Classics majors at UVM can study Greek and Roman culture in the original languages and/or take an array of English-language courses that cover a wide area: mythology, epic and lyric poetry, drama, satire, art and architecture, historiography, political theory, and philosophy. The special research interests of UVM's Classics faculty also inform the department's curriculum.
The goal of health science is the maintenance and improvement of health through the application of science. The field encompasses a variety of sub-disciplines relating to the protection and promotion of health and well-being, including the study of public health, global health, epidemiology, health promotion and education, nutrition, health communication, rehabilitation and the study of disease. Students are prepared to make a difference in the health of communities through work in hospitals, government agencies, non-profit organizations, private companies or schools.
Our nationally selective Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (HESA) graduate program enrolls approximately 18 students per year. This small size encourages strong and enduring relationships among students and faculty.
Working closely with faculty and in-place practitioners, graduate students in the program are challenged to experience an unparalleled learning experience.
The Master of Science graduate degree in Historic Preservation is intended to prepare graduate students for broad-based careers in the field of historic preservation. The main educational goal is the development of long-term professional perspectives bolstered by training in appropriate skills. Graduate students are offered an intensive, practical, community-oriented, professional experience. Strong emphasis is placed on hands-on, community-based projects through linkages with local, state and federal groups, organizations and agencies, heritage organizations, museums, and historic sites.
The History Department maintains a small, selective graduate program leading to the master’s degree in history. Our faculty are distinguished both as active scholars and as engaged teachers, and our graduate program is based on close mentoring relationships between faculty and graduate students. The department aims to keep the program at a size that best supports students’ individual curricular and career goals: approximately 10-12 students are admitted each year.
The Japanese Program at UVM offers courses in Japanese language, literature, pop culture and a variety of courses such as history, religion, and art through the Asian Studies Program. Language courses range from elementary to advanced levels, using the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
The program is designed for emerging and experienced leaders who wish to deepen their capacity to catalyze change and transcend boundaries. In the first year, students attend three weeklong residential intensives (in Vermont, Durham, N.C, and the Bay Area, CA), engage in online coursework, and participate in individualized coaching. In the second year, students choose elective courses and complete a Capstone project with the support of professional affiliate and faculty coaching. The program culminates at the annual two-day Sustainability Leadership Summit at Shelburne Farms, Vermont.
This Dual Degree Program offered by Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center and the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources gives students an opportunity to deepen their graduate education by integrating significant aspects of the complementary disciplines of environmental law, policy, and science.
The Graduate Program in Materials Science at the University of Vermont (UVM) is an interdisciplinary activity engaged in the application of basic sciences and engineering to understanding the behavior of materials, their development and applications.
The mathematics curriculum is quite flexible. It is designed to provide a sound basic training in mathematics that allows a student to experience the broad sweep of mathematical ideas and techniques, to utilize the computer in mathematics, and to develop an area of special interest in the mathematical sciences.
The Bachelor of Science in Mathematics is our most extensive program, complemented with study in an allied field using mathematics in its applications.