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–C

• Administration
  • M.S.A. (Concentrations: Human Resource Management, Individualized, Leadership for Women, Long-Term Care, Nonprofit Administration, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Sport and Athletic Administration, Training and Development)
  • Certificate in Administration
  • Certificate in Gerontology
  • Certificate in Human Resource Management
  • Certificate in Leadership for Women
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Administration
• Biology
  • M.S. Biology (thesis)
  • M.S. Biology (nonthesis)
• Business
  • M.B.A.
• 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
• Counseling and Educational Psychology
  • 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

• E–L

• Early Childhood and Special Education
  • M.Ed. Early Childhood Education
  • M.Ed. Special Education
  • Certification in Early Childhood Education
  • Certification in Special Education
  • Certificate in Autism
• Elementary Education
  • M.Ed. Elementary Education (Concentration: Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning)
  • Certification in Elementary Education
  • Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
• English
  • M.A. English (thesis and nonthesis; concentrations: Literature; and Writing, Teaching, and Criticism; thesis option in 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)
• 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. Physical Education (Concentrations: General Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Physiology)
  • M.S.A. (Concentration: Sport and Athletic Administration)
• Languages and Cultures
  • M.A. French
  • M.A. Spanish
  • M.Ed. French
  • M.Ed. Spanish
• Leadership for Women
  • M.S.A. (Concentration: Leadership for Women)
  • Certificate in Leadership for Women
• Literacy
  • M.Ed. Reading
  • Certification as a Reading Specialist
  • Certificate in Literacy

• M–T

• Mathematics
  • M.A. Mathematics (options in Mathematics, Mathematics Education)
  • M.S. Applied Statistics
  • Certification in Mathematics
  • Certificate in Applied Statistics
• Music
  • M.A. Music History
  • M.M. Music Education
  • M.M. Music Performance
  • M.M. Music Theory/Composition
  • M.M. Piano Pedagogy
  • Certification in Music Education
  • Certificate in Kodaly Methodology
  • Certificate in Music Technology
  • Certificate in Orff-Schulwerk
  • Certificate in Piano Pedagogy
  • Certificate in 21st Century Music Education
• Nursing
  • M.S.N.
  • Certification in School Nursing
  • 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.S.A. (Concentration: Public Administration)
• Social Work
  • M.S.W.
• Teaching English as a Second Language
  • M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Certificate in TESL