Yale University
Bachelor degree
Archaeological Studies | |
The major in Archaeological Studies provides a program of interdepartmental offerings covering prehistoric, early historic, and medieval cultures and cultural developments in the Old and New Worlds, and introduces students to the analytic tools that facilitate archaeological studies. The major is designed... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
African Studies | |
The program in African Studies enables students to undertake interdisciplinary study of the arts, history, cultures, politics, and development of Africa. As a foundation, students in the program gain a cross-disciplinary exposure to Africa. In the junior and senior years, students develop analytical... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
African-American Studies | |
The African American Studies major examines, from numerous disciplinary perspectives, the experiences of people of African descent in Black Atlantic societies, including the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Students in the department explore the historical, cultural, political, economic,... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
American Studies | |
The American Studies program encourages the interdisciplinary study of the cultures and politics of the United States, the changing representations of national identity, and the construction of borderland and diasporic cultures over time. Each student in the major combines foundation lecture courses,... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Ancient and Modern Greek | |
The major in Ancient and Modern Greek is designed to offer students an opportunity to integrate the study of post-classical Greek language, history, and culture into the departmental program in Ancient Greek and Classical Civilization. The program covers Hellenic civilization from the Bronze Age to... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | |
The major in Anthropology gives a firm grounding in this comparative discipline concerned with the diverse cultural, social, and biological patterns of human societies. Anthropology deals not only with that small proportion of humankind in Europe and North America but with societies of the entire world,... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Applied Mathematics | |
Mathematical models are widely used throughout science and engineering in fields as diverse as physics, bioinformatics, robotics, image processing, and economics. Despite the broad range of applications, there are a few essential techniques used in addressing most problems. The Applied Mathematics major... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Applied Physics | |
Physics is the study of the fundamental laws of nature. Applied physics uses these laws to understand phenomena that may have practical applications. Engineering in turn makes use of these phenomena for human purposes, forming a link between the fundamental laws of nature and their applications. Students... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Architecture | |
The standard major. The purpose of the undergraduate major is to include the study of architecture within the broader context of a liberal arts education. The curriculum includes work in design, in history, theory, and criticism of architecture, and in urban studies, and leads to a bachelor of arts degree.... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Art | |
The program in art offers courses that, through work in a variety of media, provide an experience in the visual arts as part of a liberal education as well as preparation for graduate study and professional work. Courses at the 100 level stress the fundamental aspects of visual formulation and articulation.... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Astronomy | |
The Department of Astronomy offers courses both for the nonscientist interested in learning about modern astronomy and for the student wishing to prepare for graduate work in astronomy or a related science. The department offers two degree programs: the B.A. degree program in Astronomy and the B.S. degree... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Astronomy and Physics | |
This program is designed to provide a strong background in astronomy and in the relevant physics for students interested in graduate study or a career in astronomy, physics, or a related science. Prerequisite to the B.S. degree program is work in fundamental physics and mathematics. A student planning... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Biology | |
The science of biology is extremely broad, ranging across the domains of molecules, cells, organisms, and ecosystems. Moreover, biology explores questions of evolutionary history and the processes of evolutionary change as well as the mechanisms by which cells, organisms, and ecosystems function. Students... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Biomedical Engineering | |
Biomedical Engineering combines the knowledge of several fields and develops solutions to important biomedical problems. For example, Biomedical Engineering has developed imaging of physiological functions, artificial organs, and new biomaterials.
The Biomedical Engineering major teaches the student... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Chemical Engineering | |
Chemical engineering has made significant contributions to a diverse range of scientific and technological developments such as drug delivery devices, microfluidic devices, environmental remediation, fuel cells, semiconductor processing, and enzyme design using biomimetics. The far-reaching impact of... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
Students with B.A. or B.S. degrees in chemistry go on to a variety of professional callings. In addition to graduate work in chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, or other health-related disciplines, the department's graduates find their broad scientific training useful in fields such as business management... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Chinese | |
The major in Chinese is designed to give the student a broad understanding of the chief forms and themes of Chinese literature through reading in the original language. By the senior year, the student majoring in Chinese can acquire advanced skills in speaking and reading Chinese and in interpreting... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Classical Civilization | |
The major in Classical Civilization is designed to offer students an opportunity to study an entire civilization from a wide range of perspectives. It is a flexible program which allows students to take a range of courses in a number of departments, and thus tailor their degree to their own specific... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Classics | |
The major in Classics is primarily a liberal arts major, with enormous potential for the pursuit of interdisciplinary interests. Students attain proficiency in Greek and Latin, and are trained to develop powers of critical analysis in studying the important periods and major authors of Greek and Roman... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Cognitive Science | |
Cognitive science is concerned with the study of how organisms (especially humans) acquire, represent, manipulate, and use information. A common metaphor in cognitive science is the notion of the mind/brain as an abstract computing device: in those terms, the goal of the discipline is to provide explicit... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Computer Science | |
The Department offers both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts major in Computer Science and a combined B.S./M.S. program. It also offers joint majors with the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Psychology.
