Graduate School in Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences offers the Master of Arts or Master of Science degree through 16 departments. Multi-departmental and special-discipline masters degrees are offered in social sciences, environmental studies, and public administration. Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered through the following departments; biological sciences, chemistry, English, environmental and plant biology, history, mathematics, physics and astronomy, and psychology. More than one area of emphasis is available at both degree levels in several of these departments.

Among the college's graduate facilities and equipment are a Tandem van de Graff nuclear accelerator, a helium low-temperature laboratory, three electron microscopes, a mammalian recombinant genetics laboratory, a nuclear magnetic resonator, several chemical spectrometers, a photomicroscopy laboratory, a herbarium with over 4,500 species, and a large preserve of remnant primary forest.

Our department home pages provide information describing specific degree requirements and specialized graduate facilities, and any other type of information a prospective student might need.

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Questions or comments about the graduate program at Ohio University can be directed to the Graduate Student Services office at (740)593-2800 or by email at lwise1@ohiou.edu. Please include your postal address in the message.