Master's education at UChicago

Programs transforming careers

UChicago master’s programs meet demand in evolving job market

Degree programs help students build skills, become future leaders and make impact
Students inside a Master's level course at UChicago
Degree programs help students build skills, become future leaders and make impact

‘Immersive and transformative’: UChicago’s master’s in arts and humanities

Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience
Hilary Strang inside the classroom
Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience

AROUND UCHICAGO

UChicago scientists invent breakthrough device to detect airborne signs of disease

Portable tech captures molecules in breath to aid medical care from diabetes to at-risk newborn development
A machine to detect certain molecules in air samples. The machine consists of a glass box connected with various wires, with a green air pump on one side.
Portable tech captures molecules in breath to aid medical care from diabetes to at-risk newborn development

AI is good at weather forecasting. Can it predict freak weather events?

UChicago-led study tests neural networks’ ability to handle ‘gray swan’ events
A group of swans swim together on a cloudy day
UChicago-led study tests neural networks’ ability to handle ‘gray swan’ events

In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome

UChicago study shows microbiome struggles to restore itself on a Western diet after antibiotics
Illustration of gut microbiome
UChicago study shows microbiome struggles to restore itself on a Western diet after antibiotics

Three UChicago scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2025

Profs. Rina Foygel Barber, Margaret Gardel and Peter Littlewood are among the 120 new members elected
A view looking up at Bond Chapel
Profs. Rina Foygel Barber, Margaret Gardel and Peter Littlewood are among the 120 new members elected

Inside the Lab

Explore Labs Across UChicago

Awad Lab: Predicting and preventing strokes and brain bleeds

In the newest episode of Inside the Lab, visit Prof. Issam Awad and learn about his team's mission: to prevent strokes before they happen.
Prof. Issam Awad
In the newest episode of Inside the Lab, visit Prof. Issam Awad and learn about his team's mission: to prevent strokes before they happen.

Light Lab: Understanding the gut microbiome to treat disease

Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside your gut—and how they can affect health or disease.
Inside the Lab
Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside your gut—and how they can affect health or disease.

Education Lab: Using tutoring to reverse pandemic-era learning loss

Learn how UChicago experts are working with school districts nationwide to tackle learning loss and scale solutions to set students up for success.
An instructor works with a student at the Education Lab
Learn how UChicago experts are working with school districts nationwide to tackle learning loss and scale solutions to set students up for success.

Episode 160

Inside the disease that changes your personality, with Bruce Miller

Neurologist explores the ‘social brain’ and how dementia affects how we act
A high contrast black and white portrait of an individual with FTD
Neurologist explores the ‘social brain’ and how dementia affects how we act

Episode 159

Meet the ‘Planet Hunter’ searching for alien life, with Jacob Bean

Astrophysicist studies atmospheres of distant worlds to identify habitable exoplanets
An artist's illustration of Kepler Planet 1649c from space
Astrophysicist studies atmospheres of distant worlds to identify habitable exoplanets

Episode 158

How to stop gun violence before it starts, with Jens Ludwig

Crime Lab director argues we need to address behavioral causes of crime, in addition to policy and policing
A person holding a firearm
Crime Lab director argues we need to address behavioral causes of crime, in addition to policy and policing

Episode 157

Can your DNA predict your future?, with Dalton Conley

Sociologist examines how genetic science could forecast your income, education and love life
A child looks in the mirror
Sociologist examines how genetic science could forecast your income, education and love life

Episode 156

Can you really die of a broken heart? The hidden dangers of grief with Mary Frances O'Connor

Psychologist examines the stress that loss has on the body—and how society can help
A grieving woman stands with a rose
Psychologist examines the stress that loss has on the body—and how society can help

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First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.
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First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.

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Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

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How Do You Promote Safety Through Public Art After Trauma?

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South Side Fireflies

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