Departments and Units

Criminal Justice: Using an interdisciplinary approach and benefiting from a close association with research institutes housed at WSU Spokane, this program advances knowledge of societal issues associated with crime, the work of criminal justice professionals, and the impact public policy decisions have on the criminal justice system.

Education: Education programs available at WSU Spokane prepare teachers and administrators for 21st–century challenges, open the world of education to people seeking career change, supply opportunities for both research and practical experience, and train students to be leaders.

Engineering and Technology Management: The METM program provides professionals who work with engineers, scientists, and technicians with the tools vital to leadership in technically-based industries. Business and engineering employees learn together, and mastery of the practical curriculum often provides immediate on-the-job improvements.

Health Policy and Administration: The HPA program prepares students to become health service administrators and community health policy leaders. As a CAHME-accredited program with high distinctions, a national leader health finance education, and the seat of a Boeing Distinguished Professorship, the HPA program offers students rare opportunities.

Health Sciences: Spokane, an important tertiary medical center, offers an exciting laboratory for learning and service, while our faculty are noted nationally and internationally for their expertise. The new Health Sciences Building supplies the latest in equipment and labs.

Interdisciplinary Design Institute: WSU Spokane is home to the Interdisciplinary Design Institute—an organization unique among design and construction schools in the U.S.—where students and faculty from architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture collaborate with each other in cutting-edge studio facilities.

Leadership and Professional Studies: Anchored in social and behavioral sciences—sociology, psychology, and human development—leadership and professional studies prepares students to lead effectively in the continuously evolving professional world.

Medical Education (WWAMI): An enduring partnership between the University of Washington Medical School and northwestern states offers regional students a rare opportunity in medical education, one that features clinical experience and small first-year classes.

Pharmacotherapy: Students who enroll in the accredited professional Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program begin their studies at WSU Pullman and complete them in Spokane, where they have valuable opportunities to learn in both classroom and clinical settings.

Speech and Hearing Sciences: ASHA-accredited, this program combines science with clinical practice, preparing you to meet the diagnostic and therapy needs of children and adults with a wide array of disorders. Students enjoy individual attention from recognized scholars, an outstanding internship program, and the latest in technology.