Wayne State University

Accounting

Accounting

Accounting (B.A.)

The accounting program is designed to prepare students for professional careers in public, corporate, or governmental accounting. While stressing fundamental accounting theory, the curriculum provides thorough application of these concepts to practical situations. A student who is interested in sitting for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam or other professional certification should seek advice from the Chair of the Accounting Department or the Chair's designee.

Accounting (B.S.)

The accounting program is designed to prepare students for professional careers in public, corporate, or governmental accounting. While stressing fundamental accounting theory, the curriculum provides thorough application of these concepts to practical situations. A student who is interested in sitting for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam or other professional certification should seek advice from the Chair of the Accounting Department or the Chair's designee.

Actuarial Mathematics

Adapted Physical Education

Administration and Supervision

Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Acute Care

Advanced Analytics

Advanced Energy Storage Systems

Advanced Studies in School Psychology

African American Studies

Alcohol and Drug Use Studies

Alternative Energy Technology

Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology and Urban Sustainability

Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Health Sciences

Applied Mathematics

Arabic for the Health Care Professions

Archival Administration

Art (B.A.)

Art (B.F.A.)

Art Education

Art History

Art History

Artificial Intelligence

Art (M.A.)

Art (M.F.A.)

Arts Administration

Astronomy (B.A.)

This program is intended to provide students with foundational knowledge in astronomy and space science. Students will graduate with strong scientific preparation and communication skills and will have a wide range of career options including entry-level jobs as well as graduate education in law, business, education, social and physical sciences. In short, these students will have all the traditional options of liberal arts majors with the added advantage of a unique science background.

Astronomy (B.S.)

Audiology

Automotive Supply Chain Management

Basic Medical Sciences

Bilingual Education

Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Bioinformatics and Data Analysis

Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences and Urban Sustainability

Biological Sciences (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts degree is for students who desire a broad liberal arts education with specialization in biology. It is not recommended for students anticipating admission into graduate science programs or medical school. Students contemplating a major program in biological sciences should consult with a departmental undergraduate advisor no later than the beginning of the sophomore year.

Biological Sciences (B.S.)

The Bachelor of Science degree is for those students who wish to follow a career in the sciences and/or those planning to enter post-graduate professional schools. Students contemplating a major program in biological sciences should consult with a Departmental undergraduate advisor no later than the beginning of the sophomore year.

Biological Sciences (M.A.)

Biological Sciences (M.S.)

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Program specialization in this master's degree may be undertaken in these areas: biomaterials and tissue engineering, biomechanics of injury, biomedical imaging, biomedical instrumentation, computational and systems biology, and interdisciplinary. These specializations are available to both part-time and full-time students, in either research or non-research degree programs.

Biomedical Engineering

Program specialization in this Ph.D. degree may be undertaken in these areas: biomaterials and tissue engineering, biomechanics of injury, biomedical imaging, biomedical instrumentation, computational and systems biology, and interdisciplinary. These specializations are available to both part-time and full-time students.

Biomedical Imaging

Biomedical Physics

Business

Business Administration

Business Administration

The Doctor of Philosophy in Business prepares persons interested in careers in research and university teaching. The core goals for the program are the creation of new knowledge through research and excellence in teaching. The Ph.D. program offers specialized tracks in finance, management, and marketing. For detailed information, please visit the Mike Ilitch School of Business (http:// ilitchbusiness.wayne.edu/).

Business Administration and Accounting

Business Administration and Law

Business Administration (B.A.)

Business Administration (B.S.)

Cancer Biology

Cancer Biology

Cannabis Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Chemistry (B.A.)

Chemistry (B.S.)

Chemistry (M.A.)

This degree is designed for those who wish advanced training in chemistry but intend to pursue careers in cognate fields, such as education or business.

Chemistry (M.S.)

This is a professional degree for those planning to enter the chemical profession.

Chip Design

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

The civil engineering graduate program at Wayne State University is designed to accommodate the needs of both full-time on-campus students and part-time students concurrently employed by local industry or government. To this end, many of the graduate classes are held in the evening. Full-time students have the opportunity to participate in research and experimental work with the faculty, while pursuing their graduate courses.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering and Urban Sustainability

Classics

Communication

Communication

Communication and Media Studies

Communication and New Media

Communication and Urban Sustainability

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Community Health

Community Health

Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Computer Science

Computer Science (B.A.)

Computer Science (B.S.)

Computer Technology

Construction Management

Construction Management

Conversational and Professional French

Counseling

Counseling Education

Counseling (M.A.)

Counseling (M.Ed.)

