Graduate Portfolio Programs

The goal of graduate portfolio programs is to recognize and encourage cross-disciplinary research and scholarly activity. A portfolio program usually consists of four thematically related graduate courses and a research paper, presentation, or practical experience. The portfolio must include courses offered by at least two graduate programs other than the student's major program. Portfolio programs are approved by the Graduate School. Although the certification requirements of each program are independent of the requirements for graduate degrees, courses counted toward the degree may, with appropriate approval, be counted toward certification. Upon completion of both degree and portfolio program requirements, the student's University transcript reflects portfolio certification.

Graduate portfolio programs are available in the following areas:

• African and African American studies
• Applied statistical modeling
• Arts and cultural management and entrepreneurship
• Asian American studies
• Cellular and molecular imaging for diagnostics and therapeutics
• Communication, information, and cultural policy
• Cultural studies
• Disability studies
• Dispute resolution
• Gerontology
• Imaging science
• Integrated watershed studies
• Interdisciplinary European studies
• Mexican American studies
• Molecular biophysics
• Museum studies
• Nanoscience and nanotechnology
• Native American and indigenous studies
• Nonprofit studies
• Romance linguistics
• Romance studies
• Scientific computation
• Study of religion
• Sustainability
• Women's and gender studies