Western Carolina University

Whether your goal is to jumpstart your career with an advanced degree, enhance your teaching skills, or make a difference in a local leadership position, one of these programs may be just right for you.

Graduate Master’s Degrees

English:  Fact Sheet  |  Program Website

• Master of Arts (MA) offers three specific concentrations: literature, professional writing, and rhetoric and composition.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) for licensed, in-service teachers to earned advanced degrees.
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) for those with no teaching experience who desire toward licensure.

Mathematics:  Fact Sheet  |  Program Website

• Master of Science (MS) degree in applied math is designed to be completed in two years for transition into industry or to a doctoral program.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is designed for in-service educators to prepare for teaching in secondary schools.
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed for those with no teaching experience who desire licensure

TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Fact Sheet | Program Website 

• Master of Arts (MA) prepares graduates for work in settings that do not require a teaching license.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is designed for licensed, in-service teachers to earn advanced degrees.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAT) is designed for those with no teaching experience who desire licensure.

Certificates/Licensure Programs

Professional Writing Certificate*: Program Website
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Professional Writing is designed for students seeking advanced preparation for entering successful, professional writing careers in fields that regularly recruit new writers, editors, publishing assistants, or promotional talents. The program is especially targeted to those who are already working and need or wish to brush up on their writing and editing skills.

* Some coursework will need to be taken in Cullowhee.

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