Counseling Psychology

Counseling Psychology

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

Dance (B.F.A.)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in dance provides a professional degree program for talented students with prior dance experience and skills who seek professional careers as performing artists and choreographers. Dance technique and the history, philosophies, and aesthetics of dance are all central to this program.

Dance (B.S.)

Data Computing

Data-Driven Business

Design

Design and Merchandising (B.A.)

Curricula in this area provide a liberal education as well as the opportunity for a professional concentration in the fields of apparel design and fashion merchandising.

Design and Merchandising (B.S.)

Curricula in this area provide a liberal education as well as the opportunity for a professional concentration in the fields of apparel design and fashion merchandising.

Dietetics

Dispute Resolution

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Early Childhood Education leads to a Michigan Department of Education (MDE) teacher certification in Birth-Kindergarten (B-K). Students will gain extensive classroom and clinical experience to develop the content, skills, and dispositions needed to successfully work in B-K classrooms. Candidates must also pass the required Michigan Test(s) for Teacher Certification (MTTC) in order to be recommended for certification.

Economic Development

Economics

Economics

Economics

Economics and Law

Educational Evaluation and Research

Educational Evaluation and Research

Educational Leadership

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Ed.D.)

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Ph.D.)

Educational Psychology

Educational Studies

Educational Studies

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering

Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering

Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Elementary Education

Elementary Education

Elementary Mathematics Specialist: Advanced

Elementary Mathematics Specialist: Introductory

Employment and Labor Relations

Employment and Labor Relations

Engineering Management

Engineering Technology

English

English

English

English as a Second Language

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Innovation (B.A.)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation (B.S.)

Environmental and Sustainability Engineering

Environmental Science

Environmental Science (M.A.)

Environmental Science (M.S.)

Exercise and Sport Science

Exercise and Sport Science

Film

Film Studies

Finance

Finance (B.A.)

Finance (B.S.)

Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies

General Engineering

General Studies

Genetic Counseling

Geographic Information Sciences

Geology (B.A.)

Geology (B.S.)

Geology (M.A.)

The Master of Arts in geology is designed to provide the students with special training in the environmental aspects of this discipline in keeping with the urban setting of Wayne State University. Students receiving the degree of Master of Arts in geology will be especially prepared to work in a capacity that deals with or provides solutions to environmental problems in which an intimate relationship between the environment and earth science is an important factor.

Geology (M.S.)

German

Gerontology

Global Studies

Global Supply Chain Management (B.A.)

Global Supply Chain Management (B.S.)

Health Administration

Health and Physical Education Teaching

Health and Physical Education Teaching

Healthcare Business Administration

Health Care Ethics

Health Communication

History

History

History

History and Law

History and Library and Information Science

History - Public History

The M.A. in Public History (M.A.P.H.) is a professional degree for students seeking careers in museums, at historical societies or historic sites, in cultural resource management, in nonprofits, in government agencies, and in allied fields. It is also appropriate for secondary school teachers who seek to gain experience in project-based, community-engaged pedagogy. The M.A.P.H. degree can be completed in two years of full-time study.

History - World History

Immunology and Microbiology

Immunology and Microbiology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Information Management

Information Science

Information Technology

This program prepares the student for a challenging workplace with an enhanced knowledge of business applications. The curriculum for the degree is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in computer and information systems and business administration.

Injury Biomechanics

Integrative Neuroscience

Journalism and Media

Kinesiology

The Ph.D. in Kinesiology prepares students to become researchers and educators in academic institutions and other industries requiring Ph.D.- trained professionals in the general areas of exercise, health, wellness, human performance and disease prevention.

Language Learning

This program is targeted at in-service elementary, secondary, and college-level foreign language teachers interested in ongoing professional development. Students should be advised that it does not provide provisional state licensure (teacher certification), and does not include a practice teaching component. The program can be completed with concentrations in: Arabic, Classics, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Law

Law (J.D.)

Law (J.D./LL.M.)

Law (LL.M.)

Law - Studies in Law

Learning Design and Technology

Learning Design and Technology

Library and Information Science

Library and Information Science

Library and Information Science and History

Library and Information Science and Public History

Linguistics

Linguistics

This certificate program provides basic training to graduate students of various disciplines or students already with a B.A. degree who want to develop an understanding of how language is structured, acquired and used and/or whose career development would benefit from some background in linguistics. Admission to this program is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School (p. 24).

Linguistics

Management (B.A.)

The Management major prepares individuals to compete in a technology-intensive manufacturing or service economy. The required courses have students analyze contemporary management problems, participate in team projects and develop skills in managing people to drive organizational effectiveness.

Management (B.S.)

The Management major prepares individuals to compete in a technology-intensive manufacturing or service economy. The required courses have students analyze contemporary management problems, participate in team projects and develop skills in managing people to drive organizational effectiveness.

