9 PhD programmes offered by the university

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s Department of Musicology is one of the most successful graduate programs in American musicology. 

The Architecture and Urban Design deparment at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers two academic graduate degrees: the Master of Arts in Architecture (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture (PhD).

Building on a long tradition of intellectual innovation, the Department of Art History at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) endorses an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to art history of all periods and places.

At the graduate level at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specialized studies lead to Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in composition; Master of Music (M.M.) and Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degrees in all classical solo instruments, voice, and conducting; and the master of music degree in jazz performance.

The Department of Music at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Western classical music, with concentrations in composition and performance and a specialized undergraduate program in music education. 

The MA/PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)  investigates music in cultural and social contexts. In preparing students for careers in studying global music communities, our program assists students in understanding music as social practice from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) we offer our students a phd degree in Film and Television.

The Department of Urban Planning at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is at the intersection of unique academic, regional, geographic and professional resources that create a learning environment unlike any other. 

Embark on a journey that delves into cross-cultural, interdisciplinary explorations of performance, broadly defined. We offer a Theater and Performance Studies degree at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).