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Accountancy and Data Analysis

The Master of Accountancy & Data Analysis (MADA) is an advanced program of study designed to provide students with an expanded understanding of accounting, data analytics, and business.

Accounting

Accounting is essential to all businesses, from startups to global corporations, and is needed across industries like finance, healthcare, government, and tech. An accounting background also provides career flexibility, allowing work in areas such as public accounting, corporate finance, auditing, and more.

Accredited Financial Counselor

WKU's Accredited Financial Counselor certificate program is designed to fulfill the educational requirements of the Accredited Financial Counselor® certification, awarded following passage of a separate test administered by the AFCPE.

Accredited Financial Counselor

Addictions Education

This 12-hour interdisciplinary certificate program in addictions education prepares students to provide counseling or education services and/or support services to individuals abusing or experiencing addiction.

Advanced Behavior Management

This certificate program offers courses that specialize in behavior management techniques for school-aged children.

Advanced Business Fundamentals

The Business Fundamentals graduate certificate provides students with the tools and frameworks needed for evaluating business challenges and opportunities.

Advanced Professionalism

Advanced Professionalism is a short-term certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Advanced Professionalism

Advanced Teacher Education

This program is designed to develop advanced educators who can positively impact student learning in their classrooms and schools.

Advertising

If you're passionate about creativity, strategic thinking, and shaping brands through communication, the WKU AD Major offers an exciting and fulfilling career path. Advancing technology, changing consumer behavior, and new media platforms are providing employment opportunities in well- paid, hi-tech fields. Relevant classes, real-world projects, competitions, and hands-on internships will prepare you to launch your own brand or for careers in media, agency, or corporate advertising.

Agriculture

The Master's Degree is a general degree in agriculture and can be thesis or non-thesis depending on student goals. The degree is general by design, which allows for maximum flexibility for each student.

Agriculture

The major in agriculture (508) consists of several concentrations allowing students to specialize in areas of interest such as Agronomy, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Systems, Animal Science, Dairy Science, Horticulture, Horse Science, and Turf and Golf Course Management.

Anthropology

Anthropology is the scientific and humanistic study of human culture and biology in the past and present and anywhere in the world. The anthropology major offers students a cohesive program of study to enrich their understanding of interactions between human culture and biology in contemporary societies and in the archaeological and evolutionary past, to develop their cross-cultural perspectives, and to prepare them for a variety of careers.

Applied Behavior Analysis

The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Master of Science Program is designed to prepare students for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's current test content outline and for the board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) examination.

Applied Communication

The Master of Arts in Applied Communication equips students with the skills and knowledge to excel in today's dynamic, communication-driven world. The fully online program combines theory and practice to address real-world communication challenges.

Applied Data Analytics

The certificate of Applied Data Analytics exposes students to how data is acquired, how to frame an analytic problem, determine which methodologies to use to solve a problem, and to build deployable models. The approved elective may be from the Gordon Ford College of Business or any other college.

Applied Economics

The Master of Arts in Applied Economics offers three concentrations: General, Mathematical Methods, and Business Economics.

Applied Psychology

The Doctor of Psychology in Applied Psychology provides knowledge and skills for its graduates to become effective change agents within community, therapeutic, educational, and education-related environments.

Architectural Science

Architectural Science is a bridge between design theory and construction practice. Architectural Technologists perform a variety of important functions in many areas of the architectural and building construction fields and are widely recognized by professionals in the construction industry. Graduates find employment as drafters, designers, construction planners, estimators, inspectors, technical sales representatives, and many other exciting areas.

Art History

The Bachelor of Arts in Art History provides WKU students with a broad and thorough understanding of the history and function of the visual arts from ancient times to the present day. Majors will critically analyze paintings, prints, sculpture, architecture, and other visual media to investigate a range of historical and philosophical issues with which the arts have been deeply involved.

Artificial Intelligence and Analytics (AIA)

Artificial Intelligence and Analytics (AIA) is a short-term certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Artificial Intelligence and Analytics (AIA), Certificate

Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology Leader

The Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology Leader is a comprehensive program that prepares candidates for excellence in leadership roles within K-12 education, educational technology, higher education, training and development, and interdisciplinary industries.

Asian Studies

Asian Studies The Asian Studies major at WKU is interdisciplinary, drawing on a wide range of fields including Religious Studies, History, Geography, Modern Languages, Political Science, Anthropology, Art, and others. The major facilitates the understanding of the continent and its peoples, including their languages, religions, cultures, history, and politics.

Athletic Coaching

The Athletic Coaching certificate is designed to develop positive teaching/coaching skills in athletics and to meet the need for qualified coaches in public/private schools, business settings or community.

Athletic Coaching

Biochemistry

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Biology

The Master of Science in Biology offers advanced instruction and training in the life sciences, emphasizing hypothesis-testing and the development of critical thinking skills. Both thesis and non-thesis concentrations are available.

Biology

The major in Biology (Reference Number 617) provides an opportunity to acquire broad-based study in biology for students who wish to be certified to teach high school biology. These students must complete both the major in Biology (617) with a teacher education certification (TCHR) and the major in Science and Mathematics Education (reference number 774). Interested students should contact the SKyTeach Office, skyteach (https://www.wku.edu/skyteach/).

Biology

Biomedical Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences offers an 18-hour Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Sciences with highly flexible start dates. The certificate provides graduate-level preparation for professional school applications, career advancement, professional accreditation, or future graduate study.

Brewing and Distilling Arts & Sciences

Humans have been brewing alcohol since the dawn of recorded history, and distilling stretches back over a thousand years. Brewing and distilling play a major role in the Kentucky and U.S. economy.

Brewing and Distilling Arts & Sciences

Broadcasting

The major in Broadcasting (reference number 726) requires a minimum of In addition to meeting institutional requirements for graduation, the Broadcasting major must have a minor or second major outside of the School of Media and Film Studies that is approved by the major faculty advisor. Students may not select a minor in film studies or from those offered within the School, unless taken as a second minor.

Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) prepares graduates for successful business and organizational leadership careers. Students complete the MBA core and select at least one concentration.

