Graduate Majors, Degrees, and Foreign Language Requirements

African Area Studies   M.A.                1 language (African) (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

Afro-American          M.A.                1 language
Studies

American Indian        M.A.                Completion of Linguistics 114 or
Studies                                    Anthropology 243P

Anesthesiology         M.S. (Nurse         None
                       Anesthesia)

Anthropology           M.A.                1 language

                       Ph.D.               1 language, special proficiency
                                           (With departmental approval, a
                                           program of courses or other work
                                           may be substituted for a
                                           language.)

Applied Linguistics    C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages or 1 language,
                                           special proficiency

Archaeology            M.A.                1 language (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

Architecture           M.Arch.I,           None
                       M.Arch.II, M.A.

                       Ph.D.               2 languages or 1 language,
                                           special proficiency, or
                                           proficiency in mathematics and
                                           computing

Art                    M.A., M.F.A.        None

Art History            M.A.                2 languages (French and German
                                           unless otherwise specified)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

                       Ph.D.               2 languages (French and German
                                           unless otherwise specified), with
                                           additional language

Asian American         M.A.                1 language (2 years of Asian at
Studies                                    university level or equivalent)
                                           or research tool

Atmospheric Sciences   M.S., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Biological Chemistry   M.S., Ph.D.         None

Biology                M.A., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Biomathematics         M.S., Ph.D.         None

Biochemistry           M.S., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Chemistry              M.S., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D

Classics               M.A. (Classics,     1 language (French or German or
                       Greek, or Latin)    Italian by petition) or
                                           completion through course 5 with
                                           minimum grade of C

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French or Italian
                       (Classics)          and German) or completion through
                                           course 5 with minimum grade of C

Comparative            M.A., C.Phil.,      2 languages, special proficiency
Literature             Ph.D.               (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

Dentistry              M.S., Ph.D. (Oral   None
                       Biology)

                       D.D.S.,             None
                       Postgraduate
                       Certificate
                       Programs

Design                 M.A., M.F.A.        None

Geochemistry           M.S., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Geology                M.S., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Geophysics and Space   M.S., Ph.D.         None
Physics

East Asian Languages   M.A.                1 year of Japanese for Chinese
and Cultures                               majors; 1 year of Chinese for
                                           Japanese majors

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French and German)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

Economics              M.A., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Education              M.A., M.Ed.,        None
                       Ed.D., Ph.D.

                       Ph.D. (Special      None
                       Education, joint
                       with CSULA)

Engineering and Applied Science

  Aerospace            M.S., Ph.D.         None
  Engineering

  Chemical Engineering M.S., Ph.D.         None

  Civil Engineering    M.S., Ph.D.         None

  Computer Science     M.S., Ph.D.         None

  Electrical           M.S., Ph.D.         None
  Engineering

  Engineering          Engr., M. Engr.     None

  Engineering and      Certificate of      None
  Applied Science      Specialization

  Manufacturing        M.S.                None
  Engineering

  Materials Science    M.S., Ph.D.         None
  and Engineering

  Mechanical           M.S., Ph.D.         None
  Engineering

  Nuclear Engineering  M.S., Ph.D.         None

English                M.A.                Undergraduate foreign language
                                           study (required for admission to
                                           the graduate program), 1 language

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      Undergraduate foreign language
                                           study (required for admission to
                                           the graduate program), 2
                                           languages; or 1 language, special
                                           proficiency

Environmental          D.Env.              None
Science and
Engineering

Ethnomusicology and    M.A.                1 language (French or German)
Systematic             (Ethnomusicology)
Musicology

                       C. Phil., Ph.D.     2 languages (French and German)
                       (Ethnomusicology)   and language relevant to
                                           dissertation research

Film and Television    M.A., M.F.A.        None

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      1 language

Folklore and           M.A.                1 language (French, German,
Mythology                                  Spanish, or other language by
                                           petition to department)

                       Ph.D.               2 languages (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

French                 M.A.                1 language (German, Italian,
                                           Latin, or Spanish) (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages, level 5 and 6
                                           (German, Latin, Spanish, or
                                           Russian) (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

Geography              M.A., C.Phil.,      Research tool
                       Ph.D.

Germanic Languages     M.A. (German)       1 language (French) (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

                       M.A.                1 language (French or German and
                       (Scandinavian)      Old Icelandic)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages

History                M.A.                1 language

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      Minimum of 2 languages (except
                                           U.S. history which requires 1
                                           language) (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

Indo-European          C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French and German)
Studies

Islamic Studies        M.A.                1 language (French or German)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French and German)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

Italian                M.A.                1 language (French or German)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French, German,
                                           Latin, or Spanish) (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

Latin American         M.A.                2 languages (Spanish and
Studies                                    Portuguese) (Required for
                                           admission to the graduate
                                           program. Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended. With departmental
                                           approval, a program of courses or
                                           other work may

Law                    J.D., LL.M.         None

Library and            M.L.I.S., Ph.D.     1 or 2 languages (Required for
Information Science                        admission to the graduate
                                           program. Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended. With departmental
                                           approval, a program of courses or
                                           other work may be substituted for
                                           a language.)

