University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

 
 


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  University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst, MA 01003
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(413) 545-0111 Ext.
(413) 545-0801 Ext.
(413) 545-0222 Ext.

Type of institution: Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Master's degree, Certificates/Post-Master's certificate, Certificates/Post-Master's certificate, Doctor's degree
Carnegie classification: Research Universities (very high research activity)
Number of students: 25,593 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$40.00

Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$9,921$9,595$9,278
Out of State$20,499$19,317$18,397
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000$1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$7,478$6,989$6,517
Other Expenses$1,400$1,400$1,400
Off Campus
Room and board------------
Other Expenses------------
Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 18% $3,151
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 50% $2,271
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 36% $4,047
Loans to students 60% $4,824
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Associate degree
Turf and Turfgrass Management
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Associate degree Turf and Turfgrass Management: A program that focuses on turfgrasses and related groundcover plants and prepares individuals to develop ornamental or recreational grasses and related products; plant, transplant, and manage grassed areas; and to produce and store t...

Associate degree
Ornamental Horticulture
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Associate degree Ornamental Horticulture: A program that focuses on domesticated plants and plant materials used for decorative and recreational applications and prepares individuals to breed, grow, and utilize ornamental plant varieties for commercial and aesthetic purposes. In...

Associate degree
Landscaping and Groundskeeping
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Associate degree Landscaping and Groundskeeping: A program that prepares individuals to manage and maintain indoor and/or outdoor ornamental and recreational plants and groundcovers and related conceptual designs established by landscape architects, interior designers, enterprise ...

Associate degree
Equestrian + Equine Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Associate degree Equestrian + Equine Studies: A program that focuses on the horse, horsemanship, and related subjects and prepares individuals to care for horses and horse equipment; ride and drive horses for leisure, sport, show, and professional purposes; and manage the training...

Associate degree
Crop Production
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Associate degree Crop Production: A program that prepares individuals to cultivate grain, fiber, forage, oilseed, fruits and nuts, vegetables, and other domesticated plant products. Includes instruction in basic principles of plant science, health, and nutrition as applied to par...

Associate degree
Applied Horticulture + Horticultural Business Services
Other
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Associate degree Applied Horticulture + Horticultural Business Services, Other: Any instructional program in horticultural service operations not listed in the Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, General category.

Bachelor degree
Wood Science and Wood Products + Pulp and Paper Technology
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Wood Science and Wood Products + Pulp and Paper Technology: A program that focuses on the application of chemical, physical, and engineering principles to the analysis of the properties and behavior of wood and wood products and the development of processes for con...

Bachelor degree
Women's Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Program...

Bachelor degree
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management: A program that prepares individuals to conserve and manage wilderness areas and the flora and fauna therein, and manage wildlife reservations and zoological facilities for recreational, commercial, and ecological purpo...

Bachelor degree
Sport and Fitness Administration + Management
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management: A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and...

Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/tec...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamic...

Bachelor degree
Social Sciences
Other
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Social Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in social sciences not listed in the Social Sciences, General category.

Bachelor degree
Russian Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Russian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Russian Federation and its Soviet, Czarist, and medieval predecessors and related borderlands.

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the prin...

Bachelor degree
Portuguese Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Portuguese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Portuguese language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Portuguese philology, Metropolitan Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Portuguese, regional dialects, and applications in business, science/t...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and in...

Bachelor degree
Plant Sciences
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Plant Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific principles that underlie the breeding, cultivation, and production of agricultural plants, and the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural plant products. Includes instructi...

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and ...

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, a...

Bachelor degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the...

Bachelor degree
Natural Resources Management and Policy
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Natural Resources Management and Policy: A program that prepares individuals to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate programs to protect and regulate natural habitats and renewable natural resources. Includes instruction in the principles of wildlife and conservati...

Bachelor degree
Music
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree
Music Performance
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Music Performance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies
Other
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Microbiology
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Microbiology, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology...

Bachelor degree
Mechanical Engineering
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Mechanical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of physical systems used in manufacturing and end-product systems used for specific uses, including mac...

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topol...

Bachelor degree
Marketing + Marketing Management
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Marketing + Marketing Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, prin...

Bachelor degree
Linguistics
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Linguistics: A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, langua...

Bachelor degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other: Any single instructional program in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities not listed in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, General category.

