Please be sure to visit the web pages of the program(s) in which you are interested. You will find more specific information regarding program options and requirements.
Departments have additional requirements for admission which do not appear on Graduate School web pages. Many programs only accept applications for fall admission, but some do offer spring or summer admission. Check individual program web sites for spring or summer application deadlines.
The graduate coordinator is an excellent first resource for questions and information about your chosen program. Always refer to the Graduate Catalog for the most recent information on degree programs.
In addition to the list of programs or areas of studies below, other degree and portfolio programs are available. Follow these links to find additional information on:
| Program or Area of Study (major code) |
Graduate Adviser |
Graduate Coordinator |
Degree(s)
offered |
Fall 2009 Deadline |
|
| Architectural
history (608500) |
Richard Cleary |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MA,PhD |
January 9 |
| Architectural
studies (608400) |
Richard Cleary |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MSArchSt |
January 9 |
| Architecture-First
Professional (609200) |
Richard Cleary |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MArch |
January 9 |
| Architecture-Post
Professional (609300) |
Richard Cleary |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MArch |
January 9 |
| Architecture (609400) |
Richard Cleary |
Rosemin Gopaul |
PhD |
January 9 |
| Community and
regional planning (625400) |
Michael Oden |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MSCRP, PhD |
January 9 |
| Historic preservation (608600) |
|
Rosemin Gopaul |
MArch, MSCRP, MSHP, PhD |
January 9 |
| Landscape Architecture-First
Professional (609500) |
Miroslava Benes |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MLA |
January 9 |
| Landscape Architecture-Post
Professional (609600) |
Miroslava Benes |
Rosemin Gopaul |
MLA |
January 9 |
| Sustainable
design (608200) |
|
Rosemin Gopaul |
MSSD |
January 9 |
| Urban
design (608300) |
|
Rosemin Gopaul |
MSUD |
January 9 |
|
| Accounting (BBA/MPA: Integrated Approach) (B00802) |
Stephen T. Limberg |
Kathy Saqer |
MPA |
March 1 (US applicants)
February 1 (International applicants) |
| Accounting (MPA) (B01100) |
Stephen T. Limberg |
Keri Ledezma |
MPA |
March 1 (US applicants)
February 1 (International applicants) |
| Accounting (PhD) (617000) |
Robert Freeman |
Linda Yancey |
PhD |
January 15 |
| Business
administration (B15510) |
Eric Hirst |
Diane Allen |
MBA |
Check program web site
April 1 (US applicants)
February 2 (International applicants) |
| Business
administration (Dallas) (B16115) |
Steven Burton |
Pamela Frolow |
MBA |
June 15 |
| Business
administration (Evening) (B16120) |
Trent Thurman |
Tessa Green |
MBA |
May 15 |
| Business
administration (Executive) (B16105) |
David B. Jemison |
Andrew Smith |
MBA |
July 15 |
| Business
administration (Houston) (B16125) |
Steven Burton |
Jamie Bandy |
MBA |
June 15 |
| Business
administration (Mexico City) (B16109) |
Genaro Gutierrez |
Amy Reyna |
MBA |
June 1 |
| Finance (617100) |
Andres Almazan |
Ingrid Roark |
PhD |
January 5 |
| Information,
risk, & operations management (617130) |
Paul Damien |
Hillary Paterson |
PhD |
January 5 |
| Management (617300) |
Andrew Henderson |
Chris Scherwin |
PhD |
January 5 |
| Marketing (617400) |
Susan Broniarczyk |
Helen Anderson |
PhD |
January 4 |
| |
| Advertising (623962) |
Gary B. Wilcox |
Robin Dusek |
MA, PhD |
check program web site |
| Communication
sciences & disorders-Audiology (624010) |
Barbara Davis |
Dana Woolf |
AuD,PhD |
check program web site |
| Communication
sciences & disorders-Speech Language Pathology (624000) |
Barbara Davis |
Dana Woolf |
MA, PhD |
check program web site |
Communication
studies (623965)
|
Dana Cloud |
Susan Corbin |
MA, PhD |
check program web site |
| Journalism (623963) |
Paula Poindexter
|
Lisa Jaskolka |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Radio-Television-Film (624026) |
