George Mason University

Accounting

This program provides an opportunity for non-degree status students to earn the academic credit necessary to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Virginia.

Accounting

Accounting

The Master of Science in Accounting integrates fundamental business skills and specialized knowledge and acumen required by the accounting profession. Courses can be pursued face-to-face or online.

Accounting Analytics

The Accounting Analytics Graduate Certificate is for students and working professionals to pair their accounting knowledge and skills with data and analytical knowledge. The certificate program will provide a building block for Master's in Accounting students and working professionals seeking a career change or advancement and provides a foundation to compete for current accounting employment opportunities.

Accounting for Government Contracts

The 12-credit Graduate Certificate in Accounting for Government Contracts provides an opportunity for students to acquire education in the field of government accounting with a federal government contracting emphasis. George Mason is uniquely situated in the federal government space. Additionally, courses in the certificate program will also help prepare students to sit for the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) exams sponsored by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA).

Actuarial Sciences

The Actuarial Sciences Graduate Certificate is designed to serve students and professionals who are interested in pursuing careers as actuaries. The course content provides students with specific training related to the following exams administered by the Society of Actuaries (SOA):.

Add-On Endorsement in Special Education, General Curriculum

This certificate is designed for elementary and secondary education teachers.

Advanced Biomedical Sciences

The Advanced Biomedical Sciences (ABS) graduate certificate is a program offered jointly by George Mason University and Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) (http://gumc.georgetown.edu/).

Advanced Networking Protocols for Telecommunications

The Advanced Networking Protocols for Telecommunications certificate program offers courses on Internet Routing and Network Security. This graduate certificate program is designed for those who are working in or planning to work in the telecommunication industry but do not want to complete requirements for a master's degree in the field. The certificate may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

Affordable Housing

AI: Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformative field of computing that is reshaping problem-solving, decision-making, and automation across industries and government. AI technologies are driving advancements in critical areas such as healthcare, finance, national security, autonomous systems, and scientific discovery.

Anthropology

Master of Arts in Anthropology students learn the history of critical inquiry in the discipline of anthropology and how to approach and develop a topic of research. Students are trained in fieldwork and ethnographic methods appropriate for their goals and are guided through the research and writing methods central to completion of a thesis or project. In the process, students learn about the ethics of conducting research.

Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of human beings and their cultures. Majors develop an eye for detail and careful observation, critical thinking, sensitivity to the unfamiliar, skills in research and writing, and an ability to describe and understand culture. The programs in archaeology and biological anthropology give hands-on research experience with faculty through fieldwork in bioarchaeology, archaeology, and museum- based data collection.

Applied and Engineering Physics

This degree contains elements of traditional physics programs and the application of physics to a diversity of critical societal problems. The program is divided into concentrations; see the Requirements tab for details.

Applied And Engr Physics

Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Computer Science

This program presents an innovative approach to the integration of computer science with other disciplines that require expertise in computing techniques. These disciplines do not merely use computing but create new and interesting problems for computer scientists.

Applied Cyber Security

This graduate certificate offers comprehensive courses in four fundamental pillars of cybersecurity, equipping professionals with essential skills needed to safeguard critical systems and data. It is tailored for individuals working in, or supporting, U.S. federal agencies, providing valuable academic preparation beyond the bachelor's level.

Applied Industrial and Organizational Psychology

George Mason University's online Master of Professional Studies in Applied Industrial and Organizational Psychology provides instruction in research-backed methods and understanding of data and analytics. It is intended to give HR professionals and business professionals the skills they need to foster a culture where each employee feels empowered and motivated to contribute new ideas, effect change, and do their best work every day.

Applied Information Technology

The MS in Applied Information Technology is the very best graduate education in IT for high-potential leaders, especially those working on IT solutions that affect the federal government, industry or non-profit.

Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Applied Science

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) is an undergraduate liberal arts degree program for students who hold an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. It is designed primarily to deepen student knowledge in an academic area and foster critical thinking, analytic reasoning, and an ability to synthesize information.

Art and Visual Technology (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Art and Visual Technology offers a broad liberal-arts grounding in the visual arts, combining studio practice with art history and visual culture. Students choose from concentrations including studio arts, graphic design, and computer game design.

Art and Visual Technology (BFA)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Visual Technology is the professional studio degree, requiring an intensive concentration in studio arts, graphic design, or computer game design. It culminates in a capstone exhibition of the student's work.

Art Education Licensure

This graduate certificate provides the art education coursework required for PK-12 art teaching licensure in Virginia. Completing the curriculum does not by itself guarantee admission to the Master of Art Teaching program.

Art History

Art History MA students combine traditional research with the application of new media, while accessing the opportunities offered through the cultural resources of the Washington, D.C. area. The program emphasizes new media skills, museum studies, and pre-professional internship training.

Art History

Art History emphasizes the analysis of visual data in a historical context.

Artificial Intelligence in Health

To meet the growing demand for healthcare workforce with training in Artificial Intelligence (AI), this certificate prepares students with essential skills to apply AI in public health and healthcare settings. Students gain a solid foundation of AI principles and their applications, learn to analyze and interpret complex health data, and to integrate AI technologies into existing healthcare systems.

Artist

Artist is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Arts Education

The Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education (MAT I) is a pre-service degree program that prepares students with a BFA degree or equivalent for PreK-12 art licensure by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Using a studio-based approach to art education and working closely with area public school systems, the MAT degree consists of 30 credits of graduate art education, school practicum experience, studio work, and pre-service teaching internship and seminar.

Arts Management

The MA in Arts Management responds to a growing demand for graduates who can manage and coordinate the arts, bridging the worlds of performing and visual arts with applied managerial skills. The Washington, D.C. region is home to one of the nation's largest concentrations of arts organizations.

Assistive Technology

This 15-credit non-licensure certificate provides supplemental training for practitioners, families, and caregivers who use assistive technology while working with people with disabilities.

Astronomy

This program prepares students for graduate school, a career in research or teaching, or employment in industry, business, or education fields where analytical skills and a scientific background are advantageous. Students who are considering a double major should talk to the undergraduate coordinator.

Athletic Training

This is a professional preparation program for aspiring athletic training healthcare professionals. The program provides students with a strong foundation of the competencies and proficiencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) and clinical practicum education experiences that comply with the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) standards for professional athletic trainer preparation.

Atmospheric Sciences

The undergraduate program in atmospheric sciences gives students a strong quantitative undergraduate education in atmospheric, climate, and related sciences to understand the basic principles behind current and emerging issues in weather, climate variability, and climate change.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

This 18-credit non-licensure certificate provides training in topic areas required to implement instructional programs for individuals with autism across their lifespan.

Biodefense

The Master of Science in Biodefense prepares students to become the next generation of biodefense and biosecurity professionals and scholars. This program provides students with a foundation in microbiology and biotechnology combined with a broader security and organizational context.

Biodefense

The certificate provides an interdisciplinary introduction to man-made and natural biological threats, including a background in the science and technology of biodefense and the specialized areas of threat assessment, non-proliferation, and medical and public health preparedness.

Biodefense

This program is designed to prepare students to serve as scholars and professionals in the fields of biodefense and biosecurity. The program integrates knowledge of natural and man-made biological threats with the skills to develop and analyze policies and strategies for enhancing biosecurity. Other areas of biodefense, including nonproliferation, intelligence and threat assessment, and medical and public health preparedness are integral parts of the program.

Bioengineering

The MS in Bioengineering prepares students for research and professional practice in bioengineering and related fields. The program includes both fundamentals and advanced work to apply engineering techniques to solve problems in biology and medicine. A major distinguishing feature of the curriculum is that it is designed to educate leaders who understand and appreciate how biomedical technology is translated from bench to bedside.

Bioengineering

Bioengineering, also referred to as biomedical engineering, is the application of engineering tools and approaches to solve problems in biology and medicine. It is a broad and growing field that draws upon rapid advances in technology and computation, as well as on unprecedented growth in basic biological understanding.

Bioengineering

Rapid technologically driven advances in understanding and treating human disease have opened up vast opportunities to advance human health through research that integrates engineering, basic sciences, medical sciences, and knowledge of industry practices. The doctoral program will prepare leaders in bioengineering in this broader, integrative sense of the discipline.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

In the field of bioinformatics and computational biology, specialists collect, store, analyze, model, and present complex biological data to understand how individual components of biological systems and the interactions between them inform function at all levels of biological hierarchy. Through the combination of biological analysis and high-performance computing, critical contributions are made to biomedical, agricultural, and environmental sciences.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

In the field of bioinformatics and computational biology, specialists collect, store, analyze and present complex biological data. Through this work, critical contributions are made to basic biology, disease detection, drug design, modeling biosystems, forensics, agriculture, and environmental sciences through the combination of biological analysis and high-performance computing. This degree addresses the growing national and regional demand for trained computational biologists.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

This graduate certificate addresses the growing national and regional demand for trained computational biologists by combining a solid foundation in biotechnology with computational skills relevant to bioinformatics.

Bioinformatics Management (MS)

This degree addresses the regional and national need for technically trained managers who will be able to lead teams of bioinformaticians in both the public and private sectors. The degree combines a solid foundation in bioinformatics research, tools, and techniques, with the management skills needed to address the associated legal, ethical, managerial, and business issues. The degree is intended for:.

Bioinformatics Management (Professional Science Master's)

This Professional Science Master's (https:// www.professionalsciencemasters.org/) (PSM) degree addresses the growing demand for trained bioinformatics professionals with solid management skills able to assume leadership roles in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care sectors.

Biology

This program provides advanced training for college graduates or professionals seeking careers in the biomedical research, biotechnology, neuroscience or biodefense, as well as evolutionary and animal biology, animal biology and biology teaching. Master's level concentrations are available in microbiology and infectious disease, molecular biology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and translational and clinical research.

Biology (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Biology provides a sound liberal arts education with substantial experience in quantitative and analytical thought, along with preparation for related professions.

Biology (BS)

The Bachelor of Science in Biology provides a sound liberal arts education with substantial experience in quantitative and analytical thought, along with preparation for related professions.

Biosciences

This program is a research-oriented field of study that prepares students for significant contributions in academic or industrial settings. It is broken down into three concentrations: Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Infectious Disease, and Biocomplexity and Evolutionary Biology.

Biostatistics

The MS in Biostatistics will allow students to specialize in the design and analysis of health-related and biological studies, while maintaining the rigor and technical training of the Statistical Science master's program. In this degree, students will take a statistics core and a "bio" core, involving courses in public health, biology, and clinical medicine (including ethics).

Blindness and Visual Impairments PK-12 Licensure

This 26-credit graduate certificate provides teacher candidates with the tools they need to work with students who are blind and visually impaired, including those who have multiple disabilities and diverse learner characteristics. Candidates will gain skills and knowledge to support students in a variety of settings, including general and special education, in core content, and the Expanded Core Curriculum.

Business

In an increasingly globalized world characterized by rapid change and progress, business communities need innovative scholarship that challenges established convention and gives practitioners, policymakers, and cultural influencers cutting-edge, evidence-based findings and tools to help them manage, lead, innovate, and excel in their careers and organizations. Scholarship such as this is produced at business schools with a vibrant, innovative PhD program in Business.

Business

The Costello College of Business is ranked in the top 10 percent of the nation’s undergraduate business schools and offers a Bachelor of Science in Business with innovative concentrations. The Costello College of Business also offers several options for a minor for business and non-business majors, as well as an undergraduate certificate program in accounting.

Business Administration

This degree prepares the next generation of world leaders through a rigorous and stimulating business curriculum based on industry needs and global perspective.

Business Analytics

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics will help analysts and professionals from diverse domains to effectively analyze data through the hands-on use of decision modeling and other techniques using popular software tools. The program covers a wide array of methodologies and techniques — from data collection, organization, reporting and mining to extraction of useful and actionable information for decision makers.

Business Analytics

The MS in Business Analytics program is a 30-credit hour program designed to be completed in 12 months. The curriculum is structured around a common set of core courses focused on the fundamental business analytics skills (e.g., descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics) and a set of elective courses designed to deepen these business analytics skills within a specific business domain.

Business Fundamentals

The Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals provides students with opportunities to gain broad business knowledge while offering choice in courses that best suit their career needs. Students will augment their skillsets from their own academic and professional disciplines with a fundamental understanding of effective business practices.

Cell and Molecular Biology

The Graduate Certificate in Cell and Molecular Biology prepares students for graduate-level studies or laboratory work in cell and molecular biology. Students will be introduced to research, experimental design, and laboratory methods. Students will gain knowledge in the cellular and molecular aspects of human cell functioning and its pathophysiology.

Chemistry

This master's degree provides advanced training for recent college graduates, professionals in teaching, and technical workers in research organizations who have an interest in chemistry or biochemistry. With a Thesis Option Master's in Chemistry, the serious student will perform original research and write an MS thesis under the direction of a faculty member. This option is for students planning to continue with a PhD, or to work in industry, academia, or a national laboratory.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

The program is intended to prepare students for advanced work in the chemical sciences and related areas. Graduates with the PhD in this field can seek employment in research and development, process control, or higher education. In addition to these traditional science career paths, graduates are also positioned to pursue careers in non-traditional areas such as the intellectual property and regulatory fields.

Chemistry (BA)

This program, when coordinated with the necessary courses in education, meets requirements for teacher licensure. It also meets requirements for entrance to medical and other professional schools.

Chemistry (BS)

This program is approved by the American Chemical Society (https:// www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html). Upon completion, students who choose either the BS in Chemistry with no concentration or with the Analytical Chemistry concentration are certified to the society. Students that have a keen interest in sustainability should choose the Environmental Chemistry concentration.

Chief Information Officer

The Chief Information Officer Graduate Certificate helps Information Technology (IT) professionals gain core competencies necessary for advancement into executive level roles that manage IT resources and strategy within organizations. The program specifically focuses on Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance, Management of Information Security, IT Project Management, Managing IT Investments, Managing IT Operations, and Emerging Technologies.

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

The bachelor's degree program provides essential underpinnings in the theory and design methods of civil and infrastructure engineering for engineering practice. Students benefit from exposure to practical civil, environmental, and infrastructure engineering problems and their solutions in the classroom, lab, and field.

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

This MS is designed for students who have completed a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, although domestic students with related undergraduate degrees may be considered for provisional admission. The MS educates students in the theory and practice of civil engineering science and design, with a technical concentration.

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

The Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering was created to prepare students for advanced leadership positions in research and development in the public or private sector, academics, or government. Students may elect to study in the areas of: construction engineering and management, environmental and water resources engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, or transportation engineering.

Climate Dynamics

The mission of this program is to train the next generation of scientists in climate dynamics and related fields. Through a comprehensive grounding in coursework, our students learn about how the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface work together to determine the climate. In collaboration with internationally-known scientists, students conduct independent work to further our understanding of climate, how it varies, and how much of it we can predict.

Climate Science

The understanding of climate science is essential to the interpretation of modern climate variations and the measurement of their impact. Climate data must be analyzed and interpreted in order to formulate useful responses and plan actions to meet specific climate challenges. The MS in Climate Science educates students to be climate professionals who can analyze and model advanced climate data.

Cognitive Neuroscience

The Department of Psychology offers a graduate certificate in cognitive neuroscience under the auspices of the program in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience.

College Teaching

The certificate in college teaching is designed for graduate students who are planning a career in undergraduate education. The program offers courses that enhance pedagogical skills and explore pedagogical assessment or scholarship with the use of technology in instruction. This certificate program qualifies for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.

Communication

Communication is the study of basic human social processes: the creation and dissemination of meaning and information. The major prepares students for graduate study or professional positions in such fields as advocacy, communication studies, digital production & media studies, journalism, and public relations & strategic communication. Students develop skills and knowledge that put them at the edge of a rapidly changing communication industry.

Communication

The PhD in Communication explores key issues in the discipline such as communicating complex information, social influence and behavior change, the digital divide, public advocacy, intercultural sensitivity, media literacy, and national security. The PhD program offers three major areas of emphasis: health communication; science, environment, and risk communication; and strategic communication.

Communication

As the environment for public and private communication becomes increasingly complex, organizations rely more and more heavily on thoughtful and effective communication professionals. To this end, Communication MA students may choose to specialize in strategic communication/public relations; health communication; media and culture; science, environment, and risk communication; or individualized communication studies.

Community Health

The public health field is one of the fastest growing, most exciting, and versatile areas of study on college campuses across the United States today. The Bachelor of Science in Community Health, accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), prepares students for the exciting field of public health with the knowledge, understanding and application of evidence-based approaches to public health.

Computational and Data Sciences

The aim of this degree is to provide students with technical skills and knowledge for rigorously investigating physical and social phenomena. The BS is a transformative approach that integrates science at George Mason University based on the combination of real-world computer science skills, data acquisition and analysis, scientific modeling, applied mathematics, and simulation.

Computational Science

The Master of Science in Computational Science addresses the growing demand for trained computational scientists and engineers, and data scientists. It combines a solid foundation in computational science skills with courses in a variety of scientific and engineering computer- intensive areas where modeling and simulation, data analysis, and high performance computing play a central role.

Computational Sciences and Informatics

Founded in 1992, the program addresses the role of computation in science, mathematics, and engineering, and is designed around the emphases of Computer Modeling and Simulation and of Data Science. Computational science, focused on modeling and simulation, is defined as the systematic development and application of computing systems and computational solution techniques for modeling and simulation of scientific and engineering phenomena.

Computational Social Science

The core objective of the program is to train graduate students to be professional computational social scientists in academia, government, or business. The program offers a unique and innovative interdisciplinary academic environment for systematically exploring, discovering, and developing skills to successfully follow careers in one of the areas of computational social science.

Computational Social Science

This program is designed for students who seek training in computer simulation and related computational methods for analyzing social systems and processes. The program is open to all students with graduate standing at George Mason University and all students who hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university.

Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering involves knowledge of hardware and software development. The students learn how to design new generations of computers, as well as embedded computing systems, such as those found in smartphones, cars, appliances, computer networks, smart factories, and the internet-of-things.

Computer Engineering

The field of computer engineering can be described as an amalgam of hardware and software design. Computer engineers are involved in research, design, development, production, and operation of a wide variety of digital systems, from integrated circuits through microcontrollers, multi-core processors, FPGA-based accelerators, to big- data and cloud computing platforms.

Computer Game Design

The 120-credit Computer Game Design program enables students to focus on the artistic components of computer game design while providing them with the technical skills prerequisite to the field.

Computer Science

This certificate targets students who are working on or possess an undergraduate degree in a technical (science or engineering) field but lack a formal credential in the computer science field. The certificate also targets students who have shown an aptitude for graduate study but do not have the academic prerequisites required for admittance into a graduate MS computer science program.

Computer Science

The PhD program in Computer Science prepares students to become technical leaders in their fields of research. We have a world-class faculty with research expertise in a diverse set of computer science areas and our program is nationally ranked.

Computer Science

The objectives of the Computer Science, BS program relate to the abilities of the graduates several years after graduation.

Computer Science

The Computer Science graduate program prepares students for research and professional practice in computer science and related technologies. The program includes both fundamentals and advanced work in the areas of artificial intelligence and databases, programming languages and software engineering, systems and networks, theoretical computer science, and visual computing.

Computer Science

Computing Foundations

The Computing Foundations Graduate Certificate offers opportunities for admitted students to directly matriculate into the Computer Science, MS or Software Engineering, MS upon certificate conferral and without a new graduate admission application.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

This 15-credit certificate is specifically tailored to provide students with practical knowledge of conflict analysis and resolution relevant to their focused areas of work. Designed for mid-career professionals studying in a cohort environment, the certificate programs integrate conflict analysis and resolution theory, research, and practical technique.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

This professional program prepares students for practice and further academic work by integrating conflict analysis and resolution theory, research, and practical techniques. Participants study the theory, methods, and ethical perspectives of the field, and apply this knowledge in laboratory simulations and workshops, internships, and field practice.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

The Conflict Analysis and Resolution doctoral program, the first of its kind in the United States, provides advanced study for students in the field of conflict analysis and conflict resolution. Students are prepared for careers as researchers, theoreticians, and teachers in higher education, and as policy administrators, analysts, and consultants in the public and private sectors.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution (BA)

The world is becoming increasingly connected and the ability to create and maintain cross-cultural connections is more important than ever. As the effects of violence and conflict are felt throughout the global community, we are seeing more and more opportunities for collaboration, problem solving, and peacebuilding in local communities and across international barriers.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution (BS)

Analytical skills and techniques are critical to solving the world's toughest problems. In order to solve conflict we must first understand it. Critical thinking and research skills are the focus of our Bachelor of Science program and are in demand by employers of all sectors.

Contemporary Dispute Resolution

Contemporary Dispute Resolution is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Counseling

This 15-credit certificate is designed for individuals who possess a master's degree in counseling with a desire to complete post-graduate coursework to meet licensure requirements as a Virginia Professional School Counselor or Virginia Licensed Professional Counselor.

Counseling

This master's program emphasizes the integration of theory and practice and culminates with internships in an appropriate setting. Students may choose one of two concentrations: Clinical Mental Health Counseling or School Counseling.

Creative Writing

The MFA in creative writing is a three-year residency program offering tracks in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Creative Writing

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is one of only thirty BFAs in creative writing available nationwide. With three concentrations to choose from (fiction, poetry, nonfiction), the BFA is structured to give students ample opportunity to learn to write and think creatively while also developing the vocational writing skills that are desperately needed in the workplace.

Criminal Justice

The MS in criminal justice prepares students to acquire jobs or advance their careers in the field of criminal justice policy and practice. Students receive the scientific foundations and practical insights required to evaluate, select, and implement criminal justice policies and practices that are effective, efficient, and fair.

Criminology, Law and Society

The MA in Criminology, Law and Society prepares students to conduct high-quality scientific research in the criminal justice field.

Criminology, Law and Society

The PhD in Criminology, Law and Society is designed to produce top academic scholars and leaders in policy and applied settings. Students coming to this program seek to make a difference in the development and evaluation of policy using cutting edge social science methods.

Criminology, Law and Society (BA)

The BA in Criminology, Law and Society provides a focused study of the justice system and social, human, and moral problems raised in the justice field. This course of study prepares students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, the courts, investigations, juvenile justice, private and homeland security, and related social and human services.

Criminology, Law and Society (BS)

Criminology, Law and Society provides a focused study of the justice system and social, human, and moral problems raised in the justice field. This course of study prepares students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, the courts, investigations, juvenile justice, private and homeland security, and related social and human services. The BS degree provides students a focused approach, requiring more courses within the field of criminology.

Critical Studies in Education

The Critical Studies in Education Graduate Certificate is a 15-credit post master's certificate that prepares academic scholars and practitioners to understand and problematize sociopolitical historical contexts of global education. The certificate coursework engages students in exploring how interconnected social systems contribute to education's roles, outcomes, and processes.

Cultural Studies

The Cultural Studies PhD program grounds the study of cultural objects (e.g. texts, institutions, media, events, everyday practices) in an analysis of the particular political, economic, and social conditions in which cultural meanings are produced, circulated, received, and contested.

Curriculum and Instruction

This master's degree is offered to students preparing for initial teacher licensure, advanced teacher education, or ancillary educational programs.

Cyber, Intelligence, and National Security Law

The Master of Laws (LLM) Degree in Cyber, Intelligence & National Security Law provides students with in-depth study of cyber, intelligence, and national security issues, both established and developing, from th ecountry's leading experts. Students will emerge as experts in navigating the existing and emerging policy, legal, and constitutional issues that are specific to cyber, intelligence, and national security law.

Cyber Security Engineering

The field of cyber security engineering is concerned with the development of cyber-resilient systems that include the protection of physical as well as computer and network systems. It requires a holistic and proactive approach in engineering the design of systems, with cybersecurity incorporated from the beginning of system development all the way throughout the system’s life cycle.

Cyber Security Engineering

Cyber Security Engineering focuses on the development of cyber-resilient systems, encompassing the protection of both physical and digital assets, including computer and network systems. It demands a proactive approach, where cyber security is integrated into the engineering design of physical systems from the outset of development.

Dance

The BFA in Dance is a performance-oriented contemporary dance program designed to prepare students professionally as performers, choreographers, educators, and active leaders of the dance community.

Data Analytics

The Data Analytics Graduate Certificate allows students to obtain a basic foundation of knowledge and skills in data analytics engineering.

Data Analytics Engineering

The MS in Data Analytics Engineering is a multidisciplinary degree program in the College of Engineering and Computing, and is designed to provide students with an understanding of the technologies and methodologies necessary for data-driven decision-making. Students study topics such as data mining, information technology, statistical modeling, predictive analytics, optimization, risk analysis, and data visualization.

Data Science

This certificate program focuses on mastering a variety of basic computational skills to manage and analyze data. The certificate is designed primarily for professionals in technical fields who seek to upgrade their expertise in data science. This program is also available as an option for prospective or currently enrolled master's degree students.

Digital Forensics

Digital forensics is a discipline addressing the collection, processing, and analysis of digital data for the purpose of verifying/validating the existence of an event of investigative, intelligence, cyber, or business interest. The data can be from physical media, a mobile device, real- time network traffic, the Internet of Things (IoT), unknown code, memory, the cloud, and many other sources.

Digital Public Humanities

The graduate certificate in digital public humanities is a fully online program that trains students in a wide range of digital tools that are in increasingly high demand in humanities careers. Students will use these tools in developing their own digital projects, thus enhancing their professional portfolio.

Doctor of Musical Arts

Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners

Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners is a bachelor's degree program offered at George Mason University.

Early Childhood Education (PK-3) Licensure

This certificate offers required coursework for teacher licensure in Early/ Primary Education PreK-3. This certificate prepares individuals to work with children, prekindergarten through third grade, and their families.

Early Childhood Special Education Licensure

This certificate offers required coursework for teacher licensure in Early Childhood Special Education. This certificate prepares individuals to work with children with disabilities, birth through age five, and their families.

Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences

The Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences (ESGS) doctoral program is based upon the integration of the scientific disciplines in geosystems, geography, geosciences, and geoinformatics. Students receive broad-based training in systematic geosciences and geography, as well as technical courses in computation and geoinformation sciences.

Earth Systems Science

This is a shared program between the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences and the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science.

Economics

The economics PhD prepares students for careers in academia, business, and government. Core courses train students in modern theory and quantitative techniques, while field courses stress the application of theory to relevant economic problems. Dissertation work requires students to master and apply the skills of original research.

Economics

The Master of Arts in Economics is noted for its emphasis on comparative institutional analysis and its concentration on the relationships among economic, political, and legal institutions. The specific areas associated with the department include experimental economics, Austrian economics, public choice, constitutional political economy, law and economics, and new institutional economics.

Economics (BA)

Economics is about more than money and profits. It is a way of looking at the world through the lens of incentives, choices, and markets to help uncover new solutions to the persistent problems in our society. This economic perspective sheds light on important issues in the areas of production, education, crime, the environment, international trade, immigration, health care, economic growth, poverty, and more.

Economics (BS)

Economics is about more than money and profits. It is a way of looking at the world through the lens of incentives, choices, and markets to help uncover new solutions to the persistent problems in our society. This economic perspective sheds light on important issues in the areas of production, education, crime, the environment, international trade, immigration, health care, economic growth, poverty, and more.

Education

This program is designed to advance professional study to develop research-informed expertise in a selected field of professional education. As a program of doctoral study, it emphasizes theory and research as much as it does practice, breadth of study as much as depth, and process as well as knowledge.

Educational Psychology

This master's program is designed to offer professionals and students the opportunity to apply principles of learning, cognition, and motivation to vital problems in the area of education; develop a solid understanding of research, assessment, and evaluation methodologies; and develop an analytical and scholarly approach to critically assessing theoretical perspectives, research, and practice within and across content domains.

Education Assessment, Evaluation, and Data Literacy

The Data Literacy 12-credit online certificate concentration prepares teachers, building-level and district-level leaders to create, analyze and interpret a variety of student performance assessments in order to improve instruction and student learning.

Education Leadership

This certificate, a state-approved (Virginia) sequence of courses leading to the Administration and Supervision PreK-12 endorsement area, is designed for educators who already hold a valid teaching license and already have a master's degree from a regionally accredited university. The program emphasizes an understanding of the complexities of change in schools, communities, and organizations.

Education Policy

The innovative Education Policy Graduate Certificate is designed to meet the needs of students with an interest in improving educational opportunities and student outcomes through federal, state, and local policy. The 15-credit program focuses on the study of education policy, including how decisions are made at various levels of government, how decision makers use educational research and evidence, and how to influence the decision-making process.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The PhD program in Electrical and Computer Engineering educates students to do original research on ECE topics and to become technical leaders in their fields.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering is the discipline that drives our increasingly- connected society. Electrical engineers design systems, devices, and algorithms that contribute innovative solutions across a broad spectrum of applications.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is a major field of modern technology and has transformed every facet of our lives. Electrical engineers are involved in research, development, design, production, and operation of a wide variety of devices and systems, including reliable, secure, and high- speed communication networks, autonomous vehicles, robots, multi- agent systems, nanoscale integrated circuits as well as sensors that are essential to the internet-of-things.

Elementary Education

This bachelor's degree provides teacher candidates with the specialized knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to meet the educational needs of students in grades PreK-6. The robust, well-rounded program of study includes general and content-specific methods courses designed to prepare reflective teachers who are responsive to students’ diverse needs st and ready to advance the 21 Century classroom.

Elementary Education

This 39-credit, initial licensure master’s degree program fulfills all Virginia Department of Education requirements for a Virginia teaching license in grades PK-6 and prepares professional educators with the specialized knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to meet the educational needs of students attending today's elementary schools.

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

The Schar School of Policy and Government offers certificates in conjunction with its master's programs. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the school may, in most cases, after admission to a certificate, earn an additional six credits (two courses) in Schar to receive a certificate in addition to the master's degree.

English

The Master of Arts in English at Mason offers students the opportunity to enhance their skills of reading, writing, research and teaching with courses that encompass the wide range of contemporary English studies. Students can work in and across concentrations in literature, professional writing, rhetoric, cultural studies, film, folklore, linguistics, and the teaching of writing and literature.

English

The Bachelor of Arts in English offers students the opportunity to study literature, creative writing, screen cultures, writing and rhetoric, linguistics, folklore and mythology, and cultural studies. Of these seven concentrations, students pursue one or two that best match their interests and career objectives. Students are encouraged to pursue internships related to their concentrations and receive faculty mentorship throughout that process.

Environmental and Sustainability Management

The purpose of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Graduate Certificate is to prepare students to develop and manage environmental and sustainability initiatives and practices that will reduce, remove, and redress environmental impacts in various types of organizations.

Environmental and Sustainability Studies

The BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies is a joint program between the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science.

Environmental GIS and Biodiversity Conservation

As biodiversity is the life support system of our planet, it is important to prepare students for careers that require knowledge of both ecology and public policy. This certificate focuses in the fields of conservation biology, land use policy, conservation planning, and modern tools and approaches used in GIS to prepare students to tackle complex environmental challenges in a changing world.

Environmental Science

The Environmental Science, BS provides students with rigorous training in the fundamental science of the environment and in the application of key scientific principles to the analysis of environmental processes and problems. Subsequently, the program introduces students to the development of practical responses to those problems.

Environmental Science and Policy

This master's program meets the increasing need for trained environmental professionals who can address the problems of land and water management, land use and urbanization, wetland loss, microbial ecology, bioremediation, conservation biology, and ecosystem preservation. These professionals will also contribute to the analysis and resolution of global problems such as deforestation, insufficient world food supplies, population growth, planetary health, and global climate change.

Environmental Science and Public Policy

Our graduates contribute to the solution of complex environmental problems, which require the development of knowledge and skills in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of scientific data, as well as in the integration of scientific understanding into the public policy process.

Epidemiology

The 18-credit hour Epidemiology Graduate Certificate prepares students to apply the principles and methods of epidemiology to health research. The program emphasizes the development of skills such as study design, data collection and management, data analysis and interpretation, and communication of research findings.

Federal Statistical Systems

This graduate certificate is targeted at upgrading the skills of current practitioners. The federal statistical system is a complex data collection and analysis system that requires a wide variety of multidisciplinary skills for its maintenance. The Federal Statistics Systems Certificate is intended to respond to the need for broad training in statistics, survey methods, and data analysis, including graphics and data visualization.

Film and Video Studies

Film at Mason offers a collaborative and interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Video Studies. Students build a strong foundation in film production, business and entrepreneurship, ethics, and film analysis.

Finance

The purpose of the Finance, MS program is to prepare students for successful careers in financial industries and private sectors with finance-related job functions.

Folklore Studies

The certificate in folklore studies enables students to explore the processes of tradition that move through multiple expressive forms, such as folktales, folk beliefs, folk medicine, folk art, folksong, and literature. A discipline based on ethnographic fieldwork, folklore studies offers students a chance to work in communities and collect living traditional materials that are critical to human identity and values.

Food and Beverage Management

The Food and Beverage Management certificate at Mason teaches students key concepts and operational functions, strategies, and practical skills necessary for managing and operating food and beverage business for restaurants and catering companies. The required courses provide exposure to the core business functions needed to succeed in the food and beverage industry.

Food and Beverage Management

Foreign Languages

The Master of Arts in Foreign Languages aims to enhance the linguistic and cultural proficiency of students through courses in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, film studies, cultural studies and literary studies. Students may select from six concentrations: Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, Spanish and French, and Spanish/bilingual- multicultural education.

Foreign Languages

The Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages prepares students for teaching, graduate study in languages and cultures, research, professional work, as well as service in government, nonprofits, or business. Our graduates are particularly valued for their multilingual and cross-cultural knowledge. Majors are encouraged to complete a minor or a second major in another field.

Forensic Accounting

The Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting provides an opportunity for students to acquire education in the emerging field of forensic accounting.

Forensics

This interdisciplinary graduate certificate program is designed for students seeking training in forensic science, as well as for current professionals employed by the federal government, local law enforcement, and private security corporations. Forensics refers to the application of scientific methodologies to the analysis of crime scenes, the collection of evidence, and the laboratory analysis of that evidence in support of criminal investigations.

Forensic Science

The Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science degree covers various fields within forensic science including field and laboratory applications. These topics include areas such as crime scene investigation, forensic DNA, forensic chemistry, trace evidence, firearms examination, questioned document, fingerprints, arson, and drug analysis.

Forensic Science

The Forensic Science Program offers a master’s degree in Forensic Science with four concentrations to best suit the student’s future career goals- Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Biology Analysis, Forensic Chemistry Analysis, and Forensic/Biometric Identity Analysis.

Geographic and Cartographic Sciences

The Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, MS (GECA) focuses on the growing demand for scientists and professionals in the field of geographic information science, who use geographical approaches and tools such as geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, cartography, and geovisualization to address and solve geographic problems.

Geographic & Cart Science

Geographic Information Science

This graduate certificate prepares students for employment in federal, state, and local government positions that require GIS skills. The certificate has been found suitable for the needs of business and industry, including those corporations that serve as contractors to governments in the United States and overseas.

Geography (BA)

The Geography, BA is designed to offer students the opportunity to study the integrated social and environmental processes that continuously shape and reshape the world we live in. This major provides students with broad training across the core subdisciplines of geography (human, physical, and GIScience), while also offering the requisite flexibility for those students seeking a multidisciplinary educational experience.

Geography (BS)

The Geography, BS is designed to offer students the opportunity to study the integrated social and environmental processes that continuously shape and reshape the world we live in. This major provides students with broad training across the core subdisciplines of geography (human, physical, and GIScience), emphasizing application and technique- driven coursework, in addition to a rigorous science and mathematics curriculum.

Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence

The program addresses the emerging demand for scientists trained in the collection, organization, analysis, and dissemination of information about physical features, man-made structures, moving objects, people, and events that are geo-referenced or geo-located. This program focuses primarily on the computational approaches that support the synthesis and analysis of diverse types of data in order to identify and monitor complex events and phenomena that manifest over space and time.

Geology and Earth Science

The Geology and Earth Science, PhD degree program prepares students with advanced knowledge and skills to analyze the structure, composition, and evolution of the Earth, the history of life the Earth supports, and the processes that govern the formation and behavior of the Earth's landforms and materials. The program trains students in the observation, measurement, and analysis of Earth's systems: the hydrosphere (i.e., bodies of water), the lithosphere (i.e., solid matter), and the atmosphere.

Geology (BA)

The Geology, BA program aims to provide students with both high-quality conceptual knowledge and hands-on training in geology in preparation for careers within the earth-science field or for graduate studies in geology.

Geology (BS)

This degree is intended for students interested in studying the Earth and its processes. Students receive a broad background in the Earth sciences and select one of five specialty concentrations. The concentrations in Earth Surface Processes, Environmental Geoscience, Geology, and Paleontology are solely offered by the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences.

Geospatial Intelligence

This graduate certificate is for persons employed in geospatial intelligence applications (i.e., federal agency and/ or corporate or association personnel) or those interested in entering this field. Our program offers fundamental knowledge on geospatial intelligence and the ability to apply this knowledge to a diverse range of constantly evolving geospatial intelligence situations. This graduate certificate has been accredited by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

Gerontology

The graduate certificate in gerontology combines theoretical and applied coursework in aging with the student's graduate curriculum in any department. Because gerontology is by definition multidisciplinary, students are required to take coursework outside their major field.

Gifted Education

This 12-credit graduate certificate is designed for professionals who are interested in working with gifted children. Students completing this certificate fulfill the coursework requirements for the VDOE add-on endorsement in gifted education for currently-licensed teachers.

Global Affairs

The Global Affairs MA is an interdisciplinary program offering students the opportunity to engage in advanced study of a broad range of global issues. Students complete a core curriculum that provides the knowledge and skills to think and act globally. Students also pursue specializations that include relevant courses from academic departments across the university.

Global Affairs

Global affairs is an interdisciplinary major that introduces students to the processes of globalization that affect all societies. Students gain a sophisticated understanding of complex issues such as terrorism, refugee crises, global inequality, and health and environmental challenges. Core courses in the major provide a knowledge foundation of the political, economic, cultural, and environmental processes in our global and globalizing world.

Global Antitrust Law & Economics

The LLM provides students with in-depth study of global antitrust issues, both established and developing, from the best antitrust and law and economics faculty in the word, and to provide them with the tools they need for specialized careers in antitrust.At Scalia Law, our LLM graduates leave practice-ready, positioned for career success and increased professional opportunities.

Global Commerce and Policy

The Global Commerce and Policy, MA (GCP) is an interdisciplinary course of study to help students from around the world prepare for jobs in the new economy. Unlike traditional international affairs programs, the degree is focused on such international economic issues as global trade and investment. The MA in Global Commerce and Policy differs from an MBA program by providing training in the political, social, and technological aspects of the global economy.

Global Economic Policy

The Global Economic Policy Graduate Certificate educates students in the foundations of international economics and the analysis of global economic policies. Students learn the techniques of trade policy analysis; gain knowledge in the analysis of open-economy macroeconomics and international finance; and cover the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

Global Health

The 42-credit hour Master of Science in Global Health degree incorporates epidemiology, biostatistics, sociocultural influences on health and behavior, global health systems, communicable and non-communicable diseases of global importance, and migrant health to prepare students to conduct global health-related research. Through coursework and thesis research, graduates of this program will be prepared to work in the diverse cultural and multidisciplinary environments inherent in global health.

Global Health

The 18-credit hour Global Health Graduate Certificate provides students with competencies and applicable skills to promote health in a global context, emphasizing comparative global health metrics; the socioeconomic, environmental, and other risk factors associate with transnational health concerns; and ethical and effective strategies for preventing and controlling infectious and non-communicable diseases in diverse populations.

Global Health and Security

The Schar School of Policy and Government offers certificate programs in conjunction with its master's programs. The certificate in global health and security provides an introduction to the intersection of global public health and security, covering topics such as emerging infectious diseases, biosurveillance, the development of vaccines, and emergency response to public health disasters.

Global Information Technology Leadership

Global IT Leadership

The graduate certificate in Global IT Leadership is designed to help students gain an understanding of emerging markets and innovation opportunities, enhance student knowledge at the intersection of global business and technology, and expose students to global challenges through an international residency.

Government Accounting

The 12-credit graduate certificate in government accounting provides an opportunity for students to acquire education in the field of government accounting with a federal government emphasis. George Mason is uniquely situated in the federal government space. Additionally, courses in the certificate program will also help prepare students to sit for the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) exams sponsored by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA).

Government and International Politics

The BA in Government and International Politics teaches students to critically examine political issues, prominent actors, and processes in government, foreign policy, and international affairs. The government and international politics program:.

Graphic Design

The Graphic Design Undergraduate Certificate is for prospective students with a 4-year baccalaureate undergraduate degree from an accredited institution who seek to gain the skills and competency to advance into a career in graphic design. It encompasses a specific body of knowledge and practice that prepares candidates for rewarding positions in the design field.

Graphic Design

Health Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration prepares students to work in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, community health, home care, long-term care, managed care organizations, physician practices, supply organizations, advocacy organization and professional associations the insurance industry, and consulting firms.

Healthcare Quality

The graduate certificate in healthcare quality provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate healthcare quality and measure the effectiveness of outcomes.

Health Informatics

The Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics degree program prepares students in the field of health informatics, which integrates health sciences, information technology, computer science, data science, and behavioral sciences. The program combines interdisciplinary knowledge from these areas with practical, specialized skills in health informatics to improve patient care, and individual and population health.

Health Informatics

The master's in health informatics provide students with a graduate education to advance careers as leaders and innovators in health informatics. The program combines healthcare, medical and information technology domains, and places particular emphasis on the interdisciplinary collaboration between these fields.

Health Informatics and Data Analytics

The graduate certificate in health informatics and data analytics prepares clinicians, health care managers, statisticians, epidemiologists, computer programmers, data analysts, and other professionals in analysis of complex health care data, including data extracted from electronic health records, claims data, and consumer generated data.

Health Practice Management

The undergraduate certificate in health practice management provides students with the knowledge and skills to function in a medical office practice or clinic as a member of the team providing administrative support services for a variety of office/clinic functions. This includes entry level skills in managing the practice environment and administrative processes that support the delivery of health services in practitioner offices and clinics.

Health Practice Management

Health Services Research

The PhD in Health Services Research prepares graduates to be scholars, educators, researchers, and leaders in higher education, health care and service organizations, health care consulting firms, government and nonprofit organizations, and private businesses that support or regulate the health service industry. The degree has the following two specialized programs of study (concentrations):.

Health Systems Management

The master of health administration (MHA), health systems management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (http://cahme.org/) (CAHME). The United States Department of Education and Council on Higher Education Accreditation have granted formal recognition to CAHME as the only organization to accredit master's level health care management programs in the United States and Canada.

Higher Education Administration

The certificate is designed for individuals who are planning or enhancing a career in a broad range of administrative positions in higher education institutions. The certificate will provide core knowledge for administrative processes in the context of higher education institutions.

Higher Education and Student Development

The program prepares students for positions in higher education administration, student development, non-profit higher education associations, and government organizations. Today's higher education professionals are required to address both the needs of incoming traditionally aged students, as well as those of older students returning for a degree and special populations.

History

The History PhD prepares students for careers in college teaching, digital media, publishing, educational administration, public history, and historical research. Students gain expertise in conventional historical methods and web-based technologies. Major fields include U.S.

History

The faculty in the Master of Arts in History program are at the forefront of traditional historical study, digital approaches to the past, and applied history. Students select from a variety of course topics while also selecting an area of historical specialization that accommodates their interests and furthers their career objectives. Students come to the program with diverse career objectives, and the program is designed with that diversity in mind.

History

The Bachelor of Arts in History looks at the range of human experience: how people have lived in the past, how they live and coexist in the present, and the links between the two. Students learn to interpret the past by examining a variety of original sources: newspapers, letters and diaries, literature, government records, images, films, oral interviews, and more. Majors hone their skills in collecting, interpreting, and communicating information.

Human Capital and Human Resource Management

The graduate certificate in human capital and human resource (HR) management equips students with the skills needed to effectively manage the development of human capital in the workplace. In accordance with The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (https://www.shrm.org/) guidelines, the curriculum focuses on core HR knowledge and skills including change management, employee selection, performance evaluations management, and employee workforce training and development.

Human Development and Family Science

This degree prepares its graduates to use family-centered and strengths- based approaches to support the health and well-being of individuals and families in diverse communities. Graduates will have a strong interdisciplinary foundation in the HDFS field and competencies in 10 areas as established by the National Council on Family Relations, including:.

Illicit Trade Analysis

The Certificate in Illicit Trade Analysis at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government operates at the intersection of social science, national security, international trade, and law enforcement. It draws on the expertise of the Schar School’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and its new Anti- Illicit Trade Institute (AITI).

Inclusive Early Childhood Education

This bachelor’s degree provides students with the opportunity to develop a strong cross-disciplinary foundation as well as specialized knowledge to work with culturally, linguistically, ability, and socioeconomically diverse young children, families, and other professionals. The courses in the major ensure that students engage in a well-rounded, cohesive program of studies that prepares them to be high-quality early childhood educators.

Inclusive Early Childhood Education

The Master’s of Education degree program in Inclusive Early Childhood Education prepares early childhood professionals to work in inclusive early childhood settings including, general education contexts pre- kindergarten through third grade, early intervention, early childhood special education, and community contexts.

Individualized Study

The Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS) Program in the School of Integrative Studies is an undergraduate degree completion program serving adult students since 1975. It offers students a distinctive educational opportunity that allows them to integrate previous experiences into university coursework.

Information Sciences

The Information Sciences Graduate Certificate with a concentration in Intelligence Technologies provides specialized courses focused on intelligence analysis. Tailored for professionals within, or supporting, intelligence community agencies, this program offers targeted training to refine skills crucial for effective analysis in dynamic environments.

Information Security Management

The purpose of the Graduate Certificate in Information Security Management is to educate students to work as management liaisons between technical information security staff and non-technical business staff at all levels. With its focus on information resources management, the certificate program will prepare students to apply the principles of information technology, computer systems management, and business operations to information security in organizations.

Information Systems

Modern information systems manage data, information and knowledge to support enterprise functions and decision-making as well as human social activity over the Internet. Increasingly, these systems involve big data and artificial intelligence, are distributed and collaborative, and housed in the cloud with built-in security.

Information Technology

This certificate is designed primarily for those students who have earned a bachelor's degree or current undergraduate students who desire deeper knowledge than what can be accomplished through the IT minor. It allows students to augment the knowledge gained through their major-related courses with a foundation of information technology (IT) topics and their application within organizations to achieve organizational objectives.

Information Technology

The Information Technology (INFT) PhD is a signature degree of the College of Engineering and Computing. The program focuses on the science, engineering, and technology of information processing, an area of study ripe for innovation in a world driven more and more by data. It accommodates rigorous and cross-disciplinary PhD study that does not fit with PhD program requirements of a single CEC department.

Information Technology

Information Technology

The Information Technology, BS prepares students to apply IT to support business processes. The degree produces graduates with strong problem-solving, writing, and communication skills who successfully compete for technical employment and are prepared for advanced study. The objectives of the B.S.

Integrative Studies (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies brings together research, theory and practice across numerous disciplines. Integrative studies majors select a multidisciplinary concentration or work with student services staff to develop their own concentration, uniquely suited to their academic and career goals. Integrative studies majors explore new topics and experiences while gaining the knowledge and skills needed to enter the workforce.

Integrative Studies (BS)

The Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies brings together research, theory and practice across numerous disciplines. Integrative studies majors select a multidisciplinary concentration or work with student services staff to develop their own concentration, uniquely suited to their academic and career goals. Integrative studies majors explore new topics and experiences while gaining the knowledge and skills needed to enter the workforce.

Intellectual Property

The Master of Laws (LLM) Degree in Intellectual Property is designed for attorneys who intend to practice in the fields of patent, copyright and trademark law, or technology.

Interdisciplinary Studies

The MAIS in interdisciplinary studies is for students who seek a master's degree that integrates knowledge from several disciplines. It addresses the rapidly evolving demand for unique graduate study by promoting advanced scholarship that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. Students can pursue one of the following structured interdisciplinary concentrations and also have the opportunity to design an individualized concentration to meet the special needs of their careers.

International Baccalaureate (IB) in Teaching and Learning

International Baccalaureate (IB) in Teaching and Learning is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

International School Leadership Practice

International School Leadership Practice is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

International Security

The program trains early to mid-career professionals who seek the analytical and substantive capabilities to address the security challenges of the 21st century.

International Security and Law

The BA in International Security and Law is among the first programs in the country to combine the study of security with international law. The international security and law program:.

IT Strategy and Digital Transformation

The graduate certificate in IT Strategy and Digital Transformation is designed to develop skills for designing a digital transformation strategy, enhance knowledge at the intersection of emerging technologies and digital transformation, and expose students to real world applications through company use cases. Courses taken in the IT Strategy and Digital Transformation graduate certificate can be applied toward the MS in Technology Management program upon acceptance into the degree program.

