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Graduate Programs
If you have completed or are completing a four-year bachelor's degree with a high level of excellence and wish to further your education, you may pursue a graduate degree at CU-Boulder.
Master's degree (MA, MS)
70 programs; the master's degree is usually completed in two or two
and one-half years of full-time study. Requirements vary, depending on the
program.
Doctorate (PhD)
51 programs; the highest degree conferred by the university. Doctoral
programs usually build upon master's level work and require completion of
course work, a comprehensive examination, original research, and a dissertation.
For more information about any academic program, go to the prospective
graduate student web site, write to the specific department at the University
of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA, or call the campus telephone
operator at 303-492-1411 for department telephone numbers and have your
call transferred to the department.
Business
MS or PhD degree in business administration offered through the Graduate
School; or master
of business administration (MBA) offered through the Leeds School of
Business.
Education
MA or PhD in three areas of concentration: educational psychological studies; curriculum and instruction; and social, multicultural, and bilingual foundations.
PhD only: research and evaluation methodology.
Engineering and
Applied Science
MS or PhD in: aerospace engineering sciences; chemical and biological engineering; civil,
environmental, and architectural engineering; computer science; electrical
and computer engineering; and mechanical engineering.
MS in interdisciplinary telecommunications.
ME degree in engineering management.
Humanities
MA and PhD programs: classics, comparative literature, English, French,
history, philosophy, and Spanish.
MA only: East Asian languages and civilizations
Journalism
MA in mass communication research or news gathering and PhD in communication-media Studies.
Law
Juris doctor (JD) degree: catalog and application can be requested
by calling 303-492-7203, by writing to the School of Law, University of
Colorado at Boulder, 403 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0403, USA, or on the law
school web site.
Biological and
Physical Sciences
MS and PhD programs: applied mathematics; astrophysical and planetary sciences; atmospheric and oceanic sciences; environmental studies; geological sciences; integrative physiology; mathematics; and physics.
MA and PhD programs: ecology and evolutionary biology; geography; and mathematics.
PhD only programs: biochemistry; chemistry; cognitive science; geophysics and hydrologic sciences; molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; neuroscience; and psychology.
Music, Fine
Arts, Theatre, and Dance
Master of music (MMus) and master of music education (MMusEd); or PhD or doctor of musical arts (DMusA). MA in art history and MFA in studio arts. MFA in dance. MA or PhD in theatre.
Social and Behavioral
Sciences
MA and PhD programs: anthropology; communication; geography; linguistics; political science; speech, language, and hearing sciences. MS program in museum and field studies. AuD program in audiology. PhD programs: economics; psychology; sociology and technology, media and society.
