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Degree Programs Offered

The following list displays the graduate study program offered as well as the degree type, department home page, and adviser.

For catalog descriptions of programs, please click here.

Program

Degree

Accountancy
Department Home Page
Dr. Fatima Alali
657-278-3622

M.S.

American Studies
Department Home Page
Dr. Mike Steiner
657-278-3640

M.A.

Anthropology
Department Home Page
Dr. Mitch Avila
657-278-5763

M.A.

Art
Department Home Page
Professor Mike McGee
657-278-3471

M.A., M.F.A

Biology
Department Home Page
Dr. Paul Stapp

657-278-2461

M.S.

Biotechnology
Department Home Page
Dr. David Dyer

657-278-7260

M.Bt.

Business Administration
Department Home Page
Dr. Van Muse
657-278-3622

M.B.A.

Chemistry
Department Home Page
Dr. Chandra Srinivasan
657-278-5439

M.S.

Civil Engineering
Department Home Page
Dr. Prasada Rao
657-278-3012

M.S.

Communications
Department Home Page
Dr. Andi Stein
657-278-3517

M.A.

Communicative Disorders
Department Home Page
Dr. Kurt Kitselman
657-278-3530

M.A.

Computer Science
Department Home Page
Dr. Shawn X. Wang
657-278-7258

M.S.

Counseling
Department Home Page
Dr. David Shepard
657-278-8444

M.S.

Credentials
Department Home Page

Multiple Subject Credential
Dr. Jennifer Ponder
Jacque Russell
657-278-3205 or 714-278-4287

Single Subject Credential
Dr. Kristen Shand
657-278-3205

Special Education Credential
Supervisor Lori Sadler
657-278-3205

 

Economics
Department Home Page
Dr. Dipankar Purkayastha
657-278-2228

M.A.

Education

Bilingual-Bicultural Education [Spanish-English]
Dr. Kim Norman
657-278-3342

Education Administration & Technology
Dr. Kenneth Stichter 
657-278-4023

Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Kim Norman 
657-278-3342

Higher Education
Dr. Ronni Sanlo
657-278-4023
 
Reading
Dr. Ula Manzo
657-278-2114

Secondary Education
Dr. Chris Street 
657-278-7769
 
Special Education
Dr. Woo Jung 
657-278-5453

M.S.

Education (TESOL)
Department Home Page
Dr. Nathan Carr
657-278-5944

M.S.

Educational Leadership
Department Home Page

PreK-12 Leadership
Dr. Louise Adler
657-278-4023

Community College Leadership
Dr. Dawn Person
657-278-4023

Ed.D.

Electrical Engineering
Department Home Page
Dr. Mo Shiva
657-278-3013

M.S.

English
Department Home Page
Dr. Marlin Blaine
657-278-3163
  

M.A.

Environmental Studies
Department Home Page
Dr. Justin Tucker
657-278-4373
  

M.S.

Geography
Department Home Page
Dr. Jonathan Taylor
657-278-3161
  

M.A.

Geology
Department Home Page
Dr. Matthew Kirby
657-278-3882
  

M.S.

Gerontology
Department Home Page
Dr. Barbara Cherry
657-278-7057
  

M.S.

History
Department Home Page
Dr. Allison Varzally
657-278-3474

M.A.

Information Systems
Department Home Page
Dr. Sushan Kapoor & Diane Mazzey
657-278-3622

M.S.

Information Technology (online only)
Department Home Page
Dr. Pramod Pandya & Diane Mazzey
657-278-3622

M.S.

Instructional Design and Technology
(online only)
Department Home Page
Dr. JoAnn Carter-Wells
657-278-2842

M.S.

Kinesiology
Department Home Page
Dr. Jared Coburn
657-278-3983
  

M.S.

Library & Information Science - San Jose State

M.S.

Linguistics
Department Home Page
Dr. Patricia Schneider-Zioga
657-278-3163
  

M.A.

Mathematics
Department Home Page

Applied Math
Dr. William Gearhart

Teaching Math
Dr. Armando Martinez-Cruz
657-278-4685

Administrative Questions
Kathleen Dische
657-278-4399

M.A.

Mechanical Engineering
Department Home Page
Dr. Sang June Oh
657-278-3014
  

M.S.

Music
Department Home Page
Dr. Pam Madsen
657-278-3511
  

M.A., M.M

Nursing
Department Home Page

(MSN)
Dr. Penny Weismuller
657-278-7610

(EL-MSN)
Dr. Mary Wickman
657-278-8211
  

M.S.

Physics
Department Home Page
Dr. Ionel Tifrea
657-278-3366
  

M.S.

Political Science
Department Home Page
Dr. Matthew Jarvis
657-278-3521
  

M.A.

Psychology
Department Home Page

(MA)
Dr. Melinda Blackman
657-278-3589

(MS, Clinical)

Jack Mearns
657-278-3589
  

M.A.,M.S.

Public Administration
Department Home Page
Dr. Shelly Arsneault
657-278-3521
  

M.P.A.

Public Health
Department Home Page
Dr. Shari McMahan
657-278-3983
  

M.P.H.

Science MAT
Department Home Page
Dr. Vikki Costa
657-278-4680
  

M.A.T.

Screenwriting M.F.A
Prof. Jule Selbo
657-278-7883

M.F.A.

Social Work
Department Home Page
Dr. David Cherin
657-278-8452

M.S.W.

Sociology
Department Home Page
Berna Torr
657-278-3531
  

M.A.

Software Engineering (online only)
Department Home Page
Dr. Ning Chen
657-278-3700
  

M.S.

Spanish
Department Home Page
Dr. Juan Ishikawa
657-278-3534

M.A.

Speech Communication
Department Home Page
Dr. Gary Ruud
657-278-3617
  

M.A.

Taxation
Department Home Page
Dr. Betty Chavis
657-278-3622
  

M.S.

Theatre Arts with concentrations in:
Acting
Design
Directing
Technical Production
Department Home Page
Professor David Nevell
657-278-4782

M.F.A.