2018 SIUE Graduate Viewbook

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Entering the master’s program at SIUE is the best decision I made regarding my career. The University is at the core of any opportunities and successes I have enjoyed.

Dr. Greg Moats, MS Educational Administration ’93, Retired Superintendent of Schools, Belleville Township High School District

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SIUE is a vibrant, metropolitan university located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The SIUE campus is situated on 2,660 acres of rolling hills, woodlands and lakes, just 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis.

With nearly 2,500 graduate students enrolled, SIUE is committed to educating a distinguished and diverse cohort of master’s and doctoral students. The graduate programs at SIUE are academically rigorous, and the intellectual learning environment emphasizes scholarly activity and practice. Eighty percent of fulltime instructional faculty have the appropriate terminal degree for their discipline.

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25 from St. Louis, which is home to nine Fortune 500 companies

25th Safest College Town in America, SafeWise Report 2016

Students learn in modern facilities, including state-of-theart laboratories and inspirational art and design spaces.

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I can’t say enough positive things about the program and my experience. I attribute a lot of my success of where I am now to my training at SIUE. Angela Capps, PhD MA Clinical Psychology ’05 Neuropsychologist, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

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Graduate Studies at SIUE Graduate and Doctoral Degrees College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School School of Business School of Dental Medicine School of Education, Health and Human Behavior School of Engineering School of Nursing School of Pharmacy

Graduate School

Our community of scholars provides a dynamic environment for graduate students to advance knowledge in their fields and further their careers. Washington Monthly and U.S. News & World Report consistently rank SIUE among the top master’s granting universities in the nation.

A graduate degree from SIUE offers opportunities for career advancement and opens doors in a variety of career areas. Regional and national companies hire alumni from the SIUE Graduate School, including: • AT&T • Monsanto • The Boeing Company • Apple • Intel • Morgan Stanley Graduates often go on to doctoral studies at prestigious universities, including Vanderbilt, University of Southern California, Georgia Tech and Carnegie Mellon University.

The integrative studies master’s degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates allow you to earn a graduate credential that meets your specific career goals by integrating courses from two or three disciplines. Students have created programs such as cultural education advocacy, engineering management and sustainability. Visit siue.edu/integrative-studies

Our graduate students represent: 31 states 34 nations

SIUE values diversity and inclusion,

and nurtures an open, respectful and welcoming climate that facilitates learning.

INSIGHT Into Diversity

• Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award recipient • Recognized for our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Scholarly Activity at SIUE SIUE graduate students can enhance their learning experience by participating in innovative and meaningful scholarly activities. SIUE is taking a leadership role as a model comprehensive master’s institution with faculty members committed to a teacher-scholar model.

Each year, faculty and staff receive grants and contracts for research, teaching and service initiatives from funding organizations such as: • National Institutes of Health • National Science Foundation • Department of Health and Human Services • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Federal Research and Development Expenditures nd for Carnegie master’s large, primarily residential universities National Science Foundation

Affordable Excellence SIUE offers nationally accredited academic programs of study with one of the lowest tuition and required fees of all four-year institutions in Illinois. A number of assistantships, scholarships, research and travel grants, and graduate scholar awards are awarded each year to new and continuing graduate students.

Scholarships and Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students Competitive Graduate Awards Monthly stipend and tuition waiver

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Graduate Scholar Awards Tuition waiver

Graduate Assistantships l Monthly stipend and tuition waiver l Student works up to 20 hours a week in an academic, service or research unit l

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Affordable Graduate Education Low tuition

Research and travel grants

Graduate assistantships

Graduate scholar awards

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SIUE is a constant pipeline of incredibly qualified employees. We have great relationships with not only the students, but also the staff and administration.

Frank Grasso, MS Nurse Anesthesia ’10 Co-owner of G & G Anesthesia, LLC

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Graduate Program Accreditation American Art Therapy Association Council on Social Work Education National Association of Schools of Music Network of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration National Association of Schools of Art and Design Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International* AACSB International – Accounting* American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation Council of Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association International Reading Association National Association of School Psychologists Council for Exceptional Children Illinois Board of Higher Education Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs** Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education * Less than 2% of business schools worldwide are AACSB-accredited in both business and accounting. **The master’s in kinesiology with a specialization in exercise physiology is one of only seven programs nationally, and the only one in Illinois, to hold this accreditation.

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(L-R) Frank Grasso, MS Nurse Anesthesia ’10, and Kyle Griffith, MS Nurse Anesthesia ’05, co-owners of G & G Anesthesia, LLC

The opportunity to conduct research with an active scholar at SIUE made the basis for years of interesting research and fulfilling work.

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Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice, MS History ’89 Senior Historian Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, D.C.