The Bachelor of Science program is designed for students who... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
East Asian Studies | |
In the East Asian Studies major students concentrate on either China or Japan and organize their work in the humanities or the social sciences. Students also have the opportunity to take courses related to Korea, as the Council on East Asian Studies continues to expand the study of Korea in the undergraduate... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Economics | |
Economics concerns the wealth of nations, its origins in production and exchange, its allocation among competing uses, its distribution among individuals, and its accumulation or decline. Economics seeks to discern both the common features and the differences in the institutions by which societies throughout... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Electrical Engineering | |
The ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering requires, beyond the prerequisites, four term courses in mathematics and science, fourteen term courses in topics in engineering, and one term course in professional ethics. In the language of the ABET guidelines, graduates from this program will (1)... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
English | |
For undergraduates, the Department offers an array of introductory courses designed to develop fundamental writing skills, powers of argument and analysis, and a historical perspective on literature. The English Major introduces students to the many traditions of imaginative writing in English through... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Environmental Engineering | |
The B.S. degree program in Environmental Engineering is for students mainly interested in a career as a practicing environmental engineer. Environmental engineers must balance competing technical, social, and legal issues concerning the use of environmental resources. Because of the complexity of these... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies | |
Environmental Studies provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and responding to environmental problems. From the natural sciences, students learn experimental techniques and methods of analysis needed to make accurate observations, to document change, to distinguish those changes resulting... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Film Studies | |
Film Studies is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the history, theory, and criticism of film. Courses examine cinema's role as a unique modern art form and the contributions of moving image media as cultural practices of enduring social significance. Film Studies offers students latitude in... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
French | |
Students who major in French become proficient in spoken and written French, gain firsthand access to the works of influential writers, philosophers, filmmakers, artists, and scientists, and acquire an extensive knowledge of French and francophone literatures, societies, and cultures.
French is spoken... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Geology and Geophysics | |
The Geology and Geophysics program prepares students for the application of scientific principles and methods to the understanding of Earth and life as a system on a regional and a planetary scale. Subjects range from the history of Earth and life upon it to present-day environmental processes, integrating... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
German | |
The major in German is a liberal arts major whose aim is to provide solid training in a humanistic discipline by giving students an awareness of German literature and culture in the context of European civilization, a real competence in the German language, and a general understanding of German-language... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
German Studies | |
The major in German Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the German cultural tradition in history, philosophy, the fine arts, music, film studies, politics, and culture, with a German-language requirement. The major draws on several departments and programs along with core courses... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
History | |
The Department of History strongly urges each student to devise a program of study that, while it meets individual interests and needs, also achieves a balance between diversification and specialization. Exposure to a variety of areas of history is desirable first because only wide-ranging experience... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
History of Art | |
Art history is the study of all forms of art, architecture, and visual culture in their social and historical contexts. For over sixty years, our department has introduced thousands of undergraduates to works of art from diverse cultures around the world, trained hundreds of graduate students who have... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
History of Science, History of Medicine | |
History of Science, History of Medicine is an interdisciplinary program of studies leading toward an understanding of the development of science and medicine and their impact on society. It explores intellectual and cultural traditions, institutions, techniques, and practices; the social uses of science... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Humanities | |
The interdisciplinary program in Humanities is designed to contribute to an integrated understanding of the Western cultural tradition. Selected works of European literature, music, philosophy, and visual arts are studied in relation to each other and to the history of ideas and political institutions.... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
International Studies | |
The program in International Studies is designed for students who seek to combine the discipline-based requirements of a first major with an understanding drawn from several disciplines of the transformations occurring on this planet in their interconnected socioeconomic, environmental, political, and... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Italian | |
The major in Italian is a liberal arts major designed to explore Italy's vital role in the development of the humanistic values and disciplines that have infused Western culture over several centuries. Central to the major in Italian is the conviction that study of another language yields the important... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Japanese | |
The department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers a major in Japanese, one of the world's great literary traditions. Language courses in Japanese range from the elementary to advanced level and beyond.
