Delta State University

Accountancy

The Accountancy program prepares students for careers in public, management, governmental, and tax accounting and for advanced study in Accountancy and Business. The traditional program of study requires 30 hours of Accounting and Computer Information Systems courses, including financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing, fund, and tax accounting. Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience by working as interns with approved, cooperating companies in their senior year.

Applied Psychology of Industry

The Certificate in Applied Psychology of Industry is designed to prepare individuals for career opportunities available in business and industry. This certificate indicates to a prospective employer that the job candidate has mastered additional material of interest to industry and human resources, in addition to his/her background in mental health. This is an in-house certificate pursued alongside a psychology or business major and a minor of the student's choosing.

Arts Entrepreneurship (BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE)

Students entering the Arts Entrepreneurship Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program may apply up to 45 hours of technical credit earned through an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree toward completion of the BAS-AE degree. Students personalize their academic path by selecting one of several 15-hour concentrations.

Arts Entrepreneurship (BACHELOR OF ARTS)

The Bachelor of Arts in Arts Entrepreneurship is designed for students who want to turn their creative talents into successful careers, combining coursework in the arts with business, marketing, and entrepreneurial skills. Students select one 15-hour concentration and may choose general electives or a minor.

Aviation Management (BAS)

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Aviation Management is available for community college transfer students with an applied or technical associate's degree. Concentrations are offered in Air Traffic Control, Airport Operations, Aviation Security, and Unmanned Aerial Systems.

Aviation Management (BCA)

The Bachelor of Commercial Aviation with a major in Aviation Management prepares students for a variety of opportunities in the aviation industry, including commercial and private airlines, corporate aviation, aircraft manufacturing, airport management, air traffic control, and military aviation. Graduates serve as executives with supervisory and managerial responsibilities at all levels.

Biology

The Bachelor of Science in Biology is offered by the Division of Mathematics and Sciences and includes a 20-hour biology core plus a concentration in General Biology or Pre-Professional (with a chemistry minor). The program culminates in a capstone or approved internship experience.

Blues Studies

The Blues Studies Certificate Program, formally titled the International Blues Scholars Program (IBSP), is a global online certificate program that is part of the International Delta Blues Project housed in The Delta Center for Culture and Learning. This multi-disciplinary approach to the study of the Blues includes in-depth examination of the musical form as well as a scholarly lens on its influence in art, literature, history, and economic development.

Business Administration

The business administration program provides students with the opportunity to turn their technical education credits into a bachelor's degree. This program is ideal for community college students and graduates with an associate of applied science degree, an approved technical associate degree, or a minimum of 45 hours of career and technical credits. Students in this program will learn business concepts that pair with their technical education to increase career opportunities.

Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration degree or certificate program provides the student with a broad understanding of business concepts and operation. Candidates complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credits consisting of 18 hours in core business courses and 12 hours of approved electives.

Business Administration (Integrated)

The Integrated Master of Business Administration degree or certificate program is for professionals and managers seeking to develop interpersonal, managerial, leadership skills in preparation for mobility, advancement and promotional opportunities. The 30-credit hour program consists of three modules leading to a Master of Business Administration degree. This program is ideal for working professionals who desire a structured, lock-step program delivered in an accelerated online format.

Business Management

The Professional Certification in Business Management Program is a 24-credit-hour program of study that meets the requirements for a formal certificate program in the area of study in business. This program is for people who are entering entry level supervisory positions at their place of employment without a business background, providing basic skills in accounting, computer information systems, communication, finance, management, professional selling, and leadership.

Child Advocacy Studies Training

The Child Advocacy Studies Training (CAST) Certificate is an interdisciplinary program offered through the Social Work program and the Criminal Justice program. It is designed to prepare students for the investigation and intervention of child abuse and neglect using the multi-disciplinary approach to trauma informed care.

Commercial Aviation

The Master of Commercial Aviation program provides the student with a focused understanding of aviation concepts and operations. The program is oriented toward aviation management and aviation education.

Computer Information Systems

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems prepares students to thrive in today's dynamic business and technology landscape by combining theoretical foundations with hands-on, performance-based learning. To meet graduation requirements, CIS majors must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course in their field of concentration.

Counseling

The Master of Education in Counseling is offered through the Robert E. Smith School of Nursing and Health Sciences with specialties in School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Students are required to pass the Counseling Program Comprehensive Examination, a nationally normed exit exam.

Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice Certificate Program is designed to prepare individuals for career opportunities available in law enforcement. Employment opportunities are available with municipal police departments, county sheriff's departments, the Mississippi Department of Corrections, security departments within large organizations, and numerous private security firms.

Criminal Justice and Criminology

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology is for students who are interested in the professions of law enforcement, corrections, or juvenile justice. Students select either the Criminal Justice concentration or the Forensic Science concentration.

Criminal Justice and Criminology

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology (MSJC) provides graduate degrees for students across several states, entirely online, emphasizing a strong foundation in criminological theory and coursework aimed at providing the skills needed to prepare the working professional to compete for lucrative promotions, seek a faculty or other training position, or advance into a doctoral program.