Andrew Garrison |
Stephanie Crouch |
MFA |
December 12 |
| Radio-Television-Film (624025) |
Joseph Straubhaar |
Stephanie Crouch |
MA, PhD |
December 12 |
|
| Curriculum
and instruction (632332) |
Stuart Reifel |
Shawna Matteson |
MA, MEd, EdD, PhD |
December 15 |
| Educational
administration (632333) |
Martha N. Ovando |
Hortensia Palomares |
MEd, EdD, PhD |
check with department |
| Educational
psychology (632334) |
Diane Schallert |
Virginia Stockwell |
MA, MEd, PhD |
check with department |
| Educational
psychology - School (632343) |
Diane Schallert |
Virginia Stockwell |
PhD |
December 1 |
| Educational
psychology - Counseling (632344) |
Diane Schallert |
Virginia Stockwell |
PhD |
December 1 |
| Foreign
language education (632335) |
Elaine Horwitz |
Alicia Thomas |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Health
education (632400) |
Joe Starnes |
Tan Thai |
MA, MEd, EdD, PhD |
check program web site |
| Kinesiology (632500) |
John Bartholomew |
Tan Thai |
MA, MEd, EdD, PhD |
check program web site |
| Mathematics
education (632600) |
Helen Taylor Martin |
Jennifer Wagner |
MA, MEd, PhD |
December 15 |
| Science
education (632700) |
Helen Taylor Martin |
Jennifer Wagner |
MA, MEd, PhD |
December 15 |
| Special
education (632339) |
James Schaller |
Stephanie Townsend |
MA, MEd, EdD, PhD |
check program web site |
|
| Aerospace engineering (603900) |
Philip Varghese |
Tina Woods |
MSE, PhD |
January 7 - fall |
| Architectural
engineering (607700) |
Howard Liljestrand |
Kathy Rose |
MSE |
January 15 |
| Biomedical
engineering (614800) |
Krishnendu Roy |
Yma Revuelta |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| Chemical engineering (620100) |
Isaac C. Sanchez |
T Stockman |
MSE, PhD |
December 31 |
| Civil engineering (621700) |
Howard Liljestrand |
Kathy Rose |
MSE, PhD |
January 15 |
| Electrical and
computer engineering (ECE) (634600) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - Biomedical
engineering (634640) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - CommNetS (634650) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - Computer
engineering (634610) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - Electromagnetics & acoustics (634660) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - Energy
systems (634680) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - Integrated circuits & systems (634682) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE
- Integrated circuits & systems (Option III) (635010) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Chris Garcia |
MSE |
December 1
(Spring admission only) |
| ECE - Manufacturing
systems engineering (634630) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE - Plasma,
quantum electronics & optics (634670) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| ECE-
Software engineering (634611) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Chris Garcia |
MSE |
check program web site |
| ECE-
Software engineering, Option III (635000) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Chris Garcia |
MSE |
check program web site |
| ECE - Solid-state
electronics (634620) |
Dean Neikirk, interim |
Melanie Gulick and Michelle
Belisle |
MSE, PhD |
December 15 |
| Engineering management (635200) |
Gaylen Paulson |
Chris Garcia |
MSE |
check program web site |
| Engineering mechanics (637100) |
Stelios Kyriakides |
Tina Woods |
MSE, PhD |
January 7 |
| Environmental and water resources engineering (640100) |
Ben Hodges |
Kathy Rose |
MSE |
January 15 |
| Materials
science and engineering (663300) |
Desiderio Kovar |
Clarissa Pena |
MSE, PhD |
check program web site |
| Mechanical
engineering (665900) |
Ofodike Ezekoye |
David Justh |
MSE, PhD |
check program web site |
| Operations
research and industrial engineering (673600) |
J. Wesley Barnes |
David Justh |
MSE, PhD |
check program web site |
| Petroleum engineering (674900) |
Kamy Sepehrnoori |
Cheryl Kruzie |
MSE, PhD |
check program web site |
|
| Art
education (610700) |
Paul Bolin |
Judy Clack |
MA |
January 6 |
| Art
