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Academic Programs

Degree, certificate, field, laboratory, and professional pathways across four interdisciplinary divisions.

Academic division

Human & Social Systems

17 pathways
Degree ProgramAnthropology & Archaeology

Anthropology, Technology & Society

Studies culture, human difference, technology, institutions, material life, and social change through comparative and field-based inquiry.

Four academic yearsOn-campus with hybrid and field components
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Degree ProgramGeography & Spatial Studies

Geography, Geospatial Intelligence & Spatial Systems

Combines human and physical geography with GIS, remote sensing, LiDAR, cartography, spatial data, and field interpretation.

Four academic yearsOn-campus and hybrid with field and computing components
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Degree ProgramAnthropology & Archaeology

Spatial Anthropology & Cultural Systems

Integrates anthropology, geography, landscape, migration, memory, technology, and complex human-environment systems.

Two academic yearsHybrid graduate seminars with field and research components
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Degree ProgramAnthropology & Archaeology

Digital Archaeology & Heritage Science

Connects archaeological method to GIS, remote sensing, 3D digitization, materials analysis, research computing, and digital stewardship.

Two academic yearsHybrid with field, laboratory, and computing components
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Degree ProgramAnthropology & Archaeology

Anthropology, Technology & Complex Systems

Advanced research on culture, biology, technology, environment, institutions, and emergence across interacting human systems.

Four to six academic yearsResidency, hybrid seminars, independent research, and field or laboratory work
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Graduate CertificateAnthropology & Archaeology

AI in Anthropology

AI-assisted qualitative, archaeological, spatial, and comparative research with verification, context, ethics, and transparent workflow.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateGeography & Spatial Studies

GIS & Spatial Research

Cartography, GIS, LiDAR, remote sensing, spatial analysis, data quality, and research communication.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateAnthropology & Archaeology

AI-Assisted Archaeology

Computer vision, geospatial computation, archival text analysis, data preparation, validation, and archaeological interpretation.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateAnthropology & Archaeology

Digital Heritage Documentation

3D capture, collections documentation, GIS, metadata, web visualization, archival derivatives, and public interpretation.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateAnthropology & Archaeology

Medical Anthropology

Culture, health, embodiment, care systems, environment, inequality, ethnography, and biosocial interpretation.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateAnthropology & Archaeology

Cultural Resource Management Technologies

CRM project systems, GIS, digital documentation, archaeometry, reporting, and partner-based delivery.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateAnthropology & Archaeology

Applied Research Methods

Research design, qualitative and mixed methods, spatial analysis, reproducibility, ethics, and public reporting.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Undergraduate CertificateGeography & Spatial Studies

Spatial Inquiry & Mapping

A focused undergraduate pathway in spatial reasoning, cartography, GIS, remote sensing, and evidence-based interpretation of landscapes and communities.

Two to three semestersOn-campus and hybrid with geospatial laboratory work
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Field SchoolAnthropology & Archaeology

Archaeological Survey & Digital Documentation

Field survey, GIS, context recording, photography, 3D capture, artifact documentation, and technical reporting.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Professional IntensiveAnthropology & Archaeology

Cultural Resource Reporting

CRM records, methods, GIS, analytical integration, findings, quality control, and final technical report production.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Continuing EducationAnthropology & Archaeology

Cultural Resource Compliance & Reporting

Continuing education in project scoping, records research, field documentation, partner coordination, analytical synthesis, and professional cultural-resource reporting.

Six to twelve instructional weeksHybrid seminar, case workshop, and reporting studio
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Professional IntensiveGeography & Spatial Studies

Geospatial Intelligence & LiDAR

Point clouds, terrain models, spatial analysis, cartographic communication, and decision-ready geospatial products.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Academic division

Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences

10 pathways
Degree ProgramEcology, Climate & Environmental Systems

Environmental Systems & Earth Observation

Combines ecology, climate, earth science, remote sensing, environmental data, and field monitoring.

