92 Life Sciences MA Degree Programs

This Medical Assistant program is an evening program taught over three (3) semesters. It will prepare students for entry-level positions in ambulatory health care settings, such as physician offices and outpatient clinics.

The MA in STEM Education program is a Master’s degree program for students who wish to advance their professional knowledge and skills in STEM Education. The program is to prepare STEM educators and leaders to more effectively teach, engage, and inspire a diverse population of students in the STEM fields.

This programme offers a dynamic new way of engaging with the challenging situations we face socially, economically and environmentally.

The Master of Arts in Theology (Ecology) pathway offers students the opportunity to reflect critically on the concept of environmental crisis as a theologically salient theme and develop an awareness of different modes of theological response.

Gain an understanding of the profound effects of human activity on the planet, and the role of education in solving environmental problems.

The Master of Arts in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is designed for students interested in deepening their understanding of the natural world. The program offers a flexible curriculum that allows s...

The master's and doctoral programs in biochemistry and biophysics focus on developing expertise in understanding the molecular mechanisms of living systems. Students get to work closely with faculty, ...

The Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary program which aims at fostering students’ understanding, appreciation, and thoughtful problem-solving skills regarding the relationship and interactions between human society and the environment. The studies will provide the interdisciplinary background that is needed to understand many of the complex challenges facing our world and will equip students with the skills needed to develop solutions to these problems.

The program combines anthropology and environmental policy to help students understand how human cultures interact with natural surroundings. It explores how social, political, and cultural factors sh...

The Master’s in Environmental Arts and Humanities offers students a chance to explore the relationship between humans and the environment through creative and critical lenses. The program combines cou...

The program focuses on preparing future middle school science teachers to effectively teach students in grades 5-8. It combines coursework in science content with methods that help make complex topics...

This course offers a practical and critical approach to designing for environmental sustainability and regeneration. It explores how built environments can become more eco-friendly by focusing on inno...

The program offers a comprehensive exploration of sustainability and global environmental challenges. It focuses on understanding how environmental issues intersect with economic, political, and socia...

The E3B community offers academic excellence in a range of natural and social science disciplines that are directly related to biodiversity conservation including: evolution, systematics, genetics, behavioral ecology, public health, business, economics, political science, anthropology, and public and international policy.The Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B) at Columbia University was established in 2001. In creating E3B, the university recognized that the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, and environmental biology constitute a distinct subdivision of the biological sciences with its own set of intellectual foci, theoretical foundations, scales of analysis, and methodologies.

The graduate program in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) offers comprehensive training in the fundamental mechanisms that underpin biological processes at the molecular and cellular l...