Business Data Analytics

The Business Data Analytics major requires 66 semester hours. The major is designed to prepare students for professional careers using data analytics and technology. Students are trained to use data to improve decision making and gain insight.

Business Economics

Business Economics is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Business Fundamentals

The certificate in business fundamentals is designed to provide exposure to basic business administration knowledge and skills for students whose majors are outside the Gordon Ford College of Business.

Business Fundamentals Certificate

Business Law

The certificate in business law is designed to teach the fundamentals of law from a transactional business perspective to appeal to both Gordon Ford College of Business majors and those majors outside the college of.

Career Services

The Certificate in Career Services (CCS) is designed to help professionals build the advanced knowledge and skills needed to better serve students and clients within the context of a volatile and ever-changing employment landscape.

Chemistry

The major in chemistry requires a minimum of 33 semester hours and leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Requirements of the major include selecting one of four concentrations: ACS-Approved, Foundations, General, or Teacher Certification. The ACS-Approved Concentration does not require a minor or second major and is typically for students desiring graduate education in chemistry.

Chemistry

The graduate program in chemistry provides a unique learning and research environment and is designed to offer students comprehensive training in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry.

Child and Family Services

This program offers two concentrations which lead to a Bachelor of Science degree: (1) Child and Family Services which provides a program of study for those who wish to work in a child- or family-focused environment but do not want teacher certification; (2) Family and Consumer Sciences Education, which leads to teacher certification. Child and Family Services.

Chinese

Our Chinese majors combine language skills with knowledge of another discipline to prepare for successful careers. Why is it important to learn Chinese? language in the world.

Chinese Studies

This certificate program prepares graduates for careers in a Chinese-speaking market. A total of 21 credit hours are required in this certificate. Twelve credit hours of core courses develop basic Chinese language proficiency and cultural expertise, and nine hours of electives provide students the flexibility to tailor the certificate to support their professional interests.

Citizenship & Social Justice

The Certificate in Citizenship and Social Justice is an interdisciplinary program, focusing on contemporary social issues, that prepares students to be effective citizens-civic agents of change for the common good. The certificate program includes both coursework and co-curricular public work.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineers design a better world in which to live. They design, build, and maintain our nation's infrastructure including: roads and bridges; buildings and foundations; water supply and waste-water facilities; stormwater management systems; and environmental protection facilities. The mission of the civil engineering program is to prepare students for professional engineering and management positions in all phases of civil engineering projects.

College and Career Readiness

Communicating in Healthcare

Communication

The Communication major prepares students to understand and apply communication theories and concepts that explain human interaction across contexts and provides students a platform for understanding the diverse ways communication creates, maintains, and transforms relationships, organizations, institutions, and society.

Communication Disorders

The B.S. (Bachelor of Science) education program in Communication Disorders at Western Kentucky University prepares students academically for graduate study in speech-language pathology, audiology, in speech-language pathology and a clinical doctorate is required for national certification in audiology. Licensure is also necessary in Kentucky but other states have various mandates for practicing professionals.

Computer Information Technology

Computer Information Technology (CIT) is an integral part of modern life and business. Careers in the CIT field frequently exceed median pay and future job outlook growth. The CIT online degree requires 120 credit hours and leads to a Bachelor of Science.

Computer Science

This program is designed to provide post-graduate education for individuals seeking professional careers in computer science. Areas of emphasis include information systems, systems programming, computer networking, and algorithms.

Computer Science

Computer Science is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Construction Management

Construction Management involves planning, coordination, and control 3 of projects from inception to completion. Construction Managers work out of a main or field office to perform a variety of important functions, including Project Planning, Cost Management, Time Management, Quality Management, Safety Management, and Contract Administration.

Counseling

The MAE in Counseling has two concentrations and meets the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in most states across the country.

Creative Writing

The MFA program provides students pursuing vocations in creative writing the opportunity to acquire the background and knowledge required to become leading citizens of the Republic of Letters. The three-year residential program consists of 48 credit hours culminating in a publishable creative thesis.

Creativity and Innovation Management

Creativity and Innovation Management is a short-term certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Creativity and Innovation Management

Criminology

As a scientific discipline, Criminology emerged from the field of Sociology. Core sociological concepts inform explanations of crime and society's response to it. WKU's Bachelor's program in Criminology provides students with the opportunity to understand the theoretical principles which guide practical solutions to issues associated with offending, victimization, and interactions with the Criminal Justice System.

Cybersecurity

This 9-hour graduate certificate is the study of cybersecurity defenses to support the principles of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability using artificial intelligence.

Cybersecurity Data Analytics

This program is the study of cybersecurity defenses using data analytics to support the principles of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Dance

The AB in Dance is designed to provide a solid foundation in the discipline of dance. A minor (or second major) in another field is also required. The AB in Dance is a 46 credit hour program.

Data Analytics

This 12-hour graduate certificate prepares students for utilizing data to drive decision making. Students are exposed to the latest innovations in data analytics, data management, data mining models, and data visualization.

Data Science

The Bachelor of Science in Data Science program equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary field of data science. This program merges computer science, statistics, and domain- specific knowledge to harness the power of data for informed decision- making and innovative problem-solving.

Deaf Studies

This will broaden student knowledge of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, with an emphasis on Deaf Culture. The Deaf Studies Certificate will not qualify students to become licensed interpreters.

Dental Hygiene

Program Accreditation Commission on Dental Accreditation (Program of Dental Hygiene). Allied health is defined as all the professional, technical and supportive workers in patient care, public health and health research. Allied health professions encompass a wide distribution of personnel with various levels of health education and training, which enables them to function as a member of the health care team.

Dental Hygiene

Program Accreditation Commission on Dental Accreditation (Program of Dental Hygiene). Allied health is defined as all the professional, technical and supportive workers in patient care, public health and health research. Allied health professions encompass a wide distribution of personnel with various levels of health education and training, which enables them to function as a member of the health care team.

Dietetic Practice

This graduate certificate program provides the knowledge and practice requirements established by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics to be eligible to take the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (R.D.N.) examination.

