Doctoral Degree Programs in Minnesota

The health services research, policy, and administration doctoral program offers a multidisciplinary examination of the social, political, and economic force…

The mission of the Higher Education and Student Affairs doctoral program is to prepare higher education professionals for advanced leadership positions in a …

The Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics PhD program provides students with a focused and rigorous formation in the literatures, lan…

The History graduate program offers the following areas of concentration: Africa; ancient history; East and South Asia; late antiquity and the middle ages; m…

The program offers opportunities for advanced research and study in the history of science and technology (with particular expertise in the history of the ph…

Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) is the study of how to make technological systems safe, effective, and easy and enjoyable to use. The graduate program off…

The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) PhD program offers coursework and research in industrial and systems engineering, operations research, and huma…

The all-University integrated biosciences graduate program offers study toward the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The program has two areas of emphasis…

Physiology may be defined as the application of mathematics, physics, and chemistry to the study of structure and function in living systems. As such, physio…

The SJD program at the University of Minnesota Law School is intended for those who wish to carry on advanced legal study and original research under faculty…

We offer top programs in dispute resolution, health law, and clinical practice.

The School of Kinesiology spans a wide range of inquiry connected by the common thread of the study of human movement. Graduate programs reflect a broad stud…

Land and atmospheric science (LAAS) is a science-based interdisciplinary program focused on the fundamentals of Earth system processes related to land and at…

The Linguistics PhD program trains students in the scientific study of the human mental capacity for language. Successful study in this area investigates the…

The Mass Communication PhD offers training for academic careers primarily in mass communication instruction, research, or policy. Areas of specialization inc…

Research activities in the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) Department focus on the development of renewable energy technologies, the soluti…

The School of Mathematics offers a PhD in mathematics and a PhD in mathematics with emphasis in applied mathematics. Special areas of research include ordina…

The program is made up of faculty members with primary appointments in the departments of radiation oncology and radiology. Affiliate faculty have primary ap…

The program in medicinal chemistry emphasizes the application of chemical principles to research on the action of drugs on biological systems. Courses offere…

Students prepare for careers in biomedical research and teaching by completing broad training in molecular biology or biological sciences, and coursework spe…

This program provides scientific training in the basic life sciences, with emphasis on the molecular basis of genetics, development, and cell biology. Areas …

Pharmacology is the study of drugs, the mechanisms through which they affect living systems, and the ways in which drugs are acted upon by living systems. A …

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) offers emphases in instrumental performance, piano, organ, voice, guitar, collaborative piano, and conducting.

The Music PhD offers emphases in music theory, musicology/ethnomusicology, composition, and music education.

Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. The objects of this inquiry, the brain and nervous system, are sufficiently complex and unique among b…

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program is offered as the post-baccalaureate with specialty (12 specialties). The School of Nursing also offers a post- …

Nutrition is the study of how nutrients, both essential and nonessential, affect health and all life processes. Consequently, nutrition is an extremely broad…

The Occupational Hygiene program focuses on the health and safety of people at work, the community at large, and the environment. Specific concerns are with …

The Occupational Therapy (OT) program is minimally a 37-month, 116-credit, graduate-level professional program completed over nine semesters. The entry-level…

Admission to the Education Policy and Leadership track, the Higher Education track, and the Human Resource Development track of the Ed.D. are currently suspe…

The Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development is a leader in advancing knowledge about educational and organizational change in local,…

This program prepares students in both clinical and experimental aspects of otolaryngology. The Ph.D.Otol. degree requires a publishable thesis. Rotations at…

The Pharmaceutics program offers emphases in physical pharmacy, biopharmaceutics, and pharmacokinetics. Minor fields of particular value include biochemistry…

The Philosophy PhD is noteworthy for its emphasis on the individual student's research interests. With the help of an advisor, students design their own prog…

The Division of Physical Therapy Program, a division within the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, offers a professional doctoral degree in physical ther…

Physics is the study of the fundamental structure and interactions of matter. Research areas in the program include experimental and theoretical studies in a…

Plant and Microbial Biology encompasses all aspects of plant and microbial life, from molecular biology to genomics to ecosystem science. Students study plan…

Plant pathology focuses on the biology of plant-microbe interactions, and incorporates research involving biochemical, molecular, genetic, physiological, who…

The political science curriculum is divided into five subfields: formal models and methodology, political theory, American politics, international relations,…

We are a collaborative department with highly-ranked programs in both basic and applied areas of psychology and a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and…

The Public Affairs PhD offers students opportunities for rigorous, advanced study in the areas of public affairs, policy analysis, and planning. The goal of …

The mission of the graduate program in Rehabilitation Science is to discover and disseminate rehabilitation knowledge and improve the quality of life, partic…

The Department of Writing Studies trains students to understand how people use written communication (textual, digital, and visual) to shape the world around…

Social and administrative pharmacy (SAPH) is the application of behavior-oriented interdisciplinary theories to pharmacy problem solving and pharmacy system …

The PhD program in social work prepares students to provide intellectual leadership for the social work profession through advanced levels of scholarship, re…

Through the exploration of social and individual dynamics, students are prepared to enrich social scientific understandings of the complex problems societies…

Emphases in the PhD program are speech-language pathology, audiology, speech science, language science, or hearing science. The program prepares students for…