Graduate Catalog

2011 – 2012

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


Revised May 2011

Graduate Programs of Study

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
Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning

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. Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning
M.Ed. Early Childhood Education
Certification in Early Childhood Education
Certification in Elementary Education
Certificate of 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.P.A. (Concentration: Urban and 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

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. Exercise and Sport Physiology
M.S. General Physical Education
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

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: Mathematics, Mathematics Education)
M.S. Applied Statistics
Certification in Mathematics
Certificate in Applied Statistics

Music

M.M. (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

Nursing

M.S.N.
Certificate in Nursing Education

Philosophy

M.A. Philosophy (Concentration: Applied Ethics)
Certificate in Business Ethics
Certificate in Healthcare Ethics

Political Science

M.P.A. (Concentration: Public Administration)

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
Licensure Preparation in Clinical Mental Health

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


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