Digital Advertising

Digital Advertising enables businesses to track consumer behavior, create targeted campaigns, and optimize their communication strategies based on data-driven insights. By studying digital Advertising, you'll gain knowledge of various digital tools, techniques, and media platforms that enhance brand visibility and drive revenue growth.

Digital Health and Data Management

The graduate certificate in Digital Health and Data Management provides an introduction to health administration as it relates to current and future use of emerging technology for the provision of health services.

Disaster Science

The Master of Science in Disaster Science builds upon traditional emergency management practices to include a better understanding of the complex causal relationships that yield the destructive outcomes trending in modern catastrophic events.

Early Childhood Education Director

Early Childhood Education Director is a short-term certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Early Childhood Education Director

Economic Data Analytics

This undergraduate certificate will help prepare professionals for jobs in both public and private sector. Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge in quantitative economics disciplines including applied economic statistics, econometrics, time series analysis, and forecasting, as well as data management skills.

Economic Data Analytics

This graduate certificate helps prepare professionals for jobs in both the public and private sector. Students demonstrate advanced knowledge in quantitative economics disciplines including applied economic statistics, econometrics, and time series forecasting.

Economics

Economics is the study of how humans decide how to use the limited resources they have. Economic principles are at the core of decision- making by businesses, governments, non-profit organizations, individuals, and families, because the limited resources are not just money and raw materials - they are also time, attention, computing resources, food, water, hospital beds, or seats on a crowded subway.

Economics Data Analytics, Certificate

Educational Leadership

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership provides knowledge and skills for its graduates to lead organizational improvements within educational and education-related environments.

Educational Leadership

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering touches virtually every aspect of life in the twenty- first century. Electrical engineers are experts in dealing with electricity, electromagnetism, and electronics. Electrical engineers are employed in a variety of industries including: The mission of our Electrical Engineering Program at WKU is to build a foundation of knowledge in electrical engineering by integrating a variety of project experiences at every level throughout the curriculum.

Elementary Education

The elementary education program leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and the Kentucky Elementary Certificate (K-5). The program requires completion of a Colonnade component, related studies component, and professional education component.

Elementary Math Specialization P-5

The Elementary Math Specialization (EMS) P-5 Certificate is designed to give education professionals a deep and practical knowledge of the content and pedagogy of elementary mathematics.

Emergency Management Disaster Science

Visiting Assistant Professor Senior Instructor Emergency Management Disaster The certificate provides students, whether traditional or working professionals, an in-depth acumen related to incident management, risk identification, emergency planning, and emergency management program evaluation. The program is housed in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences.

Emergency Management Disaster Science

The certificate program in Emergency Management Disaster Science is designed to provide students with a strong technical knowledge base of the essential concepts of Incident Management.

Emergency Management Disaster Science

Engineering Management

The Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) offers students Thesis and Non-thesis concentrations. The MSEM develops leaders to support the needs of the modern world-wide industry.

Engineering Technology Management

Technology is defined as any tool or operating system designed to improve the efficiency, quality, and competitiveness of an organization.

English

The English major prepares students to be productive citizens by developing strong writing, research, and critical thinking skills throughout its curriculum. The major allows students to specialize in concentrations devoted to literature, creative writing, or professional writing, with many students opting to take courses in more than one of these areas.

English

The master's program provides an intensive study of literature and composition through a highly adaptable curriculum that develops advanced skills in literary criticism, rhetorical analysis, communication, and analytical thinking.

English for Secondary Teachers

The English for Secondary Teachers major prepares students for certification to teach grades 8-12. The major is well rounded, featuring work in literature, writing, language study, and allied language arts. It is structured to meet specific accreditation and certification requirements while still offering students choice in course selection.

Environmental and Occupational Health Science

The undergraduate degree program in environmental and occupational health science prepares the graduating student for entry level careers of environmental compliance and protection, occupational safety and health, environmental health and safety, and environmental science. Numerous jobs are available with government agencies, environmental consulting firms, industries, local governments, and non-profit organizations.

Environmental and Occupational Health Science

The graduate program in Environmental and Occupational Health Science is designed to provide graduate education for careers focused on the protection of human health and prevention of health hazards.

Environmental Health

This 21 credit hour certificate program will equip graduates with public 3 health protection skills for program design, implementation and the environmental hazards on individuals and communities.

Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies

The Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies program focuses on environment related issues using scientific, technological, and humanistic approaches to understand the interactive nature and interdependence of environmental and human factors. The program is structured around foundational courses, technical course work, and applied real-world experiences.

Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems. This graduate certificate develops competencies in epidemiology.

Esports Management

The Esports Management Certificate is designed to prepare students in various majors for careers in Esports Management.

Executive Decision Making

The Executive Decision Making graduate certificate provides the business acumen needed for general management roles in contemporary organizations.

Executive Influence in Organizations

The certificate in Executive Influence in Organizations will prepare students with knowledge of general management principles, as well as more specific understanding of human motivation and behavior. With the optional courses, students can enhance their talent management, negotiation, project management, global management, and decision- making skills, along with their capability to problem solve and think critically.

Exercise Science

The Exercise Science major provides extensive study and experiences in many areas including exercise physiology, kinesiology, and biomechanics.

Facility and Event Management

This graduate certificate is focused on the practical skills needed for employment in the rapidly growing field of Facility and Event Management.

Family Home Visiting

The Family Home Visiting certificate will prepare students to provide home visiting services. Potential clients include those needing parenting skills, those at risk for abusing and neglecting their children, and/or those who need other support services.

Family Home Visiting

Family Nurse Practitioner

This certificate is for students who have completed a master's degree or higher in nursing and desire to pursue a non-degree course of study that leads to eligibility to take a national Family Nurse Practitioner certification examination.

Film

The major in Film provides undergraduates a strong foundation in both film production and film studies. This combination allows students to gain the practical skills to succeed on a film set in both "below the line" and "above the line" roles, to experience the mechanics of film production in industry and independent settings, and to develop facility in critical and analytical thinking through the study of global film culture, history and aesthetics.

