JSU’s doctoral program provides the focused, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive analysis and applied research necessary for the complex work associated with emergency management. The curriculum is organized around specific knowledge, skills, and professional values unique to the practice of emergency management. JSU is one of the only ten universities in the country to offer this degree.
The master’s program balances the conceptual knowledge in emergency management with skill acquisition in crisis management, hazard assessment, and other analytic and management skills.
This certificate provides students with graduate-level instruction in homeland security and balances conceptual knowledge in emergency management with skill acquisition in crisis management, hazard assessment, and other analytic and management skills.
An Emergency Preparedness Nursing Coordinator Graduate Certificate is available for non-degree students who wish to specialize in the area of emergency management nursing. Upon satisfactorily completing the 15 hours required of the graduate certificate, an entry will be made on the student’s transcript. All courses are delivered through distance education.
The English Department offers courses leading to the MA with a major in English and supporting courses for the MA with a major in liberal studies. For students majoring in secondary education with a teaching field in English Language Arts, supporting courses are offered for the MS.Ed. and the Ed.S. degrees.
A major in English can be good preparation for continued graduate or professional training in areas such as English, law, political science/government, public administration, psychology, counseling, communications, and religious studies (i.e., seminary).
The Doctor of Nursing Practice is a terminal degree in nursing that prepares Registered Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to practice at the highest level of the profession. The BSN-DNP Nurse Practitioner track prepares students to take the appropriate certification exam at completion of the program of study.
The field of finance considers how businesses raise, spend and invest capital; how individuals and firms allocate their resources among varying investment alternatives, and how financial markets function. Finance is all about creating value.
It is designed for students interested in working in a laboratory environment as either a forensic scientist or technician and is a solid foundation for graduate study. "Track Two" requires a minor or second major in either Biology, Chemistry, or Physics to assist in making our graduates as educated in their chosen area as possible.
This degree is for those interested in seeking teaching certification in a foreign language teaching field. Students earning this degree must complete 36 hours of the same language, and meet the admission and retention requirements of the teacher education program.