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Do you have an interest in and an appreciation for the historical past? The online Master of Arts in History degree program from Pittsburg State University offers thesis, applied research, and course work options designed to let you choose how you earn your degree. The program's purpose is to:

• Enhance and deepen the content knowledge of history educators
• Provide students with research and investigative skills applicable to academic and professional situations
• Encourage the thoughtful and continuing study of history throughout the lifetime of the individual

Pittsburg State University offers the online MS in Human Resource Development. This program is designed to provide preparation for individuals involved in employee training, human resources, performance improvement, and organizational development in business and industry. The program targets a competency based application oriented learning experience. Graduates of the program are equipped with the tools, models and strategies for improving organizational performance through people and processes.

Options available for the degree include:

• Leadership and Organizational Development emphasis. Learn how to determine the potential of an organization or individual and strategies necessary to help reach that next level.
• Learning and Development emphasis. Gain skills necessary to design, develop and implement training programs.

Become a leader in education with this online adult education degree. You will prepare to direct or coordinate Career and Technical Education programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the secondary or post-secondary level.  

The curriculum includes primarily leadership courses, including:

• Educational Leadership Policy and Practice 
• Legal Foundations of Public Education 
• Organizational Theory and Planning
• Change Processes and Professional Development
• Grant Writing and External Resources

Study when and where it is convenient in courses taught by the same faculty who teach on campus without stepping foot on campus. As long as there is internet access, your classroom can be anywhere.

If you are an aspiring superintendent this online education administration degree may be for you. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to work at both the elementary and secondary levels.  

This online education administration degree was designed to allow students to specialize in a specific comprehensive knowledge of administration at both levels. Customize your degree by choosing electives and individual study courses.  

Take your degree to the next level by applying the credits earned in this program toward the online Doctor of Educational Leadership program.

Become a Director of Special Education with this online special education degree. Customize the degree to meet your goals and interests by combining electives with core courses. Gain specific comprehensive knowledge of special education administration at both the elementary and secondary levels and high and low incidence categories. Core areas of focus for all students include special education, leadership, and research.

Study when and where it is convenient in courses taught by the same faculty who teach on campus without stepping foot on campus. As long as there is internet access, your classroom can be anywhere.

Enroll in this secondary education degree online and advance professional opportunities. This program focuses on teachers who want to gain more education and a teaching license. Candidates will earn a Middle/Secondary Teaching License except for those pursuing a music, art, or physical education license. These will earn a PreK-12 teaching license. The curriculum was designed to give a well-rounded education on the issues within secondary education.

Study when and where it is convenient for this secondary education degree online. Courses are taught by the same faculty who teach on campus but you won’t have to step foot on campus. As long as there is internet access, your classroom can be anywhere.

With this online special education degree, you will advance your career working with a unique part of the student population, those with special needs. Designed for those with a baccalaureate degree in a non-teaching area but with experience working as a paraeducator, this online special education degree prepares students for the Kansas teaching license in High Incidence, Special Education, Grades 6-12. Graduates are ready to succeed with careers working with secondary students who have high-incidence learning needs or for further studies in this field. Study when and where it is convenient in courses taught by the same faculty who teach on campus without stepping foot on campus. As long as there is internet access, your classroom can be anywhere.

Advance your career and become a leader in education with this online master’s in education administration. If you are a licensed teacher, this program prepares you to assume a position as a school principal, and if you are a non-licensed leader, you will be able to assume other roles in educational settings. Licensed teachers will have met the endorsement standards for Building Principal PreK-12. 

Prepare to serve students, families, and your community. The curriculum consists of curricula, assessments, intervention, clinical experiences, research, and practice, ensuring graduates are well-rounded, experienced candidates who are ready to succeed. 

Graduates take on such roles as:

• Building Principal at the PreK-12 grade level
• Leader/Director/Coordinator at the college level
• EdS student in General School Administration
• Doctoral student in Educational Leadership

Enroll in this instructional design degree online and advance your professional opportunities. In today’s world, it is hard if not impossible to escape technology. The classroom is no different and with this degree, you will learn to use technology in educational settings as a means of educating students.  

Candidates choose from two areas of emphasis:

• Technology Integration
• Library Media

The Technology Integration emphasis studies the design, development, and management of instructional materials through the use of educational technologies. The Library Media emphasis prepares candidates to direct learning resource centers in elementary, middle, and secondary schools.

Enroll in this master's in literacy online degree and advance professional opportunities. This program was designed for classroom teachers and helps them enhance their ability to teach reading. It is designed for licensed teachers. Choose between two areas of emphasis:

• Classroom Reading Teacher
• Reading Specialist Licensure  

The Classroom Reading Teacher emphasis provides the knowledge, skills, and strategies required to enhance your ability as a classroom reading teacher in grades K-12. This master's in literacy online degree emphasis does not lead to licensure or an endorsement to the teaching license.