Manufacturing Engineering

Marketing (B.A.)

The Marketing major is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in marketing. Marketing is the activity and institution involved in creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging offerings that have value for customers and society. Marketing management involves situation analysis, selection of marketing strategies and target markets, and coordination of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution elements.

Marketing (B.S.)

The Marketing major is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in marketing. Marketing is the activity and institution involved in creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging offerings that have value for customers and society. Marketing management involves situation analysis, selection of marketing strategies and target markets, and coordination of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution elements.

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Mathematical Economics

Mathematical Statistics

Mathematics

Mathematics (B.A.)

Mathematics (B.S.)

Mathematics (M.A.)

Mathematics (M.S.)

The M.S. in Mathematics is the most rigorous program at the Master's level and is designed for students who intend to study at the Ph.D. level in mathematical sciences, as well as for other students who are looking for a challenge.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Program specializations at the master's degree level may be undertaken in many areas, including acoustics, vibrations, machine tool design, biomechanics, combustion engines, controls, composite materials, and fluid and solid mechanics, among others. These program specializations are available to both part-time and full-time students, in either research or non-research degree programs.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Media Arts and Studies

Medical Laboratory Science

Medical Physics

Medical Physics

Medical Physics (D.M.P.)

Medical Physics (Ph.D.)

Medical Research

Medicine

Medicine and Business Administration

Medicine Three-Year Program

Middle Childhood Education

Middle Childhood Education

Mobility

Modern Languages

Molecular Biotechnology

The Molecular Biotechnology Program is a career-oriented program specifically designed to educate and train technically-oriented people in both the theory and practice of modern biotechnology. The program's main emphasis is on the application of these skills through integration of classroom, laboratory, and research experiences.

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Mortuary Science

Multi-Age Education

Multi-Age Education

Museum Practice

Music (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts curriculum is designed for students who want to develop their musical knowledge and ability while obtaining a broad liberal arts education. It provides students with the academic and musical prerequisites necessary for continuing graduate study in such fields as music theory, musicology and ethnomusicology.

Music (B.Mus.)

Music (M.A.)

The Master of Arts degree is designed for students who wish to pursue an academic career in music through a broad liberal arts curriculum.

Music (M.M.)

Near Eastern Languages

Neuroscience

Nonprofit Management

Nurse Anesthesia Practice

Nursing

Nursing

Nursing and Infant Mental Health

Nursing (D.N.P.)

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program was established in 2008 for registered nurses seeking advanced education for leadership in clinical positions, health policy development, evaluation and application of patient care research, and systemic efforts in health promotion and risk reduction. Through this program, students are prepared to use clinical research to improve and transform health care.

Nursing Education

Nursing (Ph.D.)

Nutrition and Food Science

Nutrition and Food Science and Public Health

Nutrition and Food Science (B.A.)

Nutrition and Food Science (B.S.)

Nutrition and Food Science (M.A.)

Nutrition and Food Science (M.S.)

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy and Health Administration

Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership

Pathologists' Assistant

Pathology

Peace and Security Studies

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Urban Sustainability

Pharmacology

Pharmacology

Pharmacy

Philosophy

Philosophy contributes to the liberal education of any student, whatever their predominant interests, by its emphasis on clear and cogent thought, by consideration of the interrelations of fact and value, by training in logic and the methodology of inquiry, and by a study and analysis of major philosophical outlooks.

Philosophy

Philosophy

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy and Health Administration

Physician Assistant Studies

Physics

For some students, the master's degree will be used as part of a continuing Ph.D. program; for others, it will be a terminal degree leading to employment in government laboratories, industrial programs, hospitals, teaching positions, and other occupations. The Master of Science with a Major in Physics is offered under Plan A or Plan C.

Physics (B.A.)

Physics (B.S.)

Physics (M.A.)

For some students, the master's degree will be used as part of a continuing Ph.D. program; for others, it will be a terminal degree leading to employment in government laboratories, industrial programs, hospitals, teaching positions, and other occupations. The Master of Arts with a major in Physics is offered under Plan B, as described on the next tab.

Physics (M.S.)

For some students, the master's degree will be used as part of a continuing Ph.D. program; for others, it will be a terminal degree leading to employment in government laboratories, industrial programs, hospitals, teaching positions, and other occupations. The Master of Science with a Major in Physics is offered under Plan A or Plan C.

Physiology

The mission of the M.S. program in the Department of Physiology is to provide an introduction to advanced training in physiology. Our goal is to train students to carry out advanced research in physiology and to develop problem solving and presentation skills in a wide variety of professional venues and to develop the necessary background to work in research, enter our Ph.D. program, or other professional program.

