Academics

Dell Med partners with Ascension Seton to provide clinical experiences and training in a range of specialties, including a signature curriculum — Advancing Care Transformation — that emphasizes value-based health care, quality improvement, health equity, leadership, teamwork and other key competencies in health systems science. All of this happens in the vibrant city of Austin — a growing hub for tech, industry and breakfast tacos.

Individual Master’s Degree Programs

The University of Texas at Austin offers prospective graduate students two master’s degree programs facilitated by cross-campus partnerships involving Dell Med.

• M.A., design in health: Creatives and professionals seeking expertise in how to apply human-centered design as a force for innovation in health and care can earn a Master of Arts in design in health. UT Austin’s School of Design and Creative Technologies in the College of Fine Arts leads the program.
• M.A., humanities, health and medicine: Students and professionals seeking to explore how humanistic knowledge, skills and frameworks have the power to transform health and health care can earn a Master of Arts in humanities, health and medicine. The humanities-focused degree — also aimed at those wishing to hone their skills as writers, researchers and critical thinkers — is offered in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts.

Dual M.D./Master’s Degree Programs

In addition to the individual master’s degrees offered to traditional graduate students, medical students at Dell Med are also able to pursue an expanded selection of dual degree options, including a Master of Public Affairs in partnership with the LBJ School of Public Affairs — as part of the school’s hallmark Growth Year.