The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) is the largest of the eight discipline-based colleges at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, housing 17 academic departments and numerous interdisciplinary programs.  The College serves the Charlotte region and the state of North Carolina and is engaged in the discovery, dissemination, synthesis and application of knowledge.  It provides for the educational, economic, social, and cultural advancement of the people of North Carolina through on-and off-campus programs, continuing personal and professional education opportunities, research and collaborative relationships with the private, public, and nonprofit institutional resources of the greater Charlotte metropolitan region.  The College offers a wide array of graduate programming including graduate certificate, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Ph.D. programs.

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Graduate Programs

Anthropology

• Anthropology, M.A.  
• Public Health, MPH, and Anthropology, M.A., Dual Degree  

Cognitive Science

• Cognitive Science, Graduate Certificate  

Communication Studies

• Communication Studies, M.A.  

Criminal Justice

• Criminal Justice, M.S.  
• Crime Analysis, Graduate Certificate  

Earth Sciences

• Earth Sciences, M.S.  

English

• English, M.A.  
• English, M.A., and Creative Writing, M.F.A., Dual Degree  
• Applied Linguistics, Graduate Certificate  
• Technical/Professional Writing, Graduate Certificate  

Ethics and Applied Philosophy

• Ethics and Applied Philosophy, M.A.  
• Applied Ethics, Graduate Certificate   

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

• Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Graduate Certificate  

Geography

• Geography, Ph.D.  
• Geography, M.A.  
• Geographic Information Science and Technology, Graduate Certificate  

Gerontology

•  Gerontology, Graduate Certificate  

Health Psychology

• Health Psychology, Ph.D.  

History

• History, M.A.  

Infrastructure and Environmental Systems

• Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, Ph.D.  

Interdisciplinary Studies

• Interdisciplinary Studies, M.A.   

Languages, Cultures, and Translation

• Spanish, M.A.  
• Languages and Culture Studies: Business Languages, Graduate Certificate  
• Languages and Culture Studies: Translating, Graduate Certificate  
• Languages and Culture Studies: Translation and Interpreting Studies, Spanish-English, Graduate Certificate  

Latin American Studies

• Latin American Studies, M.A.   

Organizational Science

• Organizational Science, Ph.D.  

Psychology

• Psychology, M.A.  
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology, M.A.  

Public Administration

• Public Administration, M.P.A.  
• Emergency Management, Graduate Certificate  
• Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate  
• Public Budget and Finance, Graduate Certificate  
• Urban Management and Policy, Graduate Certificate  

Public Policy

• Public Policy, Ph.D.  
• Public Policy Research and Analysis, Graduate Certificate  

Religious Studies

• Religious Studies, M.A.  

Sociology

• Sociology, M.A.