Help Choosing the Graduate Program for You
This subject categorization is provided as an alternative to the Graduate Catalog's normal listing of progams by name. The official program names are not always intuitive, so this listing uses more general vocabulary and broader categories to group similar programs together. For a more detailed description of each program, click on the program code following the program's name. Some subjects, like Nursing and Social Work, are not offered at the University of Maryland College Park. Propective students are therefore referred to the University of Maryland at Baltmore for these programs.
Arts & Humanities
Fine Art
Art History & Archaeology (ARTH)
Art (ARTT)
Creative Writing (CRWR)
Dance (DANC)
Music (MUSC)
Theatre and Performance Studies (THET)Applied Art
Humanities
American Studies (AMST)
Classics (CLAS)
Comparative Literature (CMLT)
Creative Writing (CRWR)
English (ENGL)
History (HIST)
History/Library & Information Systems (HILS)
Linguistics (LING)
Jewish Studies (JWST)
Journalism (JOUR)
also see Communication (COMM)
Womens Studies (WMST)Languages and Literature
American Studies (AMST)
English Language & Literature (ENGL)
French Language & Literature (FRIT)
Modern French Studies (FRMS)
Germanic Language & Literature (GERM)
Linguistics (LING)
Russian Language & Literature (RUSS)
Spanish and Portuguese Language & Literature (SPAP)Philosophy
Philosophy (PHIL)
Behavioral & Social Science
American Studies (AMST)
Anthropology (ANTH)
Business/Public Management Combined (BMPM)
Clinical Audiology (CAUD)
Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP)
Communication (COMM)
also see Journalism (JOUR)
Criminology & Criminal Justice (CRIM)
Economics (ECON)
Family Studies (FMST)
Geography (GEOG)
Geography/Library & Information Systems (GELS)
Gerontology Certificate (GGCP)
Government & Politics (GVPT)
Historic Preservation Certificate (HISP)
Information Management (INFM)
Library Science (LBSC)
Linguistics (LING)
Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation (EDMS)
Neurosciences & Cognitive Sciences (NACS)
Political Science
see Government and Politics (GVPT)
Psychology (PSYC)
Public Affairs (PUAF)
Public Management (MAPM)
Public Policy (MAPP)
Second Language Acquisition (SLAA, SLPH)
Social Work (Not offered at University of Maryland College Park,
please see the University of Maryland at Baltimore)
Sociology (SOCY)
Survey Methodology (SURV)
Urban Studies & Planning (CMPL)
Urban and Regional Planning and Design (Ph.D) (URPD)
Women's Studies (WMST)
Business
Business & Management (BMGT)
Business/Law Combined (LMBA)
Business/Public Management Combined (BMPM)
Law/Public Management Combined (LMPM)
Public Administration
see Public Affairs (PUAF)
Public Affairs (PUAF)
Public Management (MAPM)
Public Policy (MAPP)
Public Relations
see Communication (COMM)Education
Counseling & Personnel Services (EDCP)
Curriculum & Instruction (EDCI)
Education Policy & Leadership (EDPL)
Health Education (HLTH)
Human Development (EDHD)
Special Education (EDSP)Law
Business/Law Combined (LMBA)
Criminology & Criminal Justice (CRIM)
Law (Not offered at University of Maryland College Park,
please see the University of Maryland at Baltimore)
Law/Public Management Combined (LMPM)
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation (AMSC)
Mathematical Statistics (STAT)
Mathematics (MATH)
Mathematics of Advanced Industrial Technology (MAIT)
Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation (EDMS)
Survey Methodology (SURV)
Natural Science
Life Science
Animal Sciences (ANSC)
Behavior, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics (BEES)
Biochemistry (BCHM)
Biological Resources Engineering (ENBE)
Biology (BIOL)
Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG)
Entomology (ENTM)
Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences (MEES)
Master of Life Sciences (LFSC)
Medicine, Human Health & Veterinary Medicine
please see the Health & Medicine section
Microbiology
see Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG)
Molecular & Cell Biology (MOCB)
Neurosciences & Cognitive Sciences (NACS)
Plant Biology
see Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG)
Poultry Science
see Animal Sciences (ANSC)Physical Science
Astronomy Department (ASTR)
Chemical Engineering (ENCH)
Chemical Physics (CHPH)
Chemistry (CHEM)
Geology (GEOL)
Meteorology (METO)
Physics (PHYS)
Technology & Applied Science
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Agricultural & Resource Economics (AREC)
Agronomy
see Natural Resource Sciences (NRSC)
Animal Sciences (ANSC)
Biological Resources Engineering (ENBE)
Food Science (FDSC)
Horticulture
see Natural Resource Sciences (NRSC)
Landscape Architecture
see Natural Resource Sciences (NRSC)
Natural Resource Sciences (NRSC)
Plant Biology
see Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG)
Sustainable Development & Conservation Biology (CONS)
Veterinary Medical Science (VMSC)Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (ENAE)
Architecture (ARCH)
Biological Resources Engineering (ENBE)
Chemical Engineering (ENCH)
Civil Engineering (ENCE)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ENEE)
Fire Protection Engineering (ENFP)
Material Science & Engineering (ENMA)
Mechanical Engineering (ENME)
Nuclear Engineering (ENNU)
Professional Master of Engineering (ENPM)
Reliability Engineering (ENRE)
Systems Engineering (ENSE)Information Science & Technology
Archival Studies
see Information Studies (LBSC)
Computer Science (CMSC)
Electrical & Computer Engineering (ENEE)
Geography/Library & Information Systems (GELS)
History/Library & Information Systems (HILS)
Information Studies (LBSC)
Library Science
see Information Studies (LBSC)
Telecommunications (ENTS)
Health & Medicine
Counseling & Personnel Services (EDCP)
Dentistry (Not offered at University of Maryland College Park,
please see the University of Maryland at Baltimore)
Family Studies (FMST)
Health Education (HLTH)
Hearing & Speech Sciences (HESP)
Human Development (EDHD)
Kinesiology (KNES)
Medicine (Not offered at University of Maryland College Park,
please see the University of Maryland at Baltimore)
Nursing (Not offered at University of Maryland College Park,
please see the University of Maryland at Baltimore)
Nutrition (NUTR)
Pharmacy (Not offered at University of Maryland College Park,
please see the University of Maryland at Baltimore)
Psychology (PSYC)
Veterinary Medical Science (VMSC)