The UMass Lowell Kennedy College of Sciences fosters critical and creative thinking for future solutions to environmental, economic and human problems, while helping students to develop the capacity to respond to a changing world.

A wide range of ongoing research and project opportunities exist within the various degree programs, and interdisciplinary study is emphasized. Graduates of these programs are heavily recruited both regionally and nationally by industry and governmental agencies.

Faculty in the Kennedy College of Sciences

NOTE: links to department catalog section at bottom of this page.

Graduate Programs Offered 

Master of Science (MS) - degree awarded in the following fields:

Biological Sciences:

• Bioinformatics Science (no longer accepting applications)
• Biotechnology Option
• Education, Communication and Outreach Option (This program does NOT lead to teaching licensure)

• Chemistry General Option
• Chemistry and Polymer Science Professional Science Masters (no longer accepting applications)
• Pharmaceutical Biochemistry Professional Science Masters (no longer accepting applications)

• Computer Science General Option
• Cybersecurity option
• Masters in Information Technology

• Environmental Studies 
• Atmospheric Sciences Option
• Environmental Geoscience Option
• Professional Science Masters in Environmental Geoscience (no longer accepting applications)

• Marine Sciences and Technology General Option
• Professional Science Master's Option (Coastal and Ocean Administration, Science and Technology) 

• Mathematics General Option
  
• Applied and Computational Mathematics Option
• Mathematics for Teachers Option
• Probability and Statistics Option
• Professional Science Master's Option (Industrial Mathematics) (no longer accepting applications)

• Physics General Option
  
• Optical Sciences Option

• Radiological Sciences and Protection 
  
• Professional Science Master's Option  (Radiological Protection) (no longer accepting applications)

Doctor of Philosophy (PH.D.) - degree awarded in the following fields:

• Applied Biology
  Biomedical Science
  Developmental & Evolutionary Biology  
  Quantitative Biology & Biophysics
  Cellular & Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
  Biochemistry Option
  Environmental Studies Option 
  Sustainability Option
  Ph.D. in Polymer Science
• Computer Science
  Computational Mathematics Option
• Earth System Science
• Marine Sciences and Technology
• Physics 
  Applied Mechanics Option
  Atmospheric Sciences Option
  Energy Engineering Option
  Radiological Sciences Option
  Medical Physics Option
  General Option
• Plastics/Engineering Option

LinkLinks to Department Sections in This Graduate Academic Catalog:

• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Marine Sciences and Technology
• Mathematical Science
• Physics & Applied Physics
• Radiological Sciences and Protection