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Graduate Catalog 08-09

Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
McKelvie Hall, 102 W. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2943
fax: 610-436-2763
gradstudy@wcupa.edu

Revised March 2008

Graduate Programs of Study

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. (Concentrations: Executive, General 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

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

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)

Foreign Languages

M.A. French
M.A. Spanish
M.Ed. French
M.Ed. Spanish

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 Integrated 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)

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

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. Accompanying
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
Certificate in Parish Nursing

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

The following departments and interdisciplinary areas offer graduate courses, but no graduate degree: Anthropology and Sociology, Art,Chemistry, Linguistics, Theatre Arts, and Women's Studies.

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