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  • Accounting

    Prepares students for careers such as the independent practice of public accounting, controllership, and general accounting management.

  • Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

    Offers programs leading towards the BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees

  • Africana Studies Program

    A program of learning and study about the people of African descent in the Americas and around the globe.

  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

    Offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

  • Agricultural and Resource Economics

    Prepares students to assume responsible positions in the management of the world's natural and human resources.

  • Agricultural Education

    Education focusing on the integration, application and dissemination of knowledge in the agricultural and applied sciences.

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences

    Engaged in teaching, research, and outreach in many fields within environment and natural resources; family, youth and community; human nutrition, food safety, health; marketing, trade and economics; animal systems; and plant systems.

  • AHSC

    Provides health care education, research, and patient care. Includes the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health.

  • American Indian Studies

    The Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in American Indian Studies seeks to develop a wider scope of understanding of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

  • Anesthesiology

    Provides the full spectrum of clinical anesthesiology services at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.

  • Animal Care

    Assures that all research, testing, or educational instruction involving animals is conducted in a humane manner in accordance with federal laws and regulations, including the Animal Welfare Act.

  • Animal Sciences

    Provides programs in Dairy, Stress Proteien Biology, Equine, Beef, and the Race Track Industry Program.

  • Anthropology

    Offers academic training in cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology.

  • Applied Mathematics

    An interdisciplinary graduate program for students who wish to continue their studies of mathematics.

  • Architecture and Landscape Architecture

    Accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) and the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB).

  • Architecture

    Known for an interest in desert architecture and an emphasis on integrating environmental analysis into building design.

  • Arid Lands Resource Sciences

    A graduate program of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Arid Lands Resource Sciences.

  • Arizona Center for Judaic Studies

    The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies’ mission is to promote advanced scholarship in the various fields of Judaica, translate faculty research into dynamic undergraduate instruction, and contribute to the community through educational outreach.

  • Arizona Health Sciences Center

    Provides health care education, research, and patient care. Includes the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health.

  • Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology (ARLDN)

    An academic and research unit devoted to research and education in neurobiology.

  • Army ROTC

    Prepares students for careers as officers in the Army.

  • Art

    Provides programs designed to prepare undergraduate and graduate students for professional careers in studio art, graphic design and illustration, art history, and art education.

  • Astronomy

    Offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

  • Atmospheric Sciences

    Provides graduate training and research in the atmospheric sciences and related fields.

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  • Cancer Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program

    Students in this program may choose areas of special concentration such as biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology or microbiology.

  • Cell Biology and Anatomy

    A basic science department that provides courses in the medical curriculum and a number of graduate and undergraduate courses in the life sciences.

  • Center for East Asian Studies

    Dedicated to the study of the civilizations and culture of China and Japan.

  • Center for Insect Science

    A multicampus, interdisciplinary program fostering collaborative research and education on a broad array of topics dealing with insect science.

  • Center for Judaic Studies

    The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies’ mission is to promote advanced scholarship in the various fields of Judaica, translate faculty research into dynamic undergraduate instruction, and contribute to the community through educational outreach.

  • Center for Middle Eastern Studies

    Promotes Middle East studies-related teaching and research and fosters understanding of the Middle East through an extensive program of outreach to schools and the wider community.

  • Center for the Study of Higher Education

    Offers flexible, interdisciplinary, and individualized master of arts and doctor of philosophy degree programs with concentrations in comparative higher education, finance, organization and administration, science and technology policy, and student affairs.

  • Chemical and Environmental Engineering

    Offer BS, MS, and PhD Degree Programs in Chemical Engineering, and MS and PhD Degree Programs in Environmental Engineering.

  • Chemistry

  • Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

    ABET accredited BS degree and Masters and PhD programs. Civil engineers conceive, design, construct, manage and maintain physical facilities and infrastructure.

  • Classics

    Studies the cultures, history, languages, literatures, and material remains of the ancient Mediterranean world.

  • Cognitive Science

    The study of human mental processes with a fundamental goal of determining the nature of human intelligence.