Four academic yearsOn-campus with field, laboratory, and hybrid components
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Degree ProgramBiological Sciences & Genetics

Integrative Biosciences & Genomic Methods

Connects biological foundations to genetics, genomics, evolution, physiology, ecology, computation, and laboratory practice.

Four academic yearsOn-campus with laboratory and research-computing components
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Degree ProgramEcology, Climate & Environmental Systems

Climate, Ecology & Human Adaptation

Studies climate and ecological change together with human vulnerability, adaptation, resilience, and environmental decision making.

Two academic yearsHybrid graduate seminars with field and computational research
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Degree ProgramBiological Sciences & Genetics

Genomics, Epigenetics & Biological Systems

Advanced study in genomic variation, gene regulation, long-read sequencing, bioinformatics, environment, and biological systems.

Two academic yearsLaboratory, research computing, and hybrid graduate seminars
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Degree ProgramEarth & Planetary Sciences

Earth, Life & Planetary Systems

Original research across earth history, living systems, climate, planetary processes, and coupled environmental change.

Four to six academic yearsResidency, hybrid seminars, field and laboratory research
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Professional CertificateBiological Sciences & Genetics

Nanopore Genomics & Long-Read Analysis

Long-read sequencing, quality control, alignment, assembly, variant analysis, reproducibility, and genomic data stewardship.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateBiological Sciences & Genetics

Environmental DNA & Field Biosciences

Field sampling, contamination control, molecular workflows, bioinformatics, ecological inference, and reporting.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateHealth, Adaptation & Human Biology

Human Adaptation & Epigenetics

Human biological variation, gene regulation, environment, stress, development, culture, and biosocial interpretation.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateEcology, Climate & Environmental Systems

Climate & Ecological Systems

Climate evidence, ecology, remote sensing, adaptation, resilience, field monitoring, and systems analysis.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Laboratory IntensiveBiological Sciences & Genetics

Long-Read Genomics

Run planning, long-read sequencing, quality control, alignment, analysis, reproducibility, and technical reporting.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Academic division

Physical Sciences & Engineering

13 pathways
Degree ProgramPhysics & Astronomy

Applied Physics & Instrumentation

Builds foundations in physics, mathematics, experiment, electronics, optics, sensing, and scientific instrumentation.

Four academic yearsOn-campus with laboratory and project components
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Degree ProgramEngineering, Robotics & Prototyping

Electrical Systems, Sensing & Robotics

Integrates electronics, embedded systems, sensors, controls, robotics, field automation, data acquisition, and engineering design.

Four academic yearsOn-campus with laboratory, fabrication, and field testing
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Degree ProgramElectrical, Sensing & Photonic Systems

Photonics, Measurement & Materials

Advanced work in optical sensing, spectroscopy, imaging, materials characterization, instrumentation, calibration, and analytical systems.

Two academic yearsLaboratory and hybrid graduate seminars
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Degree ProgramEngineering, Robotics & Prototyping

Engineering Systems & Field Automation

Develops integrated robotic, sensing, control, and operational systems for field, infrastructure, environmental, agricultural, and research contexts.

Two academic yearsHybrid engineering studios with laboratory and field components
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Degree ProgramEngineering, Robotics & Prototyping

Engineering Systems & Frontier Technologies

Original engineering research across instrumentation, sensing, robotics, photonics, materials, autonomy, infrastructure, and complex technical systems.