The department offers courses on Chinese and Japanese literature and Japanese and Korean... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Judaic Studies | |
Judaic Studies enables students to develop a substantial knowledge of the history, religion, literature, languages, and culture of the Jews. Jewish society, texts, ideologies, and institutions are examined in comparative perspective in the context of the history and culture of nations in which Jews have... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Latin American Studies | |
The major in Latin American Studies is designed to further understanding of the societies and cultures of Latin America as viewed from regional and global perspectives. The Latin American Studies major builds on a foundation of language and literature, history, history of art, theater studies, humanities,... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Linguistics | |
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The major in Linguistics is an interdisciplinary program of studies leading toward an understanding of phonological, grammatical, and semantic structure and of various approaches to descriptive, historical, and experimental linguistics. It also includes... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Literature | |
The Literature Major allows students to address fundamental questions about the nature, function, and value of literature in a broadly comparative context. Majors read and write about a wide variety of literary works across periods, genres, and national traditions. They investigate traditional and contemporary... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Mathematics | |
The Mathematics Faculty at Yale is actively engaged in leading research at advanced levels in algebra, mathematical physics, analysis, topology, and geometry, and applied mathematics. We enjoy our teaching and are strongly committed to providing each of you with a quality undergraduate experience and... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Mechanical Engineering | |
The educational mission of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to provide an excellent education that will prepare students to become members of the next generation of mechanical engineers. To implement this mission, the department adheres to the following set of educational goals: to provide... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
The programs offered by the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry are planned for students interested in the molecular and chemical basis of biological processes and are well suited to students hoping to attend medical school or pursue graduate studies in biochemistry, molecular biology,... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Music | |
The Department of Music in Yale College is the home of undergraduate music majors as well as the source of course work designed for the non-major with minimal preparation in music. For the music major, the Music Department offers a full-scale humanities-oriented program in the history, theory, and composition... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations | |
The major in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations is a liberal arts major that gives students a sound competence in a Near Eastern language and a broad knowledge of the literatures, civilizations, history, and archaeology of the Near East. The major also provides essential preparation for graduate... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
The department offers a wide range of courses in various traditions of philosophy, with strengths and a well-established reputation in the history of philosophy, in ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of art as well as other central topics. We also have affiliated faculty members in the Law... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Physics | |
Physics forms a foundation for all other sciences. The various undergraduate courses and degree programs offered by the Physics department provide students with a thorough preparation in physics for any career. To satisfy the needs of science students and to provide the general background in physics... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Political Science | |
Yale has been home to some of the world's foremost political scientists, including Gabriel Almond, Robert Dahl, Karl Deutsch, Robert Lane, Harold Lasswell, and Charles Lindblom. The current faculty has been recruited from the best departments in the world. It includes practitioners of all the major methodologies... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Portuguese | |
The major in Portuguese is a liberal arts major intended to develop competence in the Portuguese language and provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the literatures and cultures of Portugal, Brazil, and African and Asian lands of Portuguese language or influence. |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Psychology | |
Because psychology is so diverse a subject, every student is required to take at least two courses from the social science point of view in psychology and at least two from the natural science point of view. At least one course from each list must be a core course numbered from 120 to 199 and ending... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Religious Studies | |
The study of religion investigates religious traditions, institutions, cultural practices, texts, and ideas in many different ways. Courses in the Religious Studies department concentrate on the history of religious traditions (Western and Eastern, ancient and modern) and the role of religion in shaping... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Russian | |
The major in Russian offered by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures acquaints students with Russian literature and culture, develops students' appreciation of literary values and skill in literary analysis, and gives them a basic competence in Russian. Students majoring in Russian may... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Russian Studies | |
The major in Russian and East European Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of a broad region: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, and Central Asia; Poland, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and other regions in east central Europe; and the Balkans. The program is appropriate... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
The Sociology department offers two undergraduate programs leading to the B.A. degree. The central feature of each program is an encounter with social life. Any methodology can be used to accomplish this, including analysis of survey data, ethnographic field research, and historical analysis. The standard... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Spanish | |
