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Graduate Degrees, Majors, and Certificate Programs
2007–2008 Academic Year

Below is an alphabetical list of programs of study offered by the Graduate School at The University of Tennessee. Each college offers from one to several majors, within which various concentrations may be available.

For a list of programs by college, please see http://gradschool.utk.edu/gprogs.shtml


Majors Degrees Offered Concentrations College
M.Acc.
MAcc - Audit and controls, taxation 
Business Administration
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Aeroacoustics, Aerodynamics & Performance, Energy Conversion & Utilization, Flight & Aerospace Mechanics, Gas Dynamics, Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics, Propulsion, Space Engineering (UTSI only), Structures & Stress Analysis, Thermodynamics. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.S.
MS - Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S.
MS - Agricultural Education, Agricultural Extension Education.
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S., Ph.D.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.A., Ph.D.
MA & PhD - Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Zooarchaeology. MA only- Mediterranean Archaeology.
Arts and Sciences
M.Arch.
Track 1 - (for students seeking first professional degree). Track 2 - (for students with first professional degree who wish to develop an area of specialization).
Architecture and Design
M.F.A.
MFA - Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Media Arts, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture.
Arts and Sciences
M.A., Au.D.
AuD - Aural Habilitation.
Arts and Sciences
M.S.
MS is only offered at UT Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Intercollegiate Programs
M.S., Ph.D.
 
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Biofluid Mechanics, Bioimaging, Biomaterials, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.S., Ph.D.
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.B.A., Ph.D.
MBA - Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Operations Management.
Secondary concentration: Innovation and entrepreneurship.
MBA Programs for Working Professionals Track: Aerospace and Defense MBA, Physician Executive MBA, Professional MBA, Executive MBA.

PhD - Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Development, Logistics, Marketing, Statistics.

Dual JD-MBA and MS-MBA programs available.
Business Administration
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Advanced Control Systems, Chemical Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science & Engineering. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry. PhD only - Chemical Physics (in cooperation with Physics Department), Theoretical Chemistry.
Arts and Sciences
M.S.
MS - General-Emphasis, Teacher Licensure (PreK-3).
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Construction Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical/Materials Engineering, Public Works Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering.
Engineering
M.S.
 
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Advertising, Communication Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media, Public Relations. PhD only - Information Sciences.
Communications and Information
M.S., Ph.D.
  
Intercollegiate Programs
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Computer Architecture, Computer Networks, Computer Vision, Data Fusion, Data Structures, Data Visualization, Embedded Systems, Image Processing, Information Systems, VLSI System Design. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.S., Ph.D.  
 
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Graduate Certificate
MS - Hospitality and Tourism Management, Retail and Consumer Sciences. Graduate Certificate Programs - Services Management, Tourism Development.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S.
MS - Mental health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Counseling.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Behavior, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology.
Arts and Sciences
M.A., Ph.D.  
 
Business Administration
Ph.D.
PhD - Counselor Education, Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations, Educational Psychology and Research, Exercise Science, Higher Education Administration, Instructional Technology, Leadership Studies in Education, Literacy Studies, School Psychology, Special Education, Sport Studies, Teacher Education.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Ed.S.
 
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S. 
MS - Adult Education, Applied Educational Psychology.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Circuit Theory,Communication Theory, Computers, Control Systems, Electro-Optics, Electromagnetic Theory, Plasma Engineering, Power Electronics, Power Systems, Solid-State Electronics. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Applied Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Optical Engineering (UTSI only), Solid Mechanics. MS only - Product Development and Manufacturing. PhD only - Industrial Engineering. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.A., Ph.D.
MA - Writing.
Arts and Sciences
M.S.
MS - Entomology, Plant Pathology. 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S.
MS - Air Quality, Environmental Risk Assessment, Mixed Waste Management, Waste Management, Water Quality, Water Resources.
Engineering
M.S.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S.
MS - Biomechanics/Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
PhD - Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Food Processing, Sensory Evaluation of Foods.
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.A.
 
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
 
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
 
Arts and Sciences
M.A.
 
Arts and Sciences
Ph.D.  
PHD - Child and Family Studies; Community Health; Hospitality and Tourism Management; Nutrition Science; Retail & Consumer Sciences.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.A., Ph.D.  
PhD - American History, European History.
Arts and Sciences
M.S.
Business Administration
Ph.D.
 
Business Administration
M.S., Ph.D., Graduate Certificate
MS & PhD - Engineering Management, Human Factors Engineering, Information Engineering, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Traditional Industrial Engineering. Dual MS-MBA program available (Product Development and Manufacturing concentration available). Certificate program - Engineering Management.
Engineering
M.S.

Communications and Information
M.S, Ed.S.
MS - Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations, Instructional Technology. EdS - Instructional Technology.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
Graduate Certificate
Graduate certificate programs - Linguistics, medieval studies, women's studies.
Arts and Sciences
Landscape Architecture
(pending THEC approval)
M.L.A.
Track 1 - (first professional degree track). Track 2 - (post-professional degree track).
Architecture and Design
J.D.
JD - Advocacy & Dispute Resolution, Business Transactions. Dual JD-MBA and JD-MPA programs available.
Law
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Genome Science & Technology, Plant Physiology & Genetics. 
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
 
Business Administration
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Materials, Metallurgy, Nanomaterials, Polymers, Textiles. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Engineering
M.Math, M.S., Ph.D. 
MS - Applied Mathematics. PhD- Mathematical Ecology/Evolution.
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D., Graduate Certificate
MS & PhD - Dynamics, Control & Robotics; Energy Conversion & Utilization; Gas Dynamics; Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics; Machine Design; Power Generation; Propulsion; Space Engineering (UTSI only); Stress Analysis; Thermodynamics. MS only - Product Development and Manufacturing. Dual MS-MBA program available. Graduate Certificate Program - Computational Fluid Mechanics.
Engineering
M.S., Ph.D.  
 
