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Winthrop University's online Master of Arts in Arts Administration (M.A.A.A.) program gives you a solid toolkit for advancement in the arts. It combines current theory, academic research and applied practice to develop effective leaders who can work with skill, creative initiative and integrity in nonprofit arts environments.

• Supportive: Receive one-on-one support from a dedicated faculty mentor throughout the program
• Professional: Guided by your mentor, create a professional development plan focused on leveraging what you've learned to expand and enrich your career advancement opportunities upon graduation
• Career Focused: Receive job placement assistance from the program director and faculty and explore job opportunities through networking
• Practical: Complete a culminating capstone project with support from faculty mentors and capstone committee members
• Current: Learn from faculty who currently work in arts administration with specialized expertise in marketing, law, grant-writing, advocacy and leadership
• Convenient: Have the option to complete your two required fieldwork courses at your current nonprofit employer or volunteer organization

Learning Outcomes
As a student in Winthrop's online M.A.A.A. program, you will:

• Learn best practices in governance, audience development, financial management and legal principles pertaining to nonprofit arts
• Prepare to lead in community engagement with the arts, arts advocacy and arts policy development
• Explore evolving technologies, global issues, ethical questions and leadership practices as they relate to nonprofit arts
• Successfully complete an individual investigation or applied capstone research project as a culminating experience

Careers
The M.A. in Arts Administration program prepares you for leadership in a wide range of roles in arts administration in industries that include:

• Cultural tourism
• Heritage and preservation
• Education
• Arts councils/commissions
• Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations
• Arts services programs
• Performing and visual arts
• Museums
• Arts and cultural center management
• Public art
• Communications 
• Marketing

Positions for arts roles such as producers and directors as well as art, drama and music teachers will experience well above the national average expected growth by 2024. Occupations related to a degree in arts management will see 90,900 estimated replacement jobs from 2014-2024 and 27,200 new jobs, indicating promising job opportunities for highly qualified professionals.

Financial Aid
Graduate students may be eligible for federal loans. To apply, students must submit a FAFSA using Winthrop's school code of 003456. Graduate scholarships are also available to qualified students.

Start Dates
The M.A. in Arts Administration program has three starts a year, in August, January and May.

Winthrop University's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program enables you to gain micro-certificates in Business Analytics, Financial Analysis, and Leadership in Organizations as you complete core coursework. Learn with a rigorous 30-credit-hour curriculum supported by dedicated faculty committed to your success. Our program is accredited by AACSB International, so you'll develop the capability and the confidence to solve today's toughest business challenges.

• Academically Rigorous – Study core classes that build your expertise and skills while focusing on globalization, analytics, technology and communication.
• Customizable – Two optional concentrations enable you to tailor your learning. You can combine any of the elective courses offered in the Marketing or Strategic Leadership concentrations.
• High Quality – Learn from faculty who care about your success. Most of your classes will be taught by the same full-time faculty who teach our on-campus program.
• Accredited – This program is among the only 5% of MBA programs worldwide to receive AACSB accreditation. Winthrop University's program is held to a higher standard that assures quality, promotes excellence and fosters continuous improvement.
• Supportive – Receive advising, career guidance and degree progression support throughout the program from the director of student services.
• Convenient – Complete any prerequisite courses prior to beginning your degree through separate modules of a convenient online platform.

Winthrop University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with a customized concentration enables students to tailor their learning to their specific career path or goals by combining any of the elective courses offered in the Marketing or Strategic Leadership concentrations. Learn a rigorous curriculum supported by dedicated faculty committed to your success. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will develop the capability and the confidence to solve today’s toughest business challenges.

• Academically Rigorous – Study core classes that build your expertise and skills while also including a focus on globalization, analytics, technology and communication.
• High Quality – Learn from faculty who care about your success. Most of your classes will be taught by the same full-time faculty who teach our on-campus program.
• Accredited – This program is among the only 5% of MBA programs worldwide to receive AACSB accreditation. Learn in a curriculum held to a higher standard that assures quality, promotes excellence and fosters continuous improvement.
• Supportive – Receive advising, career guidance and degree progression support throughout the program from the director of student services.
• Convenient – Complete any prerequisite courses prior to beginning your degree through separate modules of a convenient online platform.

Careers
This MBA program provides a broad background in business and leadership to prepare you for a variety of senior business roles. Our graduates are equipped for positions that include:

• Senior Manager Business Insights
• Project Manager
• Senior Director of Business Development
• Director of Marketing and Public Relations
• Operational Risk Consultant
• Director of Supply Chain Management
• AVP of Corporate Communications
• Director of Social Media
• Director of Marketing Strategy

Winthrop University's online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers a concentration in Marketing. This program develops knowledge of global competitiveness, e-commerce, business plan writing, buyer behavior, marketing research and other marketing topics. Many graduates go on to work for organizations such as advertising agencies and corporate marketing departments.

Experience a rigorous curriculum supported by dedicated faculty committed to your success. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will develop the capabilities and the confidence to solve today's toughest business challenges.

• Academically Rigorous – Study core classes that build your expertise and skills while also including a focus on globalization, analytics, technology and communication.
• High Quality – Learn from faculty who care about your success. Most of your classes will be taught by the same full-time faculty who teach our on-campus program.
• Accredited – This program is among theonly 5% of MBA programs worldwide to receive AACSB accreditation. Learn in a curriculum held to a higher standard that assures quality, promotes excellence and fosters continuous improvement.
• Supportive – Receive advising, career guidance and degree progression support throughout the program from the director of student services.
• Convenient – Complete any prerequisite courses prior to beginning your degree through separate modules of a convenient online platform.

Careers

This MBA program with a concentration in Marketing provides the broad background in business and leadership to prepare you for a variety of senior business roles. Graduates are equipped for positions that include:

• Senior Manager Business Insights
• Project Manager
• Senior Director of Business Development
• Director of Marketing and Public Relations
• Operational Risk Consultant
• Director of Supply Chain Management
• AVP of Corporate Communications
• Director of Social Media
• Director of Marketing Strategy

Financial Aid

Graduate students may be eligible for federal loans. To apply, students must submit a FAFSA using Winthrop's school code of 003456.

Start Dates

The MBA program has three starts a year, in August, January and May.

Winthrop University's online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with a concentration in Strategic Leadership teaches the skills students need to become executive-level managers through coursework in leadership, global competitiveness and human resources management. Learn a rigorous curriculum supported by dedicated faculty committed to your success. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will develop the capabilities and the confidence to solve today's toughest business challenges as a strategic leader.

• Academically Rigorous – Study core classes that build your expertise and skills while also including a focus on globalization, analytics, technology and communication.
• High Quality – Learn from faculty who care about your success. Most of your classes will be taught by the same full-time faculty who teach our on-campus program.
• Accredited – This program is among theonly 5% of MBA programs worldwide to receive AACSB accreditation. Learn in a curriculum held to a higher standard that assures quality, promotes excellence and fosters continuous improvement.
• Supportive – Receive advising, career guidance and degree progression support throughout the program from the director of Student Services.
• Convenient – Complete any prerequisite courses prior to beginning your degree through separate modules in a convenient online platform.

Careers
This MBA program provides the broad background in business and leadership to prepare you for a variety of senior business roles. Our graduates are equipped for positions that include:

• Senior Manager Business Insights
• Project Manager
• Senior Director of Business Development
• Director of Marketing and Public Relations
• Operational Risk Consultant
• Director of Supply Chain Management
• AVP of Corporate Communications
• Director of Social Media
• Director of Marketing Strategy

Financial Aid
Graduate students may be eligible for federal loans. To apply, students must submit a FAFSA using Winthrop's school code of 003456.

Start Dates
The MBA program has three starts a year, in August, January and May.

The fully online M.S. in Sport and Fitness Administration from Winthrop University is ideal for those in the sport and fitness industry who would like to gain employment or move into leadership positions in their non-profit, private, or public organization. Alumni from Winthrop's program can pursue high-level careers in professional sports, sport marketing, health and wellness centers, high school or university sports, sports events management and more.

In the program's 36-credit-hour curriculum, faculty with years of experience will teach topics relevant to the sport management field, such as marketing and promotion, legal issues, financial management, contemporary research and facility management. You can complete this master's degree with a thesis project or a practicum. If you chose the practicum and are currently employed in a relevant field, you can fulfill the required hours with exposure to a new field at the same employer. Otherwise, our faculty will work with you to find a convenient practicum location.

Take your online coursework part-time as you're available, or complete the degree full-time in as little as two years. Transfer up to nine credit hours of graduate coursework to finish faster. Gain the foundational knowledge and hands-on skills to succeed in your career with Winthrop University's Master of Science in Sport and Fitness Administration.

Prepare for excellence in your new role as a school or clinical mental health counselor. Winthrop offers an online Master of Education in Counseling and Development degree program, empowering you to learn when and where it’s best for you.

Experienced faculty place a heavy emphasis on interaction with their students, and fostering collaboration among them. They have a strong commitment to understanding common developmental themes occurring throughout a person’s life.

In Winthrop’s M.Ed. in Development and Counseling, you’ll start to work with clients during your very first practicum — much earlier than you would in other programs. Through carefully guided supervision opportunities, you’ll get the guidance and support needed to conduct evaluations, understand basic research, and excel in your clinical work. You’ll participate in group discussions, case presentations, and peer feedback, learning from each other’s experiences and perspectives.

You’ll choose a concentration that aligns with your career goals, either School Counseling or Clinical Mental Health. Over the course of two years, two practicums, and two internships, you’ll get the education and experience you need to take the National Counselor Exam (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE) and practice as a professional counselor.

Prepare for excellence in your new role as a principal or assistant principal in an elementary or secondary education school.

The online M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at Winthrop University develops the skills listed in the eight standards set by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA). These standards focus on: Mission, Vision, and Improvement; Ethics and Professional Norms; Equity, Inclusiveness, and Cultural Responsiveness; Learning and Instruction; Community and External Leadership; Operations and Management; Building Professional Capacity, and an Internship.

