What graduate degrees does Tulane's School of Liberal Arts offer?
Tulane's School of Liberal Arts offers graduate degrees at the PhD, MA, and MFA levels, as well as ‘4+1’ accelerated MA degrees and graduate certificates. For a listing of all graduate programs at Tulane University, please see the Tulane University Catalog website.
PhD Degrees
Anthropology
Jason Nesbitt, jnesbitt@tulane.edu , Graduate Director
City, Culture, & Community (currently not accepting applications)
Amalia Leguizamón, Graduate Director
Economic Analysis & Policy
Stefano Barbieri, sbarbier@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
French Studies
Chelsea Stieber, cstieber@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
History
Kathryn Edwards, medward5@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Interdisciplinary PhD (SLA)
ONLY for students currently enrolled in a PhD program in the School of Liberal Arts for at least one semester.
Latin American Studies
Hannah Palmer, hpalmer@tulane.edu
Latin American Studies & Art History
Hannah Palmer, hpalmer@tulane.edu
Linguistics
Marc Zender, mzender@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Philosophy
Caroline Arruda, carruda@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Political Science
Applicants are admitted every other year on even years only.
Nancy Maveety, nance@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Spanish and Portuguese
Antonio Gómez, agomez@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
MA Degrees
Anthropology (as part of PhD program only)
Jason Nesbitt, jnesbitt@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Art History
Adrian Anagnost, aanagnos@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Classical Studies
Ryan Boehm, rboehm@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Crossroads Cohort - MA, Art History and Africana Studies
Mia L. Bagneris, mbagneri@tulane.edu, Associate Professor of Art History and Africana Studies and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies.
English
Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé, kzumhagen@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
History (as part of the PhD program only)
Kathryn Edwards, medward5@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Latin American Studies
Hannah Palmer, hpalmer@tulane.edu
Linguistics (Computational Linguistics only)
Marc Zender, mzender@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Music
Edward Maxwell Dulaney, edulaney@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Philosophy
Caroline Arruda, carruda@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Policy Economics
Stephano Barbieri, sbarbier@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Political Economy with Data Analytics
Justin Cook, ccook7@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Spanish and Portuguese (as part of the PhD program only)
Antonio Gómez, agomez@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
MFA Degrees
Art Studio
Diana Antohe, dantohe@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Crossroads Cohort - MFA/MA, Studio Art and Africana Studies
Mia L. Bagneris, mbagneri@tulane.edu, Associate Professor of Art History and Africana Studies and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies.
Dance (Interdisciplinary Dance Performance)
Jeffery Gunshol, jgunshol@tulane.edu Graduate Director
- MFA
- Musical Theatre
- Voice
- Piano
- MA
- Composition
- Musicology
Edward Maxwell Dulaney, edulaney@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
- Technical Production
- Stage Management
- Set Design
- Costume Design
- Lighting Design
Victor Holtcamp, vholtcamp@tulane.edu, chair; Diana Cupsa, dcupsa@tulane.edu, design program head
“4+1” Accelerated MA Degrees
The School of Liberal Arts offers a variety of “4+1” Accelerated MA Degree Programs. These programs allow Tulane University undergraduates to earn a master’s degree in a fifth year of graduate study at a substantially reduced tuition rate.
In the “4+1” programs, up to six credit hours of upper-level courses (6000 and above) can satisfy the major requirements for undergraduates while also counting for credit towards a graduate degree. Requirements vary across programs and departments, so interested students should consult the Director of Graduate Studies for the program of interest.
Students must apply to the 4+1 programs online. While application deadlines differ by department, students generally apply in the fall semester of the junior year in order to schedule appropriate classes. Many departments do accept applications by students in their senior year. Admission is based on undergraduate performance and recommendations from professors. More information can be found on our “4+1” Accelerated MA Degree Programs page.
Current “4+1” Programs:
Anthropology
Jason Nesbitt, jnesbitt@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Art History
Adrian Anagnost, aanagnos@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Computational Linguistics
Marc Zender, mzender@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
English
Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé, kzumhagen@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
French
Chelsea Stieber, cstieber@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
History
Kathryn Edwards, medward5@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Linguistics
Marc Zender, mzender@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Philosophy
Caroline Arruda, carruda@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Policy Economics
Stephano Barbieri, sbarbier@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Political Economy with Data Analytics
Justin Cook, ccook7@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
Spanish and Portuguese
Antonio Gómez, agomez@tulane.edu, Graduate Director
How do I apply to a 4+1 program in the School of Liberal Arts?
To apply to a “4+1” program complete the following steps:
- Review the School of Liberal Arts Prospective Students page
- Go to the Graduate Admission Application Portal and sign in
- Select “Start New Application”
- Finally, select “4+1 Liberal Arts”
From there, complete the application as normal and submit it.
Graduate Certificates
The School of Liberal Arts offers two interdisciplinary graduate certificate programs which can be taken in conjunction with and complement your graduate degree:
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Katherine Johnson, kjohns25@tulane.edu, director
Mellon Graduate Program in Community Engaged Scholarship
Ryan McBride, rmcbride@tulane.edu, Graduate Director