The Certificate of Graduate Study in ISD provides education, social services, healthcare, other professionals, and individuals with disabilities and their family members, access to a cohesive and relevant course of study to enhance their education and instructional knowledge of Disability Studies. The certificate includes a total of 18 credits, 9 in core courses and 9 in approved elective courses.
Location: Burlington
Sustainable Innovation (MBA) | Master’s Degree
The Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) at the University of Vermont is the leading program for emerging changemakers who believe business can — and must — become a force for good.
Our accelerated, 12-month program integrates sustainable business practices across disciplines, focusing on the tools needed to manage business today and lead through change tomorrow. Sustainable Innovation MBA graduates jump back into work with the knowledge and skills they need to become change agents in fields as diverse as impact investing, sustainable development, mission-driven marketing, supply chain management, nonprofit management, and other socially responsible business functions.
Social-Emotional, and Behavioral Health and Inclusive Education | Doctoral Degree
UVM’s PhD in SHIE prepares highly trained experts with cutting-edge interdisciplinary methodological skills that address critical issues to enhance educational equity and inclusive education to promote the social, emotional, and behavioral health of children, youth, and adults (birth to age 21) impacted by adversity such as trauma, maltreatment, poverty, racism, and other forms of marginalization. Graduates will be highly skilled in conducting meaningful research and prepare resilient educators and leaders to ensure the social, emotional and behavioral health of future generations.
Statistics | Master’s Degree
The Statistics program offers biostatistics, statistics, and probability courses for the entire University community along with traditional degree programs and individually designed degree programs emphasizing statistics applied to other fields. The degree programs are designed primarily for students who plan careers in business, actuarial science, industry, and government or advanced training in disciplines that make extensive use of statistical principles and methods.
The program faculty is deeply involved in consulting and collaborative research in a wide variety of fields, including industry, agriculture and in the basic and clinical medical sciences. These research activities along with the research of other quantitative UVM faculty offer students unique opportunities to apply their classroom training to “real world” problems. Qualified students with the goal of learning statistics to use in a specialized area of application are especially encouraged to take advantage of these cooperative arrangements.
Nursing Practice | Doctoral Degree
The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at UVM equips you for national certification as a nurse practitioner, offering Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) tracks.
The program includes 69.5-76 credits of coursework and 800-870 clinical hours, as well as 240 practicum hours associated with the DNP project.
A student with a bachelor’s degree may complete the program in 3 1/2 years. Nurses with a master’s degree in nursing may complete a postgraduate D.N.P. degree in primary care or as an executive nurse leader. A full-time student with a master’s degree in nursing may expect to earn the degree in approximately two years.
Nutrition and Food Sciences | Master’s Degree
UVM’s Nutrition and Food Sciences Master’s degree includes a wide range of possible research areas of human nutrition and food science. Recent graduate students have focused on topics such as inclusive weight management, milk chemistry, cheese technology, food microbiology, and the development of new food industry products.
Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree
UVM’s program stands out for its state-of-the-art laboratories, comprehensive embedded fieldwork opportunities, and interprofessional education. The pioneering Pediatric and Design lab aims to foster children’s self-confidence and vital motor skills, which are essential for their everyday activities and social engagement. The Smart Apartment lab is outfitted with smart home technology, adaptive technologies, and kitchen and bathroom modifications that offer students and community members various independent living solutions. Furthermore, the facility encourages interdisciplinary cooperation between students of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology, enhancing interprofessional collaboration and therapeutic outcomes.
Pathology | Master’s Degree
UVM’s Master’s Degree program places an emphasis on molecular and cellular approaches to gain an understanding of environmental disease, with strong programs in redox biology, environmental mutagenesis, mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, cell signaling, and carcinogenesis. It also offers exposure to both basic science and clinical science environments.
The M.S. degree is a course and research based program culminating in a written thesis and defense. Research interests in the Department of Pathology are diverse, with special emphasis on redox biology and pathology with emphasis on lung diseases, cancer and genomics.
Place-Based Education | Certificate
Learn to design and implement curricula and interpretive materials based on the socio-political, cultural, ecological, historical, geographical, and pedagogical dimensions of specific places.
In collaboration with Shelburne Farms and other community partners, the program provides unique opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the social-ecological system they are studying, actively engaging and deepening connections to people and places in the local community and environment. Through an interdisciplinary construct, students learn to address local social, cultural, and environmental issues with learners of all ages.
Pharmacology | Master’s Degree
Graduate degrees in Pharmacology will prepare you for a broad range of careers including positions at biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, research universities, and government agencies, such as the NIH, Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency. The advantage of a pharmacology program over basic biological sciences is the emphasis on drug interactions with cellular mechanisms. Thus, students gain an appreciation for scientific applications in a clinical setting, which is a desired trait for potential candidates in pharmaceutical companies and is helpful in obtaining funding for biomedical research proposals.
Students can complete our traditional Master of Science in Pharmacology Program or our new Accelerated Master’s Degree Program (AMP) in Pharmacology. Both of these programs have thesis-based and course-based degree options.