Dual Degree Programs
Dual degree programs are structured so that a student can pursue graduate work at the University in two fields and fulfill the requirements of two degrees; in programs leading to two master’s degrees, the degrees are awarded simultaneously. To enter a dual program, the student must be accepted by both of the individual programs. Students who wish to enter a dual program that involves the JD degree should contact the Admissions Office in the School of Law first. Dual programs are offered in the following fields.
| Field(s) of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Advertising/Business Administration | MA/MBA |
| Advertising/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Asian studies/Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Asian studies/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Business administration/Energy and earth resources | MBA/MA |
| Communication studies/Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Communication studies/Latin American studies | MA/MA |
| Communication studies/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Community and regional planning/Geography | MSCRP/PhD |
| Community and regional planning/Sustainable design | MSCRP/MSSD |
| Community and regional planning/Urban design | MSCRP/MSUD |
| Global policy studies/Asian studies | MGlobalPolStds/MA |
| Global policy studies/Business administration | MGlobalPolStds/MBA |
| Global policy studies/Energy and earth resources | MGlobalPolStds/MA |
| Global policy studies/Journalism | MGlobalPolStds/MA |
| Global policy studies/Latin American studies | MGlobalPolStds/MA |
| Global policy studies/Middle Eastern studies | MGlobalPolStds/MA |
| Global policy studies/Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies | MGlobalPolStds/MA |
| Information studies/Global policy studies | MSInfoStds/MGlobalPolStds |
| Information studies/Latin American studies | MSInfoStds/MA |
| Information studies/Public affairs | MSInfoStds/MPAff |
| Journalism/Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Journalism/Latin American studies | MA/MA |
| Journalism/Middle Eastern studies | MA/MA |
| Journalism/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Latin American studies/Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Latin American studies/Community and regional planning | MA/MSCRP |
| Latin American studies/Law | MA/JD |
| Latin American studies/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Law/Business administration | JD/MBA |
| Law/Community and regional planning | JD/MSCRP |
| Law/Global policy studies | JD/MGlobalPolStds |
| Law/Information studies | JD/MSInfoStds |
| Law/Middle Eastern studies | JD/MA |
| Law/Public affairs | JD/MPAff |
| Law/Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies | JD/MA |
| Law/Social work | JD/MSSW |
| Mechanical engineering/ Business administration | MSE/MBA |
| Middle Eastern studies/ Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Middle Eastern studies/ Information studies | MA/MSInfoStds |
| Middle Eastern studies/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Nursing/Business administration | MSN/MBA |
| Public affairs/Business administration | MPAff/MBA |
| Public affairs/Civil Engineering | MPAff/MSE |
| Public affairs/Community and regional planning | MPAff/MSCRP |
| Public affairs/Energy and earth resources | MPAff/MA |
| Public affairs/Social work | MPAff/MSSW |
| Radio-television-film/Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Radio-television-film/Latin American studies | MA/MA |
| Radio-television-film/Middle Eastern studies | MA/MA |
| Radio-television-film/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Radio-television-film/Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies | MA/MA |
| Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies/Business administration | MA/MBA |
| Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
| Social Work/Latin American Studies | MSSW/MA |
| Women’s and gender studies/Information studies | MA/MSInfoStds |
| Women’s and gender studies/Public affairs | MA/MPAff |
Dual degree programs with other institutions. The dual degree programs listed above lead to two University degrees; in other programs, students pursue degrees from the University and from another school at the same time. Dual degree programs in biomedical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and neuroscience allow students to pursue both a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. A dual degree program in business administration allows students to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree from the University and the degree of Master of Administration from Tecnológico de Monterrey-Campus Sante Fe. A dual degree program between the University’s School of Social Work and the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary allows students to earn the Master of Science in Social Work from the University and the Master of Divinity from the seminary simultaneously. The University's LBJ School of Public Affairs offers dual degree programs with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health leading to the Master of Public Affairs or the Master of Global Policy Studies from the University and the Master of Public Health from the center. The University’s School of Social Work also offers a dual degree program with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health leading to the Master of Science in Social Work from the University and the Master of Public Health from the center.