University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

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 (AudD)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts (DMusA)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Graduate Programs and Degrees

 NOTE: Degrees listed in parentheses are non-terminal degrees.

Aerospace Engineering Sciences

MS, PhD

Anthropology

MA, MA/MBA, PhD

Applied Mathematics

MS, PhD

Architectural Engineering

MS, PhD

Art and Art History

MA, MA/MBA, MFA

Asian Languages and Civilizations

MA, PhD

Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences

(MS), PhD

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

MS, PhD

Audiology

AudD

Biochemistry

(MS), PhD

Business Administration

MS, MBA, PhD

Chemical Engineering

ME, MS, PhD

Chemical Physics

PhD

Chemistry

(MS), PhD

Civil 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

Dance

MFA

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

MA, PhD

Economics

(MA), PhD

Education

MA, MA+, PhD

Electrical Engineering

ME, MS, PhD

Engineering Management

ME

English

MA, PhD

Environmental Studies

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

Film

MFA

French

MA, PhD

Geography

MA, PhD

Geological Sciences

MS, PhD

Geophysics

PhD

German Studies

MA, MA/ MBA, PhD

History

MA, PhD

Information and Communication Technology for Development

MS

Integrative Physiology

MS, PhD

Journalism and Mass Communication

MA

Law

JD, JD/Canadian 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)

(MA), PhD

Museum and Field Studies

MS

Music

MMus, MMusEd, DMusA, PhD

Neuroscience

PhD (joint only)

Philosophy

MA, PhD

Physics

(MS), PhD

Political Science

MA, PhD

Psychology

(MA), PhD

Religious Studies

MA

Sociology

(MA), PhD

Spanish

MA, PhD

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

MA, PhD

Technology, Media, and Society

PhD

Telecommunications

JD/MS, ME, MS, MS/MBA, 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 admissions.colorado.edu/graduate).