85 Master's degrees offered by the university

Students in the Cultural Studies (Thesis) course from University of Canterbury develop advanced skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking, while pursuing their own interests in a range of topics exploring the plurality of culture.

The Photography course from University of Canterbury provides a development opportunity for students who have an interest in establishing themselves as professional artists or scholars, or career designers, filmmakers, or photographers.

Study French language, history and culture, and gain skills to work internationally with the French course from University of Canterbury.

The Sculpture course from University of Canterbury provides a development opportunity for students who have an interest in establishing themselves as professional artists or scholars, or career designers, filmmakers, or photographers.

The Maori and Indigenous Leadership course from University of Canterbury aims to equip the next generation of leaders across a wide variety of sectors with the skills, knowledge, and attributes necessary to advance the aspirations of Iwi Māori and other indigenous peoples, whether it be in a social, cultural, environmental, political, or commercial context.

This ‌Biological Sciences programme at University of Canterbury is broad and flexible, allowing students to study multiple aspects of the biological sciences or take on an interdisciplinary approach.

The Philosophy course from University of Canterbury allows you to delve deeper into fundamental questions of our society. 

The Arts (Thesis) degree from University of Canterbury is composed of a substantial body of original research in a wide variety of Arts subjects.

The Architectural Engineering course from University of Canterbury is a practice-focused degree for students with engineering or architecture backgrounds to gain professional, work-ready building design skills. There is also a part-time option available for those working in the industry and wanting to upskill.

Courses during the ‌Biotechnology programme at University of Canterbury are taught by leading national and visiting international researchers.

The Professional Engineering Geology course from University of Canterbury is the only programme of its kind in Australasia. Engineering Geology is a multidisciplinary area applying geological sciences to engineering work, identifying and mitigating geological hazards, and aspects of land-use planning.

The Artificial Intelligence course at University of Canterbury allows you to build on previous studies in computing and venture into the field of AI engineering and innovation.

The Biochemistry programme at University of Canterbury has modern state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.

The Te Reo Maori programme from University of Canterbury prepares graduates for a professional career in te reo Māori.

The Product Design course from University of Canterbury takes advantage of UC’s research expertise in a range of commerce, IT, and engineering fields.

The Moving Image course from University of Canterbury provides a development opportunity for students who have an interest in establishing themselves as professional artists or scholars, or career designers, filmmakers, or photographers.

This Computer Science programme at University of Canterbury emphasises the exploration of new ideas as well as putting what you have learned into context. 

For anyone with an interest in professional, academic, creative, and technical writing, this coursework-based Writing  programme from University of Canterbury allows you to specialise and deepen your expertise.

The Arts degree from University of Canterbury consists of taught coursework, which may include internship opportunities, and independent research in a wide variety of Arts subjects

The Chinese course from University of Canterbury teaches and supervises research on a wide range of topics – literary or cinematic, traditional or modern – focusing on China and the Chinese-speaking world.