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Graduate Degree Programs

The College of Fine Art, Humanities, & Social Sciences offers students opportunities to add to the depth of their knowledge and expertise through its graduate programs.

Please refer to the UMass Lowell Graduate Course Catalog for requirements specific to each degree. Below are the degrees currently being offered.

School of Criminology & Justice Studies

School of Education

Music

Psychology

Interdisciplinary

Graduate Certificates

Most graduate certificates are comprised of four courses designed to provide specific knowledge and expertise vital to today's changing and complex needs in the work place. In most cases courses may be applied toward a master's degree program.

The courses to complete the certificate must be completed within a five-year period with a minimum 3.000 grade point average, and with no more than 3 credits below B. Courses completed for one certificate may not be used for another certificate.

Please refer to the following subjects in the online Graduate Course Catalog for more details about the application process and course requirements for graduate certificates.

School of Criminology and Justice Studies

School of Education

Music

Psychology

Interdisciplinary

Student Profiles

Ph.D. student Dic Donohue meets with another female Ph.D. student with her laptop to discuss a project at a table in front of a floor-to-ceiling glass window
Dic Donohue '12, '19
Criminal Justice & Criminology

Retired MBTA Transit Police Sgt. Dic Donohue finished his master’s degree in 2012. Less than a year later, he was shot during a police firefight with the Boston Marathon bombers. After earning his Ph.D. in criminology, he’s taking a job with the RAND Corp.

There are a lot of people who will help you, not just police, but community-wide. You’ve just got to open your eyes, realize they’re out there and ask them for help.
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