                       Certificate         None
                       (Specialization
                       in Library and
                       Information
                       Science)

Linguistics            M.A.                1 language (French, German,
                                           Italian, Japanese, Russian,
                                           Spanish, or, with departmental
                                           approval, a contact language for
                                           field research)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French, German,
                                           Italian, Japanese, Russian,
                                           Spanish, or, with departmental
                                           approval, a contact language for
                                           field research)

Management             M.S., M.B.A.,       None
                       C.Phil., Ph.D.

Mathematics            M.A., M.A.T.        None

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      1 language (French, German, or
                                           Russian) (With departmental
                                           approval, a program of courses or
                                           other work may be substituted for
                                           a language.)

Medicine               M.D., Certificate   None
                       of Postgraduate
                       Medical Study

Microbiology and       M.S., Ph.D.         None
Immunology

Microbiology and       M.A., Ph.D.         None
Molecular Genetics

Molecular Biology      Ph.D.               None

Molecular and          M.S., Ph.D.         None
Medical Pharmacology   (Pharmacology)

Music                  M.A.                1 language (French, German,
                                           Italian, or Spanish -- consult
                                           the department concerning
                                           additional foreign languages
                                           which may be required or
                                           recommended.)

                                           2 languages for historical
                                           musicology

                       M.F.A.              1 language (French, German, or
                                           Italian) (Not admitting new
                                           students at this time.)

                       M.M.                1 language -- voice and choral
                                           conducting (French, German,
                                           Italian, or Spanish)

                       D.M.A.              1 language (French, German, or
                                           Italian)

                                           2 languages -- voice and choral
                                           conducting (French, German,
                                           Italian)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages  --  composition
                                           (French, German, Italian, Latin,
                                           Russian, or Spanish) (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

                                           2 languages -- music education
                                           (French and German)

Musicology             M.A.                1 language (French, German,
                                           Italian, Latin, or Spanish)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French, German,
                                           Italian, Latin, or Spanish)
                                           (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

Near Eastern           M.A.                1 major Western foreign language
Languages and                              (English may be offered by
Cultures                                   international students. Consult
                                           the department concerning
                                           additional foreign languages
                                           which may be required or
                                           recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 major Western foreign language
                                           (English may be offered by
                                           international students. Consult
                                           the department concerning
                                           additional foreign languages
                                           which may be required or
                                           recommended.)

Neurobiology           M.S., C. Phil.,     None
                       Ph.D. (Anatomy
                       and Cell Biology)

Neuroscience           Ph.D.               None

Nursing                M.N., D.N.Sc.       None

Medicine                                   M.S., Ph.D. (Experimental
                                           Pathology)

Philosophy             M.A.                1 language (French, German,
                                           Greek, Latin or with departmental
                                           approval, a program of courses or
                                           other work may be substituted for
                                           a language)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      1 language (French, German,
                                           Greek, or Latin), special
                                           proficiency (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

Astronomy              M.S., M.A.T.,       None (M.A.T. not admitting new
                       Ph.D.               students at this time.)

Physics                M.S., M.A.T.,       None
                       Ph.D.

Physiological          M.S., Ph.D.         None
Science

Physiology             M.S., Ph.D.         None

Political Science      M.A.                None

                       M.P.A. (Public      None (Not admitting new students
                       Administration)     at this time.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      1 language, examination arranged
                                           through a foreign language
                                           department or substitute program
                                           of proficiency in a research
                                           methodology

Psychiatry and         Certificate         None
Biobehavioral          Program in
Services               Clinical
                       Psychology
                       Internship

Psychology             M.A., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Biostatistics          M.S., Ph.D.         None

Environmental Health   M.S., Ph.D.         None
Sciences

Epidemiology           M.S., Ph.D.         None

Health Services        M.S., Ph.D.         None

Public Health          M.P.H., M.S.,       None (Not admitting new students
                       Dr.P.H., Ph.D.      at this time to M.S. Preventive
                                           Medicine and Public Health.)

Radiological           M.S., Ph.D.         None
Sciences               (Biomedical
                       Physics)

Romance Linguistics    M.A.                1 Romance language (Required for
and Literature                             admission to the graduate
                                           program. Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (Consult the
                                           department concerning additional
                                           foreign languages which may be
                                           required or recommended.)

Slavic Languages and   M.A.                1 language (French or German)
Literatures                                (Consult the department
                                           concerning additional foreign
                                           languages which may be required
                                           or recommended.)

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages (French and German)
                                           (Required for admission to the
                                           graduate program.)

Social Welfare         M.S.W., Ph.D.       None

Sociology              M.A., C.Phil.,      None
                       Ph.D.

Spanish and            M.A. (Portuguese)   1 language
Portuguese

                       M.A. (Spanish)      1 language

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      2 languages
                       (Hispanic
                       Languages and
                       Literatures)

Teaching English as    M.A. (TESL)         For students whose native
a Second Language                          language is English -- program of
and Applied                                language courses
Linguistics

                                           Certificate Program

Theater                M.A., M.F.A.        None

                       C.Phil., Ph.D.      1 language

Urban Planning         M.A., Ph.D.         None

World Arts and         M.A., M.F.A.        None
Cultures               (Dance)

                       M.A.                None
                       (Dance/Movement
                       Therapy)