-listed courses are permitted if distinct from the major area of study as judged by the major department. There are two kinds of minors: Option A and Option B.
The Option A minor requires:
In addition to Option A minors in departments or programs that offer graduate degrees, the Graduate School has authorized minors in the following areas:
The Option B (Distributed) minor requires:Prevention and Intervention Science--new minor.
For information, contact the School of Social Work, 608/263-7147, waheiss@facstaff.wisc.edu
The university offers several programs of study that do not grant graduate degrees but coordinate teaching and research among scholars active in interrelated disciplines. Students working toward a "graduate certificate" must be enrolled simultaneously in a UW-Madison graduate degree program. There is no formal admission for graduate certificates; students typically request the certificate after all course work has been completed. The certificate program monitors all course requirements and satisfactory progress.
The following programs offer graduate certificates:
Bioinformatics--new graduate certificate (do not confuse with Bioinformatics capstone certificate--see below). For information, contact Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics in the Medical School, 608/263-1706, fax 608/265-5579
Educational Administration (Specialist)
Engineering Management Specialization
Library and Information Studies (Specialist)
Prevention and Intervention Science--new graduate certificate. For information, contact School of Social Work, 608/263-7147, waheiss@facstaff.wisc.edu
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies
Teaching and Learning Scholarship in Higher Education
The university offers programs of study for new students not currently enrolled in a UW-Madison graduate degree program. Formal admission to the capstone certificate program and to the Graduate School is required. Capstone certificate students are required to meet the same academic requirements as those defined for degree-seeking students. They must have completed a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent; seek a certificate to "cap off" their undergraduate training; or are professionals returning to school for specialized training in the area of the certificate.
The program of study may involve module courses instead of regular credit courses and may have a fee structure different from credit-based graduate tuition. The program monitors all academic requirements and satisfactory progress.
Capstone programs do not lead to the conferral of a graduate degree. Rather, they are a focused collection of courses that, when completed, afford the student a record of coherent academic accomplishment in a given discipline or set of disciplines. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded certificates at commencement ceremonies organized and conducted by the individual programs. Students will not be eligible to participate in the general university commencement ceremonies.
The following programs offer capstone certificates:
Bioinformatics--new capstone certificate (do not confuse with Bioinformatics graduate certificate--see above). For information, contact the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics in the Medical School, 608/263-1706; fax 608/265-5579 (online update 8/1/01)
Fundamentals of Clinical Research--new capstone certificate. For information, contact Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics in the Medical School, 608/263-1706, fax 608-265-5579 (online update 8/1/01)
Geographic Information Systems
Laboratory Quality Management--new capstone certificate. For information, contact the Clinical Laboratory Science Program, 608/262-2085, ehrmeyer@facstaff.wisc.edu Effective for fall 2001 matriculation
(online update 8/1/01)