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31 Master's degrees offered by the university
Brass and Percussion
The Brass and Percussion Area is part of the School of Music at University of Kansas, and is home to a nationally and internationally known faculty who are master teachers, performers, and recording artists.
Music
The University of Kansas graduate Music program is designed to foster advanced musicianship, deepen knowledge in specific areas of music, and prepare students for professional careers in performance, teaching, conducting, composition, and scholarly research
Biomedical Product Design and Development
The Biomedical Product Design and Development Track at University of Kansas combines graduate-level research and coursework with practical exposure to these clinical, business and regulatory processes in a professional, collaborative environment.
Choral Conducting
The University of Kansas graduate Choral Conducting program is designed to foster advanced musicianship, deepen knowledge in specific areas of music, and prepare students for professional careers in performance, teaching, conducting, composition, and scholarly research
Music Education
The department’s graduate programs with a major in either Music Education at University of Kansas include advanced professional and scholarly study for music educators, licensure programs for those with baccalaureate degrees in other fields who plan to enter the music education profession
Visual Art Education
Visual Art Education (VAE) is a high quality program at University of Kansas emphasizing a balance of studio, art history, and education courses taught by experts in their fields.
Urban Planning
The Urban Planning program at University of Kansas is an accredited, professional degree oriented towards excellence for planning practice.
Architecture
The post-professional MA in Architecture from University of Kansas is a research-based academic program for students interested in the study of architecture from an academic and scholarly perspective.
Sculpture
Sculpture at University of Kansas provides a well-rounded studio experience involving both traditional and experimental techniques.
Musicology
The Musicology Area at University of Kansas offers the BM degree in music history, the BA degree with a concentration in music history, the MM in musicology, and the PhD in music (musicology).
Piano
The history of the University of Kansas Piano Area is also a musical history of the state of Kansas itself.
Interaction and User Experience Design
The Interaction and User Experience Design at the University of Kansas prepares animators, illustrators, experience designers, graphic designers, marketing creatives, motion designers, photographers, product designers, UX/UI developers, and other multidisciplinary communicators to thrive as innovative practitioners and socially-engaged leaders in an ever-changing professional field.
Music Education in Music Therapy
The Master of Music Education in Music Therapy (MME-MT) from University of Kansas include advanced professional and scholarly study for music educators and music therapists, licensure/certification programs for those with baccalaureate degrees in other fields who plan to enter either the music education or music therapy professions
Ceramics
Learn to handbuild, throw, slip cast and make molds with this Ceramics program at University of Kansas. Specialized surfaces, like earthenware low temperature majolica, decals, as well as stoneware and porcelain high temperature glazes and atmospheric firings, like gas reduction, salt, and wood are taught as fundamental elements of the curriculum.
Painting - Drawing
Painters share with poets the magical realms of illusion and metaphor. Derived from a 15,000-year long history, painting today is a complex language that continues to evolve as a vital and everlasting part of contemporary art. Apply now for this Painting - Drawing program at University of Kansas.
Metalsmithing - Jewelry
A variety of studio design courses are offered in this Metalsmithing - Jewelry program at University of Kansas, including jewelry design, holloware, enameling, rendering, professional practices, gemology and historical seminars.
Wind Conducting
The University of Kansas graduate Wind Conducting program is designed to foster advanced musicianship, deepen knowledge in specific areas of music, and prepare students for professional careers in performance, teaching, conducting, composition, and scholarly research
Architecture
The five-year Master of Architecture (M.Arch I) from University of Kansas is an accelerated professional program created for exceptional high school graduates who have a demonstrated record of academic achievement and creative talent.
Art History
The Master of Art History program at University of Kansas requires 30 hours of graduate credit, at least 21 of which must be taken in art history according to the department's established distribution requirements.
Music Theory and Composition
The Music Theory and Composition programme at the University of Kansas offers comprehensive degree paths including BA, BM, MM, DMA, and PhD options. Students engage in full-time study at the Lawrence campus, developing unique creative voices and scholarly expertise under the guidance of internationally recognised faculty members.