The Graduate College
Graduate Programs (A-L)
Graduate Academic Programs
(A-L)
Through The Graduate College, Western Michigan University offers 30 doctoral, 2 specialist, 69 master's and 9 certificate programs, many of which have earned national and International recognition. For example, the speech pathology, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and rehabilitation counseling programs are among those ranked tops in the country. WMU was the country's first state-supported university to establish a master's degree program in medieval studies, and is currently the site of the world's largest annual gathering of medieval scholars. For a complete listing, see below.
Graduate
Degrees in Alphabetical Order (below) A-L
Graduate Degrees in Alphabetical Order M-Z
Admission Deadlines by Department
Graduate Degrees by College and Academic Unit
Master's Degree Program Descriptions
Specialist Degree Program Descriptions
Doctoral Degree Program Descriptions
Certificate Program Descriptions
Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs in Alphabetical Order (A-L listed below)
| Academic Programs | Degrees |
Contact Phone Number | |
| Accountancy (desc.) | M.S.A. | . | 269 387-5075, College of Business Advising |
| Anthropology (desc.) | M.A. | . | 269 387-3969, Department of Anthropology |
| Applied Economics (desc.) (desc.) | M.A. | Ph.D. | 269 387-5535, Department of Economics |
| Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics (desc.) | M.S. | . | 269 387-4510, Departmenf of Mathematics |
M.A. |
. | 269 387-2440, Art Advising Office | |
| Audiology (desc.) | . | Au.D. | 269 387-8045, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology |
| Biological Sciences (desc.) (desc.) | M.S. | Ph.D. | 269 387-5600, Department of Biological Sciences |
| M.B.A. | . | 269 387-5075, College of Business Advising | |
| Career &Technical Education (desc.) | M.A. | . | 269 387-3704, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Chemistry (desc.) (desc.) | M.S. | Ph.D. | 269 387-2846, Department of Chemistry |
| Civil Engineering (desc.) | M.S. | 269 276-3210, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering | |
| M.A. | . | 269 387-3130, Department of Communications | |
| Comparative Religion (desc.) | M.A. | 269 387-4389, Department of Religion | |
| Computer Engineering | M.S.E. | . | 269 276-3150, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Computer Science (desc.) (desc.) | M.S. | Ph.D. | 269 276-3101, Department of Computer Science |
| Counseling Psychology (desc.) (desc.) | M.A. | Ph.D. | 269 387-5100, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology |
Counselor
Education (desc.) |
M.A. | . | 269 387-5100, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology |
| . | Ph.D. | 269 387-5100, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | |
| Counselor
Education/ Rehabilitation Teaching (Dual) (desc.) |
M.A./ M.A. |
. | 269 387-3455, Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies |
| M.F.A. | . | 269 387-2572, Department of English | |
Development Administration (desc.) Peace Corps Option (2nd Option) |
M.D.A. | . | 269 387-5680, Department of Political Science |
|
Earth
Science |
M.S. | . | 269 387-5485, Department of Geosciences |
| Economics (See Applied Economics) | |||
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology |
M.A. | .Ph.D | 269-387-3893, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology |
| Electrical Engineering (desc.) | M.S.E. | . | 269 276-3150, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (desc.) | . | Ph.D. | 269 276-3150, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Engineering Management (desc.) | M.S. | . | 269 276-3350, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |
| English (desc.) Emphasis on Teaching Literature |
M.A. | . | 269 387-2572, Department of English |
| English (desc.) Creative Writing English Language Literature Pedagogy |
. | Ph.D. | 269 387-2572, Department of English |
| Evaluation (interdisciplinary) (desc) | . | Ph.D. | 269 387-5895, The Evaluation Center |
| Exercise and Sports Medicine Athletic Training Exercise Physiology (desc.) |
M.S. | . | 269 387-2710, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
| Family
& Consumer Sciences Dietetics and Human Nutrition Family Life Education Textile and Apparel Technology |
M.A. | . | 269 387-3704, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Geography See below - Teaching of Geography |
M.A. | . | 269 387-3410, Department of Geography |
| Geology (desc.) Environmental & Surficial Geology Geophysics Hydrogeology Petrology-Mineralogy Sedimentary Geology- Paleontology Structural Geology |
M.S. | . | 269 387-5485, Department of Geosciences |
| Geology (desc.) Hydrogeology |
. | Ph.D. | 269 387-5485, Department of Geosciences |
| History (desc.) (desc.) General Option Theses Option Public History |
M.A. | Ph.D. | 269 387-4650, Department of History |
| Human Resources Development (desc.) | M.A. | . | 269 387-5100, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology |
| Industrial Engineering (desc.) (desc.) | M.S.E. | Ph.D. | 269 276-3350, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Interdisciplinary Health Studies (desc.) | . | Ph.D. | 269 387-2656 |