Graduate College Handbook

Appendix C : Majors, Minors, Degrees, and Areas of Specialization

Majors1 Degrees Offered Areas of Specialization2 Program / Department
Accounting M.Acct.3   Accounting
Aerospace Engineering M.Eng.,3 M.S., Ph.D.   Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Economics M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Economics
Agricultural Education5 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Agricultural Extension Education Agricultural Education and Studies
Agricultural Engineering5 M.Eng.,3 M.S., Ph.D. Advanced Machinery Engineering, Animal and Plant Production Engineering, Environmental Stewardship Engineering, Process Engineering for Food Safety and Value Addition ; Remonte Sensing, Water Quality, and Watershed Management Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Agricultural History and Rural Studies Ph.D.   History
Agricultural Meteorology M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Agronomy
Agronomy M.S.3   Agronomy
Analytical Chemistry5 M.S., Ph.D. Specializations can be chosen at the Ph.D. level: Biomolecular Science, Chemical Education, Chemical Instrumentation, Forensic Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Chemistry Chemistry
Animal Breeding and Genetics M.S.4, Ph.D. Quantitative Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Immunogenetics Animal Science
Animal Ecology M.S.4, Ph.D.   Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Animal Physiology5 M.S.4, Ph.D. Reproductive Physiology, Muscle Biology Animal Science
Animal Science M.S.4, Ph.D.   Animal Science
Anthropology M.A.   Anthropology
Applied Linguistics and Technology Ph.D.   English
Applied Mathematics M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Mathematics
Applied Physics M.S., Ph.D.   Physics and Astronomy
Architectural Studies M.S.   Architecture
Architecture M.Arch., B.Arch./M.B.A., B.Arch./M.C.R.P.   Architecture
Art and Design5 M.A. Art Education, Interior Design Art and Design
Astrophysics M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Physics and Astronomy
Biochemistry M.S., Ph.D.   Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology6 M.S., Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Biomedical Sciences M.S.4, Ph.D. Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Cell Biology Biomedical Sciences
Biophysics M.S., Ph.D.   Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Biorenewable Resources and Technology6 M.S., Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Botany5,6 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Aquatic and Wetland Ecology, Cytology, Ecology, Morphology, Mycology, Physiology and Molecular Biology, Systematics and Evolution Interdepartmental
Business6 M.S.   Interdepartmental -- College of Business
Business Administration5,6

M.B.A.,3 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)

Accounting, Agribusiness, Family Financial Planning, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, International Business, and Supply Chain Management (all for M.B.A.) Interdepartmental -- College of Business
Chemical Engineering M.Eng.,3 M.S., Ph.D.   Chemical Engineering
Chemistry5 M.S., Ph.D. Specializations can be chosen at the Ph.D. level: Biomolecular Science, Chemical Education, Chemical Instrumentation, Forensic Chemistry,Industrial Chemistry, Materials Chemistry Chemistry
Civil Engineering5 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Civil Engineering Materials, Construction Engineering and Management, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geometronics, Transportation Engineering Civil,Construction and Environmental Engineering
Community and Regional Planning M.C.R.P., 4 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.   Community and Regional Planning
Computer Engineering M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Science5 M.S., Ph.D. Computational Molecular Biology Computer Science
Condensed Matter Physics M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Physics and Astronomy
Creative Writing and Environment M.F.A.   English
Crop Production and Physiology5 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Seed Science, Weed Science Agronomy
Diet and Exercise M.S./B.S. Only   Health and Human Performance and Food Science and Human Nutrition
Earth Science M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology6 M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Economics M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Economics
Education5 M.Ed.,3 M.Ed. Practitioner,3 M.S.,4 Ph.D.

Available in Curriculum and Instruction: Curriculum and Instructional Technology (M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D.), Elementary Education (M.Ed., M.S.), Historical, Philosophical, and Comparative Studies in Education (M.Ed., M.S.), Special Education (M.Ed. Practitioner, M.S.)

Available in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: Counselor Education (M.S., M.Ed. Practitioner), Educational Administration (M.Ed. practitioner, M.S., ), Educational Leadership (Ph.D.), Higher Education (M.Ed., M.S., M.Ed. Practitioner), Research and Evaluation (M.S.)

Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Electrical Engineering M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Mechanics M.Eng.,3 M.S., Ph.D.   Aerospace Engineering
English5 M.A.4 Literature English
Entomology M.S., Ph.D.   Entomology
Environmental Science6 M.S., Ph.D.   Interdepartmnetal
Family and Consumer Sciences Education M.Ed.,3 M.S., Ph.D.   Apparel, Ed. Studies & Hospitality Management
Family and Consumer Sciences5,6 M.F.C.S.3 Dietetics, Family Financial Planning, Foodservice and Lodging Mgmt., Gerontology, Human Development & Family Studies, Nutritional Sciences, Textiles & Clothing College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Fisheries Biology M.S., Ph.D.   Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Food Science and Technology M.S., Ph.D.   Food Science and Human Nutrition
Foodservice and Lodging Management M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management
Forestry M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Genetics5, 6 M.S, Ph.D. Computational Molecular Biology Interdepartmental
Geology M.S., Ph.D.   Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Graphic Design M.F.A.   Art and Design
High Energy Physics M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Physics and Astronomy
History M.A.4   History
History of Technology and Science M.A.,4 Ph.D.   History
Horticulture M.S., Ph.D.   Horticulture
Human Computer Interaction6 M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Human Development and Family Studies M.S., Ph.D.   Human Development and Family Studies
Immunobiology6 M.S., Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Industrial and Agricultural Technology M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Industrial Engineering M.Eng.,3MS,4 Ph.D.   Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Information Assurance6 MS4   Interdepartmental
Information Systems M.S.4   Logistics, Operations and Management Information Systems
Inorganic Chemistry5 MS, Ph.D. Specializations can be chosen at the Ph.D. level: Biomolecular Science, Chemical Education, Chemical Instrumentation, Forensic Chemistry,Industrial Chemistry, Materials Chemistry Chemistry
Integrated Visual Arts M.F.A.   Art and Design
Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies5, 6 MA,4 MS4 Arts and Humanities (MA, thesis only), Biological and Physical Sciences (MS), International Development Studies (MS), Social Sciences (MS), Community Development (MS) Interdepartmental
Interior Design M.F.A.   Art and Design
Journalism and Mass Communication MS4   Journalism and Mass Communication
Kinesiology MS4, Ph.D. Biological Basis of Physical Activity, Behavioral Basis of Physical Activity Kinesiology
Landscape Architecture MLA,4 M.L.A./M.C.R.P.   Landscape Architecture
Materials Science and Engineering MS, Ph.D.   Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematics MS,4 Ph.D.   Mathematics
Meat Science MS,4 Ph.D.   Animal Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition (offered as Ph.D. only jointly with Animal Science)
Mechanical Engineering MS,4 Ph.D.   Mechanical Engineering
Meteorology MS,4 Ph.D.   Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Microbiology6 MS,4 Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology6 MS,4 Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Neuroscience6 MS, Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Nuclear Physics MS,4 Ph.D.   Physics and Astronomy
Nutritional Sciences6 MS, Ph.D. Animal Nutrition, Global Nutrition, Human Nutrition, Molecular and Cellular Nutrition Interdepartmental
Operations Research (must be a joint major with Statistics) MS4   Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Statistics
Organic Chemistry5 MS, Ph.D. Specializations can be chosen at the Ph.D. level: Biomolecular Science, Chemical Education, Chemical Instrumentation, Forensic Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Chemistry Chemistry
Physical Chemistry5 MS, Ph.D. Specializations can be chosen at the Ph.D. level: Biomolecular Science, Chemical Education, Chemical Instrumentation, Forensic Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Chemistry Chemistry
Physics MS,4 Ph.D.   Physics and Astronomy
Plant Breeding M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Agronomy
Plant Pathology M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Plant Pathology
Plant Physiology6 M.S.,4 Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Political Science M.A.   Political Science
Professional Agriculture6 M.Ag.3   Interdepartmental — College of Agriculture
Psychology5 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology (Ph.D.) Psychology
Public Administration M.P.A.,4 M.P.A./M.C.R.P.   Political Science
Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication M.A.   English
Rhetoric and Professional Communication Ph.D.   English
Rural Sociology M.S., Ph.D.   Sociology
School Mathematics M.S.M.3   Mathematics
Science Education M.A.T.3   Curriculum and Instruction
Seed Technology and Business6 M.S.3   Interdepartmental
Sociology M.S., Ph.D.   Sociology
Soil Science5 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility, Soil Management, Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry, Soil Morphology and Genesis, Soil Physics Agronomy
Statistics M.S.,4 M.B.A./M.S., Ph.D.   Statistics
Sustainable Agriculture6 M.S.4, Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Systems Engineering6 M.Eng.3   Interdepartmental — College of Engineering
Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics M.A. Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL); Language Assessment; English for Specific Purposes (ESP); Literacy in English as a Second Language; Literature in English as a Second Language English
Textiles and Clothing M.S., Ph.D.   Apparel, Educational Studies, & Hospitality Mmgt.
Toxicology6 M.S., Ph.D.   Interdepartmental
Transportation6 M.S.4   Interdepartmental
Veterinary Clinical Sciencse5 M.S.4

Available in Veterinary Clinical Sciences: Theriogenology, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Surgery

 

Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Veterinary Microbiology6 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Preventive Medicine (Ph.D. only) Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Veterinary Pathology5 M.S.,4 Ph.D. Cellular and Molecular Pathology (Ph.D.), Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Toxicology Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary Preventive Medicine6 M.S.4   Interdepartmental
Wildlife Biology M.S., Ph.D.   Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Zoology5,6 M.S., Ph.D. Animal Behavior, Animal Models of Gene Therapy, Cell Biology, Comparative Physiology, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Endocrinology, Immunobiology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology Interdepartmental

1Subjects listed as majors may also be taken as minors.

2These are subdivisions of majors. When approved by the Graduate College, they are shown parenthetically after the major on official records and transcripts.

3Nonthesis degree.

4Both thesis and nonthesis degrees are offered.

5This major is offered either alone or with one of the areas of specialization listed.

6Interdepartmental graduate program or major.

Declared minors (in addition to the majors listed above which can also be declared as minors)
Complex Adaptive Systems
Gerontology
Philosophy
French
German
Latin
Linguistics
Russian
Spanish
Speech Communication
Technology and Social Change
Women's Studies

Programs offering courses for minor credit only (not available as declared minors)
Finance
Management
Marketing
Music

 

Interdepartmental programs at Iowa State University

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Biorenewable Resources and Technology

Botany

Business

Business Administration

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Environmental Science

Family and Consumer Sciences

Genetics

Human Computer Interaction

Immunobiology

Information Assurance

Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies

Microbiology

Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Neuroscience

Nutritional Sciences

Plant Physiology

Professional Agriculture

Seed Technology and Business

Sustainable Agriculture

Systems Engineering

Toxicology

Transportation

Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Zoology

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