Our Degrees

Geophysics is the study of the physical properties and processes within and surrounding the Earth. Many problems in the Earth sciences require geophysical techniques for study.

Are you interested in learning a foreign language that will give you a powerful career advantage? How about reading some of the greatest works of literature ever written?

Global disease biology allows students to study disease and its relationship to the health of people, animals, plants and the environment in a global context.

Are you a curious person who is fascinated by the question: How did the world come to be this way? Then history is the major for you.

The interdisciplinary minor in the history and philosophy of science invites students to examine historical and contemporary problems in a variety of scientific disciplines.

The Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group offers programs of study leading to the M.S. and Ph.D.

Are you interested in the ways that biology and the environment affect how people change, from birth through adulthood?

The human development minor is useful for students planning a career in the human services (such as teaching, social work or occupational therapy) and majoring in other disciplines.

The human rights studies minor provides students with an opportunity to explore human rights as a critical element of our contemporary world.

The Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group provides a comprehensive hydrologic science curriculum that emphasize process-oriented critical thinking and quantitative analysis, with increasing use of env