University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
American History (United States) | |
A program that focuses on the development of American society, culture, and institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. Includes instruction in American historiography, American history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study of specific themes,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 a variety of biological specializations. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Business + Commerce, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Business + Managerial Economics | |
A program that focuses on the application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Includes instruction in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing theory, wage and salary/incentive theory, analysis of markets,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Business Statistics | |
A program that focuses on the application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. Includes instruction in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and market performance... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 phenomena. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Child Care and Support Services Management | |
A program that focuses on the provision and management of child care services and that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children's developmental needs and interests and that provide safe and healthy environments. Includes instruction in child... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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; and applications to genre, period, national, and textual studies... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 theory; computer hardware design; computer development and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Digital Communication and Media + Multimedia | |
A program that focuses on the development, use, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communications media. Includes instruction in the principles of computers and telecommunications... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 full live or filmed productions. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Drawing | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. Includes instruction in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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. Includes instruction in the design and planning of public and private open... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Environmental Science | |
A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
European History | |
A program that focuses on the development of European society, culture, and institutions from the origins to the present. Includes instruction in European historiography, European history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study of specific themes, issues, periods,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Executive Assistant + Executive Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images);... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | |
A general program that focuses on the role of foods and nutrition in human health and wellness. Includes instruction in nutritional care and education, the planning and provision of food services, the development of consumable food products, life-span nutrition and wellness, the principles of nutritional... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | |
A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
General Studies | |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 geography, regional science, cartographic methods,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor 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 relations specialists. Includes instruction in labor history, policies and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Management Information Systems, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Mass Communication + Media Studies | |
A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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, topology and other mathematical specializations. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Natural Sciences | |
A program with a combined or undifferentiated focus on one or more of the physical and biological sciences. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Operations Management and Supervision | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage and direct the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Includes instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Painting | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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, and applications to the theoretical foundations and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Photography | |
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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 principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Public Relations + Image Management | |
A program that focuses on the theories and methods for managing the media image of a business, organization, or individual and the communication process with stakeholders, constituencies, audiences, and the general public; and that prepares individuals to function as public relations assistants, technicians,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other | |
Any instructional program in radio, television, and digital communications not listed in the Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, General category. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Sculpture | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Secondary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Social Sciences, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Social Sciences, Other | |
Any instructional program in social sciences not listed above. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Bachelor degree
Social Work | |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
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/technology, and other settings. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Computer and Information Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Language Interpretation and Translation | |
A program that prepares individuals to be professional interpreters and/or translators of documents and data files, either from English or (Canadian) French into another language or languages or vice versa. Includes intensive instruction in one or more foreign languages plus instruction in subjects... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Library Science + Librarianship | |
A program that focuses on the knowledge and skills required to develop, organize, store, retrieve, administer, and facilitate the use of local, remote, and networked collections of information in print, audiovisual, and electronic formats and that prepares individuals for professional service as librarians... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate
Library Science and Administration, Other | |
Any instructional program in library science and administration not listed above. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Library Science + Librarianship | |
A program that focuses on the knowledge and skills required to develop, organize, store, retrieve, administer, and facilitate the use of local, remote, and networked collections of information in print, audiovisual, and electronic formats and that prepares individuals for professional service as librarians... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
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, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Public + Applied History and Archival Administration | |
A program that focuses on the application of history and administrative skills to the recording of public events and the management of related historical resources. Includes instruction in historical research methods, archives and records management, the planning and administration of public records... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Advanced Legal Research + Studies, General (LLM., M.C.L., M.L.I., M.S.L., J.S.D. + S.J.D.) | |
An integrated or undifferentiated program in one or more of the legal research or advanced practice fields. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Architecture (BArch, BA + BS, MArch, MA + MS, PhD) | |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of architecture and to conduct research in various aspects of the field. Includes instruction in architectural design, history, and theory; building structures and environmental systems; project and site planning; construction;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 a variety of biological specializations. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Business + Commerce, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Business Statistics | |
A program that focuses on the application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. Includes instruction in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and market performance... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 phenomena. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
City + Urban, Community and Regional Planning | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply principles of planning, analysis, and architecture to the development and improvement of urban areas and surrounding regions, and to function as professional planners. Includes instruction in principles of architecture; master plan development; service, communications,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Clinical Psychology | |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioral pathologies. Includes instruction in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Community Psychology | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply psychological principles to the analysis of social problems, and the implementation of intervention strategies for addressing these problems. Includes instruction in social ecology, primary and secondary prevention of social pathologies, social intervention... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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; and applications to genre, period, national, and textual studies... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Counselor Education + School Counseling and Guidance Services | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of students, and the organizing of guidance services within elementary, middle and secondary educational institutions.... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Curriculum and Instruction | |
A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional material design and evaluation, curriculum... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Educational Evaluation and Research | |
A program that focuses on the principles and procedures for generating information about educational programs, personnel and methods, and the analysis of such information for planning purposes. Includes instruction in evaluation theory, evaluation research design and planning, administering evaluations... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Educational Leadership and Administration, General | |
A program that focuses on the general principles and techniques of administering a wide variety of schools and other educational organizations and facilities, supervising educational personnel at the school or staff level, and that may prepare individuals as general administrators and supervisors. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Exercise Physiology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physiological processes involved in physical or motor activity, including sensorimotor interactions, response mechanisms, and the effects of injury, disease, and disability. Includes instruction in muscular and skeletal anatomy; molecular and cellular... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Fine and Studio Arts Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to organize and manage fine and studio art organizations, operations, and facilities. Includes instruction in business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labor relations; event promotion and management; public relations and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and group behavior in institutional settings, applications to related problems of organization and industry, and that may prepare individuals to apply such principles in industrial and organizational settings. Includes instruction in group... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Information Science + Studies | |
A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
International Business + Trade + Commerce | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Language Interpretation and Translation | |
A program that prepares individuals to be professional interpreters and/or translators of documents and data files, either from English or (Canadian) French into another language or languages or vice versa. Includes intensive instruction in one or more foreign languages plus instruction in subjects... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Mass Communication + Media Studies | |
A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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, topology and other mathematical specializations. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Operations Management and Supervision | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage and direct the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Includes instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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, and applications to the theoretical foundations and... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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 magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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, development, and principles of public administration; the management... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
School Psychology | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply clinical and counseling psychology principles to the diagnosis and treatment of student behavioral problems. Includes instruction in child and/or adolescent development; learning theory; testing, observation and other procedures for assessing educational,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Social Work | |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning;... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters 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/technology, and other settings. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Special Education and Teaching, General | |
A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities,... |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language + ESL Language Instructor | |
A program that focuses on the principles and practice of teaching English to students who are not proficient in English or who do not speak, read or write English, and that may prepare individuals to function as teachers and administrators in such programs. |
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Masters degree
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling + Counselor | |
A program that prepares individuals to counsel disabled individuals and recovering patients in psychological, personal, social, and vocational adjustment in order to have fulfilling and productive lives. Includes instruction in patient evaluation and testing, rehabilitation program planning, patient... |
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