College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) offers Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MS), Master of Public Administration (MPA), and Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) degrees. CAS also offers a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD).

Department of Biology

Degrees

• Biology (MS)

Department of Computer Science

Degrees

• Computer Science (MS)

Department of English

Degrees

• English (MA)

Certificates

• Rhetoric and Composition

Minors

• English

Department of Geography and Planning

Degrees

• Geography (MA)

Certificates

• Climate Change

• Geographic Information Science

• Planning

Minors

• Geography

Department of Government and Justice Studies

Degrees

• Public Administration (MPA) (Hickory and Winston-Salem Options)

• Political Science (MA)

Certificates

• Non-Profit Administration Graduate Certificate

Department of History

Degrees

• History (MA)

Minors

• History

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Degrees

• Appalachian Studies (MA)

Certificates

• Appalachian Studies

• Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies

Minors

• Appalachian Studies

• Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Degrees

• Romance Languages (MA)

Certificates

• French

• Spanish

Minors

• Romance Languages/French

• Romance Languages/Spanish

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Degrees

• Mathematics (MA) (Online Option)

Dual Degrees

• Mathematics – College Teaching Concentration (MA) and Engineering Physics – Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration (MS)

Certificates

• Mathematics Content for College Teaching

Department of Philosophy and Religion

Minors

• Philosophy

• Religious Studies

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Degrees

• Engineering Physics (MS)

Dual Degrees

• Engineering Physics – Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration (MS) and Mathematics – College Teaching Concentration (MA)

Minors

• Engineering Physics

Department of Psychology

Degrees

• Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (MA)

• Psychology (MA)

• Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

Dual Degrees

• School Psychology (SSP and MA)

• Clinical Psychology (PsyD) and Psychology – Clinical Psychology Concentration (MA)

Department of Sociology

Certificates

• Aging, Health and Society

• Sociology

Cross-College Dual Degree Programs

The departments of Government and Justice Studies, Physics and Astronomy and Psychology have partnered with the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Walker College of Business to offer the following dual-degree programs:

• Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS) and Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (MA)

• Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS) and Public Administration – Not-for-Profit Management Concentration (MPA)

• Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS) and Public Administration – Public Management Concentration (MPA)

• Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS) and Public Administration – Town, City and County Management Concentration (MPA)

• Business Administration – Interdisciplinary Business Concentration (MBA) and Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (MA)

• Business Administration – Interdisciplinary Business Concentration (MBA) and Public Administration – Public Management Concentration (MPA)

• Engineering Physics – Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration (MS) and Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS)

• Political Science – American Government Concentration (MA) and Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS)

• Political Science – Environmental Politics and Policy Analysis Concentration (MA) and Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS) 

• Political Science – International Relations/Comparative Politics Concentration (MA) and Applied Data Analytics – Interdisciplinary Analytics Concentration (MS) 

• Technology – Renewable Energy Technology Concentration (MS) and Engineering Physics – Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration (MS) 

• Technology – Renewable Energy Engineering Concentration (MS) and Engineering Physics – Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration (MS)

Last Updated November 2025