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40 Master's degrees offered by the university
Social Work
The Master of Social Work program at the National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS) from the Catholic University of America seeks to prepare advanced practitioners who, consistent with their chosen concentrations, act as agents of change to promote individual and societal well-being.
Philosophy
Philosophy candidates at the Catholic University of America must have received a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution. Although an undergraduate degree in philosophy is not required for admission to the M.A./Ph.L. program, where deficits exist, students will be required to make them up through additional graduate coursework in select philosophical disciplines.
Engineering Management
The Engineering Management Program at Catholic University of America has a proud 40-year history of successfully educating military, government and industry professionals in the art and science of leading and managing people in technical organizations.
Law
The Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America and the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University offer a course of studies leading to the Law degree.
Physics
Candidates for the M.S. Physics degree from Catholic University of America must complete a minimum of thirty semester hours of graduate work in residence. In the non-thesis program at least twenty-four semester hours must be in physics, and no more than nine of these may be in courses numbered below 600.
Politics
The M.A. in Politics from the Catholic University of America offers concentrations in Political Theory, World Politics, and American Government. Class sizes are small--generally under ten students per course--and feature traditional seminar-style environments and close working relationships with Politics Department faculty.
Biomedical Engineering
The Biomedical Engineering department from Catholic University of America offers a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Church History
The M.A. in Church History from Catholic University of America prepares students for careers in religious education and for advanced study on the doctoral level.
Catholic Clinical Ethics (online)
The Catholic University of America's Catholic Clinical Ethics online program prepares leadership at healthcare institutions to address complex social and ethical issues in healthcare, clinical treatment, genetics, biotechnology, and policy within the framework of the Catholic moral tradition and teaching.
Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineering department from Catholic University of America offers a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in civil engineering. Our goal is to produce graduates who are schooled in fundamentals and capable of doing advanced engineering work.
Biology
The Master of Science in Biology from Catholic University of America emphasizes cell and microbial biology. The purpose of the program is to prepare students for teaching, research, and administrative careers in biological or biomedical sciences.
Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures
Students on the master of arts level of the Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures degree from Catholic University of America may specialize in Ancient Near Eastern studies (ANE) or Christian Near Eastern studies (CNE). MA students choose two primary research languages and generally do course work in additional languages as well.
Early Christian Studies
This Early Christian Studies degree from Catholic University of America is an interdisciplinary graduate program. Although our degrees are awarded within the School of Arts and Sciences, our students take courses in a range of schools and departments, drawing upon historical, linguistic, literary, philosophical, and theological disciplines and methods.
Psychology and Law
The M.A. is awarded in conjunction with the J.D. after 21 credits of coursework, approval of a topic paper, and successful completion of the comprehensive examinations in this Psychology and Law program from Catholic University of America.
Piano Pedagogy
With your Master of Piano Pedagogy at the Catholic University of America, you will focus on teaching the mechanics of piano in the classroom.
Library and Information Science and Law
The Department of Library and Information Science and the Columbus School of Law offer a joint-degree program in Library and Information Science and Law from Catholic University of America to provide academic preparation for law librarianship. Many law library positions require both a law degree and a library and information science degree.
Greek
This Greek program from Catholic University of America provides the training for students interested in future work on the languages, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean world, from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
Applied Space Weather Research
The Department of Physics from Catholic University of America offers the first Master of Science degree in Applied Space Weather Research for educating the next generation of scientists and engineers who will attack the challenging problems of mitigating hazards to technological systems susceptible to space weather.
Architecture and Net Zero Design
The Architecture and Net Zero Design program from Catholic University of America consists of 18 credit hours of coursework (six three-credit courses).
Biblical Studies
The goal of the master's program from Catholic University of America is to expand and deepen the student's initial education in Biblical Studies. It prepares students to engage in independent research in various domains pertinent to the study of Scripture, such as Old Testament, New Testament, Septuagint Studies, Ancient Languages and more.