Program Overview

San Francisco State University Programs

The university offers a wide range of programs across various colleges, including the Lam Family College of Business, Graduate College of Education, College of Ethnic Studies, College of Health and Social Sciences, College of Liberal and Creative Arts, College of Professional and Global Education, and College of Science and Engineering.

Lam Family College of Business

• Accounting: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, as well as a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Master of Science in Accounting and Analytics.
• Business Administration: Provides programs in General Business, Business Analytics, Decision Sciences, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management, Information Systems, International Business, Labor and Employment Studies, Management, Marketing, and Master of Business Administration.
• Business Certificates: Offers various certificates, including Cybersecurity Management, Financial Analytics, Fintech, Real Estate, Information Technology Auditing, and more.

Graduate College of Education

• Education Doctoral Program
• Education Minor Program
• Elementary Education: Offers a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education, and credential programs.
• Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies (ELSIT): Provides a Master of Arts in Education with various concentrations and a Graduate Certificate in Learning Experience Design and Online Teaching Innovation.
• Special Education: Offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Master of Arts in Special Education, and various credential programs.

College of Ethnic Studies

• Africana Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• American Indian Studies: Provides a Bachelor of Arts.
• Asian American Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and a Graduate Certificate in Ethnic Studies.
• Ethnic Studies: Provides a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• Latina/Latino Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Minor.

College of Health and Social Sciences

• Child and Adolescent Development: Offers various Bachelor of Arts concentrations and a Minor in Early Childhood Development.
• Counseling: Provides a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Master of Science in Counseling.
• Criminal Justice Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and Minors in Criminal Justice Studies and Juvenile Justice.
• Family, Interiors, Nutrition, and Apparel: Provides programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Interior Design.
• Gerontology: Offers a Master of Arts.
• Kinesiology: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with various concentrations and a Master of Science in Kinesiology.
• Nursing: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing.
• Public Health: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health.
• Recreation, Parks, and Tourism: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and Minors.
• Sexuality Studies: Provides a Master of Arts and Minors.
• Social Work: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Social Work.
• Sociology: Provides a Bachelor of Arts and a Minor.
• Urban Studies and Planning: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Minor.

College of Liberal and Creative Arts

• Anthropology: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• School of Art: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, and a Master of Fine Arts in Art.
• Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• Cinema: Provides a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts.
• Classics: Offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• Communication Studies: Provides a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• Creative Writing: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts.
• School of Design: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design and a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design.
• English: Offers various Bachelor of Arts concentrations, a Master of Arts, and certificates.
• History: Provides a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, and certificates.
• Humanities and Comparative World Literature: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Comparative and World Literature, and Humanities.
• International Relations: Provides a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• Jewish Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts.
• Journalism: Provides a Bachelor of Arts.
• Liberal and Creative Arts Certificate: Offers various certificates.
• Liberal Studies: Provides a Bachelor of Arts.
• Modern Languages and Literatures: Offers programs in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Spanish, and certificates.
• Museum Studies: Provides a Minor and a Master of Arts.
• Music: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, and a Master of Music.
• Philosophy: Provides a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts.
• Political Science: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, and certificates.
• Religious Studies
• School of Theatre and Dance: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, and a Master of Arts in Theatre Arts.
• Women and Gender Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, and Minors.

College of Professional and Global Education

• Undergraduate Degree Programs: Offers various undergraduate programs.
• Graduate Degree Programs: Provides a Master of Business Administration and other graduate programs.
• Credential Programs: Offers various credential programs.
• Certificate Programs: Provides academic and professional certificates.
• Pathway Programs: Offers pathway programs for international students and others.

College of Science and Engineering

• Biology: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science with various concentrations, and graduate programs.
• Chemistry and Biochemistry: Provides a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and graduate programs.
• Computer Science: Offers a Bachelor of Science, certificates, and graduate programs.
• Engineering: Provides Bachelor of Science programs in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, as well as graduate programs.
• The School of the Environment: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences, and graduate programs.
• Mathematics: Provides a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and graduate programs.
• Physics and Astronomy: Offers a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science with various concentrations, and graduate programs.
• Psychology: Provides a Bachelor of Arts, certificates, and graduate programs.

Graduate Certificate in Decision Sciences

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Decision Sciences is designed to provide graduate students with analytic and problem-solving skills to strengthen their data-driven decision-making. Students can tailor the certificate to their specific interests by choosing from a set of electives.

Admissions Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 3.0 undergraduate GPA or better
• Basic knowledge of business statistics and operations

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Problem-solving and critical thinking skills: Students will demonstrate effective use of qualitative and quantitative techniques to gather and analyze relevant data and derive appropriate conclusions.
2. Functional and enterprise knowledge: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how Decision Sciences relates to the enterprise as a whole and interacts with other disciplines within a strategic business framework.

Graduate Certificate in Decision Sciences - 9 units

• The certificate must be completed with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Only courses completed with a grade of C or better may be used to fulfill the certificate requirements.
• Course List:
  • DS 852: Managerial Decision-Making (3 units)
  • Select one from:
    • DS 853: Applied Multivariate Analysis (3 units)
    • DS 855: Supply Chain Management (3 units)
    • DS 856: Seminar in Project Management (3 units)