Physiology

Political Science

Political science majors are offered the opportunity to develop programs of study that complement their particular interests and career goals. The major may be used to structure a broad general program or a highly 2026-2027 Undergrad 333 concentrated and specialized one. The following requirements pertain to all B.A. majors.

Political Science

The Master of Arts program in Political Science is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree and wish to continue their education in Political Science. The MA program prepares students for doctoral study upon completion of the degree, and for careers in government, policy advocacy and the non-profit sector.

Political Science

Political Science and Law

Power Electronics for Mobility and Sustainable Energy

Practical French

Practical German

Practical Italian

Premedical Studies

Printed Circuit Board Design

Professional Arabic

Professional Biomedical Sciences

Program Evaluation

The Mission of the M.A. in Program Evaluation at Wayne State University is to prepare a diverse body of evaluation practitioners to positively impact local and global communities by providing high quality, effective, and holistic program evaluations in a manner that is ethical and attendant to the diverse needs and demands of stakeholders in an organization through inclusive and rigorous coursework and a practicum.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Psychology

Psychology

Psychology and Infant Mental Health

Psychology (B.A.)

Psychology (B.S.)

Public Administration

This program is designed to prepare students for careers in public service in government, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations. The curriculum emphasizes study of the environment of public service, management techniques, organizational dynamics, the policy process, and the analysis of public policies.

Public Affairs

Public Health

Public Health

Public Health

Public History and Library and Information Science

Public Library Services to Children and Young Adults

Public Relations and Strategic Communication

Radiation Therapy Technology

Risk and Crisis Communication

Robotics

Romance Languages

School and Community Psychology

Secondary Education

Secondary Education

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Secondary Education is designed for students who have a bachelor's degree, but who have not completed a Teacher Certification program. It is for those who seek a Michigan Standard Teaching Certification in Secondary Education. The M.A.T. degree in Secondary Education is specific to certification content areas. Information regarding teaching certificate requirements can be found at the Teaching Certificates (p. 115) section of this bulletin.

Semiconductors and Sensors for Automotives

Social Welfare Research and Evaluation

Social Work

Social Work

Social Work

Social Work and Anthropology

Social Work and Gerontology

Social Work and Infant Mental Health

Social Work and Public Health

Sociology

Sociology

Sociology

Special Education

The Bachelor's of Science in Special Education leads to a grade-band certification (e.g., B-K; PK-3, 3-6, etc.) along with certification in Special Education in the area of Cognitive Impairment or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Candidates must meet the grade-band certification requirements and attain a Michigan Standard Teaching Certification in that grade-band in order to attain the Cognitive Impairment or Autism Spectrum Disorder certification.

Speech-Language Pathology

Sport Management

Sports Administration

This online M.A. program is designed to prepare students for a career within the broad spectrum of sports programs, agencies, and related organizations. Students may specialize in one of four areas of concentration: interscholastic athletic administration, intercollegiate athletic administration, commercial sports administration, or professional sports administration. Students may custom-design their curriculum through internships and elective coursework as approved by their advisor.

Statistics

Statistics

Sustainable Engineering

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering

The M.S. in Systems Engineering program aims to provide specialized skills and training engineers will need to address subjects related to systems engineering according to the standard set by the International Council on Systems Engineering in an online instruction method. The program offers two concentrations: 1) General Commercial Systems, and 2) Defense Systems.

Teaching and Learning

Technology, Information Systems and Analytics (B.A.)

Technology, Information Systems and Analytics (B.S.)

Theatre

The Master of Fine Arts in theatre is a three-year program of intensive professional training in the student's area of specialization in acting, scenic design, costume design, lighting design, theatre management or stage management.

Theatre and Dance

The Master of Arts degree includes a three-year part-time program of advanced studies in theatre and dance, designed to provide specialized training in research methods and assessment, pedagogical foundations of teaching artistry, artistic practice and inquiry, and community engagement.

Theatre (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Theatre is designed to introduce students to the multiple facets of theatre scholarship and theatre practice. It provides a flexible and extensive education in dramatic literature, theatre history, performance practice and theatrical design for students interested in careers in theatre and related entertainment arts, education, communication and television, and other professions.

Theatre (B.F.A.)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Theatre is an intensive pre-professional curriculum that combines foundational studies, rigorous training and extensive production assignments. The B.F.A. program is divided into two areas: a) performance and b) design and technical theatre including stage management.

Translational Neuroscience

Urban Planning

Urban Studies and Planning

Urban Sustainability

Welding and Metallurgical Engineering Technology

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures