For Graduate Students
Graduate students are an integral and influential part of the total student body. We value the strengths they bring to the university community. And we realize that, with their maturity and experience, they promote academic growth.
You’ll learn from our accomplished and dedicated faculty at our waterfront campus in historic Bristol, Rhode Island or our campus in Renaissance city of Providence. With part-time evening programs for working professionals as well as full-time traditional day programs, graduate students have options here at Roger Williams University.
The result of a Roger Williams University graduate education is a well-rounded person who is successfully able to bridge transitions to a rewarding career and gratifying life. Explore your possibilities at Roger Williams University.
Architecture - M.Arch.
- B.A. or B.S. in Architecture required.
- Prepares students for licensure and to enter the profession with an understanding of the components of architectural practice as well as the variety of roles for architects in relation to other fields.
Criminal Justice - M.S.
Criminal Justice Joint Degree - J.D./M.S.
Teaching (Elementary Education) - M.A.
Literacy Education - M.A. (Part-time only)
- Teaching certificate required.
- Certification as a K-12 Reading Specialist/Consultant.
- Designed for teachers – convenient late afternoon and evening classes.
- Fact Sheet: Literacy Education
Public Administration - M.P.A.
- Unique and convenient “Directed Seminar” format in which courses meet on alternate weeks at our Providence campus, with on-line activity between meetings.
- Concentrations in Health Care Administration and Public Management
- Certificate programs (non-degree) available
- Fact Sheet: Public Administration
Forensic Psychology - M.A.
- Two-year, full-time program prepares students to provide assessment and treatment services in a forensic setting or for further training at the doctoral level.
- Students trained in psychological testing, research methodology, and psychopathology.
- Fact Sheet: Forensic Psychology