Curriculum and Instruction

The Educational Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction program is designed to prepare master teachers with the knowledge and skills to implement evidence-based curriculum and instruction in the K-12 setting and prepare them to serve in key decision-making roles pertaining to effective curriculum and instruction for all learners.

Digital Media

The digital media program is an interdisciplinary program that integrates visual, audio, and written media in digital formats. Students gain a comprehensive education that prepares them for various professional paths, including video production, social media content creation, and web development. Through a flexible curriculum, students can focus on their preferred discipline within digital media.

Educational Administration and Supervision

The Master of Education degree in Educational Administration and Supervision prepares candidates for leadership in K-12 schools through the public school concentration or in postsecondary settings through the higher education concentration. Upon completion of the public school concentration for initial licensure, the candidate must make an acceptable score on the Praxis EAS licensure exam to be eligible for the Mississippi Administrator license.

Educational Administration and Supervision

The Educational Specialist degree in Educational Administration and Supervision is a 30 credit-hour, online program centered around K-12 administration. The program provides two tracks: Initial Licensure, for candidates seeking to receive their K-12 administrator license, and Career Level, for existing K-12 administrators.

Elementary Education

The Bachelor of Science in Education in Elementary Education prepares candidates to teach in the elementary school setting and is offered on campus and through the Delta State University/Hinds Community College Partnership. Both a licensure pathway, leading to State Department of Education licensure in grades K-6 with supplementary endorsements, and a non-licensure pathway are available.

Elementary Education

The Master of Education degree in Elementary Education program is designed to prepare quality teachers who possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that enable them to deliver effective instruction at all levels of the elementary school.

Entertainment Industry Studies

The Entertainment Industry Studies Certificate Program is an 18-credit-hour program of study offered through the Delta Music Institute that meets the requirements of a formal certificate program in the study of the entertainment industry. This program is for people who desire to gain real-world knowledge of concepts, skills, and practices in today's evolving entertainment industry.

Entertainment Industry Studies

Offered through the Delta Music Institute, the Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Industry Studies combines an entertainment industry core and a business core with a choice of concentration in Audio Engineering Technology, Music Business, or Live Entertainment Technology. The degree is not a music degree; it emphasizes industry practices and entrepreneurship.

Environmental Science

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science is offered by the Division of Mathematics and Sciences and includes an environmental science core plus a concentration in General Environmental Science, Wildlife Management, or Agri-Business.

Family and Child Studies

The Bachelor of Science in Family and Child Studies is offered through the School of Teacher Education. The 48-hour major combines coursework in individual and family development, child development, early learning environments, and administration of early childhood programs with an internship.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Students who have a master's degree in nursing may be admitted to selected courses necessary to meet educational eligibility to take the Family Nurse Practitioner national certification exam. A certificate is awarded for satisfactory completion of the required advanced practice and family nurse practice courses.

Flight Operations

The Bachelor of Commercial Aviation with a major in Flight Operations is the professional pilot program. All flight majors must have FAA certificates/ratings required per the Division of Commercial Aviation academic catalog prior to graduation; graduates may be eligible for the Restricted ATP certificate at 1,000 or 1,250 hours total flight time.

General Business

The purpose of the general business program is to prepare students in all functional areas of business. The program is designed to provide students with the flexibility to customize their degree path in general business administration, or to focus on entrepreneurship or agri-business.

Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence is a 120-hour degree program accredited by USGIF. This degree provides students with essential knowledge for practice as geospatial professionals at the journeyman level, covering GIS and analysis tools, remote sensing and imagery science, analytic techniques, programming and data management, cartography and visualization, and soft skills such as reporting, written/oral communication, and critical thinking.

Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence

The Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence (GAI) Certificate Program is a 21-credit-hour program of study that meets the requirements for a formal certificate and minor area of study in spatial technologies. Students are provided with basic and then advanced skills in remote sensing, GIS, and GPS using cutting-edge technologies in a state-of-the-art teaching laboratory.

Geospatial Information Technologies

The Master of Applied Science in Geospatial Information Technologies (MAS-GIT) program is a designated "Signature Program" at Delta State University. The program is designed to meet the needs of students from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds who have completed an undergraduate degree and seek advanced academic training in geospatial information technologies.

Healthcare Administration

The healthcare administration program is designed for students interested in working in the highly specialized field of healthcare administration. Students gain valuable information in management, human resources, information technology, and business theories, as well as information unique to the industry such as healthcare informatics, health care ethics and culture, healthcare law and regulations, and healthcare economics and finance.

Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Health Sciences

Listed among the traditional graduate credential programs offered by Delta State University.

Higher Education

The Educational Specialist in Higher Education is a 30 credit-hour, online program focused on preparing individuals in post-secondary institutions for leadership in Higher Education. The degree combines courses in two primary content areas, Curriculum and Leadership, to comprehensively prepare stronger instructors and leaders in higher educational settings.

Human Development

Students entering the Human Development Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program may apply up to 45 hours of technical credit earned through an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree toward the completion of the BAS-HD degree. The program is offered through the School of Teacher Education.

Humanities and Social Sciences

The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered through the School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Students complete a core, major electives, and select two 18-hour concentrations from English, History, Sociology, and African American Studies.

