Graduate Programs, Contacts, & Deadlines

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Please be sure to visit the Web pages of the program(s) you are interested in. 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.

Statistical information about the characteristics of the university's doctoral programs is available for students who wish to compare the university's doctoral programs with other institutions.

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:

Areas of study by school or college:

Architecture Liberal Arts
McCombs School of Business Natural Sciences
Communication Nursing
Education Pharmacy
Cockrell School of Engineering LBJ School of Public Affairs
Fine Arts Social Work
Jackson School of Geosciences Intercollegial Programs
Information Dual degree program list
Program or Area of Study (major code) Graduate Adviser Graduate Coordinator Degree(s)
offered
Fall 2012 Deadline

ARCHITECTURE

Architectural history (608500) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MA,PhD December 15
Architectural studies (608400) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MSArchSt December 15
Architecture-First Professional (609200) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MArch December 15
Architecture-Post Professional (609300) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MArch December 15
Architecture (609400) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek PhD December 15
Community and regional planning (625399) Ming Zhang Robin Dusek PhD December 15
Community and regional planning (625400) Ming Zhang Robin Dusek MSCRP December 15
Historic preservation (608600) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MArch, MSCRP, MSHP, PhD December 15
Interior design, First Professional (609700) Lois Weinthal Robin Dusek MID Program is not currently accepting applications
Interior design, Post Professional (609800) Lois Weinthal Robin Dusek MID January 6
Landscape Architecture-First Professional (609500) Hope Hasbrouck Robin Dusek MLA December 15
Landscape Architecture-Post Professional (609600) Hope Hasbrouck Robin Dusek MLA December 15
Sustainable design (608200) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MSSD December 15
Urban design (608300) Michael Garrison Robin Dusek MSUD December 15

MCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Accounting (BBA/MPA: Integrated Approach) (B00802) Stephen T. Limberg Kathy Saqer MPA March 1 (US applicants)
January 5 (International applicants)
Accounting (MPA) (B01100) Stephen T. Limberg Keri Ledezma MPA March 1 (US applicants)
January 5 (International applicants)
Accounting (PhD) (617000) Michael Clement Erin Finn PhD December 15
Business administration (B15510) Eric Hirst Diane Allen MBA Check program Web site
April 1 (US applicants)
January 14 (International applicants)
Business administration (Dallas) (B16115) Trent Thurman Pamela Frolow MBA May 25
Business administration (Evening) (B16120) Trent Thurman Rebecca Gutierrez MBA May 25
Business administration (Executive) (B16105) John Burrows Teresa Phillips MBA May 25
Business administration (Houston) (B16125) Trent Thurman Stuart Bone MBA May 25
Business administration (Mexico City) (B16109) Genaro Gutierrez Mackenzie Snyder MBA June 1
Finance (617100) Andres Almazan Scott Lauger PhD January 15
Information, risk, & operations management (617130) Steve Gilbert Caroline Walls PhD January 5
Management (617300) Janet Dukerich Chris Scherwin PhD December 15
Marketing (617400) Raj Raghunathan Helen Anderson PhD January 4
Technology commercialization (B16130) Gary Cadenhead Vanessa Manley MSTC February 15 (summer semester admission only)

COMMUNICATION

Advertising (623962) Gary B. Wilcox Luisa Medrano MA, PhD December 1
Communication sciences & disorders-Audiology (624010) Elizabeth Peña Dana Woolf AuD,PhD December 15
Communication sciences & disorders-Speech Language Pathology (624000) Elizabeth Peña Dana Woolf MA, PhD December 15
Communication studies (623965) Dana Cloud Susan Corbin MA, PhD December 15
Journalism (623963) Paula Poindexter Lisa Jaskolka MA, PhD December 15
Radio-Television-Film (624026) Stuart Kelban Char Burke MFA December 1
Radio-Television-Film (624025) Mary Kearney Char Burke MA, PhD December 1

EDUCATION

Curriculum and instruction (632332) Mary Jo Worthy Alicia Thomas 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) Darla Castelli Tan Thai MA, MEd, PhD check program Web site
Kinesiology (632500) Darla Castelli Tan Thai MA, MEd, PhD check program Web site
Mathematics education (632600) Anthony Petrosino Alicia Thomas MA, MEd, PhD December 15
Science education (632700) Anthony Petrosino Alicia Thomas MA, MEd, PhD December 15
Special education (632339) James Schaller Stephanie Townsend MA, MEd, EdD, PhD check program Web site

COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Aerospace engineering (603900) Glenn Lightsey Tina Woods MSE, PhD December 31
Architectural engineering (607700) Howard Liljestrand Kathy Rose MSE December 15
Biomedical engineering (614800) Andrew Dunn Carol Noriega MSE, PhD December 1
Chemical engineering (620100) Isaac C. Sanchez T Stockman MSE, PhD December 23
Civil engineering (621700) Howard Liljestrand Kathy Rose MSE, PhD December 15
Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) (634600) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Biomedical engineering (634640) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - CommNetS (634650) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Computer engineering (634610) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Electromagnetics & acoustics (634660) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Energy systems (634680) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Integrated circuits & systems (634682) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Manufacturing systems engineering (634630) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE - Plasma, quantum electronics & optics (634670) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
ECE- Software engineering (634611) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE December 15
ECE- Software engineering, Option III (635000) Frank Register Chris Garcia MSE June 1
ECE - Solid-state electronics (634620) Frank Register Melanie Gulick MSE, PhD December 15
Engineering management (635200) Gaylen Paulson Chris Garcia MSE June 1
Engineering mechanics (637100) Chad Landis Tina Woods MSE, PhD December 31
Environmental and water resources engineering (640100) Mary Jo Kirisits Kathy Rose MSE December 15
Materials science and engineering (663300) Desiderio Kovar Rebecca Christian MSE, PhD December 15
Mechanical engineering (665900) Ofodike Ezekoye Prabhu Khalsa MSE, PhD December 15
Operations research and industrial engineering (673600) John Hasenbein Prabhu Khalsa MSE, PhD December 15
Petroleum engineering (674900) Kamy Sepehrnoori Frankie Hart MSE, PhD check program Web site

FINE ARTS

Art education (610700) Paul Bolin Katherine Shorb MA December 1
Art history (611400) Athanasio Papalexandrou Maureen Howell MA, PhD December 31
Art/design (630100) Gloria Lee Katherine Shorb MFA December 1
Art (Studio) (609900) Mark Goodman Katherine Shorb MFA December 1
Conducting (670611) Eugenia Costa-Giomi Jeffrey Grimes DMA December 1
Music composition (670656) Eugenia Costa-Giomi Jeffrey Grimes MMusic,DMA December 1
Music & human learning (670654) Eugenia Costa-Giomi Jeffrey Grimes MMusic, DMA, PhD December 1
Music performance (670657) Eugenia Costa-Giomi Jeffrey Grimes MMusic, DMA December 1
Music theory (670659) Eugenia Costa-Giomi Jeffrey Grimes MMusic, PhD December 1
Musicology/ethnomusicology (671000) Eugenia Costa-Giomi Jeffrey Grimes MMusic, PhD December 1
Theatre (630700) Pamela Christian Pamela Christian MA, MFA, PhD check program Web site
Theatre (Acting) (630701) Pamela Christian Pamela Christian MFA check program Web site
Theatre (Dance) (630704) Pamela Christian Pamela Christian MFA check program Web site
Theatre (Directing) (630702) Pamela Christian Pamela Christian MFA check program Web site
Theatre (Theatrical design and technology) (630703) Pamela Christian Pamela Christian MFA check program Web site

JACKSON SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES

Energy and earth resources (635090) Charles Groat Jessica Smith MA December 1
Geological sciences (645200) Peter Flemings Philip Guerrero MA, MSGeoSci, PhD January 1

INFORMATION

Information studies (653000) Philip Doty Carol R. Carreon MSInfoStds, PhD December 1 - Master's;
November 15 - PhD

