Dual Degree Programs

Dual degree programs are structured so that a student can pursue graduate work in two fields and fulfill the requirements of two degrees. In programs leading to two master’s degrees, the degrees are awarded simultaneously.

To enter a dual degree program, the student must first be accepted by both of the individual programs before admission can be granted to the dual degree program. Applicants to dual degree programs should observe the application deadlines of both programs. Applicants to dual degree programs—or to more than one graduate program—will pay only the higher of the application fees.

Contact the admission coordinator, graduate adviser or graduate coordinator in each individual program before submitting the application for admission.

Dual Degree Program Major Code Degree(s) Offered
Advertising/Business Administration 624030 MA/MBA
Advertising/Public Affairs 624060 MA/MPAff
Asian Studies/Business Administration 612200 MA/MBA
Asian Studies/Public Affairs 612300 MA/MPAff
Communication Studies/Business Administration 624090 MA/MBA
Communication Studies/Latin American Studies 624120 MA/MA
Communication Studies/Public Affairs 624150 MA/MPAff
Community & Regional Planning/Geography 625401 MSCRP/PhD
Community & Regional Planning/Sustainable Design 625410 MSCRP/MSSD
Community & Regional Planning/Urban Design 625420 MSCRP/MSUD
Energy & Earth Resources/Business Administration 635085 MA/MBA
Global Policy Studies/Asian Studies 647340 MGPS/MA
Global Policy Studies/Business Administration 647330 MGPS/MBA
Global Policy Studies/Energy & Earth Resources 647310 MGPS/MA
Global Policy Studies/Information Studies 647355 MGPS/MSInfoStds
Global Policy Studies/Journalism & Media 647316 MGPS/MA
Global Policy Studies/Latin American Studies 647320 MGPS/MA
Global Policy Studies/Middle Eastern Studies 647345 MGPS/MA
Global Policy Studies/Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies 647335 MGPS/MA
Information Studies/English 653300 MSInfoStds/MA
Information Studies/Latin American Studies 653100 MSInfoStds/MA
Journalism & Media/Business Administration 624161 MA/MBA
Journalism & Media/Latin American Studies 624162 MA/MA
Journalism & Media/Middle Eastern Studies 624163 MA/MA
Journalism & Media/Public Affairs 624164 MA/MPAff
Latin American Studies/Business Administration 659000 MA/MBA
Latin American Studies/Community & Regional Planning 659801 MA/MSCRP
Latin American Studies/Law 760560 MA/JD
Latin American Studies/Public Affairs 660000 MA/MPAff
Latin American Studies/Social Work 691500 MA/MSSW
Law/Business Administration 760516 JD/MBA
Law/Community & Regional Planning 760521 JD/MSCRP
Law/Global Policy Studies 760540 JD/MGPS
Law/Information Studies 760550 JD/MSInfoStds
Law/Middle Eastern Studies 760570 JD/MA
Law/Public Affairs 760584 JD/MPAff
Law/Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies 760576 JD/MA
Law/Social Work 760580 JD/MSSW
Mechanical Engineering/Business Administration 666000 MSE/MBA
Dell Medical School/Business Administration M00500 MD/MBA
Dell Medical School/Design Option III M01100 MD/MA
Dell Medical School/Educational Psychology M00700 MD/MED
Dell Medical School/Biomedical Engineering M00800 MD/MSE
Dell Medical School/Health Care Transformation M01000 MD/MSHCT
Dell Medical School/Public Affairs M01200 MD/MPAff
Medicine/Health, Humanities, and Medicine M01300 MD/MA
Middle Eastern Studies/Business Administration 668300 MA/MBA
Middle Eastern Studies/Information Studies 668650 MA/MsInfoStds
Middle Eastern Studies/Public Affairs 668200 MA/MPAff
Public Affairs/Business Administration 684602 MPAff/MBA
Public Affairs/Community & Regional Planning 684610 MPAff/MSCRP
Public Affairs/Energy & Earth Resources 684630 MPAff/MSE
Public Affairs/Engineering (multiple specializations) 684601 MPAff/MSE
Public Affairs/Information Studies 684650 MPAff/MSInfoStds
Public Affairs/Social Work 684640 MPAff/MSSW
Radio-Television-Film/Business Administration 624300 MA/MBA
Radio-Television-Film/Latin American Studies 624330 MA/MA
Radio-Television-Film/Middle Eastern Studies 624360 MA/MA
Radio-Television-Film/Public Affairs 624390 MA/MPAff
Radio-Television-Film/Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies 624420 MA/MA
Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies/Business Administration 693200 MA/MBA
Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies/Public Affairs 693000 MA/MPAff
Social Work/Business Administration 691600 MSSW/MBA
Women’s & Gender Studies/Information Studies 693310 MA/MSInfoStds
Women’s & Gender Studies/Public Affairs 693320 MA/MPAff

Dual Degree Programs with Other Institutions

The university offers a small number of dual degree programs in which students simultaneously pursue a UT Austin degree and a degree from another institution.

UT Austin Program Degree Major Code Other Institution Other Program Degree
Biochemistry Ph.D. 613600 UT Medical Branch at Galveston Medicine MD
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. 614801 UT Medical Branch at Galveston Medicine MD
Business Administration MBA B16109 Technológico de Monterrey – Campus Santa Fe Administration MA
Cell & Molecular Biology Ph.D. 615401 UT Medical Branch at Galveston Medicine MD
Chemistry Ph.D. 621000 UT Medical Branch at Galveston Medicine MD
Global Policy Studies MGPS 647350 UT Health Science Center, School of Public Health (Austin Regional Campus) Public Health MPH
Neuroscience Ph.D. 671111 UT Medical Branch at Galveston Medicine MD
Public Affairs MPAff 684635 UT Health Science Center, School of Public Health (Austin Regional Campus) Public Health MPH
Social Work MSSW 691400 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Divinity MDiv
Social Work MSSW 691450 UT Health Science Center, Houston Public Health MPH
Dell Medical School MD M00600 UT Health Science Center, Houston Public Health MPH