Majors, Minors and Certificates
All Programs
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Biology
Master's / Morgantown Campus
Many students have used our MS in biology to launch to careers in research and the health professions.
Biology
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The goal of the PhD in biology is to train students to become leaders in a sub-field within modern biology.
Chemistry
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The Chemistry Department includes research in the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Research is a key focus of the 22 faculty members who comprise the department.
Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:
- Analytical
- Inorganic
- Organic
- Physical
Communication Studies
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD program in communication studies is intended to qualify students to teach and conduct research in instructional communication, interpersonal communication, mediated communication, health communication, and organizational communication, among other courses, at the university level.
Creative Writing
Master's / Morgantown Campus
The Master of Fine Arts is a 3-year program that combines work in a primary genre and at least one other genre with course offerings in literature, pedagogy and professional writing and editing.
English
Master's / Morgantown Campus
The Master of Arts degree in English is designed for students who have shown an aptitude for sustained literary study, and who desire to pursue a more intensive and extensive academic training.
English
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The doctoral program in English develops fluency in the critical discourses of the profession and prepares graduates to teach English professionally on the post-secondary level, or to enter a wide range of alternate academic careers.
Forensic and Investigative Science
Master's / Morgantown Campus
Coursework focuses on advanced science classes including microscopy, trace evidence, pattern evidence, and laboratory management.
Forensic Science
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
This research degree culminates in a dissertation in an area that is jointly determined between a student and their faculty advisor.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis
Master's / Morgantown Campus
This fully online program offers training in a variety of spatial analysis, quantitative analysis, remote sensing, computational, and spatial programming techniques to investigate problems with a spatial component.
Geography
Master's / Morgantown Campus
Our Master of Arts in geography provides students with cutting-edge training in the history and theory of geography, experience with advanced geographic research methodologies, and specialized mentoring from faculty experts across the subdisciplinary fields of human geography, environmental geography, and geographic information science.
Geography
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD in geography is an advanced degree with a program made up of coursework, comprehensive exams, and a major research investigation.
Geology
Master's / Morgantown Campus
Geology is a dynamic field of natural science that aims to understand how the Earth works and provide solutions to pressing global challenges such as global climate change, evolving demands for energy and water, and environmental issues.
Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:
- Research
- Professional Studies
Geology
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞ Geology offers both research master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as a rigorous master’s professional studies degree.
History
Master's / Morgantown Campus
Our program is designed to give students flexibility to create a plan of study that matches their interests, while simultaneously providing a breadth of training in different fields that will prepare students in historiography, research methods, and teaching approaches.
History
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
PhD students in history create a curriculum in consultation with faculty advisers and the director of graduate studies in 1 major field and 3 minor fields (one of which must be outside of the student’s area of research concentration).
Physics
Master's / Morgantown Campus
The program is designed to give a fundamental theoretical background beyond that of undergraduate level and some research experience, if desired.
Physics
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
This program is designed to give students a fundamental theoretical background beyond that of undergraduate level and a research experience that produces high-quality and novel work that is normally recognized by publication in peer-reviewed journals (or sometimes in patents).
Political Science
Master's / Morgantown Campus
The Department of Political Science offers a comprehensive curriculum leading to a ²Ñ²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù’s Degree (MA) or to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Our PhD and MA graduates have also been employed by government agencies and non-profit institutions such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the U.S. Department of State.
Political Science
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
In addition to receiving training in research methods, students choose from courses taught by world-class faculty in American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and public policy.
Professional Writing and Editing
Master's / Morgantown Campus
This program is designed for recent graduates and full-time professionals seeking more training in writing and editing.
Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The behavior analysis area of emphasis is accredited at the doctoral level by the Behavior Analysis Accreditation Board, the accrediting body for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, through 2031.
Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
Students in behavioral neuroscience study complex interactions between the brain and other physiological systems.
Psychology: Clinical
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The clinical and clinical child psychology areas of emphasis jointly comprise 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞ’s accredited doctoral training program in health service (clinical) psychology.
Psychology: Life-Span Development
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD in developmental psychology combines breadth of training in perspectives on normal development across the life span with depth and rigor of training in an area of specialization selected by the student.
Public History
Master's / Morgantown Campus
The public history program trains historians who work in the public sector by grounding them in traditional research methodology learned in seminars and through public history courses designed to give students practical experience conducting client-based research.
Social Work
Master's / Morgantown Campus
Social work is a valuable profession with broad opportunities to serve local, national, and international populations. The MSW program educates graduate students in advanced integrated practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities so that they can effectively address social and human problems across a wide range of practice areas.
Social Work
Master's / Morgantown Campus
The 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞ School of Social Work develops leaders in solving the most demanding social issues of our day through rigorous research,
Social Work
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD program offers full-time and part-time program options with a hybrid course plan that allows flexibility to complete latter portions of the program remotely.
Sociology
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD program is designed for students who have a strong interest in working as professional sociologists in teaching, writing, and research, or for students intending to pursue nonacademic careers.