The program is also accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

You can graduate within two years, learning online when and where it’s best for you.

You’ll learn in small classes that provide lots of personalized attention and complete three application-based internships to build your experience level.

The online M.Ed. in Educational Leadership prepares you to improve student achievement and be an efficient leader of your school who consistently demonstrates high ethical standards in all aspects of the role. Some students have pursued careers in educational administration and related roles. You’ll learn how to act as a powerful community collaborator who can advocate for all children.

By graduation, you’re prepared to sit for the Praxis Educational Leadership exam in South Carolina, passed by 99 percent of our graduates who take it.

Winthrop University’s online M.S. in Human Nutrition is a flexible program ideal for those with backgrounds in exercise science, biology, chemistry, food service, public health or related fields. In less than two years, graduates can launch or progress in their career. Plus, core courses are flexible so students can tailor the degree to their individual goals.

All faculty in Winthrop’s online human nutrition master’s program are registered dieticians with their Ph.D. or Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition (DCN). Several faculty have certifications or designations such as IBCLC (infant nutrition), CSSD (sports nutrition) and recognition from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. With over 60 years of combined teaching experience, these experts will provide instruction in food and nutrition, public health, global nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition and aging and human metabolism. Coursework in this program adheres to recommendations from the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®).

As a graduate of Winthrop’s human nutrition master’s degree online program, you’ll be equipped with critical thinking, research and nutrition assessment skills necessary for a career as a registered dietician, nutritionist, public health educator, food management dietician or expert consultant. Graduates will also be prepared to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) national exam (a DPD Verification Statement will also be needed).

Prepare for excellence in your new role as a school or clinical mental health counselor. Winthrop offers an online Master of Education in Counseling and Development degree program, empowering you to learn when and where it’s best for you.

Experienced faculty place a heavy emphasis on interaction with their students, and fostering collaboration among them. They have a strong commitment to understanding common developmental themes occurring throughout a person’s life.

In Winthrop’s M.Ed. in Development and Counseling, you’ll start to work with clients during your very first practicum — much earlier than you would in other programs. Through carefully guided supervision opportunities, you’ll get the guidance and support needed to conduct evaluations, understand basic research, and excel in your clinical work. You’ll participate in group discussions, case presentations, and peer feedback, learning from each other’s experiences and perspectives.

You’ll choose a concentration that aligns with your career goals, either School Counseling or Clinical Mental Health. Over the course of two years, two practicums, and two internships, you’ll get the education and experience you need to take the National Counselor Exam (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE) and practice as a professional counselor.

Winthrop University's online Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Traditional program is a 60-credit hour degree program for students who possess a bachelor's degree but may not have previous training in social work. The degree offers an empowerment-focused curriculum that prepares you to improve lives and communities as a competent, specialized social worker. You will learn to gauge the influences of power and use culturally relevant assessment, intervention, and evaluation methods to promote change across systems and levels of practice.

• Complete the 60-credit hour Traditional program in three years.
• No GRE/MAT required for admission. 
• Accredited by the CSWE and grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Graduates are eligible to apply for state social work licensure at the master's level – state licensure requirements vary.
• Receive ongoing support from a dedicated faculty advisor.
• Study a unique curriculum with a specialized focus on empowerment practice.
• Receive dedicated assistance finding field work for your internships from a field placement specialist.

Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the online M.S.W. program are prepared to:

• Engage in specialized practice that is constructed from a professional foundation of social work knowledge, skills, and values.
• Use empowerment practice principles including affirming strengths and capacities and thinking critically about influences of power as a guiding framework for selecting, applying and evaluating evidence-based advanced theories and methods in ways that promote human and social well-being.
• Provide leadership in influencing societal systems of power to become more responsive and culturally relevant toward helping people and groups improve their current situations and quality of life.

Careers
Social workers help people, communities, and organizations affirm strengths and cap

Winthrop University's online Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Advanced Standing program offers an empowerment-focused curriculum that prepares students who hold an undergraduate degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program to improve lives and communities as a competent, specialized social worker. You will learn to gauge the influences of power and use culturally relevant assessment, intervention and evaluation methods to promote change across systems and levels of practice.

Complete the 39-credit hour Advanced Standing program in less than two years.

• No GRE/MAT required for admission. 
• Accredited by the CSWE and grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Graduates are eligible to apply for state social work licensure at the master's level – state licensure requirements vary. 
• Receive ongoing support from a dedicated faculty advisor.
• Study a unique curriculum with a specialized focus on empowerment practice.
• Receive dedicated assistance finding field work for your internships from a field placement specialist.

Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the online M.S.W. program are prepared to:

• Engage in specialized practice that is constructed from a professional foundation of social work knowledge, skills and values.
• Use empowerment practice principles including affirming strengths and capacities and thinking critically about influences of power as a guiding framework for selecting, applying, and evaluating evidence-based advanced theories and methods in ways that promote human and social well-being.
• Provide leadership in influencing societal systems of power to become more responsive and culturally relevant toward helping people and groups improve their current situations and quality of life.

Careers
Social workers help people, communities and organizations affirm strengths and capacities and identify, address and overco