The major in Spanish is a liberal arts major that offers a wide range of courses in the language, literatures, and cultures of the twenty Spanish-speaking countries in Europe and Latin America. Today Spanish is the second language of the United States and one of the three most important and widely spoken... |
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Yale University
Bachelor degree
Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies | |
The program in Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies focuses on gender and sexuality as fundamental categories of social and cultural analysis. Drawing on history, literature, cultural studies, social science, and natural science, it offers interdisciplinary perspectives from which to study the diversity... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
African-American Studies | |
African American Studies offers a combined PH.D. in conjunction with several other departments and programs. Departments and programs which currently offer a combined PH.D. with African American Studies are: American Studies, Anthropology, English, Film Studies, French, History, History of Art, Political... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Agrarian Studies | |
The Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale is an experimental, interdisciplinary effort to reshape how a new generation of scholars understands rural life and society. Our basic goal is to infuse categories of social science research in danger of becoming purely statistical and abstract with the fresh air... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
American Studies | |
Fields of study include American literature, history, the arts and material culture, philosophy, cultural theory, and the social sciences. |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Anthropology | |
The department covers three subfields: archeology; sociocultural and linguistic anthropology; and physical anthropology. Archeology focuses on ritual complexes and writing, ceramic analysis, warfare, ancient civilizations, origins of agriculture, and museum studies. Sociocultural anthropology provides... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Applied Mathematics | |
The graduate program in Applied Mathematics comprises mathematics and its applications to a range of areas, to the mathematical sciences (including computer science and statistics), and to the other sciences and engineering. Topics covered by the program include classical and modern applied harmonic... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Applied Physics | |
Fields include areas of theoretical and experimental condensed-matter physics, optical and laser physics, and material physics. Specific programs include surface science, microlithography and quantum transport, optical properties of micro-cavities, spectroscopy at the nanoscale, near-field microscopy,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Astronomy | |
Fields include observational and theoretical galactic astronomy, solar and stellar astrophysics, astrometry, extragalactic astronomy, radio astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, and cosmology. Applicants to the Ph.D. program should have a strong undergraduate preparation in physics and mathematics. Some... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Biomedical Engineering | |
Doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering consist of two years of course work and of original research. Our doctoral program seeks to develop students' research independence and creativity while strengthening their technical background. The excellent student-to- faculty ratio ensures ongoing interaction... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Cell Biology | |
The Graduate Program in Cell Biology offers students outstanding opportunities for research and training leading to the Ph.D. degree. Reflecting the truly multidisciplinary nature of cell biology today, students in the program engage in independent research on a broad spectrum of exciting topics concerned... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Cellular and Molecular Physiology | |
The goal of our graduate program is to prepare doctoral students for research careers in cellular and molecular physiology. Students develop and pursue individually tailored course curricula to provide a broad knowledge of biomedical sciences as well as to focus on areas of particular interest. The Department... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Chemical Engineering | |
Our Department’s research focus is on biochemical engineering, catalysis, chemical reaction engineering, colloids and complex fluids, separations science and technology, surface science, and transport phenomena. The common thread that runs through all the research is the emphasis on fundamental... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Chemistry | |
Fields of Study include bio-inorganic chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, biophysical chemistry, chemical physics, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, physical-organic chemistry, synthetic-organic chemistry, and theoretical chemistry. |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Classics | |
The degree programs in Classics seek to provide an overall knowledge of Greek and Roman civilization, combined with specialized work in a number of fields or disciplines within the area of classical antiquity. |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Comparative Literature | |
The Department of Comparative Literature introduces students to the study and understanding of literature beyond linguistic or national boundaries; the theory, interpretation, and criticism of literature; and its interactions with adjacent fields like visual and material culture, linguistics, film, psychology,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | |
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB) is a rapidly developing multi-disciplinary field. The systematic acquisition of data made possible by genomics and proteomics technologies has created a tremendous gap between available data and their biological interpretation. Given the rate of data generation,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Computer Science | |
The Department has always had close ties to mathematics and engineering, but has increasingly experienced collaborations with other disciplines important to Yale, including psychology, linguistics, economics, business, statistics, music, medicine, physics and more. It is through these collaborations... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
East Asian Languages and Literatures | |