Bachelor degree
Legal Studies
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Legal Studies, General: A general program that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.

Bachelor degree
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD).
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD): A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of landscape architecture and research in various aspects of the field. Includes instruction in geology and hydrology; soils, grou...

Bachelor degree
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor...

Bachelor degree
Journalism
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Journalism: A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; repor...

Bachelor degree
Jewish + Judaic Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Jewish + Judaic Studies: A program that focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people. Includes instruction in Jewish religious heritage, sacred texts, and law; Jewish philosophy and intellectual history; Jewish life and culture, both in Israe...

Bachelor degree
Japanese Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Japanese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Japanese language. Includes instruction in Japanese philology; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Japanese; Japanese dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree
Italian Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Italian Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Italian philology, Modern Italian, Italian regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree
Interior Architecture
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Interior Architecture: A program that prepares individuals to apply architectural principles in the design of structural interiors for living, recreational, and business purposes and to function as professional interior architects. Includes instruction in architec...

Bachelor degree
Industrial Engineering
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Industrial Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, material, information, and energy. Includes instruction in applied mathematics...

Bachelor degree
Humanities + Humanistic Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Humanities + Humanistic Studies: A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion.

Bachelor degree
Human Nutrition
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Human Nutrition: A program that focuses on the relationships between food consumption and human development and health. Includes instruction in the cellular and molecular processes of food processing in the human body, related metabolic processes, the relationship...

Bachelor degree
Hospitality Administration + Management
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Hospitality Administration + Management, General: A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilit...

Bachelor degree
History
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research m...

Bachelor degree
German Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philolo...

Bachelor degree
Geology + Earth Science
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology,...

Bachelor degree
Geography
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Geography: A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical ...

Bachelor degree
General Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree General Studies: An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and application...

Bachelor degree
Forestry
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Forestry, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to manage and develop forest areas for economic, recreational, and ecological purposes. Includes instruction in forest-related sciences, mapping, statistics, harvesting and production technology, nat...

Bachelor degree
Food Science
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Food Science: A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of converting raw agricultural products into processed forms suitable for direct human consumption, and the storage of such products. Includes ins...

Bachelor degree
Fine + Studio Arts
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Fine + Studio Arts, General: A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern m...

Bachelor degree
Finance
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Finance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting;...

Bachelor degree
Family Resource Management Studies
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Family Resource Management Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the design and implementation of policies and processes contributing to successful individual and family resource management. Includes instruction in financial goal-setting and strategi...

Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such...

Bachelor degree
Environmental Design + Architecture
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Environmental Design + Architecture: A program that prepares individuals to design public and private spaces, indoor and outdoor, for leisure, recreational, commercial, and living purposes, and for professional practice as environmental designers and architects. I...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
Electrical
Electronics and Communications Engineering
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of electrical, electronic and related communications systems and their ...

Bachelor degree
Education
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; ...

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in econom...

Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing ...

Bachelor degree
Dance
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Dance, General: A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses...

Bachelor degree
Computer Science
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing the...

Bachelor degree
Computer Engineering
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Computer Engineering, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of computer hardware and software systems and related equipment and facilities; and th...

Bachelor degree
Comparative Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism...

Bachelor degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric: A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersona...

Bachelor degree
Communication Disorders
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Communication Disorders, General: A program that focuses on the general study of the application of biomedical, psychological, and physical principles to the study of the genesis, development, and treatment of speech, language, hearing, and cognitive communication ...

Bachelor degree
Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General.
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bachelor degree
Civil Engineering
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Civil Engineering, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of structural, load-bearing, material moving, transportation, water resource, and materia...

Bachelor degree
Chinese Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Chinese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Chinese language and its associated dialects and literature. Includes instruction in Chinese philology, Archaic and Classical Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese (Guóyu), Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, ...

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phen...

Bachelor degree
Chemical Engineering
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Chemical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems employing chemical processes, such as chemical reactors, kinetic systems, electrochemical syst...

Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and b...

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering ...

Bachelor degree
Biological and Physical Sciences
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Biological and Physical Sciences: A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.

Bachelor degree
Biochemistry + Biophysics and Molecular Biology
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Biochemistry + Biophysics and Molecular Biology: An integrated, combined program that focuses on the structure, function, and dynamic behavior of the components of biological systems at the submolecular, molecular, and supramolecular levels and their influence on b...

