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12 Master's degrees offered by the university
Exercise Science
The Master's in Exercise Science at the University of Kansas School of Education consists of 30 (or 36) credit hours. The M.S.E. requires a minimum of thirty graduate semester hours for a thesis option and thirty-six graduate semester hours for a non-thesis option for each respective specialization in HSES. A 3.00 Grade Point Average must be maintained throughout the program of study.
Speech-Language Pathology
The master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at University of Kansas strives to produce highly skilled clinicians seeking to enter the field. Most students will be able to complete the program in four full-time semesters and one or two summers with a common entry point in the fall semester.
Clinical Research
Clinical Research from University of Kansas includes investigating mechanisms of disease, health interventions, clinical trials, technological development, epidemiological and behavioral studies, outcomes and health services research and the translation of these findings into practice.
Dietetics and Nutrition
The Dietetics and Nutrition program at University of Kansas offers a Master of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition with course work in the biochemical, clinical and behavioral aspects of nutrition – from “bench to bedside to behavior”.
Low Incidence Disabilities
The Low Incidence Disabilities M.S.E. at the University of Kansas is a 33-credit hour postgraduate programme. Delivered on-campus with full-time study options, this degree prepares educators to support students with extensive needs. It combines advanced theory with real-world classroom experience in a top-ranked department.
Athletic Training
University of Kansas's master's degree in Athletic Training prepares students to begin a career as an athletic trainer. This two-year, six-semester program admits students with a bachelor's degree, and its graduates are prepared to successfully pass the board exam offered by the Board of Certification.
Health Services Administration
The Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) program at the University of Kansas Medical Center is a graduate professional degree program and is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).
Cancer Biology
The Graduate Program in Cancer Biology (CBIO) will be a University-wide interdisciplinary training program. The focus of the program will be at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC); although, use of technology allows the program to share local expertise as well as to integrate expertise on other campuses of the University of Kansas .
Medicinal Chemistry
The University of Kansas Department of Medicinal Chemistry consists of 10 full time faculty, more than 40 full-time graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and other research staff, and an administrative staff of three.
Public Health
The Public Health program at University of Kansas is a fully accredited, 42 credit hour graduate program with concentrations in Epidemiology and Public Health Practice.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The department's Distance Master's Degree Program in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from University of Kansas features the same high-quality lectures and courses offered in the Ph.D. program.
Pharmacy Practice
The University of Kansas - Department of Pharmacy Practice offers a Master of Science (M.S.) in Pharmacy Practice as part of the two-year Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency (HSPA) in partnership with The University of Kansas Health System.