Film Production

The BFA in Film Production is a pre-professional major providing an immersive, conservatory-style educational experience for students pursuing a career in the film industry. Hands-on instruction in pre-production, production, and post-production provides students foundational concepts and practical skills reinforced through their work on short films.

Finance

Finance is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Financial Planning

The certificate program in Financial Planning is intended to qualify non-finance majors or degree-holding individuals who wish to pursue a career in financial planning. Upon successful completion, the student receives a Certificate of Financial Planning from Western Kentucky University.

Floristry

The Floristry certificate is meant to enhance majors such as business, horticulture, hospitality management, hotel restaurant management, and interior design. Students who elect the Floristry certificate will develop the skills needed to establish and manage a retail floral business, with emphasis on logistics, resources, marketing and risk management. This certificate will also be an encouragement for related industry to have an educational outlet for themselves and employees.

Food Service Design

The certificate in Food Service Design provides preparation in concept development, management, marketing, menu engineering, operations, and facility design for restaurants, schools, prisons, stadiums, universities, hospitals, and entertainment venues. The Food Service Design certificate along with experience in the field and passing the qualifying exam after graduation can lead to a consulting credential through Food Service Consultants Society International (FCSI).

Game Design

Geographic Information Systems

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is widely used and this certificate is designed for students in a variety of disciplines that involve the analysis, mapping, display, and interpretation of geospatial data and information. Students who complete the program will have a solid foundation spanning the collection, management, analysis, interpretation, and display of data using GIS.

Geographic Information Systems

Geological Sciences

Geological science can assist in tackling global challenges like managing land, water, ocean, space, mineral, and energy resources in a sustainable way. The time has never been better to become a geological scientist. The B.S.

Geoscience

The M.S. Geoscience program is interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together research perspectives from across the human-physical spectrum. It provides advanced professional training for careers as hydrologists, environmental resource managers, geologists, meteorologists, and more.

Gifted Education and Talent Development

The MAE in Gifted Education and Talent Development offers a focus on advanced instruction for educators working with gifted and talented learners.

Gifted Education and Talent Development

The Certificate in Gifted Education and Talent Development is designed to develop advanced certification for teachers who can positively impact student learning with all children and adolescents, including those who are gifted and talented.

Gifted Education/Talent Development & Advanced Instructional Practice

The Specialist Degree in Gifted Education/Talent Development & Advanced Instructional Practice prepares leaders to research, understand and implement strategies, procedures, and policies that allow children and youth with gifts and talents to achieve their potential.

Global Health Administration

This program is designed to prepare students with a broad understanding of global health engagement in health administration, health policy, health systems, and service delivery.

Graphic Design

Health Administration

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree program prepares graduates for administrative and managerial positions in different types of healthcare facilities and agencies.

Health Care Administration

The undergraduate degree program in health care administration prepares the student for administrative positions in various types of health care facilities and agencies, such as acute care, long term care, 3 group medical practices, managed care organizations, health insurance 3 agencies, public health agencies, clinics, and health related organizations 3 such as manufacturing, marketing and consulting.

Health Communication

The Communicating in Healthcare Certificate is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the role of communication in healthcare contexts, exploring interpersonal and organizational factors affecting healthcare.

Health Education

The Health Education Certificate imparts knowledge and skills necessary for health educators and is aligned with seven of the eight areas of responsibility outlined by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES).

Health Education and Promotion

Health Education and Promotion is a certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Health Informatics

The certificate in Health Informatics is multidisciplinary and is designed to prepare health profession students with the introductory skills and knowledge needed for electronic health records usability, interoperabilit and data exchange, meeting meaningful use initiatives, improving clinical workflow, and analyzing data to improve overall health care delivery and outcomes through the use of health information technology.

Health Information Management

The Health Information Management bachelor degree program prepares the HIM professional with skills and competencies in health data privacy and security, compliance, clinical documentation improvement, revenue cycle management, medical coding, and health information technology management. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the American Health Information Management Association certification exam.

Health Policy and Systems Management

The graduate certificate program in Health Policy and Systems Management helps prepare students and professionals for administrative and managerial positions in different types of healthcare facilities and agencies with a system-based perspective of health care environments.

Health Sciences

Health Sciences is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

History

This program is designed to prepare students for the teaching of history in secondary schools, community colleges, or universities. It also provides the initial graduate work for those who intend to pursue a doctoral degree.

History

The History program offers two degree pathways: The History major requires a minimum of 33 credit hours and the completion of a second major or minor. The extended History major requires a minimum of 48 unduplicated credit hours. No second major or minor is required for students completing the extended major.

Homeland Security Sciences

This multidisciplinary program prepares science and technology professionals for careers in the Homeland Security area. The program features hands-on research components to enable students to apply their training to real-world problems.

Honors Self-Designed Studies

The Honors Self-Designed Studies (HSDS) major and minor permit students to design unique programs of study when WKU's existing programs do not adequately fit their needs. To better serve the needs of students, there are five separate options for pursuing an HSDS major/ What are the general requirements for Honors Self- Designed Studies? 3 • At least one-half of the hours in any HSDS major or minor must be 3 upper-division (numbered 300 or above).

Hospitality Management and Dietetics

Hospitality Management and Dietetics is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Instructional Design

The Certificate in Instructional Design provides preparation in the principles and strategies of instructional design to enhance the competence of practitioners in designing effective instruction and training for students and employees in schools, government agencies, and private businesses.

Instructional Design

The Master of Science in Instructional Design prepares practitioners to assume leadership roles in public or private organizations.

Instructional Leadership

The Master of Arts in Education in Educational Leadership and Administration program is tailored to the selected concentration. The 30-hour program aligns with Kentucky EPSB requirements.

Interactive Training and Leadership

The instructional design process involves analyzing learning and performance needs and designing, developing, implementing, evaluating, and managing instructional and non-instructional solutions to improve performance in various settings. This 15-hour program prepares students to analyze learners and learning contexts, design learning activities, and develop multimedia training modules.