LIBERAL ARTS

African & African Diaspora Studies (604200) Joao Costa Vargas Joel Suarez MA  
American studies (604700) Randolph Lewis Ella Schwartz MA, PhD December 15
Anthropology (606200) Chris Kirk Rolee Rios MA, PhD December 1
Anthropology (Cultural Forms) (606202) John Hartigan Rolee Rios MA, PhD December 1
Asian cultures and languages (612400) Oliver Freiberger Victoria Vlach MA, PhD December 15
Asian studies (612100) Oliver Freiberger Victoria Vlach MA December 15
Classics (623200) Paula Perlman Theresa Vasquez MA, PhD January 3
Comparative literature (626200) Cesar Salgado Billy Fatzinger MA, PhD December 15
Creative Writing (639302) Elizabeth McCracken Patricia Schaub MFA December 15
Economics (631500) Sandra Black V. Goldman-Leffler MA, MSEcon, PhD January 1
English (639300) Wayne Lesser Patricia Schaub MA, PhD December 1
French (686766) Alexandra Wettlaufer Chaz Nailor MA, PhD January 1
Geography (644300) Gregory Knapp James Gunter MA, PhD January 1
Germanic studies (646000) Pascale Bos Shery Chanis MA, PhD January 1
Government (647500) Robert Moser Annette Carlile MA, PhD December 1
History (650600) Jacqueline Jones Marilyn Lehman MA, PhD December 1
Italian Studies (653800) Daniela Bini Chaz Nailor MA, PhD January 1
Latin American studies (659800) Henry Dietz Kimberly Terry MA, PhD December 15
Linguistics (661900) Nora England Ben Rapstine MA, PhD December 15
Mexican American studies (667000) Deborah Paradez Luis Guevara MA January 1
Middle eastern languages & cultures (667800) (Arabic studies, Hebrew studies and Persian studies) Jo Ann Hackett David Justh MA, PhD December 15
Middle eastern studies (668000) Faegheh Shirazi David Justh MA December 15
Philosophy (676400) Josh 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
Religious Studies (686400) L. Michael White Jared Diener MA, PhD December 15
Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies (692000) Keith Livers Allegra Azulay MA check program Web site
Slavic languages and literatures (690500) Keith Livers Allegra Azulay MA check program Web site
Sociology (691700) Sheldon Ekland-Olson Evelyn Porter MA, PhD December 1
Spanish and Portuguese (686767) Jossianna Arroyo-Martinez Laura Rodriguez MA, PhD December 31
Women's & gender studies (693300) Kristen Hogan Alma Jackie Salcedo MA December 15

NATURAL SCIENCES

Astronomy (612900) Eiichiro Komatsu Rachel Walker MA, PhD December 15
Biochemistry (613500) David Hoffman Penny Kile MA, PhD December 1
Cell and molecular biology (615400) Alan Lloyd Barbara Welch PhD December 1
Chemistry (620900) Jennifer Brodbelt Penny Kile MA, PhD January 15 (US applicants);
January 1 (International applicants)
Computer science (627800) Lorenzo Alvisi Lydia Griffith MA, MSCS, PhD December 15
Computer sciences (Five-Year Integrated Program) (627810) Lorenzo Alvisi Lydia Griffith MSCS December 15
Ecology, evolution, and behavior (615500) Frank Bronson Tamra Rogers MA, PhD December 1
Human development and family sciences (652300) Elizabeth Gershoff Eileen Drake PhD December 1
Marine science (614600) Ken Dunton Jamey Pelfrey MA, PhD December 1
Mathematics (665100) Daniel Knopf Benjamin Garcia MA, PhD January 15
Microbiology (667500) M. Stephen Trent Sally Eddleman MA, PhD December 1
Neuroscience (671100) Michael Mauk Krystal Phu PhD December 5
Nutritional sciences (671900) Christopher Jolly Kathy McWilliams MA, PhD December 1 for fall admission; October 1 for spring admission
Physics (678900) John Keto Matt Ervin MA, PhD December 1
Physics (Applied) (678500) John Keto Matt Ervin MSApplPhy December 1
Plant biology (615600) Thomas Juenger Tamra Rogers MA, PhD January 2
Statistics (665300) Daniel Powers Vicki Keller MSStat January 3
Textile and apparel technology (693250) Bugao Xu Elizabeth Smith MSTAT February 15

NURSING

Nursing (671600) Carole Taxis Rudolfo Ortiz MSN, Post-MSN, PhD December 1
fall admission only
Nursing-Alternate entry (671700) Carole Taxis Rudolfo Ortiz MSN, PhD November 1
summer admission only

PHARMACY

Pharmacy (675700) Carlton Erickson Stephanie Crouch MSPhr, PhD December 15
Translational Science (pending approval)        

LBJ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Global policy studies (647300) Kate Weaver Steve Alvarez MGlobalPolStds January 5
Public affairs (684600) Patrick Wong Kristen Hotopp MPAff January 5
Public policy (684690) Peter Ward Steve Alvarez PhD December 15

SOCIAL WORK

Social work (691200) James Schwab Marian Acencio MSSW January 15
Social work (691100) James Schwab Sherry Melecki PhD December 15

INTERCOLLEGIAL PROGRAMS

Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (627100) Clint Dawson Stephanie Rodriguez MSCSEM, PhD February 1
Writing (Michener Center for Writers) (693500) Michael Adams Debbie Dewees MFA December 15

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