Graduate College

www.grad-college.iastate.edu/

David K. Holger, Dean
George A. Jackson, Assistant Dean
Carolyn Payne, Assistant Dean

Graduate Majors

More information on each major can be found in the Courses and Programs section of this catalog under the department or program listed in parentheses after the degree information.
Accounting: M.Acc. (see Accounting)
Aerospace Engineering: M.Engr., M.S., Ph.D. (see Aerospace Engineering)
Agricultural Economics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Economics)
Agricultural Education: M.S., Ph.D. (see Agricultural Education and Studies)
Agricultural Engineering: M. Engr., M.S., Ph.D. (see Agricultural Engineering)
Agricultural History and Rural Studies: Ph.D. (see History)
Agricultural Meteorology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Agronomy)
Agronomy: M.S. (see Agronomy)
Analytical Chemistry: M.S., Ph.D. (see Chemistry)
Animal Breeding and Genetics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Animal Science)
Animal Ecology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Natural Resource Ecology and Management)
Animal Physiology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Animal Science)
Animal Science: M.S., Ph.D. (see Animal Science)
Anthropology: M.A. (see Anthropology)
Applied Linguistics and Technology: Ph.D. (see English)
Applied Mathematics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Mathematics)
Applied Physics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Physics and Astronomy)
Architectural Studies: M.S. (see Architecture)
Architecture: M. Arch., M. Arch./M.B.A.,
M. Arch./M.C.R.P. (see Architecture)
Art and Design: M.A. (see Art and Design)
Astrophysics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Physics and Astronomy)
Biochemistry: M.S., Ph.D. (see Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology)
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Bioinformatics and Computational Biology)
Biomedical Sciences: M.S., Ph.D. (see Biomedical Sciences)
Biophysics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology)
Biorenewable Resources and Technology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Biorenewable Resources and Technology)
Botany: M.S., Ph.D. (see Botany)
Business: M.S. (see Business Administration)
Business Administration: M.B.A., M. Arch./M.B.A., M.B.A./M.C.R.P., M.B.A./M.S. (Statistics), M.B.A./M.S (Information Systems) (see Business Administration)
Business and Technology: Ph.D. (see Business and Technology)
Chemical Engineering: M. Engr., M.S., Ph.D. (see Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Chemistry: M.S., Ph.D. (see Chemistry)
Civil Engineering: M.S., Ph.D. (see Civil Engineering)
Community and Regional Planning: M.C.R.P., M. Arch./M.C.R.P., M.B.A./M.C.R.P., M.L.A./M.C.R.P, M.P.A./M.C.R.P. (see Community and Regional Planning)
Computer Engineering: M.S., Ph.D. (see Computer Engineering)
Computer Science: M.S., Ph.D. (see Computer Science)
Condensed Matter Physics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Physics and Astronomy)
Creative Writing and Environment: M.F.A. (see English)
Crop Production and Physiology: M.S., Ph.D (see Agronomy)
Diet and Exercise: B.S./M.S. only (see Food Science and Human Nutrition or Health and Human Performance)
Earth Science: M.S., Ph. D. (see Geological and Atmospheric Sciences)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Economics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Economics)
Education: M.Ed., M.Ed. Practitioner, M.S., Ph.D. (see Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies)
Electrical Engineering: M.S., Ph.D. (see Electrical Engineering)
Engineering Mechanics: M.Engr., M.S., Ph.D. (see Engineering Mechanics)
English: M.A. (see English)
Entomology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Entomology)
Environmental Science: M.S., Ph.D. (see Environmental Science)
Family and Consumer Sciences: M.F.C.S. (see Family and Consumer Sciences,
Master of)
Family and Consumer Sciences Education: M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D (see Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies)
Fisheries Biology: M.S., Ph. D. (see Natural Resource Ecology and Management)
Food Science and Technology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Food Science and Human Nutrition)
Foodservice and Lodging Management: M.S., Ph.D. (see Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management)
Forestry: M.S., Ph.D. (see Natural Resource Ecology and Management)