Intercollegiate Athletic Administration

This graduate certificate is focused on essential skills and knowledge needed for employment in the dynamic field of intercollegiate athletic administration.

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

The major in interdisciplinary early childhood education leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and is designed to prepare early childhood educators to work with children, both with and without disabilities, ages birth through kindergarten, and their families. No minor or second major is required.

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Birth to Primary

The MAE in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) offers courses and experiences for the advanced preparation of individuals holding certification.

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Birth to Primary, for Initial Certification

The program is designed to prepare early childhood educators to work with children with and without disabilities, ages birth through kindergarten, and their families.

Interdisciplinary Professionalism and Success

Pedagogical Assistant Professor Frank L. Coffey MAE (Middle Grades Education), University of Kentucky, Julia M. Rivas MAE (Student Affairs in Higher Education), Western Interdisciplinary Professionalism and This certificate focuses on competencies needed for career readiness and professional development for transitioning into the workplace.

Interdisciplinary Professionalism and Success

Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies is a associate's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Interdisciplinary Studies

The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) degree provides an academic option offering more flexibility than most traditional major programs. The BIS empowers students to select complementary courses from different disciplines or academic programs to create a course of study suited to individual interests and needs. This flexibility allows BIS students to complete their degree 100% online (if desired).

Interior Design and Fashion Studies

The major in Interior Design and Fashion Studies (reference number 531) requires a minimum of 78-81 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree.

International Affairs

The International Affairs major is designed to prepare students for success in a global society. It integrates the information, techniques and skills of several disciplines including political science, economics, history, geography, religion, and modern languages to study and understand the complexity of the international environment.

International Student Services

The Certificate in International Student Services (CISS) program offers preparation to provide international student services as a component of campus internationalization.

Journalism

The world of journalism is changing. However, the need for excellent journalists is not. The Journalism major grounds its curriculum in the skills that all employers within the news media and professional communications want: strong writing and editing skills; excellent storytelling skills; the ability to find and process complex information, and share it in a way that helps others understand it.

Kinesiology

Land Surveying

Undergraduate students majoring in civil engineering or post-graduate students with baccalaureate degrees in civil engineering, mining, or agricultural engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) may obtain a Certificate in Land Surveying (reference number 1700) in order to pursue licensure as a professional surveyor in the state of Kentucky by completing the following courses (15 hours) under the program requirements tab.

Language Certificate in Spanish

This certificate focuses on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It also provides a broad awareness of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Students planning careers in health care, social services, education media, and business will obtain the tools necessary to communicate with Spanish-speaking populations.

Lean Sigma

This 12-hour program provides preparation for professional certification and covers concepts, principles, and skills related to Six Sigma, Lean, Theory of Constraints, and total quality management. It is applicable for students and employees seeking Black/Green Belt or Lean certification.

Legal Studies

The Legal Studies program consists of 18 hours of core courses in Political Science, History, and Professional Legal Studies (including a capstone experience), and 18 hours of electives from many disciplines across Western Kentucky University. The program provides students an interdisciplinary perspective while fostering greater understanding of the law as it relates to history, the sciences, and ethics in the United States and around the world.

Libraries, Informatics, and Technology in Education

The Master of Science with an emphasis in libraries, informatics, and technology in education. Students seeking additional teacher certification can earn the School Librarian certification and the Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement.

Literacy Education

The Literacy Education MAE is created to help teachers improve their literacy instruction at all grade levels and to gain leadership skills and knowledge to build and sustain successful literacy programs in schools and other settings.

Literacy in Post-secondary Settings

Literacy P-12

The Literacy P-12 certificate is meant for teachers and students in education-related fields who are interested in adding to their knowledge of literacy education.

Local Government Administration

The graduate certificate in Local Government Administration (LGA) prepares students for careers in local government administration and provides public sector employees a competitive advantage for career advancement.

Long-Term Care Administration

The Long-Term Care Administration Certificate, in combination with the Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration, prepares students for leadership roles in long-term care organizations, with roles such as Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Information Technology.

Management

Students pursuing a major in Management may choose one of the following concentrations: Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, Global Business, or Supply Chain Management. The Business Administration concentration of the Management major provides a broad business perspective for students who eventually wish to be involved in profit or goal management responsibilities.

Managing Inclusive Organizations

The certificate in Managing Inclusive Organizations will prepare students with knowledge about creating an inclusive workplace culture through knowledge and skills development related to legal foundations and implications, ethics and critical thinking, and talent management.

Managing Inclusive Organizations

Marketing

Marketing is a people-oriented, dynamic business function that leads to goal-oriented exchanges between individuals and organizations. Important marketing activities include developing an idea, good or service intended to satisfy consumer wants and needs, promoting/ advertising it to likely customers, selling it at a mutually agreeable price, and distributing it in acceptable locations. The objectives of the marketing program are to teach students 1.

Marketing and Sales

This 3-course marketing and sales MBA certificate exposes students to the necessary skills and knowledge needed to become more proficient in marketing, market research, and digital marketing along with skills needed in the sales field.

Mathematical Economics

The BS in Mathematical Economics is for students wishing to pursue either a graduate degree in economics or a highly applied, analytical occupation with a heavy emphasis on quantitative skills such as an actuary. This degree does not require a second major or a minor. The BS in Mathematical Economics offers two concentrations: General concentration and Actuarial Science concentration.

Mathematics

This major is intended for students that are pursuing a basic math major for employment purposes and/or are interested in mathematics as part of a degree with two majors. Students pursuing teacher certification 3 will also major in Science and Mathematics Education (774) (https:// 3 www.wku.edu/skyteach/program.php).

Mathematics (Master of Arts)

This online program is intended for students who are secondary teachers who already hold teacher certification and are seeking rank change through earning a Master's degree. The program is designed to develop mathematics teachers who can positively impact student learning.

Mathematics (Master of Science)

The M.S. in Mathematics offers a general mathematics concentration, a computational concentration, and a data concentration, with a core set of courses in applied mathematics, discrete mathematics, and statistics required for all students.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Mechatronics Engineering Technology

This program prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and advanced manufacturing technical skills in support of industrial operations. Graduates achieve positions of leadership in business and industry.

