Theatre graduates have careers in exciting places like Atlanta and New York. Another division experiencing growth at MUW is Health and Kinesiology. The Division has a high rate of students who have been accepted to physical therapy school or occupational therapy school. In the fall of 1999, a master of science degree in health education was offered, making it the only graduate program of its kind in the eastern Mississippi area. The Division of Humanities offers degrees in English, history, paralegal studies, political science, Spanish and social science.
Teacher certification is available in English, history, social studies and foreign languages.
The Division offers minors in all of the major areas. The paralegal studies program was the first program in Mississippi to be approved by the American Bar Association. Today, The W is the only school in the state with a paralegal program featuring professors who are all lawyers. The Division sponsors the annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium, which was recognized in 1996 by the Mississippi Humanities Council with the first Chair's Award for an outstanding program in Humanities. The Division of Nursing has educational programs designed to meet the diverse lifestyles and demands of today's student.