Students must take 7 core courses in their area of concentration. These courses make up 21 credits of the required 30. Although these courses are required, substitutions are granted in exceptional cases. No more than 12 credits of undergraduate courses are allowed to count toward the Master's degree. Typically, undergraduate classes are taken by students who need to fill in gaps in their backgrounds. All supported graduate students must enroll for 6 to 12 credits (two to four courses) each semester. Of those, at most four (4) credits per academic year may be taken outside the department.
Following are the required core classes for the Master's degree in each of the FOUR areas: