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46 Master's degrees offered by the university
Writing - Fiction
The Writing - Fiction program at Columbia University is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers.
English and Comparative Literature
The English and Comparative Literature program at Columbia University offers a wide range of courses in traditional and emerging fields of literary and cultural study.
History and Literature
The History and Literature program at Columbia University is an innovative program that explores the interconnections and intersections between history and literature, both as categories of cultural production and as scholarly disciplines.
Bilingual-Bicultural Education
The Bilingual-Bicultural Education program at Columbia University takes a sociocultural approach to the learning of languages and literacies. Through comprehensive and innovative coursework, hands-on experiences in New York City schools, and research projects, you’ll explore bilingual teaching and learning.
History and Education
Join this Master of Arts degree programme in History and Education, that is offered by Columbia University.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
For the M.A. in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Columbia University, students must take a combination of courses in art history, religion, history, philosophy, literature or other relevant fields offered by departments in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
French
The French program at Columbia University trains scholars in the literature, culture, and history of France and the Francophone world. Students take courses on a wide array of literary, theoretical, historical and sociological topics relating to France and the Francophone world.
Writing - Literary Translation
The Writing - Literary Translation program at Columbia University offers all Writing students the opportunity to pursue coursework in literary translation as part of their studies.
Oral History
The Oral History program at Columbia University is the first program of its kind in the United States: a one-year interdisciplinary MA degree training students in oral history method and theory.

Bioethics
The Bioethics program at Columbia University grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges. Students may choose to complete coursework from among two formats: in-person on Columbia’s New York City campus or online via Columbia’s flexible learning platform.
Film - Writing for Film and Television
The new three-year Film - Writing for Film and Television program at Columbia University will build on this tradition and is designed to help talented young writers learn to tell their stories in the strongest ways to prepare them for real world careers in screenplay and teleplay writing.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics
The Philosophical Foundations of Physics program at Columbia University is designed to meet the needs of gifted students who are intrigued by, and want to participate in, the growing scholarly interest in the relationship between the philosophy of science and the foundations of physics.

Classics
Offered by Columbia University’s Department of Classics and the School of Professional Studies, the rigorous Advanced Graduate Certificate in Classics programme provides inquisitive and driven college graduates with the opportunity to advance their knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin.
Slavic Languages
Columbia University's Department of Slavic Languages, one of the oldest in the US, aims to educate new generations of scholars dedicated to advancing the field of Slavic studies. It strongly emphasizes the rigorous study of literary texts, discourses, and cultural history.
Writing - Nonfiction
The Writing - Nonfiction program at Columbia University offers instruction in a full range of subgenres, from memoir and personal essay to science writing, criticism, humour, research methods, profiles, food writing and lyric essay.
International and World History
The International and World History program at Columbia University offers two degrees: a Master of Arts from Columbia University and a Master of Science from the London School of Economics.
Theatre - Playwriting
The Theatre - Playwriting program at Columbia University embraces diverse voices and aesthetics. There are many ways to write a great play, exemplified by our faculty, which includes Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, and David Henry Hwang.
Philosophy and Education
The Philosophy and Education program at Columbia University attracts students from all over the nation and the world who want to be part of a collaborative and scholarly community
Divinity and Social Work
The Divinity and Social Work programme from Columbia University provides students with an integrated understanding of spiritual and social contexts.
English Education
In this English Education program at Columbia University will help students gain a deeper understanding of critical issues in the field of English Education.