Arts and Sciences
Ph.D.
PhD - First concentration- French, German, Spanish. Second concentration- Applied Linguistics, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. 
Arts and Sciences
M.Music, Graduate Certificate
MMusic - Accompanying, Choral Conducting, Composition, Instrumental Conducting, Jazz, Music Education, Music Theory, Musicology, Pedagogy (piano or voice), Performance (organ, percussion, piano, strings, voice, or winds). Graduate certificate program - Artist Certificate in Music.
Arts and Sciences
Ph.D.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.S., Ph.D., Graduate Certificate
MS & PhD - Radiological Engineering. Dual MS-MBA program available. Graduate Certificate Program - Nuclear Criticality Safety.
Engineering
M.S.N., Ph.D., Graduate Certificate
MSN - Adult Health Nursing, Family Nurse Rractitioner, Homeland Security Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia, Nursing Administration, Nursing of Women and Children. Certificate Programs - Adult Health Nursing, Family Nurse Rractitioner, Homeland Security Nursing, Homeland Security Studies, Mental Health Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Nursing of Women and Children.
Nursing
M.S.
MS - Nutrition Science, Public Health Nutrition. Dual MS-MPH program available (nutrition/public health).
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.A., Ph.D.  
MA - Religious studies.
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D. 
MS & PhD - Astrophysics; Atomic, Molecular, Optical, and Low Temperature Physics; Biophysics; Chemical Physics; Condensed Matter & Surface Physics; Elementary Particle Physics; Mathematical & Computational Physics; Nuclear & Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics; Theoretical Physics. MS ONLY - Geophysics, Health Physics. PhD ONLY - Nanomaterials.
Arts and Sciences
M.S.P.
MSP - Environmental Planning, Land Use Planning, Political Science, Public Administration, Real Estate Development/Economic Development, Transportation Planning, Urban Design.
Arts and Sciences
M.S.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Ph.D.
PhD - Bioactive Natural Products, Crop Sciences, Entomology, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Horticulture, Integrated Pest Management, Plant Improvement, Plant Pathology, Weed Biology.
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
M.A., Ph.D.
 
Arts and Sciences
M.S., Ph.D.
MS & PhD - Polymer Processing, Polymer Science, Textile Science.
Engineering
M.A., Ph.D.
MA - Experimental Psychology, General Psychology.  PhD - Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Experimental Psychology.
Arts and Sciences
M.P.A.
Dual J.D.-M.P.A. program available (with College of Law).
Arts and Sciences
M.P.H., Graduate Certificate
MPH - Community Health Education, Health Planning/Administration, Veterinary Public Health. Dual MS-MPH program available (Nutrition/Public Health). Graduate Certificate Programs - Applied Epidemiology, Public Health Leadership.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S.
MS - Recreation and Leisure Administration, Therapeutic Recreation.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Graduate Certificate
MS - Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Checmical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Englineering. Certificate Program - Reliability and Maintainability Engineering.
Engineering
M.S. 
MS - Emergency Management, Safety Management.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
Ed.S.
 
Education, Health and Human Sciences
Ed.S.
 
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S.S.W., Ph.D.
MSSW - Evidenced-based Practice Across Systems
Social Work
M.A., Ph.D.
MA & PhD - Criminology, Environmental Sociology, Political Economy.
Arts and Sciences
M.A.
 
Arts and Sciences
Ph.D.
PhD - Audiology, Hearing Science, Speech and Language Pathology, Speech-language Science
Arts and Sciences
M.A.
MA - Aural Habilitation
Arts and Sciences
M.S.
MS - Sport Management, Sport Studies. Dual MS-MBA program available.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.S., Graduate Certificate
MS - Industrial Statistics. Graduate Certificate Program - Applied Statistical Strategies.
Business Administration
M.S., Ed.S., Graduate Certificate
MS Track I (previously licensed teachers) - Art Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Dducation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Elementary Education, English Education, Foreign Language/ESL Education, Mathematics Education, Reading Education, Science Education, Science Education (informal education), Social Science Education, Special Education. MS Track II (initial licensure teachers) - Art Education, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Elementary Teaching, Middle Grades Teaching, Modified and Early Childhood Special Education, Secondary Teaching. EdS - Elementary Education, English Education, Foreign Language/ESL Education, Mathematics Education, Reading Education, Science Education, Social Science Education, Special Education. Certificate program - Educational Administration (PreK-12), Urban Education.
Education, Health and Human Sciences
M.F.A.
MFA - Acting, Costume Design, Dramaturgy, Lighting Design, Scene Design.
Arts and Sciences
D.V.M.
 
Veterinary Medicine
M.S.
 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources