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Pacific Lutheran University offers graduate programs in advanced professional education within a context of the liberal arts tradition. Master's degree programs in business, creative writing, conflict analysis, education, marriage and family therapy and nursing challenge students to increase their understanding and competence in theory, research and practice. Graduates are prepared to become thoughtful and effective leaders in their professions and communities. Graduate students have the opportunity to study in unusually close and supportive working relationships with full-time doctorally prepared faculty and professionally qualified part-time practitioners. The university Provost, who also serves as Dean of Graduate Studies, coordinates the work of the programs that provide graduate-level instruction.
The Master of Arts (Conflict Analysis and Collaborative Problem Solving) is approved to begin Summer 2008, pending funding.
The Master of Arts in Education is accredited by the
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and
offers concentrations in classroom teaching and initial teaching and administrator certification.
The Master of Arts (Marriage and Family Therapy) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
The Master of Business Administration is accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The Master of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) is a low-residency program in the fields of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction intended for independent adults who wish to develop and pursue careers as writers.
The Master of Science in Nursing is accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission and offers
concentrations in Care and Outcomes Management and Family Nurse
Practice.
For information on Entry-Level MSN program, refer to MSN sequence for non-nursing BA/BS graduates. For information on the RN to BSN program, refer to the MSN Sequence for Licensed Registered Nurses in the Nursing section. For Information on the Joint Program for the MBA/MSN degrees, refer to the Joint Program: MBA/MSN section.