Mary Baldwin University

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program is a BSN to DNP program offered as a full-time or part-time plan of study, using a hybrid approach combining remote asynchronous courses with on-campus hands-on learning intensives. Catalog notes this program is not currently accepting new students (discontinued).

American Studies

Anthropology/Sociology

Applied Behavior Analysis

A post-master's certificate in applied behavior analysis requiring a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Students in this program are subject to academic standing requirements as they pertain to graduate students.

Applied Behavior Analysis

A post-bachelor's certificate sequence in applied behavior analysis for students who already hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Prior to certificate completion, students must complete the departmentally-created exit examination that aligns to the Test Content Outline published by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Applied Behavior Analysis

The MS in ABA is for students seeking a graduate degree while concurrently pursuing the educational eligibility requirements set by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) examination. A non-coursework degree requirement includes four minimum units of instruction from a BACB ACE Provider.

Applied Behavior Analysis & Autism Studies

This major includes graduate coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) providing a deeper understanding of concepts and principles of ABA, behavior assessment, behavior change procedures, ethics and professional standards, and personnel management. Undergraduate students seeking board certification as a BCaBA or BCBA must have grades of C or higher in all courses required for national board exam eligibility.

Applied Mathematics

Applied mathematics explores the connections between mathematics and the physical world and uses mathematics in studying and solving real-world problems. In this interdisciplinary major, students learn the techniques of modeling, analysis, computing, simulation and data manipulation as applied to their area of interest, such as engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, or economics.

Art

Art History

Arts Management

Asian Studies

Authentic Learning

The certificate is not related to any state requirement. Benefits for educators include increasing their understanding of K-12 real world teaching (such as project-based and place-based), including in outdoor settings. The certificate is also helpful for non-formal educators who have no formal training in education.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Approved by the Virginia Autism Council, Mary Baldwin University's Comprehensive Certificate in the Area of Autism Spectrum Disorder helps educators and others seeking employment in human services fields work with and provide support to individuals with ASD in schools and in the greater community. Students may complete the certificate as a non-degree seeking student or as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Approved by the Virginia Autism Council, the Comprehensive Certificate in the Area of Autism Spectrum Disorder helps professionals work with and provide support to individuals with ASD in schools and in the greater community. Students may complete the certificate as a non-degree seeking student or as a degree-seeking student in combination with an MAT, MEd, or MS degree.

Autism Studies

A graduate degree in autism studies combining coursework in the characteristics and assessment of ASD; communication, language and sensory aspects; social skills and behavior strategies; and a practicum experience, culminating in an autism studies master's project. Admission requires a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Biochemistry

Biology (BA)

Biology (BA) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Biology (BS)

Biology (BS) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Business Administration

The MBA Business Core provides students with foundational knowledge based on the 4 Pillars of People, Planet, Profit and Purpose for leading and managing in a wide variety of organizations, with a focus on efficient and effective business practices and the skills and abilities most desired by employers. All students finish their degree with two courses in The APEX Project, the comprehensive application of the MBA curriculum in a strategic context.

Business Administration/Economics

Business (BA)

The degree in Business is a preparation for engaging in the world after graduation in almost any endeavor, whether profit-seeking or not. The core of the program focuses on three critical abilities. Emphases are available in management, human resource management, marketing, accounting, project management, and entrepreneurship.

Business (BS)

Bachelor of Science option in Business. Students planning to enter a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program would benefit from taking additional business coursework such as Global Business and Cost Accounting.

Chemistry

Clinical Laboratory Science

Mary Baldwin University offers a major in clinical laboratory science in affiliation with local healthcare facilities including Augusta Health Medical Center in Fishersville and Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Students complete all Mary Baldwin graduation and major requirements on campus before beginning the clinical year at one of the affiliated schools. The student must also pass the National Registry Examination in order to be certified.

Communications

Computer Information Systems

Computer Science

Computer Science/Business Admin

Criminal Justice

A major in Criminal Justice provides students with a broad knowledge of crime trends, police, courts, corrections, theories of crime, and research methodology within the field of criminal justice. The major offers a variety of courses in sub-disciplines such as public safety, legal studies, criminal justice administration, and criminology. Students are encouraged to complete an internship for hands-on experience working with various agencies.