Genetics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Genetics—Interdisciplinary)
Geology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Geological and Atmospheric Sciences)
Graphic Design: M.F.A. (see Art and Design)
High Energy Physics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Physics and Astronomy)
History: M.A. (see History)
History of Technology and Science: M.A., Ph.D. (see History)
Horticulture: M.S., Ph.D. (see Horticulture)
Human Computer Interaction: M.S., Ph.D. (see Human Computer Interaction)
Human Development and Family Studies: M.S., Ph.D. (see Human Development and Family Studies)
Immunobiology: M.S., Ph.D. (see
Immunobiology)
Industrial and Agricultural Technology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Technology Systems Management)
Industrial Engineering: M.S., Ph.D. (see Industrial Engineering)
Information Assurance: M.S., M.S./M.P.A. (see Information Assurance)
Information Systems: M.S., M.S./M.B.A. (see Management Information Systems)
Inorganic Chemistry: M.S., Ph.D. (see
Chemistry)
Integrated Visual Arts: M.F.A. (see Art and Design)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies: M.A., M.S (see Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies)
Interior Design: M.F.A. (see Art and Design)
Journalism and Mass Communication: M.S. (see Journalism and Communication, Greenlee School of)
Kinesiology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Kinesiology)
Landscape Architecture: M.L.A., M.L.A./M.C.R.P. (see Landscape Architecture)
Materials Science and Engineering: M.S., Ph.D. (see Materials Science and Engineering)
Mathematics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Mathematics)
Meat Science: M.S., Ph.D. (see Animal Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition (offered as Ph.D. only jointly with Animal Science))
Mechanical Engineering: M.S., Ph.D. (see Mechanical Engineering)
Meteorology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Geological and Atmospheric Sciences)
Microbiology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Microbiology)
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
Neuroscience: M.S., Ph.D. (see Neuroscience)
Nuclear Physics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Physics and Astronomy)
Nutritional Sciences: M.S., Ph.D. (see Nutritional Sciences)
Operations Research (must be a joint major with Statistics): M.S. (see Industrial Engineering/Statistics)
Organic Chemistry: M.S., Ph.D. (see
Chemistry)
Physical Chemistry: M.S., Ph.D. (see
Chemistry)
Physics: M.S., Ph.D. (see Physics and
Astronomy)
Plant Breeding: M.S., Ph.D. (see Agronomy)
Plant Pathology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Plant Pathology)
Plant Biology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Plant Physiology)
Political Science: M.A., (see Political Science)
Professional Agriculture: M.Ag. (see Professional Agriculture)
Psychology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Psychology)
Public Administration: M.P.A., M.P.A./M.C.R.P., M.P.A./M.S. (Information Assurance) (see Political Science)
Rhetoric and Professional Communication: Ph.D. (see English)
Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication: M.A. (see English)
Rural Sociology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Sociology)
School Mathematics: M.S.M. (see
Mathematics)
Science Education: M.A.T. (see Curriculum and Instruction)
Seed Technology and Business: M.S. (see Seed Technology and Business)
Sociology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Sociology)
Soil Science: M.S., Ph.D. (see Agronomy)
Statistics: M.S., M.B.A./M.S., Ph.D. (see Statistics)
Sustainable Agriculture: M.S., Ph.D. (see Sustainable Agriculture)
Systems Engineering: M.Engr. (see Systems Engineering)
Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics: M.A. (see English)
Textiles and Clothing: M.S., Ph.D. (see Textiles and Clothing)
Toxicology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Toxicology)
Transportation: M.S. (see Transportation)
Veterinary Clinical Sciences: M.S. (see Veterinary Clinical Science)
Veterinary Microbiology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive
Medicine)
Veterinary Pathology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Veterinary Pathology)
Veterinary Preventive Medicine: M.S. (see Veterinary Diagnostic and Animal Production Medicine)
Wildlife Biology: M.S., Ph.D. (see Natural Resource Ecology and Management)
Zoology: M.S., Ph.D (see Zoology)