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The following degrees and programs are designed especially for students who want to work beyond just one discipline:</p> </div><div class="sidebar"> <div class=" darkgrey invert"> <h1>More Programs</h1> <p>Additional interdisciplinary programs exist within schools and colleges. To find out more, visit the website of <a href="index.html">the school or college</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid column2 js-list" id="bachelor-degrees"> <h1> Bachelor's Degrees and Programs </h1> <div class="" id="undergrad-programs"> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="BXA Program">BXA Intercollege Degree Programs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bcsaprogram.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Computer Science and Arts (B.C.S.A.)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cbd.cmu.edu/education/bs-in-computational-biology.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Computational Biology (B.S. in Computational Biology)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/%7Ebscf/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Computational Finance (B.S.C.F.)</a></li> <li><a href="http://tepper.cmu.edu/prospective-students/undergraduate/economics" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span>Economics (B.S. or B.A. in Economics)</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/hpp/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Health Professions Program">Health Professions Program (HPP)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/academics/hci-undergraduate" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Secondary Major in Human Computer Interaction">Human Computer Interaction (HCI) (secondary major)</a></li> </ul> </div><div class="" id="other-undergrad-programs"> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bhaprogram.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Humanities and Arts (B.H.A.)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/hsp/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Humanities Scholars Program">Humanities Scholars Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://ideate.cmu.edu" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Integrative Design, Arts and Technology Network: IDeATe">Integrative Design, Arts and Technology Network: IDeATe (minors and concentrations)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/programs/undergraduate-programs/undergrad-music-technology.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Bachelor of Science in Music and Technology">Music and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bsaprogram.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Science and Arts (B.S.A.)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="grid column2 js-list" id="master-degrees"> <h1> Master's Degrees & Programs </h1> <div class="" id="technical-masters-programs"> <h3>Engineering | Science | Information Technology | Medicine</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/engineering/am/apply/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Additive Manufacturing (M.S.)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/graduate/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) Graduate Training Programs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/bio/graduate/prospective_students/ms_comp_bio/program_description.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Computational Biology (M.S.)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/mscf/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span>Computational Finance (M.S.C.F.)</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/engineering/estp/degree-programs/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Energy Science, Technology and Policy (EST&P) Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cit.cmu.edu/etim/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Master of Engineering &Technology Innovation Management">Engineering & Technology Innovation Management (E&TIM)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ini.cmu.edu/degrees/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Information Networking Institute Degrees</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ini.cmu.edu/degrees/msin/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Information Networking (M.S.I.N.)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ini.cmu.edu/degrees/msin/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.ini.cmu.edu/degrees/msis/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Information Security (M.S.I.S.)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/information-systems-management-master/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Information Systems Management (M.I.S.M.)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/information-technology-master/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Information Technology (M.S.I.T.)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/ini/academics/bicoastal/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Information Technology - Information Security (M.S.I.T.-IS)</a> – Bicoastal delivery</li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/iii/on-campus-degrees/miips/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Integrated Innovation for Products & Services (M.I.I. PS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Medical Scientist Training Program (M.S.T.P.) (with University of Pittsburgh)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/ini/academics/bicoastal/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mobile and IoT Engineering (M.S.M.I.T.E.)</a> – Bicoastal delivery</li> <li><a href="https://ms-product-management.cmu.edu/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Product Management (M.S. PM)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/iii/on-campus-degrees/mssm/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Software Management (M.S. SM)</a> – Silicon Valley</li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/iii/mstv/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Technology Ventures (M.S.T.V.)</a> - Bicoastal delivery</li> </ul> </div><div class="" id="arts-masters-programs"> <h3>Arts | Design | Music | Entertainment</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/arts-management-master/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Arts Management (M.A.M.)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/entertainment-industry-management-master/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Master of Entertainment Industry Management">Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.etc.cmu.edu/site/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Entertainment Technology (M.E.T.)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/iii/on-campus-degrees/miips/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Integrated Innovation for Products & Services (M.I.I. PS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://design.cmu.edu/content/master-design" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Master of Design (MDes)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/programs/graduate-programs/grad-music-technology.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Master of Science in Music and Technology">Music and Technology</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="grid column2 js-list" id="doctoral-and-rotc"> <div class="" id="doctoral-programs"> <h1>Doctoral Programs</h1> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.compbio.cmu.edu/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Computational Biology (CPCB) (with University of Pittsburgh)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ml.cmu.edu/prospective-students/ml-phd.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Ph.D. Program in Computational & Statistical Learning">Machine Learning (ML Ph.D.)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/SETChange/education-programs/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ph.D. Programs in Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology 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