Curriculum and Instruction

The Master of Education (MEd) is a professional degree designed for those who seek advanced study in education and related fields. The program is intended for teachers on a provisional license, those who are already licensed, or individuals pursuing careers that do not require teacher licensure. The degree consists of a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours.

Doctorate of Nursing Practice

Economics

Elementary Education PK-6

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed to offer realistic, practical preparation for enriched classroom teaching through a balanced program of liberal arts and professional studies. Program coursework includes requirements for initial teacher licensure in the area of Elementary Education (PK-6), including a 140-clock-hour practicum experience.

Elementary Education PK-6

The Elementary Education major embodies the University's values of a comprehensive liberal arts education. Completing the requirements for the major provides prospective elementary education teachers the breadth of subject mastery expected for effective teaching of diverse students and for meeting requirements set by the Virginia Department of Education. Requirements include content and professional studies coursework for licensure.

English

English is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

English as a Second Language (PK-12)

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) offers realistic, practical preparation for enriched classroom teaching through a balanced program of liberal arts and professional studies. Program coursework includes requirements for initial teacher licensure in the area of English as a Second Language (ESL), including a 140-clock-hour practicum.

Entrepreneurship

Environment Based Learning

Exercise Science

In addition to completing the Common Curriculum courses, students complete 18 credits of Kinesiology core courses and 45 credits of Exercise Science courses. Students must also earn and maintain a valid BLS/CPR certification before beginning the Clinical Education Courses. An accelerated EXSS to DPT pathway is available.

Exercise Science Health Fitness Specialist

In addition to the courses to complete the General Education, students complete 25 credits of core science courses and 39 credits of exercise science and Health Care Administration courses for the BA degree.

Family Nurse Practitioner

The Master of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner Track is a 47-credit hour, BSN to MSN program offered as a full-time plan of study. Students complete 600 hours of supervised clinical experience in a variety of primary care settings including family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, women's health, and geriatrics, and gain the requirements necessary to be eligible for a National Certification Examination.

Family Nurse Practitioner

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner Program is a 74-credit hour, BSN to DNP program. The entry to practice DNP degree offers students a hybrid approach to learning, and prepares graduates to meet the requirements necessary to be eligible for a National Certification Examination.

Family Nurse Practitioner

The Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program is a 32-credit hour program designed for Registered Nurses with a Master of Science in Nursing, offered as a part-time plan of study. The entry to FNP practice post-master certificate combines remote asynchronous and synchronous courses with on-campus hands-on learning intensives, preparing students for the National Certification Examination.

French

Healthcare Administration

Healthcare is a rapidly changing field, and the leadership and administration of programs and organizations in healthcare requires knowledge, skill, and a strong sense of caring for others. The major prepares students to enter, or advance into, the management area in a variety of positions and organizations related to the healthcare field, and can be a springboard for graduate work in related fields.

Healthcare Administration

The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) has been developed to meet the call for fundamental changes in the healthcare delivery system, delivered in an all-online format to meet the needs of working professionals. Its mission is to prepare individuals to grow as leaders in health systems administration and quality and system safety. Courses are offered year-round in 7-week sessions.

Healthcare Administration and Business Administration

The 54-credit hour MHA/MBA dual degree curriculum is designed for those who wish to expand their career potential in business management and healthcare administration. With core business courses that focus on the healthcare market and business industry, and healthcare administration courses deeply rooted in healthcare management, this program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to forge a career in high-level healthcare leadership.

Healthcare Management

Undergraduate certificate in healthcare management offered by the Healthcare Administration program. Not open to HCA majors.

Health Informatics

Health Science (BA)

Health Science (BA) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Health Science (BS)

Health Science (BS) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Health Systems Leadership

Higher Education

History

History is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Human Resource Management

Undergraduate certificate in the School of Business. Twelve semester hours must be new coursework with MBU.

Independent Studies

Indp-Film Production

Indp-Religion/Politics

Indp-Sexuality/Gender

International Affairs

International Behavior Analyst Coursework

A graduate-level behavior analysis coursework certificate requiring a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Students in this program are subject to academic standing requirements as they pertain to graduate students.

