The program is designed to enhance the administrative and analytical skills of those employed in the public and nonprofit sectors and to develop skills for individuals contemplating careers in these sectors of the economy. The Department of Special Education offers program plans leading to a Master of Science degree. An introductory course on the education of exceptional children is required for admission to this program. We admit approximately 15 students per year to our excellent graduate program.
Employers consistently rate our graduates as exemplary employees.
This new interdisciplinary Masters Degree in Social Responsibility, collaboratively developed by Human Relations, Sociology, American Studies and Women's Studies, addresses a citizen's responsibility to others, to society and to the environment. It provides a solid academic foundation of the theory and practice of social responsibility, historically and contemporarily, within western and non-western cultures. It offers practical skills for involved citizenship at the local, state, national, and global levels within a democratic and culturally diverse context. This professionally oriented program with a strong theoretical base offers specialized study in communication management, advertising and public relations, and international communications.