Colleges & Departments

College of Arts & Sciences

Brian Anderson, Dean

Painter Academic Hall
(662) 329-7386
www.muw.edu/as

Academic Departments

Centers

Center for Women's Research & Public Policy

Writing Center

College of Business & Professional Studies

Marty Brock, Interim Dean

Reneau Hall
(662) 329-7152
www.muw.edu/buspro

Academic Departments

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Tammie McCoy, Dean

Martin Hall
(662) 329-7299
www.muw.edu/nhs

Academic Departments

Centers

Campus Health Center

Speech & Hearing Center

School of Education

Martin Hatton, Dean

EDHS Building
(662) 329-7191
www.muw.edu/education

Academic Departments

Centers

Child & Parent Development Center

Wicker Center for Creative Learning

Academic Programs by College

College of Arts and Sciences

From art to women's studies, you can choose from more than 26 majors and emphasis areas in eight departments. For many Arts & Sciences programs, you can also earn a minor. In addition, the College offers minors in American Studies, Art History, Film Studies, Foreign Languages, International Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

Arts & Sciences also offers certificate programs in Teaching English as a Second Language.

College of Arts & Sciences

Graduate Programs:

Undergraduate Majors and Emphasis areas:

College of Business & Professional Studies

Want to start your own business? Maybe you want to work for a global corporation? The W has a business degree option to meet your career goals. The College offers eight majors, 10 concentrations, six minors, and five emphasis areas in three academic departments, and provides many online learning opportunities. The College is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs.

If food is your interest, the Culinary Arts Institute offers one of the nation's few baccalaureate programs in culinary arts and is a premier national program that focuses on small quantity from-scratch food. The Institute is a partner with the National Restaurant Association.

College of Business & Professional Studies

Graduate Programs:

Business Administration, MBA

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College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Recognized as the strongest in Mississippi and one of the best in the Southeast, The W's Department of Nursing offers programs that lead to an associate, baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree in nursing. Both undergraduate programs have an overall pass rate of 99 percent, since the program's inception, on the National Nursing Licensure Exam.

Prepare for your career as a speech-language pathologist with The W's pre-professional bachelor's degree - one of the most challenging academically on campus. You'll have the advantage of small classes taught by active clinicians. And, you'll get hands-on learning with clinical experiences in our Speech and Hearing Center. We have have an outstanding record of ensuring students are ready for further graduate studies, and the department offers a master's degree as well. In the last 10 years, our graduate students have earned an overall pass rate of 99 percent on the Praxis II.

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Graduate Programs

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School of Education

Education is so much more than classroom instruction. The School of Education is specifically organized to leverage the combined resources of a comprehensive unit with a focus on Education from preschool to post-graduate options.

School of Education

Graduate Programs:

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Online Degree Programs

Sometimes you can't make it to our campus for class. We understand that. That's why there are many online opportunities that offer either partial or completely online degrees in a variety of academic areas.

Graduate Programs Online

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Master of Arts in Women's Leadership (MA)
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA, Low Residency)
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Education (MFA, Low Residency)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Education (MEd, concentrations available in Educational Leadership, Gifted Studies, and Reading/Literacy)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP, Low Residency)

Certificate Programs Online

General Business Executive Certificate
Sexual Health Certificate

Majors Online

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (Required Residencies)**
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN-to-BSN Advanced Placement Option*
Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education
Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Health Education*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in General Business*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Health Care Management*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Human Resource Management*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Legal Administration*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management Information Systems*
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Culinary Management*
Bachelor of Business Administration with a Concentration in General Business
Bachelor of Business Administration with a Concentration in Health Care Management
Bachelor of Business Administration with a Concentration in Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Business Administration with a Concentration in Management
Bachelor of Business Administration with a Concentration in Management Information Systems

*Complete two years of study at a community college and two years of study online for bachelor's degree.

**Residencies available in Columbus area or in Wesson area, with the latter serving students transferring from Copiah-Lincoln Community College as part of the 2+2 arrangement.

Minors Online

General Business
Health Care Management
Human Geography
Human Resource Management
Legal Studies
Public Health Education
Management Information Systems
Sexual Health