International Economics and Business

Latin Amer Lit & Culture

Leadership Through Authentic Learning

The MEd in leadership through authentic learning helps students gain a deep understanding of authentic learning strategies proven to inspire and motivate students. Whether a classroom teacher, curriculum or policy developer, or an educator in a museum or park setting, this program helps students become educational leaders. This is a non-licensure degree.

Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies

The LAIS Educational Foundations major is specifically designed as an alternative pathway for students who are no longer eligible to continue in the licensure tracks of the Elementary Education or Special Education majors. This non-licensure option enables students to apply relevant coursework toward degree completion while redirecting their academic goals outside the framework of state teacher certification.

Liberal Arts Educational Studies

Licensure Areas: Elementary Education PK-6, English as a Second Language, Gifted Education, Special Education General Curriculum K-12, Special Education Add-ons

The Master of Education (MEd) is a professional degree designed for those who seek advanced study in education and related fields, intended for teachers who are already licensed or individuals pursuing careers that do not require teacher licensure. The degree consists of a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours focused on a common set of 15-16 hours of core coursework, followed by an area of emphasis of the student's choice.

Long Term Care Administration

Marketing

The BA in Marketing does more than prepare students for entry-level content, analysis, and strategic positions in the marketing industry; it takes a holistic approach providing a forward-looking curriculum that focuses on advancement. The program blends business and marketing to establish a top-tier educational base, capped by three possible concentrations designed for today's workplace.

Marketing and Communication

This interdisciplinary field combines integrated marketing and communication studies. Students develop skills in oral presentation, writing, critical thinking, and visual literacy, and acquire knowledge about the media, market research, target audiences and consumer behavior. Note: this program is not currently accepting new students.

Marketing Communication

Undergraduate certificate in the School of Business. Twelve semester hours must be new coursework with MBU.

Master of Nursing

Mathematics (BA)

Mathematics (BA) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Mathematics (BS)

Mathematics (BS) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Middle Education (6-8)

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) offers realistic, practical preparation for enriched classroom teaching through a balanced program of liberal arts and professional studies. Program coursework includes requirements for initial teacher licensure in the area of Middle Education (6-8), including all VDOE required content in the student's endorsement area.

Music

Nurse Anesthesiology

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesiology Program is a BSN to DNP program with a 36-month, full-time plan of study, using a hybrid schedule format combining on- and off-campus content delivery. Graduates gain the requirements necessary to be eligible for the National Certification Examination administered by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.

Nursing

The RN-BSN Program is a post-licensure program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree for registered nurses who hold an Associate Degree in Nursing. To graduate, students must complete 120 semester hours, with the RN-to-BSN nursing curriculum consisting of 30 credits. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Nursing

Nursing Administration and Leadership

The Master of Science in Nursing Program is a three-semester program that prepares graduates for advanced practice roles in health care. Courses are scheduled based on the principles of sequence, continuity, and integration, allowing for progressive building on knowledge, clinical practice concepts, and research.

Nursing and Business Administration

The MSN/MBA dual degree curriculum is designed for nurses pursuing a leadership position at the executive level, providing graduates with an advanced skill set in business management and healthcare leadership. Catalog notes this program is not currently accepting new students (discontinued).

Nursing and Healthcare Administration

The MSN/MHA dual degree curriculum is designed to prepare nurse leaders with a unique blend of interprofessional skills in both nursing education and health care administration. Catalog notes this program is not currently accepting new students (discontinued).

Nursing Practice (Post-MSN)

The Post-MSN-DNP program is a 31-credit hour program delivered 100% online in a part-time format. This Post-Master's DNP completion program places an emphasis on enhancing skills in leadership, evidence-based practice, and systems thinking. All DNP graduates must complete a minimum of 1,000 post-baccalaureate clinical/practicum hours.

Occupational Therapy

The Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) is a post-baccalaureate, professional doctoral degree that prepares the student for work in any occupational therapy practice setting following graduation and license acquisition. The total length of the program is 100 credit hours over 2.5 years (eight semesters), including Level 1 and Level 2 fieldwork and a 14-week capstone experience.

Occupational Therapy (Post-Professional)

The Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral (PPOTD) program is an avenue for licensed occupational therapists to earn the clinical Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) degree, emphasizing evidence-based practice and knowledge translation as well as leadership, advocacy, program development, program assessment, and teaching skills. The 10-course, 30-credit curriculum includes two interprofessional elective courses.