Four to six academic yearsResidency, hybrid seminars, laboratory and field research
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Graduate CertificateMaterials Science & Archaeometry

Archaeometry & Materials Analysis

Materials characterization, XRF, calibration, quality control, archaeological context, provenance reasoning, and technical reporting.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateMaterials Science & Archaeometry

3D Artifact Digitization

Structured-light capture, mesh processing, measurement, texture, metadata, web viewers, archival derivatives, and permissions.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificatePhysics & Astronomy

Quantum Foundations & Contextuality

Quantum states, measurement, contextuality, symmetry, information, interpretation, and disciplined interdisciplinary reasoning.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateEngineering, Robotics & Prototyping

Robotics, Sensors & Field Automation

Electronics, sensing, embedded systems, robotics, controls, autonomy, field testing, and engineering documentation.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateElectrical, Sensing & Photonic Systems

Remote Sensing Instrumentation

Optical and electronic sensors, calibration, data acquisition, earth observation, signal quality, and field deployment.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Laboratory IntensiveMaterials Science & Archaeometry

3D Artifact Digitization

Intensive structured-light capture, model processing, measurement, texture, metadata, web presentation, and archival packaging.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Noncredit WorkshopElectrical, Sensing & Photonic Systems

Scientific Instrumentation Orientation

A practical orientation to measurement systems, laboratory readiness, sensors, calibration, data capture, safety, and instrument documentation.

One to three daysOn-campus laboratory workshop
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Professional IntensiveEngineering, Robotics & Prototyping

Field Automation Prototyping

Requirements, sensors, embedded systems, robotics, testing, safety, and a demonstrated field-automation prototype.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Academic division

Computing, Communication & Enterprise

13 pathways
Degree ProgramComputer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Computational Intelligence & Data Systems

Combines computer science, AI, data engineering, research computing, visualization, systems thinking, and responsible application.

Four academic yearsOn-campus and hybrid with computing laboratories
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Degree ProgramCommunication, Publishing & Public Scholarship

Communication, Public Scholarship & Digital Media

Connects writing, research, design, publishing, media, public knowledge, audience, and digital systems.

Four academic yearsOn-campus and hybrid with publishing and media studios
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Degree ProgramData Science & Research Computing

Applied AI, Research Computing & Visualization

Advanced computational methods for research, data-intensive inquiry, AI systems, visualization, reproducibility, and decision environments.

Two academic yearsHybrid graduate seminars and computing studios
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Degree ProgramEnterprise, Innovation & Technology Management

Technology Enterprise & Innovation

Connects technology strategy, venture design, product development, organizational systems, finance, partnerships, and responsible growth.

Two academic yearsHybrid graduate seminars, studios, and applied projects
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Degree ProgramComputer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Computational Systems, Communication & Enterprise

Original research on computational systems and the institutions, communications, markets, and human environments through which they operate.

Four to six academic yearsResidency, hybrid seminars, computational research, and applied environments
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Graduate CertificateData Science & Research Computing

Research Computing & Visualization

Programming, reproducible analysis, data systems, scientific visualization, computational notebooks, and research software practice.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateData Science & Research Computing

Complex Adaptive Systems

Emergence, feedback, adaptation, networks, agent interaction, simulation, resilience, and cross-scale systems reasoning.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Graduate CertificateCommunication, Publishing & Public Scholarship

Scientific Publishing & Methodological Communication

Research writing, methodological notes, peer review, editorial workflow, reproducibility, public scholarship, and publication production.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateComputer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Applied Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning, language and multimodal models, retrieval, tools, evaluation, governance, and operational AI systems.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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Professional CertificateData Science & Research Computing

Data Stewardship & Reproducible Research

Data structure, metadata, provenance, validation, versioning, privacy, repositories, and reproducible computational workflows.

Two to four semestersHybrid with applied laboratory, field, studio, or computing work
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MicrocredentialData Science & Research Computing

Research Data Stewardship

A compact credential in reproducible data organization, metadata, documentation, preservation, access control, and responsible research reuse.

One semesterHybrid computing studio
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Professional IntensiveData Science & Research Computing

Research Computing Bootcamp

A concentrated workflow in programming, data management, notebooks, visualization, version control, and reproducible research.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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Professional IntensiveCommunication, Publishing & Public Scholarship

Scientific Publishing Studio

A manuscript-to-publication studio covering structure, evidence, figures, citations, methods, peer review, accessibility, and production.

One to six weeksConcentrated field, laboratory, studio, or hybrid format
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