Master’s Programmes at Harvard
University site – http://www.harvard.edu
Links under Schools will take you to the particular site but note that Government
will take you to http://www.hks.edu If you want the Department of Government, you
will find that within the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
http://www.gsas.harvard.edu
Law – LLM
Harvard Law School
1 year
Candidates must have completed their undergraduate law degree by the start of the LLM.
Business – MBA Harvard Business School 2 year
Candidates are advised to apply for the first tranche of places in the autumn; the School
may fill most of its places from this first of three application phases.
School of Public Health – Masters in Public Health 1 year
Candidates have to have completed their MBChB (or equivalent) by the start of the MPH.
An intercalated BSc is not sufficient.
Policy Programmes at the Harvard Kennedy School (for reasons of history listed as
Government on current – 2013 – Harvard website)
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters
Master in Public Policy (MPP) – 2 year; work experience is not required but candidates
are preferred to have at least 2 years of full-time professional experience.
Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID); strongly prefer at
least 2-3 years of work in development, preferably in a developing country.
Master in Public Administration (MPA2) – 2 year; 3 years’ professional work experience at
the time of application required.
Mid-Career MPA (MC/MPA) – 1 year, usually with a summer school beforehand;
candidates should have 7 years’ relevant, full- time professional work experience by 30
June of their enrolment year. Sometimes people have taken part-time further degrees
over this time which has kept them within the Kennedy & Knox eligibility window.
School of Education – EdM
1 year
The Ed School offers a wide range of 1 year Master’s programmes.
have worked in many fields, not just as teachers.
School of Divinity – MTS
MDiv
Its typical applicants
2 year
3 year
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
This is a vast umbrella covering many departments and smaller schools. Apart from
those listed below, the Master’s (AM) is an integral part of the PhD (degree) programme
and cannot be taken as a free-standing option.
AM Regional Studies
2 year
This is offered under 3 fields: China & S E Asia; Middle East; Russia, Ern Europe &
Central Asia.
Wide range of options and scope to craft a very personal programme of study.
AM History of Science
1 or 2 year
The two-year option enables wider choice of modules but degree can be done in 1 year.
Statistics – AM
1 year
Forestry – MFS
1 year + previous summer doing paid work in Harvard forest
Dept of Nr Eastern Languages & Civilisations expectation 1 year but can do over two
AM offered in 4 fields: History & Culture of Islamic World; Ancient Nr Ern Studies; Jewish
History & Culture; comparative studies across two or more of these fields. NB All three
have many sub-fields; research via GSAS>Nr Ern Langs & Civilisations>graduate progs
(Advanced reading knowledge of French or German mandatory)
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (under GSAS)
- M Eng 1 year
- SM
4 year practical programme
Graduate students may work towards a Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Engineering
(M.E.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in one of four subjects—Applied
Mathematics, Applied Physics, Computer Science, and Engineering Sciences.
Those students earning a degree (ie PhD) in Engineering Sciences can specialize in one
of the following areas:
Engineering Sciences: Bioengineering
Engineering Sciences: Electrical Engineering
Engineering Sciences: Environmental Science and Engineering
Engineering Sciences: Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering