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Graduate Programs and Degrees

Graduate Program Degree(s) Offered Fall Application Deadline Spring Applications Considered Requirements Program Address Telephone Number
Accounting
(15-month Summer-2-Summer program, visa not offered)
M.S. Acctg. February 1 No GMAT School of Management
(413) 545-5645
Afro-American Studies
(Does not offer a terminal master's digree program)
M.A., Ph.D. January 15 No Writing Sample
(Ph.D. Only)
New Africa House
(413) 545-2751
Animal Science M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Paige Laboratory
(413) 577-1193
Anthropology M.A., Ph.D. January 15 No   Machmer Hall
(413) 545-2221
Applied Mathematics M.S. February 1 No   Lederle Graduate Research Center Tower
(413) 545-2282
Architecture & Design M.Arch.,M.S. February 1 No GRE General Test & Portfolio (M.Arch. only) Fine Arts Center
(413) 545-6937
Art M.A., M.F.A. February 1 No Portfolio Fine Arts Center
(413) 546-6937
Art History M.A. January 15 Yes GRE General Test & Writing Sample (7-20 pages) Bartlett Hall
(413) 545-3595
Astronomy M.S., Ph.D.** February 1 Yes GRE General Test & Physics Subject Test Lederle Graduate Research Center Tower
(413) 545-2194
Audiology Au.D. February 1 No GRE General Test

Arnold House
(413) 545-0131

Biochemistry M.S. January 15 No No Lederle Graduate Research Center Tower
(413) 545-0352
Chemical Engineering M.S. Ch.E., Ph.D. January 15 No GRE General Test Goessmann Laboratory
(413) 545-2507
Chemistry M.S., Ph.D.** February 1 Yes GRE general test strongly recommended Lederle Graduate Research Center Tower
(413) 545-2664
Chinese M.A. February 1 No GRE General Test Thompson Hall
(413) 545-0886
Civil Engineering M.S.C.E., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Marston Hall
(413) 545-0686
Communication
(Does not offer dual M.A./Ph.D. Program)
M.A., Ph.D.
January 15 No GRE General Test
& 3 letters of recommendation
Machmer Hall
(413) 545-2795
Communication Disorders
(Also see Audiology)
M.A., Ph.D.
February 1 Yes GRE General Test Arnold House
(413) 545-0131
Comparative Literature M.A., Ph.D. February 1 No GRE General Test & Writing Samples Herter Hall
(413) 545-0929
Computer Science
M.S., Ph.D. December 15 No GRE General Test
Computer Science Building
(413) 545-2744
Economics M.A., Ph.D. January 15 No GRE General Test Thompson Hall
(413) 545-2082
Education M.Ed., Ed.D.
(C.A.G.S.)
January 15 Go here for more information   Furcolo Hall
(413) 545-6984
Electrical & Computer Engineering M.S.E.C.E., Ph.D. January 15 Yes GRE General Test Marcus Hall
(413) 545-3641
English M.A., Ph.D. January 15 No GRE General Test (Ph. D. only) & Subject Test (except for applicants in American Studies concentration)
Bartlett Hall
(413) 545-0979
English M.F.A. January 15 No GRE General Test recommended &
Fiction or Poetry writing Samples
Bartlett Hall
(413) 545-0643
Entomology M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Fernald Hall
(413) 545-1057
Environmental Engineering M.S. Env. E. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Marston Hall
(413) 545-0686
Food Science M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Chenoweth Laboratory
(413) 545-2278
Forest Resources M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Holdsworth Natural Resources Center
(413) 545-2665
French & Francophone Studies  M.A., M.A.T. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Herter Hall
(413) 545-2314
Geography M.S. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Morrill Science Center
(413) 545-2286
Geosciences
(Also offers a Five College Ph.D.)
M.S., Ph.D.
January 15 Yes GRE General Test Morrill Science Center
(413) 545-2286
German & Scandinavian Studies M.A., Ph.D. February 1 Yes Writing Sample in English & German Herter Hall
(413) 545-2350
Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D. February 1 No GRE General Test & Sample Academic Term Paper Herter Hall
(413) 545-0544
History M.A., Ph.D. January 2 No GRE General Test & Writing Sample Herter Hall
(413) 545-6755
Hotel & Tourism Management
(M.B.A./M.S. in conjunction with Management)
M.S. February 1 Yes GMAT Flint Laboratory
(413) 545-2535
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research M.S.I.E.O.R., Ph.D. January 15 Yes GRE General Test Engineering Laboratory
(413) 545-3827
Italian Studies  M.A.T. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Herter Hall
(413) 545-2314
Japanese M.A. February 1 No GRE General Test Thompson Hall
(413) 545-0886
Kinesology M.S., Ph.D. February 1 No GRE General Test Totman Building
(413) 545-6070
Labor Studies
(on campus)
M.S. February 1 Yes   Gordon Hall
(413) 545-4875
Labor Studies
(limited residency)
M.S. February 1 Yes   Gordon Hall
(413) 545-4875
Landscape Architecture M.L.A., M.L.A./M.R.P. February 1 No GRE General Test & Portfolio Hills North
(413) 545-2266
Latin & Classical Humanities M.A.T. February 1 No GRE General Test Herter Hall
(413) 545-0512
Linguistics
(Does not offer terminal master's degree program)
M.A., Ph.D.
January 15 No GRE General Test South College
(413) 545-0889
Management
(M.B.A./M.S. in conjunction with hospitality & Tourism Management or Sport Management M.B.A./M.P.P.A. in conjunction with public Policy)
M.B.A., Ph.D. February 1 No GMAT School of Management
(413) 545-5608
Management
(P.M.B.A)
P.M.B.A. July 1 Yes GMAT School of Management
(413) 545-5608
Mathematics M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes   Research Center Tower
(413) 545-2282
Mechanical Engineering M.S.M.E., Ph.D. January 15 Yes GRE General Test Engineering Laboratory
(413) 545-3827
Microbiology M.S., Ph.D. December 1 Yes GRE General Test Morrill Science Center IV North
(413) 545-6675
Molecular & Cellular Biology
(Only current UMass students are eligible for terminal M.S., Does not offer terminal master's degree program)
M.S., Ph.D.
January 15 No GRE General Test
(Ph.D. only)
435 Morrill Science Center North
(413) 545-3246
Music M.M., Ph.D. February 1 Yes Original Scores, Research, Audition or Tape & Placement Tests Fine Arts Center
(413) 545-0311
Neuroscience & Behavior
(Only current Umass students are eligible for terminal M.S.)
M.S., Ph.D.
January 2 No GRE General Test; Subject Test strongly recommended
337D
Morrill Science Center South
(413) 545-2046
Nursing
(M.S., Ph.D. and D.N.P.)

M.S., Ph.D., D.N.P. February 1 No GRE General Test
(required Ph.D., optional for M.S.,D.N.P.)

Arnold House
(413) 545-1302 for DNP
(413) 545-0484 for MS
(413) 577-2322 for PhD

Nutrition
(Ph.D. offered through Public Health)
M.S. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Chenoweth Laboratory
(413) 545-0740
Organismic & Evolutionary Biology M.S., Ph.D. December 1 No GRE General Test
& 3 letters of recommendation
Morrill Science Center
(413) 545-0928
Philosophy
(Does not offer terminal master's degree program)
M.A., Ph.D.
February 1 No GRE General Test & Writing Sample Bartlett Hall
(413) 545-2330
Physics
(Also offers a Five College Ph.D.)
M.S., Ph.D.
February 1 No GRE General Test & Physics Subject Test Lederle Graduate Research Center Tower
(413) 545-2548
Plant Biology
(Also offers a Five College Ph.D.)
M.S., Ph.D.
January 7 Yes GRE General Test Morrill Science Center
(413) 577-3217
Plant & Soil Sciences M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Bowditch Hall
(413) 545-2963
Political Science M.A., Ph.D. February 1 Yes (M.A. only)
No (Ph.D.)
GRE General Test,
Writing Sample & 3 Letters of Recommendation
Thompson Hall
(413) 545-0410
Polymer Science & Engineering
(Does not offer terminal master's degree program)
M.S., Ph.D.
February 1 No GRE General Test Conte Polymer Research Center
(413) 577-9120
Psychology
(Does not offer terminal master's degree program)
M.S., Ph.D.
Clinical:
December 1
Others:
January 2
No GRE General Test & 3 Letters of Recommendation Tobin Hall
(413) 545-2503
Public Health
M.P.H., Ph.D. February 1 No GRE General Test Arnold House
(413) 545-4603
Public Health Practice (online) M.P.H. March 1 Yes GRE general test, personal statement

Arnold House
(413) 545-4530

Public Policy & Administration
(M.B.A./M.P.P.A in conjunction with Management)

M.P.P.A. February 1 No GRE General Test Thompson Hall
(413) 545-3940
Regional Planning
(Does not offer dual M.R.P./Ph.D. program; M.R.P./J.D. in conjunction with Western New England College)
M.R.P., Ph.D., M.L.A./M.R.P.
February 1 Contact Program Director GRE General Test Hills North
(413) 545-2266
Resource Economics M.S., Ph.D. February 1 No GRE General Test Stockbridge Hall
(413) 545-5732
School Psychology
(M.Ed.,C.A.G.S. Offered through Education)
MED., CAGS, Ph.D. January 15 No 3 Letters of Recommendation Hills South
(413) 545-3610
Sociology M.A., Ph.D. January 15 No GRE General Test,
Writing Samples & 3 Letters of Recommendation
Thompson Hall
(413) 545-4057
Sport Management
(M.B.A./M.S. in conjection with Management)
M.S., Ph.D. February 1 No GMAT for M.S. and M.B.A./M.S.; GMAT or GRE General Test for Ph.D. Isenberg School of Management
(413) 545-0441
Theater M.F.A. February 1 No GRE General Test
Resume of Production Experience; Two Critical Essays OR a Design Portfolio
Fine Arts Center
(413) 545-3490
Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation M.S., Ph.D. February 1 Yes GRE General Test Holdsworth Resources Center
(413) 545-2665