Home » Online Exhibits » Penn History » Degrees Conferred by the University of Pennsylvania, 1757-2003 » Research Degrees » School of Arts and Sciences
Research degrees offered by the School of Arts and Sciences and awarded by the Graduate Council of the Faculties and its predecessors (1882-2003) in chronological order:
| Name of Degree |
Abbreviation |
Years and Graduate Groups
(or analogous administrative structures)
in which the degree was offered or awarded |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
Ph.D. |
1882-present
- American Civilization (1938-present) [admission to this Graduate Group is currently suspended]
- Ancient History (1966-present)
- Anthropology (1908-present)
- Applied Mathematics (1965-1972)
- Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World [originally Classical Archaeology] (1949-present)
- Biology [originally separate Graduate Groups of Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, and General Physiology] (1893-present)
- Chemistry (1891-present)
- Classical Studies [originally Classical Languages] (1895-present)
- Comparative Literature and Literary Theory (1979-present)
- Conflict Resolution and Peace Analysis [originally Peace Science] (1974-1993)
- Criminology (2001-present)
- Demography (1966-present)
- Earth and Environmental Science [originally Geology and Mineralogy] (1893-1945, 1963-present)
- East Asian Languages and Civilization [originally Oriental Studies] (1939-present)
- Economic History (1954-1972)
- Economics (1974-present)
- Education [originally Pedagogy] (1897-1914)
- English (1892-present)
- Fine Arts (1913-1920)
- Folklore and Folklife (1963-present)
- Geography (1959-1966)
- Germanic Languages and Literatures [originally Germanics] (1891-present)
- History (1891-present)
- History of Art (1959-present)
- History of Religions (1912-1945)
- History and Sociology of Science [originally History and Philosophy of Science] (1963-present)
- International Relations (1952-1998)
- Linguistics [originally Indo-European Philology and Sanskrit] (1906-present)
- Mathematics (1892-present)
- Music (1957-present)
- Near Eastern Languages and Civilization [originally Semitics] (1892-present)
- Philosophy (1890-present)
- Physics and Astronomy [originally separate Graduate Groups of Physics and Astronomy] (1889-present)
- Political Science (1896-present)
- Psychology (1893-present)
- Regional Science (1974-2001)
- Religious Studies [originally Religious Thought] (1963-present)
- Romance Languages [originally Romanics] (1896-present)
- Russian Literature [originally Slavic and Baltic Studies] (1948-1999)
- Sociology (1974-present)
- South Asia Regional Studies (1948-present)
|
| Master of Arts |
A.M. |
1891-present
- American Civilization (1938-present) [admission to this Graduate Group is currently suspended]
- Anthropology (1908-present)
- Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World [originally Classical Archaeology] (1949-present)
- Biology [originally separate Graduate Groups of Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, and General Physiology] (1895-present)
- Chemistry (1902-1911)
- Classical Studies [originally Classical Languages] (1895-present)
- Comparative Literature and Literary Theory (1979-present)
- Conflict Resolution and Peace Analysis [originally Peace Science] (1974-1993)
- Demography (1966-present)
- Earth and Environmental Science [originally Geology and Mineralogy] (1914-1945)
- East Asian Languages and Civilization [originally Oriental Studies] (1939-present)
- Economic History (1954-1972)
- Economics (1974-present)
- Education [originally Pedagogy] (1898-1914)
- English (1895-present)
- Fine Arts (1913-1920)
- Folklore and Folklife (1963-present)
- Geography (1959-1967)
- Germanic Languages and Literatures [originally Germanics] (1898-present)
- History (1894-present)
- History of Art (1959-present)
- History of Religions (1911-1945)
- History and Sociology of Science [originally History and Philosophy of Science] (1963-present)
- Human Relations (1963-1968)
- International Relations (1951-1998)
- International Studies (1984-present)
- Linguistics [originally Indo-European Philology and Sanskrit] (1906-present)
- Mathematics (1894-present)
- Music (1957-present)
- Near Eastern Languages and Civilization [originally Semitics and then Oriental Studies] (1892-present)
- Philosophy (1896-1964) [The A.M. program was suspended by 1963 and probably much earlier]
- Physics and Astronomy [originally separate Graduate Groups of Physics and Astronomy] (1902-1928)
- Political Science (1907-present)
- Psychology (1906-present)
- Religious Studies [originally Religious Thought] (1963-present)
- Romance Languages [originally Romanics] (1905-present)
- Russian Literature [originally Slavic and Baltic Studies] (1948-1999)
- Social Gerontology (1983-1994)
- Sociology (1974-present)
- South Asia Regional Studies (1948-present)
|
| Master of Science |
M.S. |
1891-present
- Anthropology (1963-present) [before 1940, the M.S. degree was occasionally awarded in Anthropology]
- Applied Mathematics (1965-1972)
- Biology [originally separate Graduate Groups of Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, and General Physiology] (1896-1970)
- Chemistry (1896-present)
- Earth and Environmental Science [originally Geology and Mineralogy] (1911-1945, 1963-present)
- Education [originally Pedagogy] (1909-1914)
- Mathematics (1895-1915)
- Organizational Dynamics [originally Liberal Studies] (1985-2000)
- Physics and Astronomy [originally separate Graduate Groups of Physics and Astronomy (1902-present)
- Psychology (1909-1910)
|