  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

    Engaged in teaching, research, and outreach in many fields within environment and natural resources; family, youth and community; human nutrition, food safety, health; marketing, trade and economics; animal systems; and plant systems.

  • College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

    Accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) and the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB).

  • College of Education

    Prepares students for careers as elementary and secondary school teachers, and non-teaching, entry-level human services positions in social services agencies, programs for the disabled, and group homes.

  • College of Engineering

    Plays a pivotal role in providing the research, technology, and engineering expertise necessary for growth and diversity in the economy. Graduates of the college are the entrepreneurs developing high-tech companies, creating jobs, and improving our quality of life.

  • College of Fine Arts

    Offers programs to prepare students for careers in the performing, visual and media arts. Opportunities range from performing and production to teaching, exhibition, administration and technology.

  • College of Humanities

    Through the study of language, literature, and culture, programs in Humanities emphasize the importance of critical, creative, thinking and writing. Students prepare for careers in education, public service, international business and the foreign service.

  • College of Law

    A nationally prominent law school with a rigorous academic program that prepares lawyers for leadership and service throughout the nation and world.

  • College of Medicine

    While providing knowledge and skills basic to the practice of medicine, the College of Medicine inculcates students with fundamental attitudes of compassionate patient care and a spirit and desire for lifelong independent learning and scholarship.

  • College of Nursing

    Prepares students for the nursing profession and graduate school. The UA College of Nursing is nationally accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing, and affiliated with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Western Institute of Nursing.

  • College of Optical Sciences

    Our BS, MS, and PhD programs focus on providing students with a broad education in all areas of optics and on educating students with practical experience and competitive technical skills.

  • College of Pharmacy

    Offers Pharm D,M.A. and PhD degrees. A member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

  • College of Public Health

    Focuses on health promotion, prevention of disease, and public health education. Research programs involve health promotion in border communities, smoking prevention and cessation, women's health, substance abuse among youth and environmental hazards along the Arizona/Mexico border.

  • College of Science

    Conducts programs which span the biological, mathematical, and physical sciences. Emphases are on teaching a fundamental understanding of scientific knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and applying that knowledge to solving problems.

  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Focuses on the understanding of human beings, the groups they form, and the societies and cultures they create. SBS provides research and a diverse interdisciplinary education for students.

  • Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Studies

    Educates by developing curriculum and promoting research addressing the histories, politics and cultures of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.

  • Committee on Neuroscience

    Provides students with the knowledge and tools that they will need to embark on careers as educators and researchers in the field of neuroscience.

  • Communication

    Offers studies leading to B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees.

  • Computer Science

  • Critical Languages Program

    Created in order to meet the need for instruction in less commonly taught languages.

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  • Dance

    Prepares students for careers as performers, choreographers, movement specialists and teachers and develops scholarly foundations for specialized and advanced degree work.

  • Department of Emergency Medicine

  • Department of Immunobiology

    Offers graduate training leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Immunobiology.

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  • East Asian Studies

    Dedicated to the study of the civilizations and culture of China and Japan.

  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

    Study and research in areas including molecular genetics and organismal function as they relate to evolution and ecology; population and community ecology; and biological diversity, phylogeny and macroevolution.

  • Economics

    Students can pursue a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.).

  • Education

    Prepares students for careers as elementary and secondary school teachers, and non-teaching, entry-level human services positions in social services agencies, programs for the disabled, and group homes.

  • Educational Leadership

    Prepares individuals for leadership roles at all levels of public education.

  • Educational Psychology

    Prepares students for roles in research, teaching, school counseling and many other areas in which educational psychology is applied.

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Eller College of Management

    Delivers business and leadership education through undergraduate and graduate programs emphasizing innovation, integrity, and cutting-edge research balanced with experiential learning.

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  • Family and Community Medicine

  • Family and Consumer Sciences

    Offers programs for careers in retailing, family studies, and family and consumer sciences education. Its close ties with the community ensure that programs reflect the changing needs of society

  • Family Studies and Human Development

    Offers two bachelor of science degrees for undergraduates majoring in family studies and human development or family and consumer sciences education (FACS), as well as advanced study at the graduate level.