history (611400) |
Steve Bourget |
Maureen Howell |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Art/design (630100) |
Kate Catterall |
Judy Clack |
MFA |
January 6 |
| Art (Studio) (609900) |
Mark Goodman |
Judy Clack |
MFA |
January 6 |
| Music
composition (670656) |
Hunter March |
Stephen Wray |
MMusic,DMA |
December 1 |
| Music & human
learning (670654) |
Hunter March |
Stephen Wray |
MMusic, DMA, PhD |
December 1 |
| Music performance (670657) |
Hunter March |
Stephen Wray |
MMusic, DMA |
December 1 |
| Music
theory (670659) |
Hunter March |
Stephen Wray |
MMusic, Phd |
December 1 |
| Musicology/ethnomusicology (671000) |
Hunter March |
Stephen Wray |
MMusic, Phd |
December 1 |
| Theatre (630700) |
Pamela Christian |
Phillip Salazar |
MA, MFA, PhD |
check program web site |
| Theatre
(Acting) (630701) |
Pamela Christian |
Phillip Salazar |
MFA |
check program web site |
| Theatre
(Dance) (630704) |
Pamela Christian |
Phillip Salazar |
MFA |
check program web site |
| Theatre
(Directing) (630702) |
Pamela Christian |
Phillip Salazar |
MFA |
check program web site |
| Theatre
(Theatrical design and technology) (630703) |
Pamela Christian |
Phillip Salazar |
MFA |
check program web site |
| |
|
| Energy and
earth resources (635100) |
Christopher Jablonowski |
Jessica Smith |
MA |
February 1 for financial aid; May 1 otherwise |
| Geological
sciences (645200) |
Stephen Grand |
Philip Guerrero |
MA, MSGeoSci, PhD |
January 1 |
| |
|
| Information studies (653000) |
Glynn Harmon |
Carol R. Carreon |
MSInfoStds, PhD |
January 15 - Master's;
November 14 - PhD |
|
| American
studies (604700) |
Julia Mickenberg |
Ella Schwartz |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Anthropology (606200) |
John Hartigan |
Heather Nathanson-Flowers |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Anthropology
(Folklore and public culture) (606201) |
Ward Keeler |
Amy Hendrick |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Arabic
studies (611800) |
Samer Ali |
Kimberly Dahl |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Asian
cultures and languages (612400) |
Martha Selby |
Jennifer Tipton |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Asian
studies (612100) |
Martha Selby |
Jennifer Tipton |
MA |
December 15 |
| Classics (623200) |
Paula Perlman |
Theresa Vasquez |
MA, PhD |
January 3 |
| Comparative literature (626200) |
Cesar Salgado |
June Solomonson |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Economics (631500) |
Stephen Trejo |
V. Goldman-Leffler |
MA, MSEcon, PhD |
January 1 |
| English (639300) |
Wayne Lesser |
Patricia Schaub |
MA, PhD |
December 1 |
| English
(Creative writing) (639301) |
Elizabeth Harris |
Patricia Schaub |
MA |
December 1 |
| French (686766)
|
Helene Tissieres |
Kevin Hendryx |
MA, PhD |
January 15 |
| Geography (644300) |
Gregory Knapp |
James Gunter |
MA, PhD |
January 1 |
| Germanic
studies (646000) |
Pascale Bos |
Shery Chanis |
MA, PhD |
January 15 |
| Government (647500) |
Robert Moser |
Annette Carlile |
MA, PhD |
December 1 |
| Hebrew
studies (649100) |
Samer Ali |
Kimberly Dahl |
MA, PhD |
January 7 |
| History (650600) |
James Sidbury |
Marilyn Lehman |
MA, PhD |
December 1 |
| Italian Studies |
Douglas Biow |
Kevin Hendryx |
MA, PhD |
January 15 |
| Latin American
studies (659800) |
Henry Dietz |
Kimberly Terry |
MA, PhD |
January 15 |
| Linguistics (661900) |
Megan Crowhurst |
Ben Rapstine |
MA, PhD |
January 7 |
| Mexican
American studies (667000) |
Jose Limon |
Luis Guevara |
MA |
January 1 |
| Middle
eastern languages & cultures (Arabic, Hebrew and Persian Studies) |
Samer Ali |
Kimberly Dahl |
see Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Studies |
|
| Middle
eastern studies (668000) |
Faegheh Shirazi |
Kimberly Dahl |
MA |
December 15 |
| Persian
studies (686000) |
Samer Ali |
Kimberly Dahl |
MA, PhD |
December 15 |
| Philosophy (676400) |
Joshua Dever |
Sally Jackman |
MA, PhD |
January 1 |
| Psychology (683500) |
Charles Holahan |
Chris Mazzucco |
PhD |
January 1 |
| Psychology
- Clinical (683501) |
Charles Holahan |
Chris Mazzucco |
