Nov 21, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Arts and Sciences


Michael Madritch, Interim Dean
Mark Bradbury, Associate Dean
Donna Lillian, Interim Associate Dean

http://cas.appstate.edu

The College of Arts & Sciences at Appalachian State University is home to 17 academic departments, two centers andone residential college spanning the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. The college is dedicated to providing instruction and research essential to the University’s mission and seeks to cultivate the habits ofinquiry, learning and service among all its constituents.

Dual Degree Enrollment

Qualified students may pursue two master’s degree programs simultaneously. Students interested in pursuing a dual degree must meet all admission, thesis, proficiency, candidacy, comprehensive, and product of learning requirements for both programs.

The departments of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Psychology within the College of Arts and Sciences offer the following dual degree programs:

In addition to the programs above, the departments of Government and Justice Studies, Physics and Astronomy, and Psychology have partnered with the departments of Sustainable Technology and Built Environment in the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Walker College of Business Graduate Programs and department of Management to offer the following dual degree programs:

 

Department of Anthropology

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Courses

Anthropology

Department of Biology

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Programs

Master of Science

Courses

Biology

General Science

Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences

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Courses

Chemistry

Department of Computer Science

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Programs

Master of Science

Courses

Computer Science

Department of English

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Programs

Master of Arts

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Minor

Courses

English

Rhetoric & Composition

Department of Geography and Planning

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Programs

Master of Arts

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Minor

Courses

Community & Regional Planning

Geography

Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

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Courses

Geological and Environmental Sciences

Department of Government and Justice Studies

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Programs

Master of Arts

Master of Arts/Master of Science (Dual)

Master of Public Administration

Graduate Certificate

Courses

Criminal Justice

Political Science

Public Administration

Department of History

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Programs

Master of Arts

Graduate Minor

Courses

History

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

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Programs

Master of Arts

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Minor

Courses

Appalachian Studies

Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies

Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

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Programs

Master of Arts

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Minor

Courses

French

Languages, Literatures, & Cultures

Spanish

Department of Mathematical Sciences

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Programs

Master of Arts

Master of Arts/Master of Science (Dual)

Courses

Mathematics

Statistics

Department of Philosophy and Religion

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Programs

Graduate Minor

Courses

Philosophy

Religious Studies

Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Programs

Master of Science

Master of Science/Master of Science (Dual)

Graduate Minor

Courses

Astronomy

Physics

Department of Psychology

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Programs

Doctor of Psychology/Master of Arts (Dual)

Specialist in School Psychology/Master of Arts (Dual)

Master of Arts

Courses

Psychology

Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation

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Department of Sociology

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Programs

Graduate Certificate

Courses

Sociology