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The College of Creative Studies at UCSB is unique in the UC system. It enrolls undergraduate students with demonstrated talent for independent work in the arts, mathematics, or the sciences. Emphases are offered in art (painting, sculpture, and book arts), biology, chemistry, computer science, literature, mathematics, music composition, and physics. Work in the college leads to the bachelor of arts degree in all emphases (with the exception of Computer Science, B.S. only), and, optionally, to the bachelor of science degree in chemistry, mathematics, and physics. In 1999-2000, approximately 275 students were enrolled in the college.
College of EngineeringThe College of Engineering offers professional undergraduate education leading to the bachelor of science degree in five disciplines: chemical, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and computer science. The chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The computer science program is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board. The college currently has a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 1,850 students.
The College of Letters and Science, which enrolls approximately 16,000 undergraduates, is the largest undergraduate college on the UCSB campus. The college offers nearly 80 majors and over 30 minors, including a number of interdisciplinary programs, and awards four degrees: bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of fine arts, and bachelor of music. In addition, college departments offer a wide range of minors to students interested in pursuing a second area of study.
UCSB offers advanced programs of study and research leading to the doctor of philosophy, doctor of musical arts, master of arts, master of education, master of environmental science and management, master of fine arts, master of music, and master of science through the Graduate Division. Programs leading to California teaching and service credentials are also offered. Under policies set by the UCSB Graduate Council, the Graduate Division recruits and admits students to all graduate programs, promotes diversity at the graduate level, secures and awards graduate financial support, and administers graduate students' academic records.
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Bren School of Environmental Science and Management is a professional school aimed at training graduate students in rigorous, interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problem solving. The School fosters an integrated view of the environment that focuses not just on the identification of problems, but on their solutions in scientific, societal, and institutional contexts. The School has a unique intercampus dimension and integrates expertise and students from UC Business and Law Schools into its programs. The School offers two graduate degrees. The Master's of Environmental Science and Management is a professional degree intended for students who will enter or re-enter the work-force when they finish. The Ph.D. is a research-oriented degree whose cornerstone is an original work of research presented as a dissertation.
Graduate School of EducationThe Graduate School of Education prepares researchers, teachers, and administrators in education and professional psychology. Three-quarters of the graduate students are working on their doctor of philosophy or master of arts degrees. Another one-fourth are enrolled in the teaching credential and M.Ed. program to qualify for elementary and secondary school teaching. A number of students not only work on advanced degrees but also qualify for advanced specialist or service credentials in administration or school psychology.