PhD |
December 1 |
| Russian,
East European, and Eurasian studies (692000) |
Gilbert Rappaport |
Amy McMillan |
MA |
February 1 |
| Slavic
languages and literatures (690500) |
Gilbert Rappaport |
Amy McMillan |
MA, PhD |
May 1 |
| Sociology (691700) |
Sheldon Ekland-Olson |
Evelyn Porter |
MA, PhD |
December 1 |
| Spanish and
Portuguese (686767) |
Jill Robbins |
Laura Rodriguez |
MA, PhD |
January 15 |
| Women's
& gender studies (693300) |
Susan Heinzelman |
Alma Jackie Salcedo |
MA |
contact department |
|
| Astronomy (612900) |
Volker Bromm |
Char Burke |
MA, PhD |
January 5 |
| Biochemistry (613500) |
David Hoffman |
Penny Kile |
MA, PhD |
January 15 (US applicants);
January 1(International applicants) |
| Cell and
molecular biology (615400) |
Alan Lloyd |
Barbara Welch |
PhD |
December 15 |
| Chemistry (620900) |
Jennifer Brodbelt |
Penny Kile |
MA, PhD |
January 15 (US applicants);
January 1 (International applicants) |
| Computer sciences (627700) |
Lorenzo Alvisi |
Lydia Griffith |
MA, MSCS, PhD |
January 2 |
| Ecology,
evolution, and behavior (615500) |
Frank Bronson |
Sandy Monahan |
MA, PhD |
December 1 |
| Human
development and family sciences (652300) |
Aletha Huston |
Maria Acosta |
PhD |
January 15 |
| Marine science (671900) |
G. Joan Holt |
Kathy Quade |
MA, PhD |
December 1 |
| Mathematics (665100) |
Daniel Knopf |
Benjamin Garcia |
MA, PhD |
January 15 |
| Microbiology (667500) |
Scott Stevens |
Wendy Smith |
MA, PhD |
January 5 |
| Nutritional
sciences (671900) |
Christopher Jolly |
Kathy McWilliams |
MA, PhD |
consult with graduate adviser |
| Physics (678900) |
John Keto |
Carol Noriega |
MA, PhD |
December 21 |
| Physics (Applied) (678500) |
John Keto |
Carol Noriega |
MA, PhD |
December 21 |
| Plant
biology (615600) |
Donald Levin |
Tamra Rogers |
MA, PhD |
January 2 |
| Statistics (665200) |
Daniel Knopf |
Benjamin Garcia |
MSStat |
January 15 |
| Textile
and apparel technology (693250) |
Bugao Xu |
Elizabeth Smith |
MSTAT |
February 15 |
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| Nursing (671600) |
Carole Taxis |
Rudolfo Ortiz and Deborah Carney |
MSN, PhD |
December 1 |
| Nursing-Alternate
entry (summer admission only) (671700) |
Carole Taxis |
Rudolfo Ortiz and Deborah Carney |
MSN |
December 1 |
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| Pharmacy (675700) |
Carlton Erickson |
Mickie Sheppard |
MSPhr, PhD |
December 15 |
|
| Global policy studies (647300) |
Eugene Gholz |
Steve Alvarez |
MGlobalPolStds |
January 5 |
| Public
affairs (684600) |
Kenneth M. Matwiczak |
Kristen Hotopp |
MPAff |
January 5 |
| Public
policy (684690) |
Chandler Stolp |
Kristen Hotopp |
PhD |
January 15 |
|
| Social work (691200) |
David Springer |
Marian Acencio |
MSSW |
January 15 |
| Social work (691200) |
David Springer |
Sherry Melecki |
PhD |
January 15 |
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INTERCOLLEGIAL PROGRAMS |
| Computational & applied mathematics (627000) |
Clint Dawson |
Stephanie Rodriguez |
MSCAM, PhD |
February 1 |
| Medieval
studies (666500) |
Geraldine Heng |
Patricia Schaub |
PhD |
January 2 |
| Neuroscience (671100) |
John Mihic |
Krystal Phu |
MSNeurosci, PhD |
December 5 |
| Technology commercialization (693230) |
Gary Cadenhead |
Jacquelin Courtney |
MSTC |
February 1 (summer semester admission only) |
| Writing
(Michener Center for Writers) (693500) |
Michael Adams |
Debbie
Dewees |
MFA |
December 15 |
Dual degree programs are structured so that a student can
pursue graduate work in two fields and fulfill the requirements of two
degrees; in programs leading to two master's degrees, the degrees are
awarded simultaneously. To enter a dual degree program, the student must
first be accepted by both of the individual programs before admission
can be granted to the dual degree program. Applicants to dual degree
programs should observe the application deadlines of both programs. If
a dual degree program listed below includes Law, observe the February
1 deadline of the Law School and any of the earlier deadlines of the
dual degree program component.
