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32 Master's degrees offered by the university
Performance
The Music Performance MM program from University of Texas at Austin trains students as informed artist-performers. In addition to demonstrating technical mastery of their instrument or voice, students are expected to exhibit a thorough understanding of the theoretical, pedagogical, and historical aspects of the major, as well as a knowledge of the literature of their performance area.
Jazz Studies
The ultimate aim of the Jazz Studies MM program offered at University of Texas at Austin is to develop serious performers and composers who will be among the collaborative leaders of the future. Jazz majors have the opportunity to hone their skills in a variety of large ensembles, a writers’ band, small combos, and student-sponsored jam sessions.
Historic Preservation
The Historic Preservation MArch program from University of Texas at Austin is designed to encourage students to see existing neighborhoods and buildings that are of merit as an essential resource—whether or not they are “historic”.
Architectural History
The Architectural History MA program from University of Texas at Austin offers an innovative and diverse curriculum that seeks to foster a critical understanding of architecture, the built environment, and the landscape.
Studio Art
The Studio Art MFA program from University of Texas at Austin is a fast-paced, full-time, studio-intensive interdisciplinary degree program that takes full advantage of the university’s physical, technical and intellectual resources.
Theatre - Playwriting
The Theatre - Playwriting is a vital and ascendant MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin situated in a vibrant and non-traditional theatre city. This acclaimed three-year program combines a rigorous immersion in the tactical craft of playwriting with a bold and aesthetically diverse embrace of collaborative theatre models.
Community and Regional Planning and Public Affairs
The Community and Regional Planning and Public Affairs MPAff program offered at University of Texas at Austin is structured so that students earn both Masters' degrees simultaneously in three years instead of four by eliminating duplicative course work in certain analytic areas and in general electives.
Conducting
The Conducting MM program offered at University of Texas at Austin trains students in the artistic, technical, physical, and leadership skills required of successful conductors at the professional and post-secondary levels. Intensive coursework in conducting, score study, analysis, musicology, and theory is combined with regular opportunities to conduct university ensembles.
Composition
The Composition MM program offered at University of Texas at Austin trains students to create music and convey their musical ideas through a variety of performance media. Students are expected to exhibit a thorough knowledge of the theoretical and historical basis of music and to develop strong pedagogical skills.
Sustainable Design and Community and Regional Planning
The Sustainable Design and Community and Regional Planning MSc/MSCRP dual degree offered at University of Texas at Austin is an interdisciplinary and research-based degree path. Here, scholars are both part of a specialized, close-knit cohort of MSSD students as well as members of the larger Architecture program and UT Austin campus community.
Music and Human Learning
At the Music and Human Learning MM program offered at University of Texas at Austin, students study the fundamental principles of human learning and behavior as applied to all aspects of musical activity.
Community and Regional Planning
The Community and Regional Planning MSCRP program from University of Texas at Austin provides the theoretical foundations, specific skills and practical experience to succeed in professional planning and related policy careers.