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Graduate Specializations

Academic graduate specializations enhance the breadth and depth of advanced students’ understanding of specialized fields of knowledge. They may be pursued with a core graduate degree program to further prepare a student for professional experience. Specializations may draw on classes in a variety of disciplines to provide concentrated clusters of knowledge that enhance graduate degree programs.

The College of Social Science offers numerous graduate specializations in fields ranging from environmental science and policy and international development to cognitive science and security management. Graduate specializations offered in the College of Social Science are listed below. Additional information about specializations is available on the Registrar's Web site.

Applied Developmental Science

Cognitive Science

Environmental and Resource Economics

Environmental Science and Policy

Food and Agricultural Standards

Food Safety

Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change

Infancy and Early Childhood

International Development

Judicial Administration

Security Management