Bachelor degree
Astronomy
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Astronomy: A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstella...

Bachelor degree
Art History
Criticism and Conservation
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history rese...

Bachelor degree
Applied Economics
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Applied Economics: A program that focuses on the application of economic principles and analytical techniques to the study of particular industries, activities, or the exploitation of particular resources. Includes instruction in economic theory; microeconomic ana...

Bachelor degree
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations: A program that prepares individuals to perform operations connected with the distribution and sale of apparel and accessories. Includes instruction in wholesaling and retailing; apparel technologies; distribution; custo...

Bachelor degree
Anthropology
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, h...

Bachelor degree
Animal Sciences
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Animal Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific principles that underlie the breeding and husbandry of agricultural animals, and the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural animal products. Includes instruction in the an...

Bachelor degree
Agricultural Economics
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Agricultural Economics: A program that focuses on the application of economics to the analysis of resource allocation, productivity, investment, and trends in the agricultural sector, both domestically and internationally. Includes instruction in economics and rel...

Bachelor degree
African-American + Black Studies
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree African-American + Black Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including refe...

Bachelor degree
Accounting
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Bachelor degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget contr...

Master's degree
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management: A program that prepares individuals to conserve and manage wilderness areas and the flora and fauna therein, and manage wildlife reservations and zoological facilities for recreational, commercial, and ecological purpo...

Master's degree
Sport and Fitness Administration + Management
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management: A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and...

Master's degree
Spanish Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/tec...

Master's degree
Sociology
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamic...

Master's degree
Public Policy Analysis
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Public Policy Analysis: A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation; microeconomic analysis of...

Master's degree
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH).
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Public Health, General (MPH, DPH): A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services and to function as public health officers. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, pre...

Master's degree
Public Administration
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Public Administration: A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, deve...

Master's degree
Psychology
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the prin...

Master's degree
Polymer Chemistry
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Polymer Chemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of synthesized macromolecule and their interactions with other substances. Includes instruction in molecular bonding theory, polymerization, properties and behavior of unstable compounds, the develo...

Master's degree
Political Science and Government
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and in...

Master's degree
Plant Sciences
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Plant Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific principles that underlie the breeding, cultivation, and production of agricultural plants, and the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural plant products. Includes instructi...

Master's degree
Physics
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and ...

Master's degree
Philosophy
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, a...

Master's degree
Nutrition Sciences
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Nutrition Sciences: A scientific program that focuses on the utilization of food for human growth and metabolism, in both normal and dysfunctional states, from the interdisciplinary perspective of the agricultural, human, biological, and biomedical sciences. Inclu...

Master's degree
Nursing
Other
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Nursing, Other: Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category.

Master's degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the...

Master's degree
Neuroscience
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science,...

Master's degree
Music Teacher Education
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Music Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Master's degree
Music Performance
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Music Performance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Master's degree
Microbiology
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Microbiology, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology...

Master's degree
Mechanical Engineering
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Mechanical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of physical systems used in manufacturing and end-product systems used for specific uses, including mac...

Master's degree
Mathematics
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topol...

Master's degree
Linguistics
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Linguistics: A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, langua...

Master's degree
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD).
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD): A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of landscape architecture and research in various aspects of the field. Includes instruction in geology and hydrology; soils, grou...

Master's degree
Labor and Industrial Relations
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Labor and Industrial Relations: A program that focuses on employee-management interactions and the management of issues and disputes regarding working conditions and worker benefit packages, and that may prepare individuals to function as labor or personnel relatio...

Master's degree
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor...

Master's degree
Italian Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Italian Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Italian philology, Modern Italian, Italian regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Master's degree
Industrial Engineering
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Industrial Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, material, information, and energy. Includes instruction in applied mathematics...

Master's degree
Hospitality Administration + Management
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Hospitality Administration + Management, General: A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilit...

Master's degree
History
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research m...

Master's degree
German Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philolo...

Master's degree
Geology + Earth Science
General
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology,...

Master's degree
Geography
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst

General Description for:
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst Master's degree Geography: A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical ...

Master's degree
French Language and Literature
University Of Massachusetts - Amherst