Program Overview

Online Master of Social Sciences

Program Overview

The Online Master of Social Sciences degree program is designed to cater to the needs of public administrators, teachers, and other professionals who aspire to make a meaningful impact in their communities. This program provides an opportunity for career advancement while offering a diverse range of courses in history, political science, and other relevant topics that are essential in today's world.

Program Details

• Flexible online courses
• 32 credit hours earn your master's in as few as 4 semesters
• No thesis
• No GRE
• Designed for working professionals and teachers

Program Structure

The program is particularly well-suited for secondary teachers seeking to teach college-level or dual-enrollment courses, with a rich offering in United States and Western Civilization histories that is ideal for those interested in expanding their teaching repertoire.

Key Features

• Flexible online courses
• Three convenient start dates per year (fall, spring, summer)
• Balance work, personal commitments, and education seamlessly with our program
• Accelerate your path to a master's degree in just 4 semesters

Available Programs

The following programs are available:

• Accounting and Organizations Certificate (online)
• Advanced Business Analytics (Certificate - online)
• Appalachian Health (Certificate - online)
• Artificial Intelligence in Business Certificate (online)
• Arts in Health (Certificate - online)
• Athletic Administration (MAA - online)
• Business Analytics (Certificate - online)
• Business Analytics Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (Certificate - online)
• Certified Lean-Six Sigma (Certificate - online)
• Chemistry (M.S. - online)
• Civil Engineering (M.S. - online)
• Clinical Informatics (Certificate - online)
• Coaching Education (M.S. - on-campus)
• Coaching Education (M.S. - online)
• Coaching Education - Soccer (M.S. - online)
• College Teaching (Certificate - online)
• Communication (M.C. - online)
• Communication and Change (Certificate - online)
• Communication Diversity, Ethics, and Inclusivity (Certificate - online)
• Community Risk and Resilience (Certificate - online)
• Computer Education and Technology (M.E. - online)
• Computer Education and Technology (non-degree - online)
• Computer Technology (Endorsement - online)
• Crisis Communication Certificate (Certificate - online)
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.E. - online, non-licensure)
• Curriculum and Instruction (non-degree - online)
• Diabetes (Certificate - online)
• Digital Media Transformation & Innovation (Certificate - online)
• Doctor of Athletic Training (D.A.T. - online)
• Electrical Engineering (M.S. - online)
• Electronic Navigation (Certificate - online)
• Emergency Nurse Practioner (Certificate - online)
• Engineering Analytics (Certificate - online)
• Engineering Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Engineering Management (Certificate - online)
• Engineering Management (M.E.M. - online)
• English (M.A. - online)
• Environmental Change Management and Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Environmental Studies (M.S. - on-campus)
• Epidemiology (Certificate - online)
• Executive Management for Healthcare Professionals (Certificate - online)
• Executive Master of Public Administration (M.P.A. - hybrid)
• Finance (Certificate - online)
• Food and Nutrition Sciences (M.S. - online)
• Geological Sciences (M.S. - online)
• Geospatial Information Science: Geospatial Analysis and Programming (Certificate - online)
• Geospatial Information Science: GIS and Cartography (Certificate - online)
• Global Health (Certificate - online)
• Global Health (M.G.H. - online)
• Health Administration (M.H.A. - online)
• Health Policy (Certificate - online)
• Healthcare Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Higher Education (M.E. - online)
• Higher Education (non-degree - online)
• Human Resources Management (Certificate - online)
• Instructional Design (Certificate - online)
• Integrated Health Studies (M.I. - online)
• Interacting with Media for Non-Journalists (Certificate - online)
• Interacting with Media for STEM Professionals and Researchers (Certificate - online)
• Law, Justice & Culture (M.A. - on-campus)
• Law, Justice & Culture (M.A. - online)
• Management (MSM - online)
• Management and Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Master of Accountancy (MAcc. - full-time, on-campus)
• Master of Accountancy and Analytics (MAcc. - online)
• Master of Applied Arts in Health (M.A.A.H. - online)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA - online)
• Master of Business Administration (One-Year MBA - on-campus)
• Master of Business Analytics (MBAn. - online)
• Master of Public Administration (M.P.A. - on-campus)
• Master of Public Administration (M.P.A. - online)
• Master of Sports Administration (MSA - on-campus)
• Master of Sports Administration (MSA) and MBA Dual Degree (on-campus)
• MBA - Artificial Intelligence in Business Concentration (online)
• MBA - Business Administration - Business Venturing Concentration (online)
• MBA - Human Resources Management Concentration (online)
• Media Tools for Professional Communication (Certificate - online)
• Mixed Methods Research (Certificate - online)
• Music Education (M.M.E. - online)
• Nurse Anesthesia (D.N.P. - hybrid)
• Nurse Practitioner (D.N.P. - online)
• Nursing (M.S.N. - online)
• Online Master of Sports Administration (OMSA - online)
• Operations and Supply Chain Management (Certificate - online)
• Organizational Communication (M.A. - online)
• Parks, Recreation, Hospitality, and Tourism (M.S. - on-campus)
• Performing Arts Medicine (Certificate - online)
• Planning Resilient Systems (Certificate - online)
• PMBA - Artificial Intelligence in Business Concentration (hybrid)
• PMBA - Human Resources Management Concentration (hybrid)
• Post-graduate Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Certificate - online)
• Post-graduate Family Nurse Practitioner (Certificate - online)
• Post-graduate Nurse Educator (Certificate - online)
• Post-graduate Nursing Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Post-graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Certificate - online)
• Professional Development Institute (non-degree - online)
• Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA - hybrid)
• Project Management (Certificate - online)
• Project Management (M.S. - online)
• Public Health (M.P.H. - online)
• Quality Improvement in Healthcare (Certificate - online)
• Reading Education (M.E. - online)
• Reading Education (non-degree - online)
• Reading Education Endorsement (Certificate - online)
• School Counseling (M.S. - online)
• Social Sciences (M.S.S. - online)
• Social Sciences (non-degree - online)
• Social Work (M.S.W. - online)
• Special Education: Early Childhood Intervention (non-degree - online)
• Special Education: Early Childhood Intervention Specialist (M.E. - online)
• Special Education: Mild-Moderate Intervention (non-degree - online)
• Special Education: Mild-to-Moderate Needs Intervention Specialist (M.E. - online)
• Special Education: Moderate to Intensive Needs Intervention Specialist (M.E. - online)
• Special Education: Moderate-Intensive Intervention (non-degree - online)
• Special Education: Pre-Kindergarten Special Needs (Endorsement - online)
• Sports Analytics Certificate (online)
• Strategic Communication Management (Certificate - online)
• Strategic Selling and Sales Leadership (Certificate - online)
• Superintendent Leadership and Licensure (certificate - online)
• Sustainability, Security and Resilience (M.S. - online)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) (Certificate - online)
• Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) (Endorsement - online)
• Team Leadership and Communication (Certificate - online)
• Veterans Health Certificate (Certificate - online)