Program Overview

University Programs

The University of Texas at Austin offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various schools and colleges.

Undergraduate Programs

• School of Architecture: Offers degrees in Interior Design, Architecture, Architectural Studies, and more.
  • Bachelor of Architecture
  • Bachelor of Architecture/BS Arch Engr DDP
  • Bachelor of Architecture/BA Arch, Plan II DDP
  • BS Architectural Studies
• Red McCombs School of Business: Offers degrees in Business Administration, including specializations in Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, and more.
  • Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Canfield Business Honors Program
• School of Civic Leadership: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Civics Honors.
  • Civics Honors (BA)
• Moody College of Communication: Offers degrees in Advertising, Communication and Leadership, Communication Studies, and more.
  • BS Advertising
  • BS Communication and Leadership
  • BS Communication Studies
  • Bachelor of Journalism
  • BS Public Relations
  • BS Radio-Television-Film
  • BS Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
• College of Education: Offers degrees in Athletic Training, Education, Kinesiology and Health, and more.
  • BS Athletic Training
  • BS Education
  • BS Kinesiology and Health
• Cockrell School of Engineering: Offers degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and more.
  • BS Aerospace Engineering
  • BS Architectural Engineering
  • BS Biomedical Engineering
  • BS Chemical Engineering
  • BS Civil Engineering
  • BS Computational Engineering
  • BS Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • BS Environmental Engineering
  • BS Geosystems Engineering
  • BS Mechanical Engineering
  • BS Petroleum Engineering
• College of Fine Arts: Offers degrees in Fine Arts, including specializations in Acting, Art Education, Dance, and more.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Arts in Art History
  • BA Theatre and Dance
  • BA Music
  • BS Arts and Entertainment Technologies
• John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences: Offers degrees in Geosciences, including specializations in Environmental Science and Geosystems Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Geosciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Geosystems Engineering
• School of Information: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Informatics and a Bachelor of Science in Informatics.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Informatics
  • Bachelor of Science in Informatics
• College of Liberal Arts: Offers degrees in Liberal Arts, including specializations in African and African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, and more.
  • Bachelor of Arts, Plan I
  • Bachelor of Arts, Plan II
  • BS Behavioral and Social Data Science
  • BS Economics
  • BS Environmental Science
  • BS Psychology
• College of Natural Sciences: Offers degrees in Natural Sciences, including specializations in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, and more.
  • Bachelor of Arts, Plan I
  • Bachelor of Science and Arts
  • Bachelor of Science in Astronomy
  • Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
  • Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
  • Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
  • Bachelor of Science in Physics
  • Bachelor of Science in Public Health
  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Textiles and Apparel
• School of Nursing: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• College of Pharmacy: Offers preprofessional and professional coursework.
• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs
• Steve Hicks School of Social Work: Offers a Bachelor of Social Work.
  • Bachelor of Social Work

Graduate Programs

• Architecture: Offers degrees in Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, Interior Design, and more.
  • Master of Architecture
  • Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning
  • Master of Science in Interior Design
• Business: Offers degrees in Business Administration, Accounting, Business Analytics, and more.
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Science in Accounting
  • Master of Science in Business Analytics
• Communication: Offers degrees in Advertising, Audiology, Communication Studies, and more.
  • Master of Arts in Advertising
  • Doctor of Audiology
  • Master of Arts in Communication Studies
• Education: Offers degrees in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Policy, Educational Psychology, and more.
  • Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Policy
  • Master of Arts in Educational Psychology
• Engineering: Offers degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and more.
  • Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
  • Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
  • Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
• Fine Arts: Offers degrees in Art Education, Art History, Design, and more.
  • Master of Arts in Art Education
  • Master of Arts in Art History
  • Master of Fine Arts in Design
• Geosciences: Offers degrees in Energy and Earth Resources, Geological Sciences, and more.
  • Master of Science in Energy and Earth Resources
  • Master of Science in Geological Sciences
• Information: Offers degrees in Information Security and Privacy, Information Studies, and more.
  • Master of Science in Information Security and Privacy
  • Master of Science in Information Studies
• Liberal Arts: Offers degrees in African and African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, and more.
  • Master of Arts in African and African Diaspora Studies
  • Master of Arts in American Studies
  • Master of Arts in Anthropology
• Natural Sciences: Offers degrees in Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy, Biochemistry, and more.
  • Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
  • Master of Science in Astronomy
  • Master of Science in Biochemistry
• Nursing: Offers degrees in Nursing.
  • Master of Science in Nursing
• Pharmacy: Offers degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Translational Science, and more.
  • Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Master of Science in Translational Science
• Public Affairs: Offers degrees in Global Policy Studies, National Security, Public Affairs, and more.
  • Master of Public Affairs
  • Master of Global Policy Studies
• Social Work: Offers degrees in Social Work.
  • Master of Science in Social Work

Law School

• Doctor of Jurisprudence: Offers a degree in law.
• Master of Laws: Offers a degree in law for international students.
• Dual Degree Programs: Offers combined degrees in law and other fields.
• Combined JD/PhD Programs: Offers combined degrees in law and PhD programs.
• Graduate Portfolio Programs: Offers specialized programs in law.

Medical School

• Doctor of Medicine: Offers a degree in medicine.
• Dual Degrees: Offers combined degrees in medicine and other fields.
• Curriculum: Offers a four-year curriculum in medicine.

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Civics Honors (BA)

The following is a suggested arrangement of courses for the Civics Honors (BA) program:

First Semester

• CIV 301: Perennial Problems in Civic Thought
• UGS 302/303: First-Year Signature Course
• RHE 306: Rhetoric and Writing
• CIV 304: Foundations of Research Methods for Civics
• HIS 315K: The United States

Second Semester

• CIV 303J: Origins of American Institutions
• Communication (Core)
• E 316L: British Literature
• GOV/CIV 312P: Constitutional Principles: Core Texts
• ECO 304K: Introduction to Microeconomics

Third Semester

• CIV 303K: Democracy and Capitalism
• GOV 310L: American and Texas Government
• HIS 315L: The United States since
• Foreign Language (General Education)

Fourth Semester

• CIV 305: Excellence of Character: The Virtues
• Natural Science and Technology, Part I
• CIV 302: Truth and Persuasion
• Foreign Language (General Education)

Fifth Semester

• CIV (area A)
• CIV (area B)
• CIV (area C)
• Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core)
• Free elective

Sixth Semester

• CIV (area A)
• CIV (area B)
• CIV (area C)
• Free elective
• Any area A, B, or C course

Seventh Semester

• Any area A, B, or C course
• Free elective
• CIV 375: Internship
• CIV 379J: Thesis I

Eighth Semester

• Visual and Performing Arts (Core)
• Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core)
• Any area A, B, or C course
• CIV 379K: Thesis II

Total Hours: 120