Medical Laboratory Science

With the aging of our population, it is estimated that health care will be a major service industry in our country. An important part of health care is Medical Laboratory Science, formally known as Medical Technology, a profession that includes well-trained, highly educated individuals who are the fact-finders of the medical world.

Meteorology

Meteorology is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Middle Grades Mathematics

A major in middle grades mathematics is for students who plan to teach 3 mathematics in grades 5-9 only. The degree requires a second major in Science and Mathematics education (reference number 774). Upon of Science degree.

Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts

The Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree and certification for grades 5-9 in Social Studies, Language Arts / Communication, or both. The program requires completion of: of certification, MGE 490, and EDU 489; and teacher certification in one of the three concentrations.

Middle School Science

The middle school science major is for students who plan to teach science in grades 5 through 9. The middle school science major also requires completion of the science and mathematics education (SMED) program. Upon successful completion of both majors, the student will earn a Bachelor of Science degree and will qualify for an institutional recommendation for a Kentucky Provisional Certificate for teaching in the middle grades (5-9) science field.

Military Leadership

The major in military leadership creates well-prepared, well-educated, culturally aware, dynamic leaders through interdisciplinary coursework, internships, Army training and schools, community involvement, and various leadership opportunities. The military leadership program spans up to eight semesters, during which the student is mentored and developed using emphasis on team and leadership skills training.

Molecular Biotechnology

Molecular biotechnology uses molecular and genetic tools to improve the human condition either directly through medical improvements or indirectly through improvements of the environment and agriculture. It does so through modification of nucleic acids and proteins. The molecular biotechnology major allows students to be part of exciting new developments like genomics, personalized medicine, cloning, organoid research, stem cell research, and genome editing.

Music

The Bachelor of Music is a professional degree with concentrations in Music Education and Performance. The performance concentration provides preparation for graduate study in music performance as well as preparing for careers as college studio teachers and/or professional performers as soloists or members of professional ensembles: opera, chorus, chamber ensemble, orchestra, band, service groups.

Music

The Master of Music graduate program has four areas of concentration: Music Education/Teacher Leader, Conducting/Teacher Leader, Conducting, and Pedagogy.

Music (Liberal Arts)

The Bachelor of Arts, major in Music, is a Liberal Arts degree that allows for a strong liberal arts education with a non-professional emphasis in music that can be combined with other fields of study such as: advertising, art, business, communications, English, foreign languages, history, journalism, marketing, philosophy, psychology, religion, and sciences.

Neuroscience

The subject of neuroscience - the science of nervous system and brain structure and function - is a rapidly-growing science that has become established within many different scientific disciplines. The Neuroscience Major begins with a rigorous core of basic science classes and laboratories, moving on to a core of more advanced classes. All students are educated in the breadth of the subject, but will eventually choose one of three concentrations - systems, behavioral, or computational.

Nonprofit Administration

The graduate certificate in Nonprofit Administration prepares students for careers in, and service to, the nonprofit sector.

Nursing

The purpose of the MSN program is to develop expertise in advanced nursing skills that demand increased accountability, proficiency, and leadership.

Nursing

The Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program assists Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in ASN program completion by offering online didactic delivery, challenge exams, credit for prior learning, and various options for clinical hours. The ASN Program prepares the graduate as a generalist to give nursing care in a variety of health care settings, and graduates are eligible to write the NCLEX exam to become a registered nurse.

Nursing

Nursing is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Nursing Practice

The WKU Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is a practice-focused degree preparing advanced practice nurses to assume leadership roles in healthcare. Post-MSN and BSN to DNP options are available.

Occupational Safety and Health

The certificate program in Occupational Safety and Health is designed to provide advanced professional training for careers focused on the protection and promotion of human health from workplace hazards.

Occupational Safety & Health

Occupational Safety & Health is a certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Organizational Communication

The Organizational Communication Certificate equips working professionals with communication skills for today's dynamic workplace. In this streamlined 9-credit-hour program, students learn essential theories, current research, and applied strategies to analyze, manage, and enhance communication within diverse organizational settings.

Organizational Leadership

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Organizational Leadership

The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program enhances the skills and competencies of current leaders across diverse fields.

Organizational Leadership

The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership provides an academic foundation for the professional and career-focused study of leadership principles and skills. It is specifically designed to advance the professional objectives of students who desire to complete a baccalaureate degree for career advancement and expanded job opportunities.

Organizational Leadership

The Organizational Leadership Certificate program allows students to enhance their understanding of leadership theory and practice.

Organizational Leadership

Organizational Supervision

Certificates Pedagogical Assistant Professor Frank L. Coffey MAE (Middle Grades Education), University of Kentucky, Julia M. Rivas MAE (Student Affairs in Higher Education), Western Interdisciplinary Professionalism and This certificate focuses on competencies needed for career readiness and professional development for transitioning into the workplace.

Paralegal Studies

This pre-professional certificate combines legal theory and professional skills preparing graduates for immediate employment or advancement within the field. The certificate can be earned as part of a degree program or as a stand-alone credential.

Performing Arts

The BFA in Performing Arts is a pre-professional program involving rigorous, conservatory-style training intended to hone skills for entry into the professional world of the performing arts. It involves both a broad introduction to all aspects of theatre and concentrated training in one of the following areas: Acting, Theatre Design & Technology, Theatre, or Musical Theatre.

Personal Branding

A focused educational experience designed to empower students with the communication strategies and production skills necessary to build and enhance their personal brand in the digital age. Covers topics such 3 as personal branding strategy, content creation and digital production.

Philosophy

Philosophy, thought Socrates, begins with the recognition that an 3 unexamined life is not worth living. Accordingly, those who study philosophy question how to understand ourselves and our relationships to other persons, to society, to nature, to the universe, and, for some, to Philosophy develops our ability to challenge the obvious, trains us to analyze and synthesize ideas, and shows us both how to defend and how to criticize normative claims about actions, policies, and ways of life.