Kinesiology

Kinesiology is a multi-dimensional field that includes specialized areas such as biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor behavior, athletic training, and sports medicine. The purpose of the MS in Kinesiology is to produce graduates who are movement and exercise specialists.

Kinesiology

The Kinesiology (KINE) undergraduate program at George Mason University is a demanding, science-based degree designed to prepare students with strong scientific knowledge in health, wellness, and performance across the lifespan. Kinesiology faculty provide students with a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to the study of human movement utilizing classroom, laboratory, and experiential learning environments.

Law

Scalia Law maintains a rigorous program of legal education that, consistent with ABA Standards, prepares its students, upon graduation, for admission to the bar and for effective, ethical, and responsible participation as members of the legal profession.

Law

The Juris Master (JM) degree, like any other Master of Legal Studies degree, serves those who serve the law.

Leadership and Human Development

This 30-credit master's degree prepares candidates for leadership and management positions in a variety of educational settings. The program emphasizes an understanding of the complexities of change in schools, communities, and organizations.

Learning Design and Technology

This master's program is designed to equip students in various industry contexts to work collaboratively with business leaders and subject matter experts to identify opportunities and recommend solutions to address learning needs; apply new and emerging technologies to design, develop, and implement innovative solutions to learning and performance problems; and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of learning interventions using metrics, measures and analytics that align with business.

Learning Technologies

There are three available concentrations, two of which meet the needs of K-12 educators interested in teaching in blended as well as fully online learning environments, and one focused on learning designers working in industry, government, and the non-profit sector. All three concentrations are offered fully online.

Linguistics

The PhD in Linguistics trains students in the science of language. Students become specialists in the core areas of linguistics-- phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics --and learn to integrate this core with the study of second language acquisition and/or computational linguistics.

Linguistics: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

This graduate certificate prepares students to teach non-native speakers of English in the United States or abroad. Certificate courses fulfill, in part, requirements for an endorsement in English as a second language to the Virginia state teaching credential. Students who want to earn this endorsement should consult with an advisor.

Literacy Education

The master’s degree in Literacy Education provides an in-depth understanding of literacy development, scientifically-based literacy research, and evidence-based instructional, assessment, and intervention practices in literacy. Courses combine current research and theory with practical, hands-on experience. The degree is designed for educators with at least one year of teaching experience in PreK-12 classrooms or more informal settings.

Literacy/Reading Instruction

The Literacy/Reading Instruction Graduate Certificate offers coursework to prepare teachers to serve as literacy leaders, reading specialists, or literacy coaches in K-12 settings.

Literature and Composition

The Graduate Certificate in Literature and Composition prepares students for teaching literature and composition at the college level. Students will learn about specific subject areas of literature (American, British, World) and theories of composition.

Machine Learning for Embedded Systems

Machine learning is a transformative force in technology, particularly in its application within embedded systems. These systems are specialized computer systems designed for specific tasks. Integrating machine learning into these systems, such as those found in self-driving cars, medical devices, and smart appliances, presents unique challenges.

Management

The Master of Science in Management (https://business.gmu.edu/ programs/graduate-degree-programs/masters-management/) is a highly customizable, multidisciplinary program combining core, business fundamentals courses with business and non-business areas of concentration via existing graduate certificate programs. Students complete core coursework with a graduate certificate program, resulting in a highly, flexible master’s program aligned with professional interests and career ambitions.

Marketing

Marketing

Students will learn to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems faced by organizations and to develop and implement marketing strategies that align with an organization's goals. Graduates of the proposed certificate program will be able to analyze consumer behavior and market trends, develop comprehensive marketing plans, and utilize data-driven approaches to strategic marketing decisions.

Mass Atrocity and Genocide Prevention

This 15-credit program is tailored to provide students with practical knowledge of conflict analysis and resolution relevant to mass atrocity prevention, including genocide and mass violence prevention. Designed for mid-career professionals studying in a cohort environment, or graduate students seeking specialized, practical knowledge, the certificate program integrates conflict analysis and resolution theory, research, and practical techniques of preventing mass atrocities.

Mathematics

This program provides exciting opportunities for students interested in studying advanced mathematics.

Mathematics

The doctoral program provides exciting opportunities for students interested in studying advanced mathematics and conducting independent research.

Mathematics (BA)

Students majoring in mathematics who wish to pursue a career teaching secondary school may consider applying for the Secondary Education - Mathematics (6-12) Undergraduate Certificate offered by the College of Education and Human Development as an option in seeking an initial Virginia teaching license.

Mathematics (BS)

Through an array of available concentrations ranging from pure mathematics to individualized studies to data science and beyond, the Mathematics, BS provides students with a thorough, customizable, and exciting education in mathematics.

Mechanical Engineering

Today, the role of mechanical engineer is ever expanding in order to find innovative solutions for contemporary problems, and to address problems yet to be identified.

Medical Laboratory Science

The BS in Medical Laboratory Science prepares students for careers in hospitals and clinics as well as in biotechnology and industrial laboratories. Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) is a profession of highly knowledgeable and skilled individuals who perform clinical laboratory tests on blood, other body fluids, or tissue samples.

Microfabrication

Microfabrication involves the process of creating miniature structures on a micro or nanometer scale. It plays a crucial role in the semiconductor, biomedical, and other industries, being responsible for producing electronic devices such as computer chips, memory devices, and sensors. The certificate program in microfabrication is designed to equip students with the skills needed for the growing job opportunities in this field.

Middle East and Islamic Studies

This graduate certificate allows students to examine the complex issues involved in understanding the Middle East and the broader Islamic world from a variety of perspectives.

Middle East and Islamic Studies

The Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Studies introduces students to the major methodological and theoretical issues and debates in the study of the Islamic tradition and of Middle Eastern societies. The program situates the study of the Middle East and Islam within a globalized world.

Music

The Master of Music (MM) degree is offered as an educational channel to meet the intellectual and career needs of qualified students. It is a comprehensive and advanced program of study with a choice of concentrations in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Conducting, Jazz Studies, Collaborative Piano, and Pedagogy. The Master of Music with a concentration in Music Education does not provide licensure to teach music in public or private schools.

Musical Arts

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) requires 90 credits, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree in music. The doctor of musical arts concentrations are composition, conducting, and performance. While these concentrations share some of the required coursework, each is also distinct in course requirements.

Music (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a liberal-arts music degree pairing musicianship, theory, and history with broad general education. Admission requires a music audition, interview, or portfolio review.

Music (BM)

The Bachelor of Music is the professional undergraduate music degree, built on Mason Core requirements plus intensive study within a single selected concentration such as performance, composition, or music education.

Music Education

The Music Education, PhD is a research-intensive degree focusing on the gathering, processing, and interpretation of information. Students in this program take seminars and topics courses in music education, as well as research courses through the College of Education and Human Development. Music Education, PhD graduates are expected to demonstrate the ability to communicate significant concepts of music education.

Music Education Licensure for PK-12

Music Education Licensure for PK-12 is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Music for Well-Being

Music for Well-Being is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

National Security and Public Policy

The Schar School of Policy and Government offers certificate programs in conjunction with its master's programs. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the school may, in most cases, after admission to a certificate program, earn an additional six credits (two courses) in Schar to receive a certificate in addition to the master's degree.

Naval Ship Design

The graduate certificate in naval ship design provides students with the fundamentals and hands-on experience to be effective ship designers and design managers. Through coursework and experiential learning, students will develop specific knowledge in the art of naval ship design and acquire the skills to support the management of new and in-service design programs.

Neuroscience

The Neuroscience, PhD program focuses on the study of the brain and addresses the challenge of developing an integrative understanding of cognition and higher brain function. In response to this challenge, the rapidly developing field of neuroscience has produced an exponential increase in the amount of data available to investigators as they develop new theories of brain function and new hypotheses to test.

Neuroscience

The Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing the relationship between the biology and chemistry of the nervous system and the behavior of an organism. The BS prepares students for graduate level study in both medical school and doctoral and master's level programs in neuroscience and other health-related fields, and work in the neuroscience field.

Nonprofit Management

The Schar School of Policy and Government offers certificate programs in conjunction with its master's programs. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the school may, in most cases, after admission to a certificate program, earn an additional six credits (two courses) in Schar to receive a certificate in addition to the master's degree.

Nursing

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is the terminal practice degree in the profession. The objective of the program is to prepare graduates for the highest level of nursing practice. Emphasis will be placed on evaluating and applying the evidence that supports practice, understanding and creating practice delivery systems based on patient outcomes, and assuming leadership roles in practice settings.

Nursing

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing prepares future nurse scientists and scholars to pursue intellectual inquiry that supports health equity and contributes to the health of all populations. Graduates of the PhD program conduct independent and collaborative research, advance nursing knowledge, and provide leadership to the profession.

Nursing

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is accredited by the Virginia State Board of Nursing (VA-BON) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The undergraduate nursing program prepares students to deliver superior nursing care and provide leadership in nursing in the increasingly complex and challenging field of modern health care.

Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program is approved by the Virginia State Board of Nursing (VA-BON) and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The program prepares nurses for a variety of leadership and practice roles in the healthcare system.

Nursing Education

The graduate certificate in nursing education combines foundation courses in education with courses in the principles and practices of nursing education. It prepares students to function in nursing educational roles in academic and nonacademic settings.

Nursing Practice

Nutrition

The master's in nutrition emphasizes a skill-set tailored to expanding nutrition-related needs. Students learn to assess, evaluate, and intervene in the most current and relevant nutrition issues. The curriculum prepares graduates to work for agencies, businesses, and organizations that seek to improve nutrition at the local, national, and global level.

Nutrition

Students pursuing the graduate certificate in nutrition must choose from one of the following concentrations:.

Operations Research

The Master of Science in Operations Research prepares students for research and professional practice associated with the formulation, analysis, and computer implementation of mathematical models for decision making. Major components include optimization, stochastic modeling, computer simulation, data analytics, machine learning, and application of these components to realistic and relevant operational analysis problems.