  • Finance

  • Fine Arts

    Offers programs to prepare students for careers in the performing, visual and media arts. Opportunities range from performing and production to teaching, exhibition, administration and technology.

  • French and Italian

    Offers a B.A. in French (Literature; Teaching; and Business) and two in Italian (Language and literature; Italian studies).

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  • Genetics

    The study of how genes are inherited, how they control the phenotype of cells and organisms, and how they evolve.

  • Geography and Regional Development

    Offers a BA degree in Geography, a BS degree in Regional Development, and an MA and PhD degrees in Geography.

  • Geosciences

    Focuses on research and education dealing with the nature, genesis, and history of the Earth and its crust, and with the evolution of the environment and biota at the Earth's surface.

  • German Studies

  • Global Change

    Provides graduate students with a broad understanding of critical concepts and state-of-the-art skills in the rapidly emerging field of global change.

  • Graduate College

    The administrative unit that oversees all of the graduate programs offered at the UA.

  • Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs

    These degrees are offered through a collaboration between several graduate departments.

  • Guadalajara Summer School

    Provides an opportunity to study coursework in Spanish, live with a Guadalajara family, and be totally immersed in the culture as well as the language.

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  • Health Education and Behavioral Sciences Program

    Designed for individuals who will become professional health educators in community health, public health, school health and biomedical organizations.

  • Higher Education

    Offers flexible, interdisciplinary, and individualized master of arts and doctor of philosophy degree programs with concentrations in comparative higher education, finance, organization and administration, science and technology policy, and student affairs.

  • History

  • Honors College

    Fosters an enduring spirit of inquiry and discovery by providing academic opportunities, such as Honors courses, research experiences, and intellectual dialogues, for artistically and academically talented students.

  • Humanities

    Through the study of language, literature, and culture, programs in Humanities emphasize the importance of critical, creative, thinking and writing. Students prepare for careers in education, public service, international business and the foreign service.

  • Hydrology and Water Resources

    Offers programs to undergraduate and graduate students in the applied science of water use from many perspectives including social, economic, legal, environmental and scientific. Students prepare for careers in the field of hydrology with our internationally recognized faculty.

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  • Immunobiology

    Offers graduate training leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Immunobiology.

  • Information Resources & Library Science

    Provides opportunities to prepare for a meaningful career in the library and information professions in the 21st Century.

  • Insect Science

    A multicampus, interdisciplinary program fostering collaborative research and education on a broad array of topics dealing with insect science.

  • Institute for the Study of Planet Earth

    Provide disciplinary and interdisciplinary research relating to the environment of the Earth, from local to global scales, and how this environment is likely to change in coming seasons, years, and decades.

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  • Journalism

    Provides students with the intellectual training and professional skills that journalists need to cover complex events and issues.

  • Judaic Studies

    The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies’ mission is to promote advanced scholarship in the various fields of Judaica, translate faculty research into dynamic undergraduate instruction, and contribute to the community through educational outreach.

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  • Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research

    Engaged in research programs which include fire history and fire ecology, multiproxy paleoclimatology, archaeology, biogeography, isotope geochemistry, paleoecology, biogeochemistry, geomorphology, numerical and statistical modeling, and even public health.

  • Landscape Architecture

    A graduate professional degree program which emphasizes landscape and human ecology, socio-cultural and behavioral factors, landscape aesthetics, and artistic principles in a variety of design, planning, and management scenarios.

  • Language, Reading and Culture

    Establishes and supports a scholarly community for the study of the teaching and learning of literacy and biliteracy in the educational context of cultural and linguistic diversity.

  • Late Medieval and Reformation Studies

    Studies of the epoch of transition between medieval and early-modern Europe.

  • Latin American Studies

    Offers BA and MA degrees, a PhD minor, and joint BA/MA programs with Business and Law.

  • Law

    A nationally prominent law school with a rigorous academic program that prepares lawyers for leadership and service throughout the nation and world.

  • Library Science

    Provides opportunities to prepare for a meaningful career in the library and information professions in the 21st Century.

  • Linguistics

    Offers undergraduate and graduate programs in linguistics and human language technology.

  • Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

    Dedicated to goal of understanding and teaching about the formation and evolution of the planetary system.

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  • Medicine

    While providing knowledge and skills basic to the practice of medicine, the College of Medicine inculcates students with fundamental attitudes of compassionate patient care and a spirit and desire for lifelong independent learning and scholarship.

  • Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

    Focuses on health promotion, prevention of disease, and public health education. Research programs involve health promotion in border communities, smoking prevention and cessation, women's health, substance abuse among youth and environmental hazards along the Arizona/Mexico border.

  • Mexican American Studies & Research Center

    Committed to contemporary applied public policy research on Mexican Americans.

  • Middle Eastern Studies

    Promotes Middle East studies-related teaching and research and fosters understanding of the Middle East through an extensive program of outreach to schools and the wider community.

  • Mining and Geological Engineering

  • Molecular and Cellular Biology

  • Music

    Offers a wide variety of degree programs and musical experiences, and presents over three hundred concerts and recitals each year.

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  • Natural Resources, School of

    Provides instruction, research and extension/outreach in a range of disciplines related to the conservation and management of these renewable natural resources.

  • Naval Science

  • Near Eastern Studies

    Focuses on the study of histories, civilizations, cultures, and languages (Arabic, Persian and Turkish) of the Middle East as well as North Africa and other parts of the Islamic world.

  • Neurobiology

    An academic and research unit devoted to research and education in neurobiology.

  • Neurology

  • Neuroscience, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program

    Provides students with the knowledge and tools that they will need to embark on careers as educators and researchers in the field of neuroscience.

  • NROTC

  • Nursing

    Prepares students for the nursing profession and graduate school. The UA College of Nursing is nationally accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing, and affiliated with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Western Institute of Nursing.

  • Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness

  • Nutritional Sciences

    Provides undergraduate, graduate, and cooperative extension programs that advance the discovery and translation of the roles of nutrition in optimizing health for people in Arizona, the nation and the world.

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  • Optical Sciences

    Our BS, MS, and PhD programs focus on providing students with a broad education in all areas of optics and on educating students with practical experience and competitive technical skills.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery

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  • Race Track Industry Program

  • Radiation Oncology

  • Radiology

  • Rehabilitation

    Offers nationally recognized undergraduate, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees to prepare teachers, counselors, specialists, administrators, school psychologists, and researchers/teacher educators in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, gifted education, sign language/deaf studies, and educational interpreting.

  • Religious Studies Program

    An academic, interdisciplinary exploration of the meaning and value of religion in human experience.

  • Renewable Natural Resources

    Provides instruction, research and extension/outreach in a range of disciplines related to the conservation and management of these renewable natural resources.

  • Retailing and Consumer Sciences

    Offers Bachelor's degrees preparing students for careers in all areas of retail management. Students can also pursue M.S. and Ph.D. degrees leading to management and/or research positions with retail companies, direct marketers, consumer research firms, management consulting companies, and in higher education.

  • Russian and Slavic Studies

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  • School of Architecture

    Known for an interest in desert architecture and an emphasis on integrating environmental analysis into building design.

  • School of Art

    Provides programs designed to prepare undergraduate and graduate students for professional careers in studio art, graphic design and illustration, art history, and art education.

  • School of Dance

    Prepares students for careers as performers, choreographers, movement specialists and teachers and develops scholarly foundations for specialized and advanced degree work.

  • School of Family and Consumer Sciences

    Offers programs for careers in retailing, family studies, and family and consumer sciences education. Its close ties with the community ensure that programs reflect the changing needs of society

  • School of Information Resources & Library Science

    Provides opportunities to prepare for a meaningful career in the library and information professions in the 21st Century.

  • School of Landscape Architecture

    A graduate professional degree program which emphasizes landscape and human ecology, socio-cultural and behavioral factors, landscape aesthetics, and artistic principles in a variety of design, planning, and management scenarios.

  • School of Natural Resources

    Provides instruction, research and extension/outreach in a range of disciplines related to the conservation and management of these renewable natural resources.

  • School of Public Administration and Policy

    Prepares students for managerial and administrative positions in local, state or federal government agencies and nonprofit agencies.

