Degrees Offered

Graduate Studies at Southern Methodist University

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*Note to Prospective Students: Due to issues related to the spread of Coronavirus, SMU is moving to reduced operations status until April 6. The Office of Graduate Studies is still hard at work for our graduate students and prospective graduate students, though! Please contact us by email at smugrad@mail.smu.edu or by phone at 214-768-4345. If you have a question for a specific member of our staff, you can find their contact information in our staff directory. Prospective students can find a list of admissions contacts for SMU’s schools and programs on this page by scrolling down. Updated information about SMU’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) response can be found here.

Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

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Anthropology	M.A., Ph.D.
Medical Anthropology	M.A.
Biology	M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Biostatistics	Ph.D.
Chemistry	M.S., Ph.D.
Economics	Ph.D.
Applied Economics	M.A.
Applied Economics and Predictive Analytics	M.S.A.E.P.A.
English	Ph.D.
Geology	M.S., Ph.D.
Geophysics	M.S., Ph.D.
Applied Geophysics	M.S.
History	M.A., Ph.D.
Mathematics, Computational and Applied	M.S., Ph.D.
Medieval Studies	M.A.
Physics	Ph.D.
Psychology	Ph.D.
Organizational Psychology (4+1 Only)	M.S.
Religious Studies	M.A., Ph.D.
Statistical Science	Ph.D.
Applied Statistics and Data Analytics	M.S.
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry	Ph.D.

Lyle School of Engineering

For information or questions concerning graduate study, please contact one of the following people:

Domestic Students
Sabrina Gonzalez
Associate Director, Graduate Education
Distance, Military, Campus, and Weekend Formats
214-768-4395

International Students
Alexis Reynolds
Associate Director, International Students
and Programs
214-768-4661

General Inquiries
lylegrad@smu.edu

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Civil Engineering	M.S.C.E.
Civil and Environmental Engineering	Ph.D.
Computer Engineering	M.S.Cp.E., Ph.D.
Computer Science	M.S., Ph.D.
Datacenter Systems Engineering	M.S.
Design and Innovation	M.A.
Electrical Engineering	M.S.E.E., Ph.D.
Engineering Entrepreneurship	M.S.E.N.
Engineering Management	M.S.E.M., D.E.
Information Engineering Management	M.S.
Environmental Engineering	M.S.Env.E.
Manufacturing Systems Management	M.S.
Mechanical Engineering	M.S.M.E., Ph.D.
Operations Research	M.S., Ph.D.
Cybersecurity Engineering	M.S.
Software Engineering	M.S., D.E.
Sustainability and Development	M.A.
Systems Engineering	M.S.
Telecommunications and Network Engineering	M.S.

Meadows School of the Arts

214-768-3765 hoselton@smu.edu Graduate Admission Information

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Advertising	M.A.
Art	M.F.A.
Art History	M.A., Ph.D.
Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship	M.A./MBA
Music	M.M.
Music Performance	A.D., P.D., M.M.
Theatre	M.F.A.

Multidisciplinary

Data Science

M.S.

Guildhall

Digital Game Development

Certificate, M.I.T

Simmons School of Education and Human Development

sehd@smu.edu Graduate Admission Information

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Bilingual Education	M.B.E.
Counseling	M.S.
Dispute Resolution	M.A.
Education	Ph.D.,Ed.D., M.Ed.
Education Leadership	M.Ed., Ed.D.
Educational Leadership – Higher Education	M.Ed., Ed.D.
Educational Leadership – Urban Focus	M.Ed.
Graduate Liberal Studies	D.L.S., M.L.S.
Health Promotion Management	M.S.
Liberal Studies	M.L.S.
Sport Management	M.S.

Cox School of Business

Cox School of Business (website)

Accounting	M.S.
Business Administration	M.B.A.
Business Analytics	M.S.B.A.
Finance	M.S.
Master of Science in Entrepreneurship	M.S.
Master of Science in Management	M.S.

Dedman School of Law

Dedman School of Law (website)

Doctor of the Science of Law	S.J.D.
Law/Business	J.D./M.B.A..
Law/Economics	J.D./M.A.
Master of Laws (General)	LL.M.
Master of Laws in Comparative & International Law	LL.M.
Master of Laws in Taxation	LL.M.

Perkins School of Theology

Perkins School of Theology (website)

Divinity	M.Div.
Ministry	M.A.M., D.Min.
Pastoral Music	D.P.M.
Sacred Music	M.S.M.
Theological Studies	M.T.S.
Theology	Th.M.