Degree Programs, Advisor Information, and Application Instructions
Certificate
Specialized training in an area of study
Enhances knowledge and skills in a specialized field for career advancement and professional development. Can serve as a springboard to further graduate study.
Time commitment: often less than one year
Master's
Comprehensive study of a specific field
Offers broad, foundational knowledge of a specific field or discipline, often concluding with a capstone project or thesis. Can lead to a variety of career paths or to doctoral study.
Time commitment: two years on average
Doctoral
Advanced, specialized study of a field
Provides deep, specialized knowledge and skills, often through fieldwork and original research. Can lead to careers in academia, industry, nonprofits, government, and beyond.
Time commitment: 5-7 years on average
Degree Programs
The following links contain degree program overviews, advisor information, application instructions, and links to program websites. Please see the UNM Catalog for additional information.
Arts and Sciences
- American Studies (MA and PhD)
- Anthropology (MA, MS, and PhD)
- Biology (MS and PhD)
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology (MS and PhD)
- Chicana and Chicano Studies (MA and PhD)
- Chicana and Chicano Studies (Graduate Certificate)
- Communication and Journalism (MA and PhD)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (PhD)
- Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies (MA)
- Creative Writing (MFA)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (MS and PhD)
- Economics (MA and PhD)
- English (Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Writing)
- English (MA)
- English (PhD)
- French (MA and PhD)
- Geography (MS)
- Geography (PhD)
- German (MA)
- History (MA and PhD)
- Latin American Studies (MA)
- Latin American Studies (PhD)
- Linguistics (MA and PhD)
- Mathematics (MS and PhD)
- Museum Studies (MA and MS)
- Native American Studies (MA and PhD)
- Philosophy (MA and PhD)
- Physics (MS and PhD)
- Political Science (MA and PhD)
- Portuguese (MA)
- Psychology (PhD)
- Public Policy (GCERT)
- Public Policy (MPP)
- Quantum Science & Technology (Graduate Certificate)
- Race and Social Justice (Graduate Certificate)
- Sociology (PhD)
- Spanish (MA)
- Spanish and Portuguese (PhD)
- Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
- Statistics (MS and PhD)
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Graduate Certificate)
Architecture and Planning
Education and Human Sciences
- Advanced Graduate Counseling (Graduate Certificate)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (Graduate Certificate)
- Athletic Training (MS)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (Graduate Certificate)
- Counseling (MA)
- Counselor Education (PhD)
- Curriculum and Instruction (Education Specialist Certificate)
- Education (MA)
- Educational Diagnosis (Graduate Certificate)
- Educational Leadership (EdD)
- Educational Leadership (EdS Certificate)
- Educational Leadership (MA)
- Educational Linguistics (PhD)
- Educational Psychology (MA and PhD)
- Elementary Education (Graduate Certificate)
- Family and Child Studies (MA)
- Family and Child Studies (PhD)
- Health Education (MS)
- Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (MA)
- Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (PhD)
- Nutrition (MS)
- Physical Education
- Physical Education, Sports, and Exercise Science
- Secondary Education with 7-12 Licensure (Graduate Certificate)
- Special Education (MA)
- Special Education (PhD)
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Graduate Certificate)
- Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education (EdD and PhD)
Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering (MS and PhD)
- Chemical Engineering (MS and PhD)
- Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (MEng, MS, and PhD)
- Computational Science and Engineering (Graduate Certificate)
- Computer Engineering (MS and PhD)
- Computer Science (MS and PhD)
- Construction Management (MCM)
- Electrical Engineering (MS and PhD)
- Manufacturing Engineering (MEME or MEME/MBA)
- Mechanical Engineering (MSME or PhD)
- Nuclear Engineering (MS and PhD)
Fine Arts
- Art Education (MA)
- Art History (MA and PhD)
- Art Studio (MFA)
- Areas of Concentration:
- Art and Ecology
- Ceramics
- Experimental Art and Technology
- Painting and Drawing
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Areas of Concentration:
- Dance (MFA)
- Music (MMU)
- Areas of Concentration:
- Collaborative Piano
- Conducting
- Musicology
- Music Education
- Performance
- String Pedagogy
- Theory and Composition
- Woodwinds
- Areas of Concentration:
- Music Performance (Graduate Certificate)
- Theatre and Dance
Health Sciences (Non-MD)
Interdisciplinary
These programs are collaborative efforts among faculty from different colleges and departments. Other interdisciplinary programs within single colleges also exist, but are not listed below.
For information on PiBBs, please visit the Approved Transcripted Minors page.
