Graduate College Academic Divisions
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Some graduate programs have changed course since their creation and thus it was necessary to update the Graduate College’s four disciplinary divisions. One major change: interdisciplinary programs may now select the preferred review panel for a specific award or fellowship nomination, e.g., a student in disability studies might use methodologies better suited to the arts & humanities or behavioral & social sciences than life & health sciences.
Listed below are departments that house a graduate degree program within the Graduate College. Programs that house graduate programs and are not in departments themselves are designated as such with brackets: [ ] = Programs.
For graduate programs housed at the level of a college, we list the name of the college instead of the department, e.g., “Education, College of.”
*=Interdisciplinary programs that have faculty and/or research methodologies that fit more than one division; Faculty’s home department or the individual project’s methodologies determine the appropriate division. (If you see errors, please contact Benn Williams.)
Arts and Humanities Heading link
| Architecture | Hispanic & Italian Studies* |
| Art | History |
| Art History | Linguistics |
| Design | [Museum & Exhibition Studies] |
| English | Philosophy |
| French & Francophone Studies | Polish, Russian, & Central and Eastern European Studies (PRCEES) |
| Germanic Studies |
Behavioral and Social Sciences Heading link
| Accounting | [Learning Sciences]* |
| Anthropology | [Neuroscience]* |
| Business Administration, College of | Medical Education |
| Communication | Political Science |
| Criminology, Law, & Justice | Psychology |
| Economics | Public Administration |
| Education, College of | Public Health Sciences* |
| Environmental & Urban Geography | Social Work |
| Finance | Sociology |
| Latin American & Latino Studies | Urban Planning & Policy |
Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences Heading link
| Biomedical Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering | Management Information Systems (MIS) |
| Chemistry | Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science |
| Civil, Materials, & Materials Engineering | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering |
| Computer Science | Physics |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Life and Health Sciences Heading link
| Biological Sciences | Occupational Therapy (MS only) |
| Biomedical & Health Information Sc | [Oral Sciences] |
| Biomedical Sciences (GEMS) | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Disability & Human Development; Disability Studies* | Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy (PSOP) |
| Kinesiology & Nutrition | Physical Therapy (MS Healthspan) |
| [Leaming Sciences]* | Public Health Sciences* |
| Medical Biotechnology | Physiology & Biophysics |
| [Neuroscience]* | [Rehabilitation Sciences] (PhD) |
| Nursing, College of * |