The College of Business (CoB) at Florida State University strives to develop leadership and business management skills to enable graduate students to become successful managers in an ever-changing, technology-driven global business environment. The online Master of Business Administration curriculum is taught by the same faculty that teach on campus.
The Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) curriculum is a master of science program that prepares students to identify, prevent, evaluate, and treat people with communication disorders. According to FSU, this SLP program is arguably the leading communication sciences and disorders program in the nation, with the emphasis on clinical research.
Florida State University's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers a master's degree in criminal justice studies. This program prepares students for positions in the criminal justice system, in the United States and abroad.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at FSU offers a master's degree in educational leadership. This program prepares students for administrative roles in schools, school districts, and education agencies.
The Library and Information Studies (LIS) program is ranked first in the nation in children and youth services, fifth in the nation in school library media, and tenth in the nation in information systems, according to FSU. The ALA-accredited master of science degree can be completed online and prepares students for a career as an information professional, with concentrations in Information Needs and Services, Youth Information Needs and Services, or Information Architecture and Technology.
Instructional Systems is a specialization combining the fields of psychology, communications, and management to find ways to improve education and training programs using research and technology. FSU offers a master of science degree program completely online. As an instructional systems student, you can major in performance improvement and human resource development, which will prepare you for management positions in business, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
The master of science degree program in Management Information Systems (MIS) is geared toward students already working in an MIS field. You can take a technician orientation, which focuses on systems analysis, database, and telecommunications, or you can take a managerial orientation, which focuses on leadership skills in the MIS environment.
FSU Online offers a master of science degree program in nursing, which focuses on a nurse educator track. The curriculum meets the recommendations set by the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and the Florida Board of Nursing requirements, according to FSU.
Offered completely online, the master of science degree program in management with a major in risk management/insurance is geared toward working professions who wish to advance their managerial skills. According to FSU, it is one of the oldest and largest insurance programs in the country.
An Advanced-Standing Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program is available online from the FSU College of Social Work. In order to enroll in this graduate program, you must live in a geographical area that is served by the program. Visit the College of Social Work website at http://csw.fsu.edu/ to determine whether you live within an area served by the program.
The master of science in special education offered by FSU Online is geared toward professions with a teaching degree or teaching certificate who wish to increase their skills at teaching individuals with learning disabilities.