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Villanova offers graduate studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, including 25 graduate degree programs and more than 35 graduate certificate programs. 

Discover all that Villanova's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can provide to you!

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**All primary and secondary-school teachers receive special tuition rates in graduate liberal arts and sciences.

Programs include:

Applied Statistics (MS)

Biology (MS or MA)
Certificates also available in: Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (Pre- and Post-Master's), Ecology, Evolution, Organismal Biology (Pre- and Post-Master's)

Chemistry (MS)

Classical Studies (MA)

Communication (MA)
Certificate also available in:
Advertising/Media Production, Leadership and Communication, Organizational/Corporate Communication, Public Relations/Journalism,
Strategic Communication

Computer Science (MS)
Certificate also available in: Knowledge-Based Systems, Networks, System Programming, Web-Based Technology and Commerce

** See also Software Engineering

Counseling and Human Relations (MS)
Post-Master's certificate in Counseling

Criminology, Society, and Law (MA)

Education (MA)
Post-Master's certificates also available in Principal's Certificate and Teacher Leadership Certificate

English (MA)
Post-Master's certificate also available in Advanced Graduate Study

Hispanic Studies (MA)
Certificate also available in: Graduate Study in Hispanic Cultural Studies, Graduate Study in Hispanic Literature, Graduate Study in Spanish Language Pedagogy,
Advanced Graduate Study in Hispanic Cultural Studies, Advanced Graduate Study in Hispanic Literature

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History (MA)
Post-Master's certificate also available in: Advanced Graduate Study in History,
Advanced Graduate Study in American History, Advanced Graduate Study in European History (Before 1789), Advanced Graduate Study in European History (1789-Present),
Advanced Graduate Study in World History

Human Resource Development (MS)
Certificate also available in: Human Resource Applications (Pre-Master's), Advanced Human Resource Applications (Post-Master's)

Liberal Studies (MA)
Certificate also available in Graduate Study in "Great Books"
Post-Master's certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics (MA)
Certificate also available in Graduate Study in Teaching of Secondary School Mathematics

Philosophy (PhD only)

Political Science (MA)
Certificate also available in: International Relations and Comparative Government,
Politics and American Government 

Psychology (MS)

Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Certificate also available in: Graduate Study in City Management, Graduate Study in Public Administration 

Software Engineering (MS)

Theatre (MA)
Certificate also available in Practical Theatre

Theology (MA)
Certificates also available in:
Theological Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Advanced Pastoral Ministry
(Post Masters)