| Dual Degree Program |
Major Code |
Degree(s) Offered |
| Advertising/Business administration |
624030 |
MA/MBA |
| Advertising/Public affairs |
624060 |
MA/MPAff |
| Asian studies/Business administration |
612200 |
MA/MBA |
| Asian studies/Public Affairs |
612300 |
MA/MPAff |
| Communication studies/Business administration |
624090 |
MA/MBA |
| Communication studies/Latin American studies |
624120 |
MA/MA |
| Communication studies/Public affairs |
624150 |
MA/MPAff |
| Community and regional planning/Geography |
625401 |
MSCRP/PhD |
| Global policy studies/Asian studies |
647340 |
MGPS/MA |
| Global policy studies/Business administration |
647330 |
MGPS/MBA |
| Global policy studies/Energy and earth resources |
647310 |
MGPS/MA |
| Global policy studies/Journalism |
647315 |
MGPS/MJ |
| Global policy studies/Latin American studies |
647320 |
MGPS/MA |
| Global policy studies/Middle Eastern studies |
647345 |
MGPS/MA |
| Global policy studies/Russian, East European and Eurasian studies |
647335 |
MGPS/MA |
| Journalism/Business administration |
624180 |
MA/MBA |
| Journalism/Latin American studies |
624210 |
MA/MA |
| Journalism/Middle Eastern studies |
624240 |
MA/MA |
| Journalism/Public affairs |
624270 |
MA/MPAff |
| Latin American studies/Business administration |
659000 |
MA/MBA |
| Latin American studies/Community and regional planning |
659801 |
MA/MSCRP |
| Latin American studies/Law |
760560 |
MA/JD |
| Latin American studies/Public affairs |
660000 |
MA/MPAff |
| Law/Business administration |
760516 |
JD/MBA |
| Law/Community and regional planning |
760521 |
JD/MSCRP |
| Law/Global Policy Studies |
760540 |
JD/MGPS |
| Law/Middle Eastern studies |
760570 |
JD/MA |
| Law/Public affairs |
760584 |
JD/MPAff |
| Law/Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies |
760576 |
JD/MA |
| Law/Social Work |
760580 |
JD/MSSW |
| Mechanical engineering/Business administration |
666000 |
MSE/MBA |
| Middle Eastern studies/Business administration |
668300 |
MA/MBA |
| Middle Eastern studies/Information studies |
668650 |
MA/MsInfoStds |
| Middle Eastern studies/Public affairs |
668200 |
MA/MPAff |
| Nursing/Business administration |
671800 |
MSN/MBA |
| Public affairs/Business administration |
684602 |
MPAff/MBA |
| Public affairs/Community and regional planning |
684610 |
MPAff/MSCRP |
| Public affairs/Energy and earth resources |
684630 |
MPAff/MSE |
| Public affairs/Engineering |
684601 |
MPAff/MSE |
| Public affairs/Social work |
684640 |
MPAff/MSSW |
| Radio-Television-Film/Business administration |
624300 |
MA/MBA |
| Radio-Television-Film/Latin American studies |
624330 |
MA/MA |
| Radio-Television-Film/Middle Eastern studies |
624360 |
MA/MA |
| Radio-Television-Film/Public affairs |
624390 |
MA/MPAff |
| Radio-Television-Film/Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies |
624420 |
MA/MA |
| Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies/Business administration |
693200 |
MA/MBA |
| Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies/Public affairs |
693000 |
MA/MPAff |
| Women's and gender studies/Information studies |
693310 |
MA/MSInfoStds |
| Women's and gender studies/Public affairs |
693320 |
MA/MPAff |
The dual degree programs listed above lead to two University of Texas (UT) at Austin degrees. The university also offers the following dual degree programs in which students simultaneously pursue a UT Austin degree and a degree from another institution.
