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What graduate programs are offered at WMU?
The Graduate college offers a wide variety of programs leading to the master's, specialist and doctoral degrees.
The Master of Arts is awarded in numerous programs in the following general categories within the College of Education: Career and Technical Education, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education, Education and Professional Development, Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, Evaluation and Measurement and Research, Family and Consumer Sciences, Human Resources Development, Marriage and Family Therapy, Physical Education, Socio-Cultural Foundations and Educational Thought, Special Education, and Teaching Children Who Are Visually Impaired.
A number of other programs at Western also lead to the Master of Arts: Anthropology, Applied Economics, Art, Communication, Comparative Religion, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medieval Studies, Orientation and Mobility, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Rehabilitation Teaching, Science Education, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Teaching of Geography.
The University also offers the Master of Science in Accountancy, Applied Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Biostatistics, Chemistry, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Construction Management, Earth Science, Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical), Engineering Management, Geology, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Medicine, Molecular Biotechnology, Occupational Therapy, Operations Research, Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering, and Statistics, as well as the Master of Business Administration, Master of Development Administration, Master of Fine Arts (in Art and in Creative Writing and in Performing Arts Administration), Master of Music, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Social Work. In addition, dual Master of Arts programs (leading to two master’s degrees) are available in Counselor Education/Rehabilitation Teaching and in Special Education/Orientation and Mobility.
Programs leading to the Specialist in Education are offered in Educational Leadership and in School Psychology.
The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in Applied Economics, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education, Educational Leadership (Higher Education Leadership), Electrical and Computer Engineering, English, Evaluation, Evaluation and Measurement and Research, Geology, History, Industrial Engineering, Interdisciplinary Health Studies, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Science Education, Sociology, and Statistics. The Doctor of Education is offered in Educational Leadership and in Special Education, and the Doctor of Audiology is also offered. Please refer to The Graduate College Catalog, 2002–2004 for further information on these programs, as well as on admission and graduation requirements. Or visit
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