  • School Psychology

    Offers nationally recognized undergraduate, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees to prepare teachers, counselors, specialists, administrators, school psychologists, and researchers/teacher educators in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, gifted education, sign language/deaf studies, and educational interpreting.

  • Science

    Conducts programs which span the biological, mathematical, and physical sciences. Emphases are on teaching a fundamental understanding of scientific knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and applying that knowledge to solving problems.

  • Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

    Provides training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with second language acquisition and teaching.

  • Sierra Vista Campus of The University of Arizona

    UA South is located about 75 miles southeast of Tucson in Sierra Vista. UA South offers upper division programs to allow students from Arizona community colleges to complete a degree.

  • SLAT

    Provides training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with second language acquisition and teaching.

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Focuses on the understanding of human beings, the groups they form, and the societies and cultures they create. SBS provides research and a diverse interdisciplinary education for students.

  • Sociology

    Offers advanced degree programs designed to prepare students for careers in research and teaching.

  • Soil, Water and Environmental Science

    Offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the broad area of Environmental Science and Soil and Water Science that are integrated with strong research and extension education programs.

  • Spanish and Portuguese

  • Special Education, Rehabilitation and School Psychology

    Offers nationally recognized undergraduate, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees to prepare teachers, counselors, specialists, administrators, school psychologists, and researchers/teacher educators in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, gifted education, sign language/deaf studies, and educational interpreting.

  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

    Offers educational programs leading to the B.S., M.S., Au.D., and Ph.D. degrees.

  • Statistics GIDP

    The Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (GIDP) in Statistics supports and encourages the central role of statistical thinking in the biological, physical, engineering, financial, and social sciences.

  • Study of Planet Earth, Institute for

    Provide disciplinary and interdisciplinary research relating to the environment of the Earth, from local to global scales, and how this environment is likely to change in coming seasons, years, and decades.

  • Surgery

  • Systems and Industrial Engineering

    A nationally ranked top 20 program providing research and educational programs emphasizing mathematical modeling, computing, and decision technologies for the design and operation of large systems in engineering, business and logistics.

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  • Teaching and Teacher Education

    Helps prepare undergraduate students for careers as elementary and secondary teachers and offers master's and doctoral programs leading to positions in school leadership, research and development and teacher education.

  • Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing

    Offers Bachelor's degrees preparing students for careers in all areas of retail management. Students can also pursue M.S. and Ph.D. degrees leading to management and/or research positions with retail companies, direct marketers, consumer research firms, management consulting companies, and in higher education.

  • Theatre Arts

    Provides undergraduate and graduate education in professional degree programs and liberal arts in such disciplines as Musical Theatre, Production (Acting, Design), Theatre Studies and Theatre Education.

  • Tree-Ring Research, Laboratory of

    Engaged in research programs which include fire history and fire ecology, multiproxy paleoclimatology, archaeology, biogeography, isotope geochemistry, paleoecology, biogeochemistry, geomorphology, numerical and statistical modeling, and even public health.

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  • UA South

    UA South is located about 75 miles southeast of Tucson in Sierra Vista. UA South offers upper division programs to allow students from Arizona community colleges to complete a degree.

  • Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

    Sponsors policy-relevant, interdisciplinary research and forums that link scholarship and education with decisionmaking.

  • University Animal Care

    Assures that all research, testing, or educational instruction involving animals is conducted in a humane manner in accordance with federal laws and regulations, including the Animal Welfare Act.

  • University College

    Academic home for "undecided" or "exploratory" students at the UA. Providing academic advising services as well as help and resources for students exploring majors.

  • University of Arizona South Campus (Sierra Vista)

    UA South is located about 75 miles southeast of Tucson in Sierra Vista. UA South offers upper division programs to allow students from Arizona community colleges to complete a degree.

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  • Veterinary Science and Microbiology

    Offers two undergraduate majors, one in Veterinary Science and one in Microbiology. The department also offers MS and PhD degrees in Microbiology, as well as MS, applied MS and PhD degrees in Pathobiology.

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  • Women's Studies

    Provides interdisciplinary feminist research and curriculum.

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