Santa Clara University

Education, Counseling Psychology & Pastoral Ministries - Graduate Degree Programs

School of Education, Counseling Psychology and Pastoral Ministries

Graduate Degree Programs

The School of Engineering offers the M.S. degree in applied mathematics, computer engineering, electrical engineering, engineering management and leadership, mechanical engineering, and software engineering. The engineer’s degree is available in computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. The school also offers the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Santa Clara’s Leavey School of Business offers the MBA degree with coursework in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and operations and management information systems. The J.D./MBA combined degree program is designed to permit students to complete both degrees in less time than if they were earned independently.

The Executive MBA program allows seasoned working professionals the opportunity to complete the intensive program in 17 months. A new program at the business school is the M.S. degree in information systems, which equips a student with technical skills to advance in the information systems management field.

The School of Education and Counseling Psychology offers numerous master’s degrees. The Department of Education offers degrees in interdisciplinary education, special education, reading, and educational administration. The Department of Counseling Psychology offers degrees in counseling psychology and counseling with optional emphases in career development, correctional psychology, health psychology, and Latino counseling.

The School of Law offers full-time and part-time programs leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor or Master of Laws. Concentration areas include business and commercial law; civil dispute resolution; computer, high-tech, and intellectual property law; constitutional law; criminal law and procedure; environmental law; estate planning and other family wealth transfers; family law; international law; labor law; personal injury law; public interest law; real property; social justice; and taxation. In July 2009, the Jesuit School of Theology (JST) in Berkeley became a part of Santa Clara University. The university’s Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries (GPPM) is now in the College of Arts and Sciences and it is a program within the Department of Religious Studies. JST is now the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. The GPPM will continue to offer the M.A. in Pastoral Ministries with emphases in catechetics, Catholic education, pastoral liturgy, spirituality, and liturgical music.