Areas of Study

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Graduate Programs Accountancy l Business Analytics l Taxation Applied Communication Studies l Health Communication

l Interpersonal Communication l Organizational Communication l Public Relations Art - Studio Art Therapy Counseling Biological Sciences Business Administration l Business Analytics l Management Information Systems l Project Management Chemistry Civil Engineering l Environmental Engineering/ Water Resources l Geotechnical Engineering l Structural Engineering l Transportation Engineering College Student Personnel Administration Computer Management and Information Systems l Business Analytics l Project Management Computer Science Creative Writing Criminal Justice Policy Curriculum and Instruction Economics and Finance l Business Analytics Educational Administration l Principal l Superintendent l Teacher Leader Electrical Engineering English l Literature l Teaching English as a Second Language l Teaching of Writing Environmental Science Management Environmental Sciences Geography Healthcare Informatics History Industrial Engineering Instructional Technology Integrative Studies Create your own using approved curricula or choose: l Applied Environmental and Communication Studies l Cultural Education Advocacy l Cultural Heritage and Resources Management l Diversity Issues and Global Affairs l Engineering Management

GIS Development and Database Administration l Information Systems and Graphic Design l Marketing Communications l Media Management l Organizational Communication and Management l Organizational Design Thinking l Sustainability Kinesiology l Exercise Physiology l Exercise and Sport Psychology l Physical Education and Coaching Pedagogy Learning, Culture and Society Literacy Education Marketing Research l Business Analytics Media Studies Mathematics l Computational and Applied Mathematics l Postsecondary Mathematics Education l Pure Mathematics

l Statistics and Operations Research Mechanical Engineering Music l Music Education l Music Performance Nursing l Family Nurse Practitioner l Health Care and Nursing Administration l Nurse Educator Pharmaceutical Sciences Psychology l Clinical Child and School Psychology l Clinical Psychology l Industrial-Organizational Public Administration

Social Work l School Social Work Sociology Special Education Speech-Language Pathology

Graduate Certificates

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Advanced Education in General Dentistry Classroom Technologies Digital Media Literacy Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care and Nursing Administration Integrative Studies l Marketing and Public Relations l Sustainability l Transportation Engineering and Construction Management Literacy Specialist Literature Museum Studies Nurse Educator Piano Pedagogy Teaching English as a Second Language Teaching of Writing Vocal Pedagogy Web-based Learning Graduate classes may be taken on a full- or part-time basis. Courses are offered in a variety of formats to cater to our students’ needs: On campus: days, nights, weekends Online l Hybrid: online and on campus l l

Online Degree Programs Graduate

Doctoral Programs Computer Science, PhD* Dental Medicine, DMD Educational Leadership, EdD Engineering Science, PhD* Environmental Resources and Policy, PhD* History, PhD* Nursing Practice, DNP l Family Nurse Practitioner l Nurse Anesthesia Pharmacy, PharmD l Pharmacy Education l Pharmacy Pediatrics *cooperative program with SIUC

Academic program listing current as of 7/1/17. For a more complete listing visit siue.edu/academics.

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• Criminal Justice Policy, MS • Healthcare Informatics, MS • Instructional Technology, MSEd • Nursing - Health Care and Nursing Administration, MS • Nursing - Nurse Educator, MS • Physical Education and Coaching Pedagogy, MS Doctoral • Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP Certificate • Web-Based Learning, Certificate Blended (online/on campus) • Master of Business Administration, MBA • Master of Public Administration, MPA • College Student Personnel Administration, MSEd

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Priority Application Deadlines* Fall Semester: August 1 Spring Semester: December 1 Summer Semester: May 1 *International students should submit applications 30 days prior to the deadlines listed above to allow for immigration processing.

Special Application Deadlines Art Therapy Counseling (MA) Psychology (MS) Speech-Language Pathology (MS) Social Work (MSW) Art Studio (MFA) Education Doctorate (EdD) Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP) History (MA) Health Care & Nurse Administration (MS)

January 15 January 15 January 15 January 15 February 1 February 1 February 1 February 1 March 1 (fall), November 15 (spring)

Health Care & Nurse Administration (post-master’s) March 1 Nurse Educator (MS)

March 1 (fall), November 15 (spring) March 1 March 1 March 1 May 1

Nurse Educator (post-master’s) Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) Post-Master's (DNP) Nurse Anesthesia (DNP)

(following May admission)

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I credit the SIUE experience for helping me become a business leader.

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Faizan Mustafa, MBA/MIS ’01, Chief Information Officer, Toyota Indus Motor Company Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan

Nationally Recognized for Excellence Best Regional Universities Midwest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges of 2018

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Top 25 Safest College Towns in America 2016 SafeWise Report

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2017 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs U.S. News & World Report

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6th in the Nation Online master’s in healthcare informatics affordablecolleges.com

7th in the Nation Economics and finance graduate program The Financial Engineer’s 2017 Financial Economics Rankings

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Top 294 Business Schools The Princeton Review

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7th in the Nation for Scholarly Productivity School psychology specialist program Research and Practice in the Schools

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Top 25 in the Nation Online master’s in healthcare informatics bestcolleges.com

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The knowledge I gained from SIUE gave me the foundation I needed to propel my IT career and successfully start my own company.

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Justin Bennett, MBA/MIS ’09 Founder, Geodata IT

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For questions about your intended area of study, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions or the program director for that academic area siue.edu/graduate-program-directors

SIUE Office of Graduate Admissions Rendleman Hall Campus Box 1600 Edwardsville, IL 62026-1600 618-650-3705 siue.edu/graduate-admissions graduateadmissions@siue.edu