Program Overview
University Catalogs
The University of Texas at Austin offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs through its various colleges and schools.
Undergraduate Programs
The university provides undergraduate programs in several fields, including:
- Architecture
- Business
- Communication
- Education
- Engineering
- Fine Arts
- Geosciences
- Information
- Liberal Arts
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Public Affairs
- Social Work
Each college and school has its own set of programs, requirements, and courses.
School of Architecture
The School of Architecture offers undergraduate programs in:
- Interior Design
- Architecture
- Architectural Engineering
- Landscape Architecture
- Urban Design
Red McCombs School of Business
The Red McCombs School of Business offers undergraduate programs in:
- Business Administration
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- International Business
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Moody College of Communication
The Moody College of Communication offers undergraduate programs in:
- Advertising
- Communication and Leadership
- Communication Studies
- Journalism
- Public Relations
- Radio-Television-Film
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
College of Education
The College of Education offers undergraduate programs in:
- Athletic Training
- Education
- Kinesiology and Health
- Youth and Community Studies
Cockrell School of Engineering
The Cockrell School of Engineering offers undergraduate programs in:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geosystems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts offers undergraduate programs in:
- Art Education
- Studio Art
- Theatre and Dance
- Music
- Arts and Entertainment Technologies
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences
The John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences offers undergraduate programs in:
- Geosciences
- Environmental Science
- Geosystems Engineering
School of Information
The School of Information offers undergraduate programs in:
- Informatics
College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts offers undergraduate programs in:
- African and African Diaspora Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Economics
- English
- French and Italian
- Geography
- Germanic Studies
- Government
- History
- Human Dimensions of Organizations
- Humanities
- International Relations and Global Studies
- Italian Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mexican American and Latina/o Studies
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric and Writing
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Women’s and Gender Studies
College of Natural Sciences
The College of Natural Sciences offers undergraduate programs in:
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
- Mathematics
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition
- Physics
- Statistics and Data Sciences
- Textiles and Apparel
School of Nursing
The School of Nursing offers undergraduate programs in:
- Nursing
College of Pharmacy
The College of Pharmacy offers undergraduate programs in:
- Pharmacy
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs offers undergraduate programs in:
- Public Affairs
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work offers undergraduate programs in:
- Social Work
Graduate Programs
The university provides graduate programs in several fields, including:
- Architecture
- Business
- Communication
- Education
- Engineering
- Fine Arts
- Geosciences
- Information
- Liberal Arts
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Public Affairs
- Social Work
Each college and school has its own set of programs, requirements, and courses.
Biomedical Engineering
The Biomedical Engineering program offers graduate degrees in:
- Master of Science in Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy
The program has approximately 130 students, with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, physics, and various engineering disciplines. Students come from all over the United States and the world to gain unique knowledge and experience.
Facilities for Graduate Work
The Department of Biomedical Engineering has offices and laboratories in the Biomedical Engineering Building, completed in 2008, and laboratories in the Engineering and Education Resource Center, completed in 2017. Research is also conducted in the Dell Medical School, at partner institutions in Houston such as the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Areas of Study
The biomedical engineering program is interdisciplinary, with a faculty that includes members of the Dell Medical School, College of Natural Sciences, the Departments of Kinesiology and Health Education, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, and several other departments in the Cockrell School of Engineering.
The current research of this faculty is focused in the following areas:
- Biomedical imaging and instrumentation
- Cellular and biomolecular engineering
- Computational biomedical engineering
- Molecular, cellular, and tissue biomechanics
Research activities embrace such topics as bioinstrumentation, modeling and control of biological systems, nerve fiber regeneration, biomedical computer and information technology, biomechanics, cell and tissue mechanics, thermal processes, musculoskeletal modeling, acquisition and analysis of in vivo and ex vivo spatial human biomechanics data, acquisition of physiological data by noninvasive means, cell and tissue engineering, design and testing of novel fluid and drug delivery systems, effects of laser radiation on biological material, laser applications in medicine, coherence imaging of biological materials, pulsed photothermal tomography, biorheology, visual system instrumentation, computer vision, production and purification of genetically engineered proteins, DNA and drug delivery, cell-electronic interfaces, acquisition and processing of neurological signals, neuroprostheses, applications of finite element modeling in medicine, acoustics and ultrasound, image processing, thermography, hyperthermia, genomic signal processing, biological and medical informatics, and nanotechnology.
Admission Requirements
The graduate advisor and the Admissions Committee make all admission decisions. Standards for entrance into the program exceed the minimum standards established by the University. Students must have a bachelor’s degree with the following coursework or equivalent knowledge: freshman biology, freshman inorganic chemistry, physiology, differential equations, probability and statistics, and calculus-based physics.
Admission decisions are based on a careful review of all aspects of each applicant’s file, including scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, if needed, grade point average, letters of recommendation, résumé, personal statement, transcripts, previous research or work experience, and contributions to the broader impacts of the field. Only the most qualified applicants are accepted.
Law School
The Law School offers programs in:
- Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Master of Laws
- Dual Degree Programs
- Combined JD/PhD Programs
- Graduate Portfolio Programs
Medical School
The Medical School offers programs in:
- Doctor of Medicine
- Dual Degrees
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Glossary
The university provides a glossary of terms to help students understand the academic and administrative terminology used on campus.
Archives
The university provides an archive of past catalogs and other academic documents for reference purposes.