Operations Research and Engineering

Operations Research and Engineering is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Organization Development and Knowledge Management

The Master of Science in Organization Development and Knowledge Management is an integrated program taught in executive format and designed for professionals who have several years of work experience.

Philosophy

Students in the Master of Arts in Philosophy program can choose a master's degree with a focus on traditional and contemporary philosophy or choose to complete the concentration in ethics and public affairs. Course offerings provide grounding in the history of philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, contemporary continental thought, contemporary analytic philosophy, and philosophy of science.

Philosophy

The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy examines how philosophers have answered some of the most enduring questions about human existence, while exploring how those answers continue to inform our thinking in the present. Students gain a deeper understanding of philosophy’s relevance to key contemporary issues—such as global warming, social justice and the defense of human rights, or the relationship between science and religion.

Physical Education

Completing this degree fulfills requirements for licensure in Health and Physical Education (PK-12) in Virginia. Students complete a student teaching experience in their final semester.

Physics

The degree program contains a Standard concentration for traditional physics programs that focus on Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Theory, Dynamical Systems/Biological Physics, High Energy Physics, Materials Physics, Space Sciences, and an Engineering Physics concentration that combines the disciplines of physics, mathematics, and engineering.

Physics

The Physics, BS program prepares students for graduate school and careers in education, business, or industry.

Political Science

The Master of Arts in Political Science program prepares students for advanced work in political science, teaching, and research about government; a career in government and politics; and work in domestic and international nongovernmental organizations.

Political Science

The doctoral degree in political science program is designed to prepare students for teaching and conducting research about government, careers in government and politics, and work in domestic and international nongovernmental organizations. The program allows students to combine their academic education with experience in the kinds of complex domestic and international political organizations they are studying.

Pre-Med

Pre-Medical

Gerald Weatherspoon, PhD Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Affairs Program Director, Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program grobert1@gmu.edu Vincent Hermoso, Ph.D. Associate Program Director, Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program Assistant Professor vhermos1@gmu.edu Website: https://science.gmu.edu/pre-medical-certificate The Pre-Medical Undergraduate Certificate is a premium program offered to enlisted members of the U.S.

Professional and Technical Writing

The graduate certificate in professional and technical writing may be pursued concurrently with any of several programs in English and elsewhere. Part of the coursework may be applied to those degrees with the approval of the director of the degree program. Students pursuing this certificate must complete 18 credits of English graduate courses with a minimum grade of 3.00 in each course.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

This certificate prepares students for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) role through formal study in the theory and practice of advanced practice psychiatric nursing in a variety of practice settings within the healthcare delivery system. Graduates will be eligible for prescriptive authority and will have the potential to perform a variety of mental health services including medication management and psychotherapy.

Psychology

The MA in psychology is distinguished by its emphasis on basic research and the application of research to solve practical problems in families, industry, government, and health care settings. Because of the program’s proximity to Washington D.C., students have access to many employment and continuing education opportunities in research, academia, and consulting within government, public, and private settings.

Psychology

The PhD in Psychology provides knowledge of the basic content areas in psychology and practical experience in applying this knowledge to solve human problems in relationships, work, and education. Core course requirements cover subject matter identified by the profession as essential to doctoral training. This includes biological, social, cognitive, and individual bases of behavior, as well as the history of psychology.

Psychology (BA)

Students study behavior as it relates to health and well-being, child and adolescent development, education, social situations, the workplace, and the use of technology. Due to Mason’s proximity to Washington, D.C. the department is especially active in research that informs public policy and national defense.

Psychology (BS)

Students study behavior as it relates to health and well-being, child and adolescent development, education, social situations, the workplace, and the use of technology. Due to Mason’s close proximity to Washington, D.C. the department is especially active in research that informs public policy and national defense.

Public Administration

The BS in Public Administration provides students with the in-demand knowledge and expertise to lead change as they tackle real-world problems. The public administration program:.

Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is designed for people who hold or aspire to hold leadership positions in organizations that participate in the development and implementation of public policy. The mission of the MPA program is to give graduate students the opportunity to build their knowledge of politics, public policy and management and to enhance their analytic, problem solving, and communication skills.

Public Health

Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the 42 credit-hour Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program is designed to prepare students with the foundational public health knowledge and competencies needed to address the most pressing and emerging health concerns nationally and globally.

Public Health

The 18-credit hour Public Health Graduate Certificate provides working professionals and graduate students an opportunity to advance their career and education in public health at their own pace on either a full- or part-time basis in two areas of concentration.

Public Health

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health prepares students to think critically as public health scientists, develop subject matter expertise and analytical skills to become successful independent researchers, and respond to the most pressing public health challenges facing Virginia, the nation, and the world.

Public Management

The Schar School of Policy and Government offers certificate programs in conjunction with its master's programs. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the school may, in most cases, after admission to a certificate program, earn an additional six credits (two courses) in Schar to receive a certificate in addition to the master's degree.

Public Policy

This doctoral degree in public policy is distinctive in its heavy emphasis on the combined influence of technology, culture, and institutions on public policy. Students investigate the increasing tensions created by technologically driven organizational change. This doctoral program prepares its graduates to assume positions of significant responsibility in academia, government, and the private and public sectors.

Public Policy

The master of public policy leads to a degree for aspiring or experienced professionals who seek career advancement through cutting-edge education and training in policy analysis and development in increasingly technical and global environments.

Publishing Practice

Publishing Practice is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Real Estate Development

The Master of Science in Real Estate Development is designed to provide real estate professionals with the knowledge essential to assume increasingly responsible leadership roles within the development industry. Areas of emphasis include real estate finance, investment analysis, project management, sustainability and economic development.

Recreation Management

The BS in Recreation Management prepares graduates to direct and supervise recreation departments, programs, and resources. Three concentrations are offered: one in Parks and Outdoor Recreation, one in Therapeutic Recreation, and an Individualized Program. Parks and Outdoor Recreation graduates plan and implement recreation programs locally and nationally, lead outdoor activities, and manage the sustainable uses of natural and cultural resources.

Religious Studies

Religious studies provides students an understanding of the traditions of religions across the globe. Areas of study offered by the department include Asian religious traditions, Near (Middle) East religious traditions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity), and comparative aspects of religion. Students develop skills in reading and interpreting sacred texts.

Remote Sensing and Image Processing

This certificate program focuses on the skills needed to take advantage of the enormous increase in the availability and use of remotely sensed data related to the Earth. Ideal candidates for this certificate are those who have a background in Earth and environmental sciences and are working in or planning to enter into the field of remote sensing, Earth observing, or image processing.

Research Methods

The Research Methods Graduate Certificate currently offers concentration areas in: a) Applied Quantitative Methods, b) Qualitative Research and c) Anti-Racist and Decolonizing Research. Coursework in both these concentrations prepares researchers to conduct rigorous and meaningful research in higher education as well as research and policy organizations.

Responsible Artificial Intelligence

The graduate certificate in Responsible AI provides students with the fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI), how AI systems are architected, the principles of systems engineering as they relate to AI systems, theories of AI safety and risk, how to test and evaluate such systems to meet risk thresholds, and how to identify ethical, legal and regulatory issues that arise in such systems.

Robotics

Russian and Eurasian Studies

Russian and Eurasian studies majors study the Russian language, spoken worldwide by some 250 million people, while also acquiring a foundational knowledge of the history, culture, literature, politics, sociology, economics, and geography of the region. This degree program is flexible, enabling students to focus their interests in one of three concentrations: Russia studies, Russian language and culture, and Eurasia studies.

School Psychology

School Psychology is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

School Psychology

The EdS is the most widely recognized degree in School Psychology and the credential required for the hiring of school psychologists by most school systems. The 66 credit EdS in School Psychology comprises the curriculum and the 1,200-hour internship (i.e., the Master of Arts plus 30 credits).

School Psychology

Science Communication

This certificate, designed for graduate students and professionals with or without a communication background, explores how science communication research informs best practices within diverse, applied settings (and vice-versa).

Science Policy

The purpose of the Graduate Certificate in Science Policy is to bridge the fields of public policy and scientific study in order to improve the creation and implementation of federal policies related to scientific research and the governmental functions that oversee the research. Science students bring a wealth of technical knowledge, but are not often fluent in the language and implementation of federal policies.

Science, Technology, and Security

The Schar School of Policy and Government offers certificate programs in conjunction with its master's programs. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the school may, in most cases, after admission to a certificate program, earn an additional six credits (two courses) in Schar to receive a certificate in addition to the master's degree.

Secondary Education

The Master’s of Education in Secondary Education program provides teacher candidates with the specialized knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to meet the educational needs of students in grades 6-12 in the areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, English, history and social science, mathematics, and physics.

Secondary Education

The Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education program provides teacher candidates with the specialized knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to meet the educational needs of students in grades 6-12 in English/language arts, history/social science, and computer science classes.

Secondary Education - Biology (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BA or BS in Biology. Students who complete both the BA or BS in Biology and this certificate will be considered Virginia state-approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) Biology.

Secondary Education-Biology (6-12)

Secondary Education - Chemistry (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BA or BS in Chemistry. Students who complete both the BA or BS in Chemistry and this certificate will be considered Virginia state-approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) Chemistry.

Secondary Education-Chemistry (6-12)

Secondary Education - Computer Science (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BS in Computer Science. Students who complete both the BS in Computer Science and this certificate will be considered Virginia state-approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) Computer Science.

Secondary Education-Computer Science (6-12)

Secondary Education - Earth Science (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BS in Geology. Students who complete both the BS in Geology and this certificate will be considered Virginia state-approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) Earth Science.

Secondary Education-Earth Science (6-12)

Secondary Education - English (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BA in English. Students who complete both the BA in English and this certificate will be considered Virginia state-approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) English.

Secondary Education-English (6-12)

Secondary Education Licensure

This 24-credit certificate offers coursework towards Virginia teacher licensure to students who already have a bachelor's or master's degree but do not yet have a teaching license.

Secondary Education - Mathematics (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BA or BS in Mathematics. Students who complete both the BA or BS in Mathematics and this certificate will be considered Virginia state- approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) Mathematics.

