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43 Master's degrees offered by the university
Urban Design
Urban design is the discipline of the design and management of our ever-changing cities driven by urbanization, global economics, and advancing technologies. The Master of Urban Design program at University of British Columbia is offered in an one-year curriculum with a central focus on urban design at all scales - from the regional district to the neighbourhood block.
Film Production
Film Production is a major component of Vancouver’s economy, as well as in cities across the globe. The University of British Columbia has an over 45-year history of training some of Canada’s (and the world’s) brightest filmmakers and technicians.
Music - Theory
Theories of music describe ways that listeners, composers, and performers conceive of the elements of their art. Study of Music - Theory, then, informs all aspects of musical learning at the University of British Columbia.
Advanced Studies in Architecture
The Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture at the University of British Columbia is a post-professional research degree offered in a two-year curriculum. Students work in independent design or research-based studies in collaboration with faculty members engaged in certain research themes
Voice
The Voice program from University of British Columbia is offered to candidates who have achieved necessary levels of attainment and productivity at the undergraduate level, and who give reasonable promise of further significant accomplishment.
Ethnomusicology
The Ethnomusicology program from University of British Columbia can accommodate interests in ethnomusicology’s wide range of geographic areas and intellectual issues. We strongly encourage performance, close interaction with related disciplines (anthropology, area studies, sociology, linguistics, etc.), as well as border crossing within music (composition, theory, and historical musicology).
Architecture
The Master of Architecture (MArch) graduate degree program at the University of British Columbia offers an accredited three-year curriculum. This professional course of study is highly demanding with a large proportion of the curriculum being required coursework.
Theatre
The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre in Design and Production is an intensive program from University of British Columbia intended to prepare students for work as designers in the professional theatre.
Music Education
The graduate program in Music Education from University of British Columbia is designed to meet a variety of needs and interests, including those of the busy professional teacher, the researcher, the administrator, the curriculum developer, and the future university professor.
Landscape Architecture
The Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MASLA) offered by University of British Columbia is a post-professional research degree offered in a two-year curriculum. Students work in independent research-based studies in collaboration with faculty members engaged in certain research themes.
Guitar
The Guitar program from University of British Columbia is offered to candidates who have achieved necessary levels of attainment and productivity at the undergraduate level, and who give reasonable promise of further significant accomplishment.
Community and Regional Planning
The Community and Regional Planning program at the University of British Columbia offers an innovative curriculum that draws upon the expertise of SCARP faculty as well as practicing planners.
Planning
The field of planning practice (encompassing urban, community and regional planning, and related sub-specializations) has long been recognized as a professional field in Canada, as elsewhere in the world. Founded by Dr. H.P. Oberlander, the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at University of British Columbia is one of the oldest planning schools in Canada.
Art History
The MA in Art History from University of British Columbia is designed to instruct students in methods to research and present scholarly materials, while providing grounding in a broadly based and methodologically diverse art history.
Orchestral Conducting
The Orchestral Conducting program from University of British Columbia features private conducting study and significant podium time. Teaching Assistantships in conducting and ensembles provide vital experiential learning opportunities throughout the degree.
Film Production and Creative Writing
Film Production and Creative Writing is a major component of Vancouver’s economy, as well as in cities across the globe. The University of British Columbia has an over 40-year history of training some of Canada's (and the world's) brightest filmmakers and technicians.
Conducting - Choral Conducting
The Conducting - Choral Conducting program from the University of British Columbia features private conducting study and significant podium time. Teaching Assistantships in conducting and ensembles provide vital experiential learning opportunities throughout the degree.
Piano
The Piano program from University of British Columbia is offered to candidates who have achieved necessary levels of attainment and productivity at the undergraduate level, and who give reasonable promise of further significant accomplishment.
Planning
This Planning degree program from University of British Columbia is designed to provide a stimulating opportunity for students who have an interest in planning as career, and who seek a strong and robust graduate educational experience as platform for high-level planning and public policy work.
High Performance Buildings
The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in High Performance Buildings from University of British Columbia is a professional degree for architects and engineers who want to excel and drive innovation in the building industry.