The Reading Specialist licensure emphasis provides the knowledge, skills, and strategies required to enhance your ability as a reading specialist in grades PreK-12. Graduates can earn a Kansas Literacy Specialist License.

Enroll in this masters in special education online degree and advance professional opportunities. Prepare for a career working with a special part of the student population, those with special needs. This program is designed for those who hold a teaching license. Gain the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to teach High Incidence (Adaptive) or Low Incidence (Functional) students. Graduates can earn both High Incidence and Low Incidence teaching licenses.

 Study when and where it is convenient in this secondary education degree online. Courses are taught by the same faculty who teach on campus but you won’t have to step foot on campus.

Advance your career in elementary education, moving from novice to master teacher, with this online elementary education degree. Gain hands-on experience in the classroom working with talented elementary teachers. The goal is to ensure you are capable of bringing your passion for teaching to the classroom, teaching your students a passion for learning and growth.  

This online elementary education degree is primarily for licensed elementary teachers but is also open to those who do not have a teaching license but want to learn about pedagogy and teaching young children. However, this program does not lead to a teaching license.

Enroll in these ESL degrees online and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed to teach skills for teaching English to non-native speakers. The curriculum prepares candidates to work in a variety of educational settings, both in the United States and internationally, with English Language Learners. Courses teach you to:

• Develop and differentiate the curriculum
• Teach English while teaching the academic content
• Assess learning
• Support families  

Both licensed and non-licensed teachers can apply. While this certificate does not lead to licensure, it can be used toward earning an ESOL endorsement in grades PreK-12.  

It is important to note that candidates do not have to know another language to apply and be successful in this online ESL degree program.

Enroll in this master's in secondary education online degree and advance professional opportunities. Advance your career teaching middle and secondary school students, moving from a novice to a master teacher. The program focuses on skillsets that middle and secondary school teachers need to impact their students.  

This program is designed primarily for licensed secondary school students. However, it is open to non-licensed candidates who wish to learn about pedagogy and teaching middle and high school students. This program does not lead to a teaching license.

Study when and where it is convenient for this secondary education degree online. Courses are taught by the same faculty who teach on campus but you won’t have to step foot on campus. As long as there is internet access, your classroom can be anywhere.

Are you looking to expand your knowledge in a specific technical specialty? If so, this multidisciplinary, project-oriented, online computer engineering degree program may be for you.  

There is a plethora of options available for you. Choose to have no emphasis or select one of these areas of emphasis:

• Construction Technical
• Electronics Technical
• Manufacturing Technical
• Mechanical Technical
• Plastics Technical

You can also choose to complete a thesis or a coursework-only curriculum. The thesis option prepares students for a doctoral program and offers an in-depth research experience. The coursework option includes research papers, portfolios, internships, comprehensive exams, or other individual work.

The online Master of Science in Health, Human Performance and Recreation program prepares students for careers in the fields of sports, physical education, wellness, and recreation.  Students can choose from three emphasis areas that are designed to fit the needs of educators, exercise specialists, and recreation and leisure professionals. 

The areas of emphasis are:  

• General 
• Human Performance and Wellness 
• Sport and Leisure Service Management

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree opens the door to positions such as shift leader, nurse director, or clinical manager and prepares students for graduate programs to become an advanced practice nurse. The online RN to BSN program from Pittsburg State University allows working nurses to complete their degree as seamlessly as possible with completely online coursework and the opportunity to graduate in as little as 12 months full-time.

BSN graduates can pursue many advanced nursing roles, such as:

• Charge nurse
• Chief nursing officer
• Nurse educator
• Case manager
• Discharge planner

Pittsburg State University offers an online nurse practitioner degree, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, for students interested in taking their careers to the highest level of preparation for nursing practice.  You will gain the knowledge and skills needed to be a leader both at a patient’s bedside and in the boardroom.  

You will train as a Family Nurse Practitioner although other elective options, such as nursing education, are available.  However, courses prepare you less for one-on-one patient care and more for helping patients on a broader scale, improving the health care system and patient outcomes for entire organizations.  Graduates are prepared for careers as:

• Expert clinicians
• Nurse leaders
• Clinical faculty

The MSN with a concentration in Education is an online nurse educator degree from Pittsburg State University.  This program allows students to combine their love for teaching with their history in healthcare as they advance their careers and become leaders in the field.  The curriculum covers theory, clinical practice, and supervised experiences to promote innovative critical thinking and help you be the best educator in healthcare and nursing that you can be.  You will be able to cover various innovative roles in everything from healthcare reform to the evolving healthcare systems.  Above all, graduates are competent educators of student nurses, patients, families, staff nurses, and other direct care providers, showing how those who have personal experience in healthcare can be some of the best teachers for the next generation.