At Cairn, we believe that psychological and spiritual health centers on the restoration of a person鈥檚 relationships鈥攚ith God and with our fellow man. Through the diverse curriculum of the psychology program, you will enhance your understanding of how people think and behave based on a Christian worldview. The master鈥檚 degree specializes and builds on what you have learned at the undergraduate level through practice models and methods for effective counseling using intensive small group training cohorts.

A degree in psychology enables you to understand people while developing and growing personally. Exposure to the scientific method, data collection and analysis through projects and classroom learning hones critical thinking and problem solving skills. Alongside it, the MA program will take your learning to the next level through models and methods for effective counseling using intensive small group training cohorts and labs. Upon completion of the program, graduates will have an understanding of people and how to effectively provide godly counsel in a non-clinical setting for many different areas of life.

A Studio Art degree develops your artistic talent and technique through rigorous instruction and practice in the studio. Paired with a MS in Education, you will have the educational know-how to teach art in school settings. Courses concentrate on foundational art concepts, art history, educational philosophy, and curriculum development鈥攁ll while building your skills in various art mediums. By completing this program, you will be able to teach in both public and private schools, as this program prepares you to receive the Pennsylvania Instructional I Art Education (PK鈥�12) certification and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Art Education (K鈥�12) certification.

A Mathematics (BA) degree is best-suited for those hoping to teach high school mathematics. Gain training across the diverse mathematics fields including calculus, algebra, and probability & statistics. Individuals with a BA degree in mathematics are equipped for math education as well as further graduate studies in various forms of mathematics. This dual-level program has the same career end goal of the Secondary Mathematics Education major (to be a certified teacher), but the dual-level program allows for more mathematics courses throughout its course of study. And at the end of five years, you鈥檒l have two degrees: a bachelor鈥檚 in mathematics and a master鈥檚 in education. 听held a postbaccalaureate degree, so being a first-year teacher with a master鈥檚 degree already in-hand will put you among the ranks.

A foundational understanding of history is essential to understanding and interacting with the present. This dual-level program has the same career end goal of the Secondary Social Studies Education major (to be a certified teacher), but the dual-level program allows for more history courses throughout its course of study. And at the end of five years, you鈥檒l have two degrees: a bachelor鈥檚 in history and a master鈥檚 in education. 听held a postbaccalaureate degree, so being a first-year teacher with a master鈥檚 degree already in-hand will put you among the ranks.

An English degree is a versatile undergraduate program that lays a solid foundation in literature, communication, grammar/mechanics, and the liberal arts. This dual-level program has the same career end goal of the Secondary English Education major (to be a certified teacher), but the dual-level program allows for more English and literature courses throughout its course of study. And at the end of five years, you’ll have two degrees: a bachelor’s in English and a master’s in education. held a postbaccalaureate degree, so being a first-year teacher with a master’s degree already in-hand will put you among the ranks.