Fields for doctoral study are Chinese literature and Japanese literature. Although the primary emphasis is on these East Asian subjects, the department welcomes applicants who are seeking to integrate their interests in Chinese or Japanese literature with interdisciplinary studies in such fields as history,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | |
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale provides integrative training and research opportunities in all aspects of comparative biology. The research interests of the faculty span multiple levels of biological organization, ranging from the origins of novel molecular function to the... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Economics | |
The Ph.D. can be completed in four years, and occasionally is, but most take five. Typically the first year is devoted to the core courses in micro theory, macro theory, econometrics, and economic history or related subjects. Advanced graduate students serve as teaching assistants to guide new students,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Electrical Engineering | |
The Doctoral program, which entails a combination of course work and original research. The program mission is to develop students' independence and creativity while strengthening their technical background. The size of the program relative to that of the faculty ensures close interaction between students... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
English Language and Literature | |
The Yale English Department offers a broad-ranging program of graduate education, with courses that engage all the traditional chronological periods of British literature, American literature since its inception, and many of the contemporary interdisciplines (feminism, cultural studies, post-colonialism,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Environmental Engineering | |
Research and teaching in the program focus on fundamental understanding of the basic chemical, physical, and biological processes underlying environmental engineering and science problems. Areas of research specialization include: physical and chemical processes for water quality control, aquatic and... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Experimental Pathology | |
The Experimental Pathology Graduate Program is the home program for members of the Pathology department. This program has a broad goal of educating students on the mechanistic basis of disease. Students completing this program will have training in cell and molecular biology, genetics, and integrated... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Film Studies | |
Film Studies offers a combined Ph.D. with a number of other Departments and programs, currently including African American Studies, American Studies, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages and Literature, French, German, History of Art, Italian as well as Slavic Languages and Literature. In addition... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Forestry & Environmental Studies | |
The Doctor of Philosophy (PH.D.) degree is conferred through the Graduate School of Yale University. Work toward this doctoral degree is directed by the Department of Forestry & Environmental Studies of the Graduate School, which is composed of the faculty of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
French | |
The Yale French Department has for decades been the top ranked department of French in the country. The Department offers the Ph.D. in French literature, criticism, theory, and culture from the early Middle Ages to the present, and the French-language literatures of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Maghreb.... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Genetics | |
The program of study leading to the Ph.D. degree emphasizes a broad approach to the fundamental principles of genetics, development and molecular biology combined with extensive research training. The program permits close interaction between graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty, while... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Geology and Geophysics | |
Earth science is one of the broadest and most interdisciplinary of all sciences. It involves the interaction of chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics and geology in the ongoing effort to explore Earth's interior, atmosphere and oceans, and to understand the environment in which we live, the causes... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Germanic Languages and Literatures | |
The department at Yale has long been considered one of the strongest departments of German in the United States. While keeping to a tradition that allows students to emphasize a rigorous study of canonical, and now also non-canonical, texts of German literature, the department also encompasses and encourages... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
History | |
The purpose of the history program is to develop historians who possess both intellectual range and specialized competence. Instruction is in small classes by the seminar method or some appropriate modification of this approach. Faculty advisers for individual guidance and direction are available throughout... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
History of Art | |
Art history is the study of the art and the architecture of all peoples in all times. Fields include Greek and Roman; Medieval and Byzantine; Renaissance; Baroque; eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century European; Modern Architecture; African; African American; American; British; Pre-Columbian;... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
History
History of Science and Medicine | |
The History of Science and Medicine Program is a semi-autonomous graduate track within the Department of History.The Program's students are awarded degrees in History, with a concentration in the History of Science and Medicine. Graduate students in the Program are fully fledged members of the Department.... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Immunobiology | |
The Immunobiology Graduate Program is designed to prepare students for independent careers in research and teaching in Immunology or related disciplines. The educational program emphasizes interdisciplinary training and collaborative and interactive research, an approach based on the idea that solving... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Investigative Medicine | |
The Investigative Medicine Program offers a special training pathway for highly select physicians in clinical departments who are interested in careers in clinical research. The program is designed to develop a broad knowledge base, analytical skills, creative thinking, and the hands-on experience demanded... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Italian Language and Literature | |
