Cluster and Certificate Programs

Clusters in the Humanities and Non-Quantitative Social Sciences

African Studies
Asian Studies
British Studies
Classics Cluster
Comparative and Historical Social Science
Critical Studies in Theatre and Performance
Critical Theory
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Jewish Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Medieval Studies
Rhetoric and Public Culture
Science Studies

Clusters in the Sciences and Engineering

Cognitive Neuroscience
Energy and Sustainability
Hierarchical Materials
Predictive Science and Engineering Design
Society, Biology, and Health

NU LaBS
 
Biology clusters offered through NU Life and Biological Sciences (NU LaBS) via the Driskill Graduate Program in the Life Sciences (DGP) and Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program (IBiS) 

Biotechnology Systems and Synthetic Biology
Cancer Biology
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
Developmental Systems and Stem Cell Biology
Genetics and Genomics
Immunology and Microbial Sciences
Reproductive Science
Structural Biology and Biophysics 

Certificate Programs

In addition to offering degree programs, The Graduate School offers students the opportunity to pursue graduate certificates while they pursue their degree. Graduate certificates are interdisciplinary in nature and must be comprised of at least five TGS-approved courses. Any student enrolled in a doctoral program may pursue a certificate. Master's students may not earn graduate certificates nor can students apply to only enroll in a certificate program.

To request a Graduate Certificate for a student who completed the certificate requirements the program should fill out and submit an Application for a Graduate Certificate to The Graduate School. The form must be submitted at the same time the student applies for graduation (in the final quarter of study).  Certificates will be awarded and noted on the transcript.

Questions regarding awarding of certificates should be directed toward Antoaneta Condurat.

African Studies
African American and Diaspora Studies
Ancient Greek
Biotechnology
Classical Latin
Classical Reception Studies
Clinical and Translational Research
Cognitive Science
Comparative and Historical Social Science
Critical Theory
Education Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Italian Studies
Language, Music, and Communication
Medieval Studies
Predictive Science and Engineering Design
Society, Biology and Health