Peacemakers/Conflict Resolution

Philosophy

Philosophy/Religion

Physical Therapy

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program prepares students as an entry-level physical therapist who can work in any practice setting upon graduation and licensure, focusing on critical thinking and application of evidence-based practice. The DPT is a post-baccalaureate, entry-level professional doctoral degree completed full-time over eight semesters, including four clinical experiences.

Physician Assistant

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Program embraces the team-based, collaborative and interprofessional approach to patient care. Students work together in course work, special interprofessional case study groups, research and clinical skills scenarios, with collaboration extending to students from occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nursing.

Physics

Political Science

Project Management

Undergraduate certificate in the School of Business. Twelve semester hours must be new coursework with MBU.

Psychology

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Psychology (PBCP) is designed for students who have a bachelor's degree in a field other than psychology who wish to enter a master's or doctorate-level psychology graduate program. Students work with a psychology faculty adviser to design a personalized educational plan and receive individual advising on selecting, applying to, and preparing for graduate study.

Psychology (BA)

Psychology (BA) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Psychology (BS)

Psychology (BS) is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.

Public Policy

By examining the relationships between government, economics, and communities the Public Policy major prepares students to develop informed solutions to public issues. Graduates will be able to identify policy problems and opportunities, learn how and when to address them within particular social and political contexts, and use analytical, qualitative and quantitative skills to create and evaluate policy solutions.

Reading Education

The Master of Education (MEd) in Reading Education prepares candidates in literacy diagnosis and remediation, child and adolescent literature, word knowledge, and literacy leadership. Students seeking the Reading Specialist license must hold a current Virginia teaching license, have completed at least three years of full-time teaching, and pass the Praxis Reading Specialist assessment.

Religion

Reneaissance Studies

Secondary Education (6-12)

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) offers realistic, practical preparation for enriched classroom teaching through a balanced program of liberal arts and professional studies. Program coursework includes requirements for initial teacher licensure in the area of Secondary Education (6-12), including all VDOE required content for the endorsement.

Shakespeare and Performance (MFA)

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree is the terminal degree in theatre. The twelve-month degree is an immersive, collaborative experience during which students rotate through the program's four core competencies (teaching, acting, directing, dramaturgy) while producing and performing a repertory of plays. Students produce an assessed collaborative thesis with their fellow MFA students.

Shakespeare and Performance (MLitt)

The Master of Letters (MLitt) degree is a two-year degree, which can be taken in isolation or which leads naturally into the one-year MFA terminal degree. The MLitt provides a rigorous and innovative degree balancing scholarly research with professional training, training students to be multi-hyphenate scholar-practitioners grounded in an in-depth understanding of classical drama.

Shakespeare/Letters

Social Work

Students interested in social work learn to apply theory, practice and research to build resilience and empower vulnerable populations. Students complete 450 hours of field experience, including a self-selected supervised field instruction in a social service agency. The Social Work BSW is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Sociology

Spanish

Special Education General Curriculum K-12

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) offers realistic, practical preparation for enriched classroom teaching through a balanced program of liberal arts and professional studies. Program coursework includes requirements for initial teacher licensure in the area of Special Education General Curriculum (K-12).

Special Education General Curriculum K-12

The Special Education major embodies the University's values of a comprehensive liberal arts education. Completing the requirements for the major provides prospective special education teachers the breadth of subject mastery expected for effective teaching of diverse students in a collaborative setting and for meeting requirements set by the Virginia Department of Education. Requirements include content and professional studies coursework for licensure.

Special Education Non-Licensure

The Special Education Non-Licensure program is a graduate degree suited for students working in special education environments outside the public school classroom, designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work with individuals with disabilities. Holding a Virginia teaching license is not a prerequisite for this degree.

Strategic Communication

Strategic communication is the process of delivering information that advances an organization's objectives, whether between the organization and employees, government agencies, or non-profit agencies. The major prepares students for careers in advertising, marketing, PR, digital strategy, and social media, and also covers crisis communication.

Studio Art

Sustainable Business Management

Undergraduate certificate in the School of Business. Twelve semester hours must be new coursework with MBU.

Teaching

Theatre

Theatre is a bachelor's degree program offered at Mary Baldwin University.