The Italian department brings together several disciplines for the study of the Italian language and its literature. Although the primary emphasis is on a knowledge of the subject throughout the major historical periods, the department welcomes applicants who seek to integrate their interests in Italian... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Linguistics | |
Fields of Study include linguistic theory (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), experimental phonetics, brain and language, language and cognition, historical linguistics, and African linguistics. |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Management | |
Fields of Study include Accounting, Financial Economics, and Marketing. Other applied management fields may be added in subsequent years. |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Mathematics | |
Fields of Study include real analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis, classical and modern harmonic analysis; linear and nonlinear partial differential equations; dynamical systems and ergodic theory; kleinian groups, low dimensional topology and geometry; finite and infinite groups; finite and... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Mechanical Engineering | |
The Mechanical Engineering department currently has 23 graduate students in residence, with an average of 6 students entering every year. The Doctoral program, which entails a combination of course work and original research. The program mission is to develop students’ independence and creativity... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Microbiology | |
The Graduate Program in Microbiology is a multidepartmental, interdisciplinary PH.D. program in training and research in the study of microorganisms and their effects on their hosts. The faculty of the program share the view that understanding the biology of microorganisms requires a multidisciplinary... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
The principal objective of members of the department is to understand living systems at the molecular level. Laboratories in MB&B focus on a diverse collection of problems in biology. Some specialize in the study of DNA dynamics, including replication, recombination, transposition, and/or functional... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | |
Research in genetics and molecular biology encompasses studies of catalytic RNAs, cell cycle regulation, chromosome segregation, genetic recombination, mutation, transposons, and oncogenes. Research topics in cellular and developmental biology include structure of the cell cytoskeleton, molecular motors,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Music | |
The graduate program offered by the Department of Music leads to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in music history or music theory. The Department of Music has traditionally prepared its students for careers as scholars and teachers in American and foreign colleges and universities; recently some of... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Musical Arts | |
Yale University awards the Doctor of Musical Arts degree to those who have earned the Master of Musical Arts degree at Yale with a major in either performance or composition, and who have subsequently demonstrated their qualifications for the doctorate through distinguished achievement in the profession.... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Neurobiology | |
Understanding the neocortex and its perceptual, motor and cognitive processes provides a unifying intellectual focus for students and faculty. The basic philosophy of the Department of Neurobiology has been to pursue an integrated structural, functional and molecular approach to system neuroscience,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Neuroscience | |
The Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program offers flexible but structured interdisciplinary training for independent research and teaching in neuroscience. The goal of the program is to ensure that degree candidates obtain a solid understanding of cellular and molecular neurobiology, physiology and biophysics,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Nursing | |
The PhD program at Yale University School of Nursing builds on the school's long tradition of linking practice and research. At Yale School of Nursing, our scholarship emphasizes the interchange among clinical practice, research, and teaching, based on the belief that research develops from practice... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Pharmacology | |
The Department of Pharmacology at Yale University offers integrated and interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate study under the newly organized Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Students entering the BBS program can take courses, participate in laboratory rotations, and perform... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Philosophy | |
The department aims, first, at developing the philosophical capacities and interests of each student, and, second, at offering a diverse program of instruction dealing with philosophers and philosophical issues both historically and in terms of the logic of arguments. Attention is also given to the bearing... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Physics | |
Over the last three centuries, the study of physics has revealed a world remarkably united around a small set of fundamental laws and basic forces of nature. These laws govern phenomena as varied as the behavior of subatomic particles and the motion of galaxies, making the study of physics a basic foundation... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Political Science | |
Our graduate program is designed to train professional political scientists. Most Yale Ph.D.s pursue careers in research and teaching; others go into government, business or other callings outside the academic world.
Fields of Study include contemporary theory, political philosophy, international relations,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Psychology | |
The primary goal of graduate education in psychology at Yale University is the training of researchers, for academic and applied settings, who will broaden and deepen the knowledge base on which the science of psychology rests. The graduate program in the Department of Psychology annually enrolls about... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Religious Studies | |
The Department of Religious Studies is organized into ten sub-fields, each with its own requirements for admission and its own curriculum; applicants must specify the field to which they are applying.
