The Graduate Division

The Graduate Division is the home of doctoral programs in the arts and sciences at Penn, with more than 30 graduate groups spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

At the Frontiers

Our graduate groups offer a rigorous education, guiding students as they pursue advanced research and begin to make their own original contributions at the frontiers of knowledge.

A Variety of Paths

Our doctoral students represent the next generation of scholars and leaders of academia, as well as experts who will apply their advanced training in a wide variety of professions.

Options for Master's

In addition to doctoral programs, a number of graduate groups offer programs that lead to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.).

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Africana Studies

Ancient History

Anthropology

Applied Math and Computational Science

Art and Archaeology in the Mediterranean World

Astronomy

Biology

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Classical Studies

Comparative Literature

Criminology

Demography

Earth and Environmental Science

East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Economics

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History and Sociology of Science

International Studies

Jewish Studies

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Philosophy

Physics & Astronomy

Political Science

Psychology

Religious Studies

Romance Languages

Sociology

South Asia Regional Studies

Grad Ben Talks

Recently, Penn Arts and Sciences presented the 2018 Grad Ben Talks: an afternoon of TED Talk-style presentations by graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs. Judges selected winners in each of the four categories. There was also an Audience Choice Winner selected by online votes.

Watch the winning presentations

Arts & Sciences News

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Psychology’s Thompson-Schill and Kahana Honored

Two Penn Arts and Sciences faculty members were recently honored with the Psychonomic Society Mid-Career Award, given for exceptional contributions to the field of experimental and cognitive psychology.

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John Lapinski to be named the Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science

John Lapinski will be named the Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science and the director of the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program effective July 1, 2018.

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Recipients of the 2018 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students Announced

Eight graduate students from Penn Arts and Sciences to receive the prestigious award.

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Joseph S. Francisco Named President’s Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science

Joseph S. Francisco will join Penn as the President’s Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Chemistry, on July 1, 2018.

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Michael C. Horowitz Awarded Department of Defense Grant to Lead Team on Study of Autonomous Systems and AI

Michael C. Horowitz, Professor of Political Science, will oversee the study of autonomous systems and artificial intelligence.

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Earthquakes at the Nanoscale

In collaboration with Robert Carpick and David Goldsby, Tian, who graduated from Penn in 2017 with a doctorate in physics, recently published a paper in Physical Review Letters which attempts to tackle these devastating natural phenomena by investigating the laws of friction at the smallest possible scale, the nanoscale.

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