The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) offers graduate courses in humanities, social and health sciences, and the creative and performing arts. The graduate programs in CLASS provide advanced academic instruction and expertise in the methods and skills of each discipline.

Degree and Program Information

Doctoral Degrees

CLASS offers doctoral degrees, the highest level of academic study, in seven departments. These rigorous, advanced programs require coursework, extensive independent research and the creation of an original contribution to knowledge through the doctoral dissertation.

CLASS offers the following doctoral degrees:

• Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders: Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Department of Economics: Ph.D., Economics
• Department of English: Ph.D., English; Ph.D., Creative Writing and Literature
• Department of Health and Human Performance: Ph.D., Kinesiology
• Department of Hispanic Studies: Ph.D., Spanish
• Department of History: Ph.D., History
• Department of Political Science: Ph.D., Political Science
• Department of Psychology: Ph.D., Clinical Psychology; Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Ph.D., Social Psychology; Ph.D., Developmental, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neuroscience

Master's Degrees

All departments and schools in the College offer master's degrees that provide in-depth instruction and preparation beyond the bachelor's level in a particular field. Students may use their master's degree to prepare themselves to move directly into the workforce or as a stepping stone to doctoral studies. All master's degrees require a significant amount of coursework, and they also require a master's thesis, comprehensive examinations or other capstone project to attain the degree.

CLASS offers the following master's degrees:

• Jack J. Valenti School of Communication: M.A., Communication
• Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders: M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Department of Comparative Cultural Studies: M.A., Anthropology
• Department of Economics: M.A., Applied Economics
• Department of English*: MFA, Creative Writing; M.A., English
• Department of Health and Human Performance*: M.S., Nutrition; M.A., Sport and Fitness Administration; Master of Athletic Training
  • Graduate Certificate Program
    The following Graduate Certificate Program is offered: Graduate Certificate in Sport and Fitness Operations Management
• Department of Hispanic Studies*: M.A., Spanish; M.A., U.S. Hispanic Studies (online)
• Department of History*: M.A., History
• Department of Philosophy: M.A., Philosophy
• Department of Political Science*: M.A., Political Science
• Department of Sociology: M.A., Sociology

* It is possible to continue on into doctoral studies in your field at the University of Houston after completion of your master's degree in these CLASS departments.

Graduate Certificate

CLASS offers the following graduate certificate which is open to current graduate students as well as to post-baccalaureate students who wish to pursue the certificate only.

• Department of Hispanic Studies: Spanish as a Heritage Language

Dean's Office Contacts

Susan Scarrow, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs
Moores Professor, Department of Political Science
713.743.3915
sscarrow@central.uh.edu

Anna Marchese
Program Director
713.743.4012
amarchese@uh.edu