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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Arts & Sciences, College of


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Michael Kruger, Dean
John Dudley, Associate Dean for Academics
Laura Vidler, Associate Dean for Administration

The following graduate degrees and certificates are available from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Dakota:

Master of Arts

Communication  
English  
History  
Mathematics  
Political Science  
Psychology  
Speech-Language Pathology  

Master of Public Administration  

Executive Master of Public Administration  

Master of Science

Administration  
Biology 
Biomedical Engineering    
Chemistry  
Computer Science  
Mathematics  
Physics   

Doctor of Audiology  

Doctor of Philosophy

Biological Sciences 
Biomedical Engineering    
English  
Materials Chemistry  
Physics  
Political Science  
Psychology  

Graduate Certificates

Disaster Mental Health 
Museum and Archives Studies    
Nonprofit Management  

The College of Arts & Sciences is the University’s original academic unit and the heart of graduate education. Thirteen of the College’s seventeen academic departments deliver graduate programs in the humanities, mathematical and natural sciences, or the social sciences. Degree options include: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Executive Master of Public Administration (E.M.P.A.), Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

Graduate students in the College have access to superb academic training provided by the state’s leading teachers and scholars. The faculty publish regularly in premier academic journals and presses, display an enviable record of receiving major grants to support their research, and win recognition for involving and mentoring students. Graduate students frequently participate in cutting-edge research projects and receive the type of individual attention consistent with our status as a leading graduate institution. Students leave here with the skills and knowledge needed to contribute meaningfully to their chosen fields of endeavor.

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