Secondary Education-Mathematics (6-12)

Secondary Education - Physics (6-12)

This 26-credit certificate is available only to students pursuing a BS in Physics. Students who complete both the BS in Physics and this certificate will be considered Virginia state-approved educator preparation program completers and will be eligible for recommendation for an initial VA teaching license in Secondary Education (6-12) Physics.

Secondary Education-Physics (6-12)

Small Satellite Engineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in conjunction with the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, offers the certificate in small satellite engineering. This graduate certificate provides a broad understanding of small satellite mission and operations and of technologies for spacecraft design and engineering, satellite bus, hardware and software systems, and communications.

Smart Grid Technology

Smart Grid Technology is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Social Work

The BSW program prepares students for beginning generalist professional practice in social work at the baccalaureate level and has been granted full accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). All students are expected to abide by the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.

Social Work

George Mason's accredited Master of Social Work (MSW) program equips students with a foundation of generalist social work knowledge and skills that emphasizes equity, inclusion, antiracism, anti-oppression, and trauma-informed practice and systems transformation.

Sociology

Sociology involves the systematic study of social structures, cultural patterns, and human relationships. It combines rigorous methods with theory and observation, yielding insights that challenge commonly held assumptions about the social world. Sociology also informs the practice of social and public service, aiding efforts to address important social problems.

Sociology

The sociology doctoral degree provides rigorous training in public and applied social research, including skills in research design, data analysis, and substantive areas that are pertinent to various sectors in the Washington, D.C. area. Graduates have the theoretical, analytical, and professional skills that prepare them for academic positions in teaching or research.

Sociology

Students pursuing a Master of Arts in Sociology may pursue studies in a wide range of areas of sociological inquiry. Faculty in the program specialize in culture (including music, art, new media, and consumption); family, youth and aging; gender; globalization; immigration and migration; political economy, development and economic sociology; political sociology and social movements; race/ethnicity; religion; sociological theory; and urban sociology.

Software Engineering

The MS in Software Engineering (MS-SWE) prepares students to become leaders in engineering high quality, large scale, computing solutions to real life problems. Software engineering spans all aspects of developing software, including requirements analysis, design, construction, testing, usability, security, maintenance, and economics.

Software Engineering

This graduate certificate program provides knowledge, tools, and techniques to those who are working in or planning to work in software engineering. Offered on a part-time or full-time basis, this certificate can be pursued alone, concurrently with any of the graduate degree programs in the College of Engineering and Computing, or used toward completion of the MS in Software Engineering at a later time.

Spanish Heritage Language Education

The graduate certificate in Spanish Heritage Language Education (SHLE) provides training in heritage language educational policy and practice as well as social justice-oriented approaches to teaching Spanish. Students develop familiarity with the linguistic, sociolinguistic, and cultural characteristics of Spanish-speakers in the US.

Special Education

This bachelor's degree is designed to prepare both educators for the classroom and individuals working in a special education context outside of the classroom with the specialized skills and content knowledge needed to support the needs of individuals with disabilities.

Special Education

This master's degree is designed to prepare both educators for the classroom and individuals working in a special education context outside of the classroom with the specialized skills and content knowledge needed to support the needs of individuals with disabilities.

Specialized Reading Instruction for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

Specialized Reading Instruction for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Sport and Recreation Studies

The MS in Sport and Recreation Studies meets the growing need for professionals and academics through concentrations in the areas of Recreation Administration, Sport and Leisure Studies, Sport Management, and Individualized Study in Sport, Recreation, and Tourism. The Sport Coaching Graduate Certificate or Sport Management Graduate Certificate may be taken in conjunction with the MS SRST degree or as a standalone option.

Sport Coaching

The Graduate Certificate in Sport Coaching trains students in fundamentals they will need to become success coaches in their chosen sport. Students obtain a comprehensive overview of coaching theory and practice, including basics for managing athlete development and the athlete's sport organization. The Certificate enables students to hone knowledge and skills in the theory and practice of sport coaching.

Sport Management

The Graduate Certificate in Sport Management provides students the opportunity to obtain basic skills for the management of sport. Students take core graduate sport management classes and then complement those by selecting from the array of sport management courses offered in order to hone the skills they seek to develop. The Certificate enables students to develop a fundamental grounding in fundamentals for managing sport.

Sport Management

The purpose of the BS in Sport Management is to advance the conduct of sport by preparing students with both specific skills and broad contextual knowledge to be effective managers in the sports industry.

Statistical Science

Statistical Science is regarded as one of the oldest and most successful information technology (IT) subjects. It focuses on the conversion of raw data into information. In this graduate program, students are trained in the theory and practice of statistical methodology, particularly as it relates to high-technology applications.

Statistical Science

The PhD in Statistical Science represents the highest academic attainment for a statistician and, as such, requires in-depth knowledge of modern statistical theory and practice. The degree program is a hybrid of theory, computation, and data analysis; and students are expected to be proficient in all three.

Statistics

The Bachelor of Science in Statistics is designed to provide a framework for students to develop connections between statistical concepts and theories, their impact to data science, and their applications to statistical practice. It will prepare statisticians to use modern statistical techniques to design studies, collect data, analyze and visualize high dimensional data sets, and draw valid conclusions in an increasingly data-centric world.

Systems and Industrial Engineering

The program leading to the BS in Systems and Industrial Engineering prepares students for a professional career in systems and industrial engineering. The program reflects the systems and industrial engineer's unique perspective, which considers all aspects of a system throughout its lifetime. Mason's systems and industrial engineering program is interdisciplinary, drawing from engineering, computer science, operations research, psychology, and economics.

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

Systems Engineering

Systems engineers are the visionaries who take a global perspective of the system. Whereas discipline-specific engineers deal with system components, the systems engineer is concerned with the integration of these components and the overall success of the system throughout its life cycle.

Systems Engineering and Operations Research

This doctoral program offers a unique integration of systems engineering and operations research. This integration gives students a strong analytical and computational capability combined with an overarching systems perspective that is well-grounded in application. No other department in the nation offers a PhD degree program that covers systems engineering and operations research in this integrated manner.

Tactical Athlete Strength, Conditioning and Injury Prevention

The term Tactical Athlete (TA) can refer to firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel, and soldiers in all branches of the military. The unique physical requirements of the TA require high levels of fitness and the ability to perform strenuous tasks with little to no warning. For all TA fields, fitness testing, fitness, and injury prevention are inherently part of the culture.

Taxation

The objective of the M.S. in Taxation program is to provide a comprehensive, high-quality, and professionally oriented education for students interested in pursuing a career in the field of taxation. It’s structure and design are similar to the M.S.

Teacher Education Licensure

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) for PK-12 Practitioners

The Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) for PK-12 Practitioners is designed to provide theoretical foundations and culturally and linguistically responsive practices for teaching English learners. Coursework emphasizes the intersection of culture, language, and identity, and its application to teaching culturally and linguistically diverse PK-12 learners.

Teaching Theater Pre K-12

Teaching Theatre PK-12

The Teaching Theater PK–12 Graduate Certificate is a pre-service program that prepares students for Theatre Arts licensure by the Commonwealth of Virginia. In conjunction with the College of Education and Human Development, the certificate curriculum consists of graduate- level theater and education courses, field experience observation and pre- service teaching internship.

Technology Management

The Master of Science in Technology Management is designed to provide students with a graduate management education that will help them further their leadership careers in technology and technology- oriented businesses and organizations. With technology innovation and commercialization occurring at an increasing pace and industries becoming more networked and global, business success depends on the successful management of technology.

Telecommunications

The Master of Science in Telecommunications offers a blend of cutting- edge practice-oriented courses in network engineering, cloud computing, wireless communications (e. g. 5G), and cyber security.

Terrorism and Homeland Security

The Schar School offers certificate programs in conjunction with its master's programs. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the school may, in most cases, after admission to a certificate program, earn an additional six credits (two courses) in Schar to receive a certificate in addition to the master's degree.

Theater (BA)

Theater majors pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree are encouraged to maintain wide-ranging interests within the school and throughout the university’s extensive offerings. BA students can organize their advanced work within a chosen area of theater or elect to include advanced level theater classes in several areas of emphasis.

Theater (BFA)

The BFA degree prepares students for graduate study or entry into the profession through rigorous, concentrated, and individualized training. All BFA students complete the theater core and are admitted into a chosen concentration to organize their advanced work within the major. Upon admission, BFA students will complete coursework in a specified area of emphasis through one of our five concentrations:.

Theatre

Tourism and Events Management

The BS in Tourism and Events Management degree prepares students to become future managers and leaders in one of the world's largest and most diverse industries: tourism, events and hospitality. Our Tourism and Events Management (TEM) major focuses on the management, planning, implementation, marketing, and evaluation of tourism, events, and hospitality businesses.

Trade Compliance

Trade Compliance is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at George Mason University.

United States Law

U.S. Law

Our LLM program meets the needs of foreign-trained lawyers seeking knowledge of U.S. Law and to improve their legal skill set. The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University is a top-tier law school, with the number one faculty in terms of scholarly downloads.

Visual and Performing Arts

The MFA in Visual and Performing Arts is a terminal degree which prepares students as professional artists and scholars who can work within their specialty and teach at the university level. Creative work and skill building are at the core of the study. The curriculum is designed for serious and talented students who are prepared to examine modes of creative inquiry in an inclusive, unique environment that promotes exploration, analysis, synthesis, and development as artists.

Women and Gender Studies

The graduate certificate may be taken alone or in conjunction with another graduate program. Courses applied to the certificate may be applied to a degree program, subject to approval of the director of the respective program.

Writing and Rhetoric

The doctoral program in writing and rhetoric offers a curriculum that emphasizes theoretical, practical, and productive approaches to composition, professional writing, and public rhetoric. The program is built on the premise that writing and teaching in twenty-first century organizations require the rigorous, integrated study of rhetoric, technology, pedagogy, culture, and research methodologies.