Sub-fields include:
American Religious History
Ancient Christianity
Asian Religions
Islamic Studies
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Slavic Languages and Literatures | |
The Department offers the Ph.D. in Russian literature, Medieval Slavic literature and philology (by special arrangement), and Polish literature (by special arrangement). The Department also offers, in conjunction with the Program in Film Studies, a joint Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures and... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Sociology | |
The department offers concentrations in three primary areas: Comparative and Historical Sociology, Cultural Sociology and Social Theory, and Social Stratification and the Life Course. In addition to these fields department faculty provide instruction and mentorship in the areas of Gender and Sexuality,... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Spanish and Portuguese | |
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is known not only for its academic rigor but also for its plurality of critical and theoretical approaches to the study of Peninsular and Latin American literatures. Yale University boasts a world-renowned faculty, a library housing one of the finest collections... |
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Yale University
Doctor's degree
Statistics | |
The Department offers a broad training program comprised of the main areas of statistical theory (with emphasis on foundations, Bayes theory, decision theory, nonparametric statistics), probability theory (stochastic processes, asymptotics, weak convergence), information theory, econometrics, classification,... |
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Yale University
Doctors degree
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations | |
The graduate program of the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations has emphasized reflective scholarship based on sound knowledge of the languages, civilizations, and material cultures of the Near East. The Department's main faculty strength today is in the areas of Arabic and Islamic Studies... |
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Yale University
First-Professional degree
Master of Architecture I | |
The Master of Architecture I curriculum provides a disciplined approach to the fundamentals of architecture in a setting that ensures the flexibility and latitude necessary for students to develop their individual talents and skills.
In the United States, most state architectural boards require a degree... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
African Studies | |
African Studies considers the arts, history, cultures, languages, literatures, politics, religions, and societies of Africa as well as issues concerning development, health, and the environment. Considerable flexibility and choice of areas of concentration are offered because students entering the program... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
African-American Studies | |
African American Studies offers a combined PH.D. in conjunction with several other departments and programs. Departments and programs which currently offer a combined PH.D. with African American Studies are: American Studies, Anthropology, English, Film Studies, French, History, History of Art, Political... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
American Studies | |
Fields include American literature, history, the arts and material culture, philosophy, cultural theory, and the social sciences.The M.A. is granted upon the completion of six term courses (two grades must be Honors and the other four grades must average High Pass), and the successful completion of the... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Anthropology | |
The department covers three subfields: archeology; sociocultural and linguistic anthropology; and physical anthropology. Archeology focuses on ritual complexes and writing, ceramic analysis, warfare, ancient civilizations, origins of agriculture, and museum studies. Sociocultural anthropology provides... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Applied Mathematics | |
The graduate program in Applied Mathematics comprises mathematics and its applications to a range of areas, to the mathematical sciences (including computer science and statistics), and to the other sciences and engineering. Topics covered by the program include classical and modern applied harmonic... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Archaeological Studies | |
The aims of the program are to give students the academic background needed for careers in the conservation of archaeological resources, to prepare students to teach in community colleges and secondary schools, and to provide the opportunity for teachers, curators, and administrators to refresh themselves... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | |
Computational biology and bioinformatics (CB&B) is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field. The systematic acquisition of data made possible by genomics and proteomics technologies has created a tremendous gap between available data and their biological interpretation. Given the rate of data generation,... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Computer Science | |
The Master of Science (MS) program is intended for students planning to pursue a professional career directly after finishing the MS program, rather than continuing on in a PhD program. The MS program is also suitable for students interested in undertaking a research project but who are not sure yet... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
East Asian Studies | |
The Master of Arts program in East Asian Studies offers a concentrated course of study designed to provide a broad understanding of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean history, culture, contemporary society, politics, and economy. This program is designed for students wishing to go on to the doctorate in one... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Engineering and Applied Science | |
Programs of study are offered in the areas of applied mechanics and mechanical engineering, applied physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and environmental engineering.
