- Home
- Programmes
- Humanities
- Columbia University
46 Master's degrees offered by the university

Classics
Offered by Columbia University’s Department of Classics and the School of Professional Studies, the rigorous Advanced Graduate Certificate in Classics programme provides inquisitive and driven college graduates with the opportunity to advance their knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin.

Bioethics
The Bioethics program at Columbia University grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges. Students may choose to complete coursework from among two formats: in-person on Columbia’s New York City campus or online via Columbia’s flexible learning platform.

Bioethics
Join the Bioethics programme offered by Columbia University and Advance Healthcare and Your Career.

Bioethics (Online)
This Bioethics (Online) course from Columbia University New York - School of Professional Studies grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges.
English and Comparative Literature
The English and Comparative Literature program at Columbia University offers a wide range of courses in traditional and emerging fields of literary and cultural study.
Slavic Languages
Columbia University's Department of Slavic Languages, one of the oldest in the US, aims to educate new generations of scholars dedicated to advancing the field of Slavic studies. It strongly emphasizes the rigorous study of literary texts, discourses, and cultural history.
Early Childhood Education - Initial Certification and Bilingual Extension
The Early Childhood Education - Initial Certification and Bilingual Extension at Columbia University prepares early education professionals who are committed to the well-being of young multilingual children, families and communities, and who are knowledgeable about bilingual education (Birth-Grade 2).
Divinity and Social Work
The Divinity and Social Work programme from Columbia University provides students with an integrated understanding of spiritual and social contexts.
Film - Screenwriting and Directing
The mission of the Film - Screenwriting and Directing program at Columbia University is to rigorously train storytellers in film, television, and digital media. This concentration is specifically for students who intend to immerse themselves in the art of both writing and directing, many of whom will go on to become writer-directors.
Writing - Fiction
The Writing - Fiction program at Columbia University is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers.
Writing - Nonfiction
The Writing - Nonfiction program at Columbia University offers instruction in a full range of subgenres, from memoir and personal essay to science writing, criticism, humour, research methods, profiles, food writing and lyric essay.
Professional Studies
The Professional Studies programme from Columbia University is a 36-credit, fully accredited graduate degree that provides leadership training to currently incarcerated students living within the unique context of the New York State prison system.
Theatre - Playwriting
The Theatre - Playwriting program at Columbia University embraces diverse voices and aesthetics. There are many ways to write a great play, exemplified by our faculty, which includes Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, and David Henry Hwang.
Writing - Literary Translation
The Writing - Literary Translation program at Columbia University offers all Writing students the opportunity to pursue coursework in literary translation as part of their studies.
Slavic Cultures
Students with a cultural interest in Russia or Eastern Europe may apply for the MA program in Slavic Cultures, housed in the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University.
Japanese Pedagogy
The MA in Japanese Pedagogy at Columbia University provides students with theories and practices essential for a qualified instructor of Japanese at the college or pre-college level.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
For the M.A. in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Columbia University, students must take a combination of courses in art history, religion, history, philosophy, literature or other relevant fields offered by departments in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
History and Literature
The History and Literature program at Columbia University is an innovative program that explores the interconnections and intersections between history and literature, both as categories of cultural production and as scholarly disciplines.
Religion
The Graduate Program in Religion at Columbia University is a cooperative program between the Departments of Religion at Columbia University, Barnard College, and Union Theological Seminary. It is designed for the study of the history, literature, theory, and functions of religion, in its various forms, within different societies and cultures.
Applied Linguistics
The Applied Linguistics program from Columbia University provides students with a solid foundation of knowledge to formulate, examine and resolve pedagogical and research questions related to language, language use, second language pedagogy, second language acquisition, second language assessment, and TESOL adult and PK-12 education.