Physical Education

The major in Physical Education is designed to develop positive teaching skills in physical activity and to meet the need for qualified teachers in public/private schools, business settings, or community agencies. It offers Movement Studies, Teacher Education, and Teacher Education/Health Education concentrations, all leading to a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education.

Physical Therapy

The DPT Program is designed to prepare students to plan and administer treatment to help patients regain diminished physical function.

Physics

The Physics Major (reference number 754) can, by proper choice of electives, prepare students for a wide variety of careers in STEM, graduate work in physics, astronomy, and related fields or professional schools such as medical school. Included in this major is a 3-2 Physics/ Aerospace Engineering pathway. Under this pathway, students spend 3 years at WKU and two years at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Political Science

A program of study in Political Science furthers student awareness and understanding of political concepts and processes, assists the student in developing critical and analytical abilities, and creates a knowledgeable citizen. Completion of a curriculum in political science provides an individual with a broad background preparatory to a number of careers.

Professional and Technical Writing

The Graduate Certificate in Professional & Technical Writing offers current graduate students and non-degree seeking professionals an option for building their professional practices and writing portfolio, emphasizing the thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary for today's workplaces.

Professional and Technical Writing

The Professional Writing certificate emphasizes the kinds of thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary for today's workplaces. Students in the certificate program learn how to write persuasively, edit and publish professional texts, research projects and consult with clients, and use online writing technologies (social media, Adobe Suite, blogging, etc.) for professional purposes.

Professional Legal Studies

The Professional Legal Studies Program prepares paralegals, also called legal assistants, to work with lawyers in a wide range of professional settings and perform tasks that include legal research, legal writing and document preparation, information gathering, litigation support, legal technology support, and office management. Paralegals are an integral 3 part of the legal process enhancing the delivery of legal services and access to justice.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate is for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who have completed a master's degree or higher in nursing and desire to pursue a non-degree course of study leading to eligibility to take a national PMHNP certification examination.

Psychological Science

The Department of Psychological Sciences offers programs designed for students who are interested in a science-oriented degree that will prepare them for graduate study in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field (e.g., medical school, pharmacy, physical therapy) or for employment in jobs where strong quantitative and research skills are required.

Psychology

Psychology Major: The Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Psychology The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology (https://www.wku.edu/ psychology/programs/undergraduate/major_requirements16-17.php) is a great program for those interested in helping others and who want to understand why people behave the way they do.

Psychology (Master of Arts)

This program prepares students to pursue careers in clinical psychology and/or to enter a doctoral program. M.A. graduates are eligible in Kentucky for licensure as Psychological Associates.

Psychology (Master of Science)

This program prepares students to pursue careers in business, research, or government settings, and/or to enter a doctoral program. Concentrations are available in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Psychological Science.

Public Administration

The MPA program prepares graduate students from diverse backgrounds to be productive leaders and managers in public service by sharing knowledge, encouraging excellence in research and practice, and fostering an environment of professionalism within the communities served.

Public Health

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Graduates are prepared to use their skills in a variety of government agencies, hospitals and other facilities of the health care system, community mental health agencies, employee health programs in business and industry, student health services on college campuses, and many non-profit health agencies and communities.

Public Health

This 18 credit hour certificate program is designed to provide core public health concepts and skills to students and professionals in the 3 public health field and other health-related areas. This program will also increase students' knowledge and skills in public health competencies.

Public Health

The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a professional practice degree that prepares students for a wide range of health professions. The 42-credit-hour program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health and is offered in a fully online format.

Public Relations

Accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) and certified by the Public Relations 3 Society of America (PRSA), the Public Relations major emphasizes applied research, data and analytics, strategic campaign planning, 3 targeted written communications, digital storytelling, and ethical practice. Public relations is a planned process to influence attitudes and behavior using strategic communications.

Real Estate

Students may complete the courses listed below to earn a Certificate 3 in Real Estate from WKU. These courses provide the student with knowledge of real estate brokerage operations, real estate investments 3 analysis, and property management. Experience in real estate when combined with the Certificate prepares the student to qualify for licensing 3 as a Real Estate Broker.

Real Estate

Recreation and Sport Administration

This program is designed to prepare professional Recreation and Sport Administration practitioners for a wide range of occupations. The program offers four concentrations.

Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration

Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Religious Studies

Religious Studies is a bachelor's degree program offered at Western Kentucky University.

RN to BSN

The RN to BSN program is designed for students who are registered be admitted in any semester (fall, spring, or summer) and will complete three semesters of nursing course work (30 hours) with the option to earn additional credit through completion of a portfolio or demonstrating competency in advanced topics. Students must also complete any additional hours needed to meet degree requirements for WKU.

Sales

The certificate in sales will prepare students to learn about the field of 1 professional selling while obtaining skills in communication, negotiation 3 and sales.

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School Psychology

School psychologists are members of teams that strive to enhance students' ability to learn in public school systems. The program leads to certification as a school psychologist.

School Social Work

The School Social Work Certification program prepares participants to meet the needs of youth in the school system while eliminating barriers to services such as access.

Science and Mathematics Education (SMED)

Students seeking certification in middle grades (5-9) or secondary grades (8-12) must complete both the science and mathematics education program (SMED) and one of the following: the middle school science program, the middle grades mathematics program, or a teacher-certifiable science program, leading to a bachelor's degree with a minimum of two majors.

Scientific Data Analytics

Technological advances have produced increasingly large datasets across a diverse range of scientific domains. This certificate serves the need for focused coursework in data analytics and documents that students have acquired this expertise.

Social Studies

The Social Studies major, a 51-credit-hour program, is interdisciplinary by design: students must complete courses in History, Political Science, Economics, and Geography, with elective options in History, Political Science, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology.

Social Work

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). During the four semesters required for completion of the social work major, students acquire knowledge, skills, and values that demonstrate competency in generalist social work practice. The major includes a 400-hour Field practicum or internship at a social service agency where students apply classroom learning under the supervision of a professional social worker.

Social Work

The Master of Social Work (MSW) program prepares students for professional social work practice at the graduate level to meet the needs of increasingly diverse rural populations.

