Programs of Study

Graduate Degrees

The Graduate School of the University of Colorado Boulder offers instruction leading to the following advanced degrees:

  • Master of Arts (MA)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) (through Leeds School of Business)
  • Master of Engineering (ME)
  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
  • Master of Music (MMus)
  • Master of Music Education (MMusEd)
  • Master of Science (MS)
  • Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts (DMusA)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Graduate Teacher Program

The Graduate Teacher Program provides for all graduate students with professional development opportunities, career consulting, videotape consultation, and teacher training.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

 

Aerospace Engineering Sciences

MS, PhD

Anthropology

MA, MA/MBA, PhD

Applied Mathematics

MS, PhD

Art and Art History

MA, MA/MBA, MFA

Asian Languages and Civilizations

MA, PhD

Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences

PhD

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

MS, PhD

Biochemistry

(MS), PhD

Business Administration

MS, MBA, PhD

Chemical Engineering

ME, MS, PhD

Chemical Physics

PhD

Chemistry

(MS), PhD

Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

MS, PhD

Classics

MA, PhD

Cognitive Science

PhD (joint only)

Comparative Ethnic Studies

PhD

Communication (through Arts and Sciences)

MA, PhD

Communication (through Journalism)

PhD

Comparative Literature

MA, PhD

Computer Science

ME, MS, MS/MBA, PhD

Creative Writing

MFA

Curriculum and Instruction

MA, PhD

Dance

MFA

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

MA, PhD

Economics

PhD

Education

MA, MA+, PhD

Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

ME, MS, PhD

Engineering Management

ME

English

MA, MFA, PhD

Environmental Studies

JD/MS, JD/PhD, MS, MS/MBA, PhD

French

MA, PhD

Geography

MA, PhD

Geological Sciences

MS, PhD

Geophysics

PhD

German Studies

MA, MA/ MBA, PhD

History

MA, PhD

Information Communication and Technology for Development

MS

Integrative Physiology

MS, PhD

Interdisciplinary Telecommunications

JD/MS, ME, MS, MS/MBA, PhD

Journalism and Mass Communication

MA, PhD

Law

JD, JD/Canadian LLB, LLB, JD/MBA, JD/MD, JD/MPA, JD/MS, JD/MST, JD/MURP, JD/PhD, LLM, MS

Linguistics

MA, PhD

Materials Science and Engineering

MS, PhD

Mathematics

MA, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

ME, MS, PhD

Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

PhD

Museum and Field Studies

MS

Music

MM, MMEd, DMA, PhD

Neuroscience

PhD (joint only)

Philosophy

MA, PhD

Physics

PhD

Political Science

MA, PhD

Psychology

PhD

Religious Studies

MA

Sociology

(MA), PhD

Spanish

MA, PhD

Technology, Media, and Society

PhD

Theatre

MA, MA/MBA, PhD

Inquiries regarding admission to graduate programs should be addressed to the graduate department in which the applicant wishes to study (see the University of Colorado Boulder Directory for campus addresses or see www.colorado.edu).

Interdisciplinary and Certificate Programs

A wide variety of graduate interdisciplinary and certificate progams is offered at CU-Boulder.

Concurrent Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs

Concurrent BS/MS and BA/MA degree programs are offered in several departments at CU-Boulder. These programs allow a student to receive both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years of study without compromising the academic integrity of either degree.

Currently approved concurrent degree programs in the College of Arts and Sciences are offered in:

  • art and art history
  • Chinese/Asian languages and civilizations
  • classics
  • ecology and evolutionary biology
  • engineering physics/physics
  • film studies/art history
  • French
  • German studies
  • integrative physiology
  • Japanese/Asian languages and civilizations
  • linguistics
  • mathematics
  • mathematics/applied mathematics
  • physics
  • psychology (cognitive)
  • religious studies

Currently approved concurrent degree programs in the Leeds School of Business are offered in:

  • accounting
  • finance/accounting
  • information mangemant/telecommunications
  • systems/accounting

Currently approved concurrent degree programs in the College of Engineering and Applied Science are offered in:

  • aerospace engineering
  • applied mathematics
  • architectural engineering
  • chemical engineering
  • chemical and biological engineering
  • civil engineering
  • computer science
  • electrical and computer engineering
  • electrical engineering
  • environmental engineering
  • mechanical engineering
  • telecommunications/information management

These concurrent degree programs are open only to highly qualified CU-Boulder undergraduates. Students are formally admitted at the end of their sophomore year or the beginning of their junior year. They are admitted through the admission procedure of their department and do not go through the normal process of admission to Graduate School. When students have completed the program requirements, they receive both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree simultaneously. Students wishing to continue studying toward a doctorate must formally apply for admission to the Graduate School.

Students interested in a concurrent bachelor’s/master’s program should inquire in the department.

Dual Degree Programs 

In an environment where there is a rapidly increasing desire for interdisciplinary and professional skills, receiving two master’s degrees in complementary fields can be a real asset. Contact the individual departments for details.

Combinations with MBA 

  • anthropology/MBA
  • computer science/MBA
  • environmental studies/MBA
  • German studies/MBA
  • telecommunications/MBA
  • theatre/MBA

Combination within the Graduate School 

  • applied math/MCD Biology
  • audiology/speech, language, and hearing sciences (both through the Department of SLHS)
  • engineering management/telecommunications
  • music (two areas)
  • religious studies/Asian languages/history (any two)

Combination with Law 

  • environmental studies/law
  • business/law
  • juris doctor/bachelor of laws with the University of Alberta faculty of law, Canada
  • medicine/law
  • public administration/law
  • telecommunications/law
  • urban and regional planning/law