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Online Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences

Master of Arts in Art Education
Join a global cohort of arts educators who are transforming their practice in the classroom, in the studio, in the museum and in the community. Through the online Master of Arts in Art Education, you will reignite your passion for teaching, while exploring your own identity as an educator and creator. This flexible, part-time online program is designed to fit into the schedule of full-time educators who want to immediately apply new concepts to their daily teaching practice. With an emphasis on social justice and contemporary arts, the dynamic curriculum will engage you as both an artist and an educator.

Master of Geographic Information Science and Technology (Program launches Fall 2023)


Advanced Chemistry Knowledge for Educators Certificate Program
This online graduate certificate program has been created to serve teachers seeking to improve their pedagogical content knowledge to support their teaching of College Credit Plus (CCP) courses.  This program consists of four graduate courses, totaling 18 graduate credit hours, that are entirely online, asynchronous, and scheduled throughout the year in half or full semester offerings.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate
Through world-class faculty and instruction in the College of Arts and Sciences, the curriculum will expose you to cutting-edge social research on diversity and equip you with the analytic tools necessary to work toward maximizing societal equity. This is a 12-credit hour certificate that is highly customizable to your interests, with dozens of courses available across departments that meet the program requirements.

Essential Skills for Travel and Business in Russia Certificate
The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures’ Essential Skills for Travel and Business in Russia Certificate provides students with basic communicative skills to satisfy needs in a limited number of everyday travel and business situations, as well as cultural competency to better navigate interactions in Russia. The certificate is ideal to those traveling to Russian for extended business dealings, or for those who want to take extended tourism trips to Russia.