University of Virginia

Listed below are the programs and degrees offered by the University of Virginia. The number of credits required for each degree is listed in the program descriptions. The University reserves the right to increase the number of credits necessary for a student to receive a degree in a particular field when the student has not completed the courses designated as being necessary for completion of the degree program. The degrees and programs listed below will appear on students' official academic records after they have been awarded the degree. Degrees are conferred in May, August, and January. All coursework must be completed before the conferral of a degree. Students who do not complete their coursework by the published graduation date will be awarded their degree at the next available degree date. Degree requirements are subject to change each year by vote of the faculties of the schools in which the programs are offered. The abbreviations used in this table include the following:

M.A., Master of Arts;
M.S., Master of Science;
M.Ed., Master of Education;
M.F.A., Master of Fine Arts;
M.Arch., Master of Architecture;
M.A.H., Master of Architectural History;
M.P., Master of Planning;
M.L.A., Master of Landscape Architecture;
M.B.A., Master of Business Administration;
M.Ap.Me., Master of Applied Mechanics;
M.A.Ma., Master of Applied Mathematics;
M.E., Master of Engineering;
M.E.P., Master of Engineering Physics;
M.M.S., Master of Materials Science;
M.S.N., Master of Science in Nursing;
M.T., Master of Teaching;
L.L.M., Master of Laws and Master of Laws in Judicial Process;
Ed.S., Education Specialist;
Ed.D., Doctor of Education;
Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy;
D.B.A., Doctor of Business Administration;
J.D., Juris Doctor;
S.J.D., Doctor of Juridical Science;
M.D., Doctor of Medicine.

School/Program		IPEDS Code
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Accounting	M.S.	0502
Anthropology	M.A., Ph.D.	2202
Architectural History	Ph.D.	0291
Astronomy	M.A., Ph.D.	1911
Biochemistry	Ph.D.	0414
Biology	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	0401
Biophysics	M.S., Ph.D.	0415
Cell Biology	M.S., Ph.D.	0499
Chemistry	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	1905
Classics	M.A., Ph.D.	1199
Clinical Psychology	Ph.D.	2003
Creative Writing	M.F.A.	1507
Drama	M.F.A., M.A.	1007
East Asian Studies	M.A.	0307
Economics	M.A., Ph.D.	2204
Education--Administration & Supervision	Ph.D.	0827
Education--Clinical Psychology	Ph.D.	0894
Education--Counselor Education	Ph.D.	0826
Education--Curriculum & Instruction	Ph.D.	0829
Education--C & I Instructional Technology	Ph.D.	0898
Education--Educational Evaluation	Ph.D.	0825
Education--Educational Psychology	Ph.D.	0822
Education--Educational Research	Ph.D.	0824
Education--Elementary	Ph.D.	0802
Education--English Education	Ph.D.	0895
Education--General	Ph.D.	0801
Education--Health	Ph.D.	0837
Education--Health & Physical Education	Ph.D.	0835
Education--Higher Education	Ph.D.	0805
Education--Mathematics Education	Ph.D.	0833
Education--Reading Education	Ph.D.	0830
Education--School Psychology	Ph.D.	0889
Education--Science Education	Ph.D.	0834
Education--Social Foundations	Ph.D.	0821
Education--Social Studies Education	Ph.D.	0897
Education--Special Education	Ph.D.	0808
Education--Speech Pathology & Audiology	Ph.D.	1220
English	M.A., Ph.D.	1501
Environmental Sciences	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	4995
Epidemiology	M.S.	1230
Foreign Affairs	M.A., Ph.D.	2210
French	M.A., Ph.D.	1102
German	M.A., Ph.D.	1103
Government	M.A., Ph.D.	2207
History	M.A., Ph.D.	2205
History of Art	M.A., Ph.D.	1003
Italian	M.A.	1104
Linguistics	M.A.	1505
Management Information Systems	M.S.	0518
Marine Affairs	M.A.	4990
Mathematics	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	1701
Microbiology	M.S., Ph.D.	0411
Music	M.A.	1005
Neuroscience	Ph.D.	0425
Nursing	Ph.D.	1203
Pharmacology	M.S., Ph.D	0409
Philosophy	M.A., Ph.D.	1509
Physics	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.	1902
Physiology	M.S., Ph.D.	0410
Psychology	M.A., Ph.D.	2001
Religious Studies	M.A., Ph.D.	1510
Slavic Languages and Literatures	M.A., Ph.D.	1190
Sociology	M.A., Ph.D.	2208
Spanish	M.A., Ph.D.	1105
Statistics	M.S., Ph.D.	1702
Surgery	M.S.	1207
Graduate School of Architecture
Architecture	M.Arch.	0202
Architectural History	M.Ar.H.	0291
Urban and Environmental Planning	M.P.	0206
Landscape Architecture	M.L.A.	0204
Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Business Administration	M.B.A., Ph.D.	0506
Curry Graduate School of Education
Administration & Supervision	M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D	0827
Counselor Education	M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D	0826
Curriculum & Instruction	M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D	0829
Curriculum & Instruction--English	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D	0895
Curriculum & Instruction--Foreign Language	M.T.	0896
Curriculum & Instruction--Mathematics	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0833
Curriculum & Instruction--Reading	M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0830
Curriculum & Instruction--Science	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0834
Curriculum & Instruction--Social Studies	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0897
Curriculum & Instruction--Elementary	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0802
Educational Psychology	M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0822
Educational Evaluation	M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0825
Educational Research	M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0824
Educational School Psychology	M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0889
Health & Physical Education	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0835
Health Education	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0837
Higher Education	Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0805
Instructional Technology	M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0898
Special Education	M.T., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0808
Speech Pathology & Audiology	M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	1220
Social Foundations	M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.	0821
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science
Applied Mathematics	M.A.P.M.A., M.S.,Ph.D.	1703
Applied Mechanics	M.A.M., M.S., Ph.D.	0921
Applied Mathematics--Applied Mechanics	Ph.D.	0997
Biomedical Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0905
Chemical Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0906
Civil Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0908
Civil Engineering--Applied Mechanics	Ph.D.	0995
Computer Science	M.C.S., M.S., Ph.D.	0701
Electrical Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0909
Engineering Physics	M.E.P., M.S., Ph.D.	0919
Materials Science and Engineering	M.M.S.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0915
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0990
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering--Applied Mechanics	Ph.D.	0996
Nuclear Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0920
Systems Engineering	M.E., M.S., Ph.D.	0992
School of Law
Judicial Process	L.L.M.	1498
Law	J.D., L.L.M., S.J.D.	1401
School of Medicine
Medicine	M.D.	1206
Graduate School of Nursing
Nursing	M.S.N.	1203

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