Interdisciplinary Studies

The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (BSIS) is a university-wide degree program that enables students to create interdisciplinary specialties that prepare them for careers in a world that increasingly bridges academic disciplines. Students pursue two or three subject-area concentrations that represent academic interests they wish to integrate into a meaningful program, supported by a four-course interdisciplinary core.

Liberal Studies

The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) degree program promotes an interdisciplinary approach to graduate education by offering a diverse set of humanities and social science tracks. This program is designed for students who want to pursue advanced understanding of the nature of societal values and ideals that influence the human condition in the context of past and present human behavior and institutions.

Management

The management program is designed to prepare students to effectively manage an organization and its people, processes, and resources. The program broadly emphasizes the four functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Students explore essential areas of management, such as leadership, human resources management, global management, strategic planning, organizational design, quality management, supply chain management, and organizational behavior.

Management

The Management Certificate Program is an 18-credit-hour program of study that meets the requirements for a formal certificate program in the area of study in management. This program is for people who are entering management positions at their place of employment without a management background, providing basic and advanced skills in management, human resources management, international management, and leadership.

Marketing

The marketing program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of core principles, strategies, and tools needed to succeed in today's dynamic marketplace. The program emphasizes a blend of foundational knowledge and practical skills, preparing graduates to create, communicate, and deliver value to customers in a variety of industries.

Nonprofit Management

The 18-credit hour certificate program consists of six courses offered through the Business Administration/Integrated Master of Business Administration programs. Coursework integrates nonprofit financial and resource management, strategic human resources and volunteer management, board governance, program planning and evaluation, and the theory and practice of philanthropy.

Nurse Educator

Students who already have a Master's degree in Nursing may be admitted to selected courses necessary for preparation as a Nurse Educator. A certificate is awarded for satisfactory completion of the required nurse educator core, practicum, and capstone courses.

Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing is an online program that provides study beyond the Baccalaureate in Nursing to earn a degree or certificate in the role concentrations of educator or practitioner. The graduate student in each role concentration completes required core, research, and role specific theory and practicum courses.

Nursing

The Robert E. Smith School of Nursing and Health Sciences offers three programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree: a pre-licensure BSN program that prepares students to write the RN licensure exam, an online RN/BSN completion program for licensed registered nurses, and a hybrid accelerated LPN-BSN program. The BSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Nursing Practice

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is an online degree program designed for registered nurses (Baccalaureate and Masters prepared) who want to earn a terminal nursing practice degree and seeking educational eligibility, if needed, to take the Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam. Each student completes an evidence-based DNP project related to a specific topic of interest in advanced nursing practice.

Professional Studies

The Doctor of Education Degree in Professional Studies is designed to prepare educators to assume leadership or curriculum and instruction roles in P-12 and higher education settings. Candidates choose to focus in one of four major tracks: Advanced Studies, Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction, or Higher Education. An acceptable dissertation is a requirement for completion of the doctoral program.

Psychology

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is offered through the School of Leadership, Research, and Psychology. The 36-hour major spans fundamentals, research, developmental, cognitive, biological, sociocultural, and applied psychology coursework, and students also complete a minor.

Secondary Education

The Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education prepares candidates for State Department of Education licensure in grades 7-12 or K-12. Students select a major area of emphasis such as English, Math, Music, Physical Education, Science (Biology), or Social Studies, plus a second area of endorsement.

Social Work

The Bachelor of Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and prepares students with the research-informed knowledge, values, and skills needed for generalist social work practice with diverse systems of all sizes. The program emphasizes service to rural communities, the right of self-determination, social and economic justice, ethics, and respect for difference and diversity, and requires a supervised 440-hour field placement.

Speech and Hearing Sciences

The Speech and Hearing Sciences program offers pre-professional instruction leading to the Bachelor of Science degree and operates a clinic for diagnosis and/or therapy for a wide range of communicative disorders. Academic and clinical work introduces the student to diagnosis, classification, and management of a broad spectrum of communicative disorders in preparation for graduate studies to enter a career as a practicing specialist.

Sport and Human Performance

The program functions to meet the diverse needs of graduate students seeking advanced professional preparation in the areas of sport administration, sport management, exercise science, human performance, and physical education.

Sport and Movement Sciences

Offered by the Division of Sport and Movement Sciences, this degree trains teachers, coaches, fitness leaders, athletic trainers, and recreation leaders who are capable of advancing high standards in their professions. Students select a concentration in Exercise Science, Sport and Movement Studies, or Sport Management.

Teaching

The Master of Arts in Teaching Program has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed for promising individuals with non-education bachelor degrees who want to become classroom teachers in elementary grades 4-6 or secondary grades 7-12. Second, it allows for individuals who are interested in teaching but not seeking licensure to earn a graduate degree.

University Studies

The University Studies Program is Delta State's adult degree completion program, intended to serve adult learners who have earned at least 90 credit hours but have not completed a baccalaureate degree and have not attended a postsecondary institution in the past twenty-four months. The curriculum may be individualized for each adult learner based on coursework completed and career goals.

University Studies (C2C)