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Graduate Degree Programs and Certificates

The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences offers a variety of PhD master’s and graduate certificates. Below is a list of our degree program and a link to each department where you can find more information.


Denotes Graduate Certificates

Africana Studies

  • Graduate Certificate
Director of Graduate Studies:
Ashon Crawley
atc8g@virginia.edu
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American Studies

  • Graduate Certificate
Director of Graduate Studies:
Lisa Marie Cacho
lmc8mc@virginia.edu
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Anthropology

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Richard Handler
rh3y@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Admissions:
George Mentore
vgm3c@virginia.edu
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Art & Architectural History

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Amanda Phillips
ahp2n@virginia.edu
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Astronomy

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Zhi-Yun Li
zl4h@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
Nitya Kallivayalil
njk3r@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
Shane Davis
swd8g@virginia.edu
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Biology

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Ali Guler
aguler@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Admissions:
Barry Condron
bc4f@virginia.edu
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Chemistry

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Marcos Pires
mp7aa@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Admissions:
Sen Zhang
sz3t@virginia.edu
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Classics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
John Dillery
jdd4n@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
John Miller
jfm4j@virginia.edu
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Creative Writing

  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Kiki Petrosino
cmp2k@virginia.edu
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Drama

  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Lee Kennedy
rlk3p@virginia.edu
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  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Director of Admissions:
Richard Will
rw6w@Virginia.edu
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East Asian Studies

  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Len Schoppa
ljs2k@virginia.edu
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Economics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
James Harrigan
jh4xd@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
Sandip Sukhtankar
srs8yk@virginia.edu
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English

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Mirnalini Chakravorty
mchakravorty@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Admissions:
John Parker
jlp4ca@virginia.edu
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Environmental Humanities

  • Graduate Certificate
:
Charlotte Rogers
cwr4m@virginia.edu
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Environmental Sciences

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Mike Pace
pacem@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Admissions:
Stephan De Wekker
sfd3d@virginia.edu
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European Studies

  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Manuela Achilles
ma6cq@virginia.edu
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French

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Claire Lyu
cl9t@virginia.edu
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Gender & Sexuality Studies

  • Graduate Certificate
:
Tiffany King
tjk9b@virginia.edu
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History

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Fahad Bishara
bishara@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Admissions:
Will Hitchcock
wih9u@virginia.edu
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Linguistics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Mark Sicoli
marksicoli@virginia.edu
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Mathematics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Weiqiang Wang
ww9c@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
Thomas Koberda
tmk5a@virginia.edu
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Media Studies

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Liz Ellcessor
eae2f@virginia.edu
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Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures

  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Samhita Sunya
ss7dn@virginia.edu
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Music

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Matthew Burtner
cmb4f@virginia.edu
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Philosophy

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Walter Ott
wo5n@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
Rebecca Stangl
rls5ef@virginia.edu
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Physics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Kent Paschke
kdp2c@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Admissions:
Nilanga Liyanage
phys-grad-info@virginia.edu
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Politics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Justin Kirkland
jhk9y@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Admissions:
Rachel Potter
av8u@virginia.edu
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Premodern Cultures and Communities

  • Graduate Certificate
Director of Graduate Studies:
Deborah McGrady
dlm4z@virginia.edu
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Psychology

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Chad Dodson
cd8c@virginia.edu
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Religious Studies

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Admissions:
Shankar Nair
san2k@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Paul Jones
pdj5c@virginia.edu
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Slavic

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Art (MA)
Director of Graduate Studies:
David Herman
dh9a@virginia.edu
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Sociology

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Admissions:
Fiona Greenland
fargreenland@virginia.edu
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  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Adam Slez
aslez@virginia.edu
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Spanish

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Ricardo Padrón
padron@virginia.edu
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Statistics

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Sciences (MS)
Director of Graduate Studies:
Jeffrey Holt
jeff@virginia.edu
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

  • Graduate Certificate
Director of Graduate Studies:
Janay Crabtree
jc9ne@virginia.edu
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