meet the dean
David Glanzer, professor of counseling and EMU graduate dean
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Graduate Programs that Prepare Reflective Practitioners
Choosing a graduate program is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. At EMU, we offer top-notch graduate studies with an emphasis on service and stewardship. Caring professors and capable staff walk with you through your studies and celebrate your triumphs as you move toward your graduate degree.
Come join our vibrant learning community of peacemakers and scholars making a difference in the world. EMU students and alumni form a caring community that reaches out from our main campus in Harrisonburg and Lancaster, Pa., to countries across the world like Kenya and Nepal, to name just two.
New! Our masters program focused on nursing leadership was crafted with a ‘click and brick’ approach and is designed for working nurses who need to maintain family commitments, stay in the same area, and remain on the job while developing mindful leadership and management skills. More info…
Students choose from several MA in Education curriculums: literacy agent, diverse needs strategist (TESL, at-risk populations, or special education emphasis), and curriculum & instruction practitioner (elementary, middle, or high school emphasis). More info…
The MA in Counseling program offers a degree in community counseling and a dual degree (both an M.Div. and a MA in Counseling) that can be earned in approximately one year less and at less cost than if the degrees were pursued separately.
Created for those interested in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, restorative justice, trauma healing, development and related fields, the graduate program in conflict transformation is offered by EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, known across the world as a provider of healing and hope.
Designed for the working professional, the EMU MBA focuses on increasing leadership strengths, building management skills, and developing stewardship strategies. Students take core classes together one night a week to complete their MBA in general management or focus on one of two MBA concentrations: health services administration or nonprofit entrepreneurial management.
Eastern Mennonite Seminary equips men and women to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ, to lead the church in mission with passion and integrity. Programs at EMS include: master of divinity, MA in church leadership, MA in religion, three certificate options, and dual graduate degrees.