Sociology

The program is designed to further awareness and understanding of social life including the social causes and consequences of human behavior in groups, organizations, societies, and various cultures. Completion provides a broad background for students pursuing a variety of careers by helping them develop valuable skills.

Spanish

There are so many reasons to learn Spanish that we could hardly list them all here. Spanish is spoken by some 400 million people. According to About.com, it is the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world.

Special Education for Initial Certification

The Special Education Initial Certification program, which leads to a Master of Arts in Teaching, is for individuals seeking initial certification in learning and behavioral disorders (LBD) or moderate and severe disabilities (MSD).

Special Education for Learning and Behavior Disorders

The MAE Special Education program in Learning and Behavioral Disorders offers courses and experiences for the advanced preparation of special education teachers who teach students with high incidence disabilities.

Special Education for Moderate and Severe Disabilities

The MAE Special Education program in Moderate and Severe Disabilities offers courses and experiences for the advanced preparation of special education teachers who teach students with low incidence disabilities.

Special Education: Learning and Behavior Disorders and Elementary Education

The Special Education: Learning and Behavior and Elementary Education dual certification program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree and the Kentucky Teaching Certificates for Learning and Behavior Disorders (P-12) and Elementary Education (P-5). The program requires completion of a general education component, related studies component, and professional education component.

Speech-Language Pathology

This program is designed to prepare speech-language pathologists to meet the needs of those presenting with communication delays, differences, and/or disorders.

Sport Management

The Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management prepares students for a variety of successful careers within the sport industry. Course work focuses on key content areas including sport management and leadership principles, operations, event & venue management, governance, ethics, marketing, legal aspects, financial aspects, and industry-related experiences.

Sport Media and Communication

Sport Media and Communication is an interdisciplinary certificate, jointly managed by the School of Media and Communication (PCAL) and Sport Management (CHHS). It was created to advance students' skills in: best practices perspectives.

Statistical Data Science

The Graduate Certificate in Statistical Data Science offers a 12-hour program that covers statistics, data science, and some of the underlying statistics and numerical linear algebra in data science with select applications.

Strategic Communications

Strategic Communications focuses on the critical thinking, analytical, and practical skills essential to developing and implementing communications strategies that advance an organization's goals and missions. The certificate includes instruction in communications management, crisis communications, communications in law and ethics, media relations, social media strategies, and writing for the media.

Strategies for Trauma Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience

Strategies for Trauma-Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience

Strategies for Trauma-Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience is a short-term certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Student Affairs in Higher Education

The Master of Arts in Education program in Student Affairs in Higher Education is designed to prepare students to obtain entry and mid-level student affairs professional positions.

Substance Use Disorder

The Athletic Coaching certificate is designed to develop positive teaching/coaching skills in athletics and to meet the need for qualified coaches in public/private schools, business settings or community.

Supply Chain Management

This certificate is designed for professionals interested in advancing their career in Supply Chain Management through strategic sourcing, procurement best practices, and supply chain design and optimization.

Sustainability Practices in Health Leadership

Where healthcare meets environmental sustainability. This graduate certificate prepares students to lead meaningful sustainability initiatives that impact quality of work environment for staff and quality of life for patients and their communities.

Teacher Education for Initial Certification

The MAT in Teacher Education for Initial Certification provides students with the pedagogical knowledge and skills to become highly qualified educators who apply evidence-based teaching practices to increase student achievement.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

The TESOL Graduate Certificate is intended for individuals who want to teach in institutes, either domestically or abroad. The certificate requires a minimum of 16 hours, including field experience conducted during the final semester.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

The TESOL Undergraduate Certificate prepares students to teach English to speakers of other languages domestically or abroad. When paired with a teacher certification program, or for individuals with existing teacher certification, completion of the TESOL Certificate leads to ESL endorsement from the Kentucky Department of Education.

Teaching ESOL

Theatre

Our AB in Theatre is a traditional Liberal Arts degree, designed to provide a solid foundation in all aspects of theatre while leaving some flexibility 1 to pursue your own particular goals. You will need to combine it with a minor, or even a second major. Our AB in Theatre does not require an audition, and is most appropriate for students who want the freedom to explore during their undergraduate years.

Trauma and Resilience

This graduate certificate prepares students to practice in a variety of settings with increased knowledge in how trauma affects functioning at the individual, family, and societal levels.

User Experience

In our modern tech-driven world, the significance of User Experience (UX) cannot be emphasized enough. It encompasses the integration of human insights into the process of designing, researching, and creating technological interfaces. UX delves into various disciplines including design, human-computer interaction, learning, cognitive sciences, perception, product design, user-centered design, and usability.

User Experience

User Experience is a certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.

Visual Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the initial professional degree sought for careers in visual arts and design. The Department of Art & Design offers four concentrations. The BFA in Studio concentration prepares students for a professional studio practice through rigorous artistic and academic experience.

Visual Journalism and Photography

With a tradition of highly successful graduates, state-of-the-art facilities, and award-winning faculty, WKU's Visual Journalism and Photography program is regarded as one of the nation's finest. The program is an integral component of the School of Media & Communication and has been a significant contributor to the high quality of the university's student publications.

Visual Studies

The Bachelor of Arts (AB) in Visual Studies is a liberal arts degree intended to provide students with a wide range of art experience and knowledge. This degree has two concentrations: studio art and art education. The studio concentration includes a breadth of courses in fine art, graphic design, and animation.

Workforce Administration

Workforce Administration major (WFA) is an interdisciplinary major offered through the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. The Workforce Administration major applies a professional perspective to the management of people, information, processes, and systems within the organization. The WFA major offers an interdisciplinary approach to the design, application, use, and management of information and organizational systems.

Workplace Communication

This undergraduate certificate is available to students from any major and has been designed with transfer students and dual-credit students in mind, building practical workplace communication skills.

Workplace Health Promotion

The graduate certificate program in Workplace Health Promotion provides training for students and professionals who have an interest in developing health promotion programs in the workplace.

Worksite Health Promotion

Worksite Health Promotion is a certificate program offered at Western Kentucky University.