Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Additional details regarding the WCU's Graduate Studies Program may be found on their website.

The Graduate Catalog provides course description and requirement information.


  • A–G

  • Administration
    • M.P.A. (Concentrations:
      Human Resource Management,
      Nonprofit Administration,
      Public Administration,
      Urban and Regional Planning,
      Sport Management and Athletics)
    • Certificate in Administration
    • Certificate in Human Resource Management
    • Certificate in Nonprofit Administration
    • Certificate in Sport Management and Athletics
  • Biology
    • M.S. Biology (thesis)
    • M.S. Biology (nonthesis)
  • Business
    • M.B.A.
    • Certificate in Business
  • Communication Studies
    • M.A. Communication Studies
  • Communicative Disorders
    • M.A. Communicative Disorders
    • Certification in Speech Correction
  • Computer Science
    • M.S. Computer Science
    • Certificate in Computer Science
    • Certificate in Computer Security
    • Certificate in Information Systems
    • Certificate in Web Technology
  • Counselor Education
    • M.Ed. Counseling: Elementary School Counseling
    • M.Ed. Counseling: Secondary School Counseling
    • M.S. Counseling: Higher Education/Student Affairs
    • Certificate in Professional Counseling Licensure Preparation
    • Specialist I Certificate in Counseling (Elementary or Secondary)
  • Criminal Justice
    • M.S. Criminal Justice
  • Early and Middle Grades Education
    • M.Ed. Early Childhood Education
    • M.Ed. Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning
    • Certification in Early Childhood Education
    • Certification in Elementary Education
    • Ceritifcate in Advanced Graduate Study
  • English
    • M.A. English (thesis and nonthesis; concentrations: Literature; Writing, Teaching, and Criticism; and Creative Writing)
  • Geography and Planning
    • M.A. Geography
    • M.S.A. (Concentration: Regional Planning)
    • Certificate in Geographic Technology
  • Geology and Astronomy
    • M.A. Geoscience (Concentration: Earth Sciences)
    • Certifications in Earth and Space Science and/or General Science
  • H–M

  • Health
    • M.Ed. School Health
    • M.P.H. Public Health
    • Certification in Health
    • Certificate in Emergency Preparedness
    • Certificate in Health Care Administration
    • Certificate in Integrative Health
  • History
    • M.A. History
    • M.Ed. History
  • Holocaust and Genocide Studies
    • M.A. Holocaust and Genocide Studies
    • Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  • Kinesiology
    • M.S. Exercise and Sport Physiology
    • M.S. General Physical Eduction
    • M.P.A (Graduate Certificate in Sport Management and Athletics)
    • Certificate in Adapted Physical Education
  • Languages and Cultures
    • M.A. French
    • M.A. Spanish
    • M.Ed. French
    • M.Ed. Spanish
  • Literacy
    • M.Ed Reading
    • Certification as a Reading Specialist
    • Certificate in Literacy
  • Mathematics
    • M.A. Mathematics (Options: Mathematics, Mathematics Education)
    • M.S. Applied Statistics
    • Certification in Mathematics
    • Certificate in Applied Statistics
  • Music
    • M.A. (Concentrations: History and Literature, Theory and Composition)
    • M.M. Music Education
    • M.M. Music Performance
    • M.M. Piano Pedagogy
    • Certification in Music Education
    • Certificate in Kodaly Methodology
    • Certificate in Music Technology
    • Certificate in Orff-Schulwerk
    • Certificate in Piano Pedagogy
  • N–T

  • Nursing
    • M.S.N.
    • Certificate in Nursing Education
  • Philosophy
    • M.A. Philosophy (Concentration: Applied Ethics)
    • Certificate in Business Ethics
    • Certificate in Healthcare Ethics
  • Professional and Secondary Education
    • M.Ed. Secondary Education
    • Certification in Secondary Education
    • Certificate in Teaching and Learning with Technology
  • Psychology
    • M.A. Psychology: Clinical
    • M.A. Psychology: General
    • M.A. Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
    • Certificate in Clinical Mental Health
  • Public Administration
    • M.P.A. (Concentrations: Public Administration)
  • Social Work
    • M.S.W.
  • Special Education
    • M.Ed Special Education
    • Certification in Special Education
    • Certificate in Autism
  • Teaching English as a Second Language
    • M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language
    • Certificate in TESL