The Symbolic Systems Program offers a Master of Science Degree which requires a substantial research project/master's thesis as its focal component.

• See Symbolic Systems M.S. Program

Several other Master's degree programs at Stanford offer specialization areas that are related to symbolic systems, e.g.:

• Art and Art History (M.F.A.): Program in Design
  
• Communication (M.A.): Media Studies Coterminal Master's Program
• Computer Science (M.S.): Specialization Areas in Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Mobile and Internet Computing, and Theoretical Computer Science
  
• Education (M.A.): Learning, Design, and Technology
• Mechanical Engineering (M.S.): Specialization in Product Design
  
• Music (M.A.): Programs in Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics; and Music, Science, and Technology
  
• Philosophy (M.A.): Special Program in Symbolic Systems
  

In addition to the Master's programs listed above, the following Stanford Master's degree programs may also be of interest to undergraduate Symbolic Systems majors considering applying to study for a coterminal Master's Degree:

• Biomedical Informatics (M.S.)
• Linguistics (M.A.)
• Management Science and Engineering (M.S.)
• Psychology (M.A.)
• Statistics (M.S.)
  

The following specialization areas in Ph.D. programs at Stanford are particularly related to symbolic systems:

• Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or Psychology: Special Designation in Cognitive Science
  
• Education: Cross-Area Specialization in Learning Sciences and Technology Design
• Music: Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics
• Philosophy: Special Track in Philosophy and Symbolic Systems