Fields of Study include areas of theoretical and experimental condensed-matter physics, optical... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
English | |
The Yale English Department offers a broad-ranging program of graduate education, with courses that engage all the traditional chronological periods of British literature, American literature since its inception, and many of the contemporary interdisciplines (feminism, cultural studies, post-colonialism,... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Epidemiology and Public Health
Biostatistics | |
Programs of study are offered in the areas of biostatistics, chronic disease epidemiology, environmental health sciences, genetic epidemiology, health policy and administration, and epidemiology of microbial diseases (infectious disease epidemiology, vector-borne diseases, immunology, parasitology, and... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
European and Russian Studies | |
The European Studies Council formulates and implements new curricular and research programs reflective of current developments in Europe. The geographical scope of the council’s activities extends from Ireland to the lands of the former Soviet Union. Its definition represents a concept of Europe... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Fine Art | |
Since the mid-twentieth century, Yale has been a leader in the integration of the practice of painting, sculpture, photography, design, and new media. The graduate student’s primary educational experience at Yale is centered on his or her own studio activity. Supporting this enterprise are the... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Germanic Languages and Literatures | |
The department at Yale has long been considered one of the strongest departments of German in the United States. While keeping to a tradition that allows students to emphasize a rigorous study of canonical, and now also non-canonical, texts of German literature, the department also encompasses and encourages... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
History | |
The purpose of the history program is to develop historians who possess both intellectual range and specialized competence. Instruction is in small classes by the seminar method or some appropriate modification of this approach. Faculty advisers for individual guidance and direction are available throughout... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
History of Art | |
Art history is the study of all forms of art, architecture, and visual culture in their social and historical contexts. Fields include Greek and Roman; Medieval and Byzantine; Renaissance; Baroque; eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century European; Modern Architecture; African; African American;... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
History
History of Science and Medicine | |
The History of Science and Medicine Program is a semi-autonomous graduate track within the Department of History.The Program's students are awarded degrees in History, with a concentration in the History of Science and Medicine. Graduate students in the Program are fully fledged members of the Department.... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
International Relations | |
Working closely with the Director of Graduate Studies, each master's candidate pursues an individualized course of study while establishing a strong foundation in theoretical and analytical approaches of international relations. Students have access to an extraordinary range of resources throughout Yale... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Mathematics | |
Fields of Study include real analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis, classical and modern harmonic analysis; linear and nonlinear partial differential equations; dynamical systems and ergodic theory; kleinian groups, low dimensional topology and geometry; finite and infinite groups; finite and... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Medieval Studies | |
Medieval Studies is not a department but an autonomous interdisciplinary program, or, as some of us like to call it, a conspiracy, or coniuratio of the same kind that gave origin to the medieval communes. It has a budget for graduate student fellowships and an account for indispensable administrative... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
The principal objective of members of the department is to understand living systems at the molecular level. Laboratories in MB&B focus on a diverse collection of problems in biology. Some specialize in the study of DNA dynamics, including replication, recombination, transposition, and/or functional... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Music | |
Students holding a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent are qualified to apply for admission to this degree program in the Yale School of Music. Qualifying examinations in comprehensive musicianship (rhythm and pitch discrimination, score reading, minimum keyboard and vocal skills) and music history... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Musical Arts | |
The Master of Musical Arts degree is awarded to candidates who successfully complete the three-year program (normally 18 hours per term) of predoctoral studies required for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. The program provides intensive training in the student’s major field, either performance... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations | |
The graduate program of the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations has emphasized reflective scholarship based on sound knowledge of the languages, civilizations, and material cultures of the Near East. The Department's main faculty strength today is in the areas of Arabic and Islamic Studies... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Slavic Languages and Literatures | |
Fields of Study include Russian literature, medieval Slavic literature and philology (by special arrangement), Polish literature (by special arrangement). |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Statistics | |
We have active research programs in statistical information theory, statistical genetics and bioinformatics, bayesian methods, statistical computing, graphical methods, model selection, asymptotics, and other topics. Our faculty and students are also active in collaborative research with other departments... |
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Yale University
Master's degree
Urban Education Studies | |
The Urban Education Studies Program is a one-year terminal master’s that integrates advanced graduate work with preparation for teaching in an urban setting. Candidates complete an intensive twelve course of study program over a fourteen-month period and gain both a Master of Arts in Urban Education... |
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