The Department of Organization, Workforce, & Leadership Studies (OWLS) offers three graduate degree options. The benefit of our graduate degrees are the following:

  • You can earn your master's degree completely online!
  • Individualized programs with flexible delivery and scheduling for working professionals.
  • The program faculty include individuals with a variety of backgrounds, specializing in teaching adult students who are working professionals.
  • Offers a unique opportunity to gain skills highly valued in organizations and workplaces.
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Master of Science or Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies,
MSIS/MAIS

The interdisciplinary studies program offers a unique opportunity to gain skills highly valued in organizations and workplaces, such as analysis, planning and training, and development. Additionally, students work closely with their advisor to select courses outside the program to align with their career objectives and area of specialization

Management of Technical Education,
MEd

The master of education (M.Ed.) in management of technical education program prepares graduates to manage instructional personnel in an educational or training environment. Graduates learn skills needed to supervise educators or trainers in junior colleges, businesses, the military, civil service or other education and training sites.

Grad Bulletin

  • The Graduate College's primary form of communication, a weekly newsletter referred to as GradBulletin, is sent to all enrolled graduate students every Friday.
  • GradBulletin features important information related to their graduate degrees including funding opportunities, deadline reminders, workshop topics, and other events in the Texas State graduate community.  

Graduation Resources 

  • Apply online for the Graduate College
  • Submit the comp exam application to the OWLS Department
  • Follow dates and deadlines
  • Complete your Comprehensive Exam 
  • Both Written & Oral Portions 

Comprehensive Examinations- MSIS/MAIS/MEd

  • In the last semester of your grad program, you will take OCED 5302, which includes, among other learning objectives, preparing for the written and oral portions of the OWLS comprehensive examination or “comp exam.”
  • As examples, during OCED 5302, you will
    • apply for graduation
    • write a profile for the College of Applied Arts’ graduate hooding ceremony
    • learn more about the comp exam
    • submit documents for the written portion
    • schedule a Zoom session for the oral portion

OWLS Dual Program Review 

  • OWLS undergraduate students make great OWLS graduate students!
  • Students wishing to enroll in dual programs, such as finalizing their undergraduate degree (e.g., the BAAS capstone courses) and starting their graduate program (e.g., the grad intro course), need to submit a Dual Program Review form for review and special approval.
  • The OWLS Undergraduate Program Coordinator, the OWLS Graduate Program Coordinator/Advisor and possibly the Applied Arts Advising Center will remove the form. 
  • Form review and approval may take 6-7 business days.

Incoming Graduate Students/Graduating Undergraduates:

  • Students in their last semester of undergraduate studies and accepted into an OWLS graduate program may submit the following form to enroll in a graduate course.

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