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Our diverse programs will prepare you to face your professional
future with confidence and experience. You might learn to detect
financial fraud, or accelerate your career through the only one-year
MBA program in Western New York. You might open the door to
a career in college athletics, or promote wellness, studying health or
nutrition. You may study counseling and help guide both mind and
soul. Or, explore differentiated education and learn to teach to the
strengths and abilities of each individual student.
Whatever field you choose, as a Canisius graduate student you’ll
pair research with field experience. Our experienced professors will
prepare you for success in whatever you aim to achieve. And our
Jesuit tradition will add ethical studies to your coursework, so you’ll
learn to face professional challenges with a positive, change-oriented
attitude that will give your career a competitive edge.
kEEP YOURCAREER mOvING fORwARd.
PROGRAms Of stUdY The Richard J. Wehle School of Business
• One-YearMBA • EveningMBA • MBAinProfessionalAccounting • MSinForensicAccounting • MSinInternationalBusiness-Online
College of Arts and Sciences
• MSinCommunication&Leadership • MSinAnthrozoology-Online
School of Education and Human Services
Initial Certification Programs
• MSinAdolescenceEducation • MSinChildhoodEducation • MSinPhysicalEducation
Professional Certification Programs • MSinPhysicalEducation-Online • MSinDifferentiatedInstruction • MSinSpecialEducation • MSinDeafEducation • MSinEducationalTechnologies andEmergingMedia-Online • MSinLiteracy-Online&OnCampus • MSinTeachingEnglishtoSpeakers ofOtherLanguages(TESOL)-Online
Educational Leadership Programs • SchoolBuildingLeader Certification - Online • SchoolDistrictLeader Certification - Online • MSinEducationalLeadership-
Online&OnCampus
Counseling Programs • MSinCounseling–Community
Mental Health Counseling •MSinCounseling–School
Counseling
Higher Education Administration Program • MSinCollegeStudentPersonnel Administration
Sport and Health Programs • MSinSportAdministration -Online&OnCampus • MSinHealthandHuman Performance • MSinAppliedNutrition-Online • MSinHealthInformation Technology-Online • MSinRespiratoryCare-Online • MSinCommunityandSchool Health - Online
ONLINE LEARNING Weoffermorethan12onlinemaster’sdegreeprograms.Eachhasthesamequality and rigor as our on-campus courses, plus the flexibility of a virtual classroom.FormoreinformationandadviceaboutearningaCanisiusgraduatedegree online, visit canisius.edu/readiness.
Faculty and Staff
Our faculty members are experts intheirfields.TheyholdPhDsand bring professional experience to everycoursetheyteach.Thisbalance between theory and practice gives ourprofessorsanedge.Inevery course, they combine quality instruction with flexibility designed forworkingadults.So–onlineor inperson–you’llgetaworld-class education with a real-world point of view. Meet our professors, like George Palumbo,PhD,andMarkZaporowski, PhD,atcanisius.edu/faculty.
Center for Professional Development
Formorethan30years,theCenter forProfessionalDevelopment(CPD) at Canisius has been training and developing leaders in the Western New York community at every stage. WecanprepareyoufortheGMAT with a flexible, 5-week review course andaGMATessayworkshop.Find out more at canisius.edu/cpd.
Alicia Mesmer
Master of Business Administration
TheCanisiusMBAprogramencourages teamwork, which is mandatory in every work
environment.Theprogramimprovedmyability to manage projects, to manage people and time,
and to work in pursuit of a common team goal. Today,I’maninternationalclientsalesmanager atHSBCBank.Iappreciatethefacultyandstaff
at Canisius and their contributions to the advancement of my professional career.
AdvANCE YOUR CAREER WITHOUT LOSING MOMENTUM. Accreditation
TheRichardJ.WehleSchoolofBusinessisaccreditedbytheAssociationtoAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness(AACSBInternational),arecognitionfewer than 5% of the world’s business schools attain. Our education programs areaccreditedbytheNationalCouncilfortheAccreditationofTeacherEducation (NCATE)andourcounselingprogramsareaccreditedbytheCouncilfortheAccreditationofCounselingandRelatedEducationalPrograms(CACREP).Thesearethemostprestigiousaccreditationsavailable.Soaftergraduation,employerswillrecognizethequalityofyourdegreeatasingleglance.
“Canisius provided me flexibility in scheduling, internship opportunities along with access to experienced alumni, and faculty who were actively working in a diverse range of fields that pertained tomyambitions.”Learnmoreaboutourstudents, likeBrandonBrownell,MD,atcanisius.edu/profiles.
fAst fACts • 1628 graduate students– Thatmeanssmallclasssizes and one-on-one attention
• 9 of 10 students have internships or practical experiences in their fields.
• All of our initial certification programs in education lead to certification in New York and Ontario, Canada.
• Canisiusstudents’CPAexam scores are # 2 in the state amongmid-sizedprograms.
BE PROfEssIONALLY COMPETITIVE. Alumni Network
ThestrengthoftheCanisiusCollegealumninetworkisn’tjustthatit’sworldwide,orthatitsmemberssitonboards,chaircompaniesandmanageNHLteams. Our strength is that our alumni are uncommonly invested in the success of fellowgraduates.Take,forexample,ourCanisiusMSANetwork:itincludesmore than400alumniandlong-standingassociationswithsportorganizationsandagencies working to help each sport administration student succeed. And that’s just one program; as a Canisius student, you’ll have a whole college behind you.
whERE OUR ALUmNI wORk Amherst High School Atlanta Braves Buffalo Bills Buffalo Sabres Buffalo State College Coca-Cola, Atlanta First Niagara Bank Health Sciences Charter School Independent Health Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP M&T Bank National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) NFLPA/NFL Players Inc. Rich Products San Francisco 49ers Sparkable, Germany Tapestry Charter School United Way University of Buffalo Velocity Sports and Entertainment Yale University
“There’snothingstrongerthanthe Canisiusnetwork.”Seehowournetwork ofmorethan42,000alumniworksfor ourgraduateslikeKristinVanDewater at canisius.edu/profiles.
Pat Mathews
MS in Sport Administration
ThegreatthingabouttheMSAprogram is it gives you a wide variety of opportunities. Thefocusisn’tjustoncollegiatesportsand professionalsports,it’sawideravenue.Every courseItookwasrelevant.Fromcoordinators to vice president, there are about 17 employees who went through Canisius’ master’s in sports program with the Buffalo Bills right now.
Sarah Brach
MS in Differentiated Instruction
IhavethejobIhavebecauseIwastrainedin thebestwaypossible.Iwasgivenopportunities to work with educators and professionals that other programs do not offer. Canisius was the bestchoicethatIcouldhavepossiblymade for myself when it comes to my career.
kEEP YOUR CAREER mOvING fORwARd. APPLY tOdAY At CANIsIUs.EdU/APPLY.