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21 Master's degrees offered by the university
Screenwriting
The Screenwriting program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a two-year master of fine arts degree in film and television, seeks to identify and nurture the most exciting, innovative, diverse and distinct screenwriting voices in a supportive, safe environment that enables students to explore and experiment with form and subject matter.
Philosophy
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Philosophy has been among the top ranked doctoral programs for decades, with strengths across the discipline, including philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of science, logic, philosophy of mathematics, ethics, social and political philosophy.
Islamic Studies
The Islamic Studies program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), founded in the late 1950’s, is among the oldest of such programs in the country. The program is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of Islam and global Muslim communities.
Comparative Literature
The Department of Comparative Literature offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Comparative Literature. The department from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) only admits students with the objective of the Ph.D. degree.
English
The graduate English program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) English Department is one of the strongest, most diverse, and most intellectually exciting in the country. Consistently highly ranked across fields, it receives over 300 applications of admission each year and enrolls an entering class of 10-12 students, all of whom receive full funding.
Teaching Asian Languages
With Asian languages rapidly gaining global importance, there is a strong demand for competency in these languages and the required professional training. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is pleased to announce the start of a Master’s Degree Program in Teaching Asian Languages.
Conducting
The Conducting program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers Master of Music (M.M.) and Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degrees in choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble conducting; UCLA is the only university in California that offers doctorates in all three specializations.
Portuguese
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) provide a key to the Lusophone world, encompassing over 270 million people on five different continents.
Indo-European Studies
The Indo-European Studies program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is technically (in UCLA terminology) an “Interdisciplinary Program” (IDP), since some of its faculty and courses are shared with various UCLA departments, such as Classics, Linguistics, and Asian Languages and Cultures.
Linguistics
The Linguistics program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) began as an interdepartmental graduate M.A. program in 1960.
History
Undergraduate and Graduate History degrees from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) can be rewarding to an individual and useful as a citizen. Expert historians within the department can help to make sense of a complicated world.
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Graduate study in the Chicana and Chicano Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) provides graduate students with the interdisciplinary research tools to advance knowledge in the field, provide academic leadership, and serve community needs.
French and Francophone Studies
The Department of French and Francophone Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a major center for the study of the French language and of literatures, cultures, and civilizations of French expression throughout the world and offers the French and Francophone Studies program.
Latin
The Master of Arts degree in Latin from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) may only be earned after students have been admitted to the PhD program in Classics.
Greek
The UCLA Department of Classics is one of three Humanities departments at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) ranked in the top ten nationally in the last National Research Council report and it offers the Greek Program. Classics forms the foundation for the Humanities.
Italian
The Italian program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is one of the programs offered in the Department of Italian.
East Asian Studies
The East Asian Studies program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is an interdisciplinary program intended to enable students to develop a broad understanding of an individual East Asian culture or to engage in comparative study of two or more East Asian cultures.
Spanish
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Spanish is offered en route after completion of eleven graduate courses and a capstone or thesis plan, and demonstrated proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese.
Classics
The Classics program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) allows students to pursue a varied set of interests with a world-class faculty known for teaching, mentoring and scholarship.
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) currently offers offers MAs and PhDs degrees.