Degree Programs & Instructional Areas

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Undergraduate Degrees (Majors)

Program Degree Emphasis Area
Accounting BS  
Anthropology BA  
Art History BA  
Biochemistry and Biotechnology BS  
Biology BA; BS  
Business Administration BSBA Finance; International Business; Logistics and Operations Management; Marketing
Chemistry BA; BS  
Civil Engineering BSCIE Construction Engineering; Environmental Engineering Science
Communication BA  
Computer Science BS  
Criminology and Criminal Justice BS  
Early Childhood Education BSED  
Economics BA; BS  
Educational Studies BES Early Childhood; Exercise Science; Professional Educational Studies
Electrical Engineering BSEE  
Elementary Education BSED  
English BA  
French BA  
German BA (Inactive)
History BA  
Information Systems BS  
Interdisciplinary Studies BIS  
Liberal Studies BLS  
Mathematics BA; BS  
Mechanical Engineering BSME  
Media Studies BS  
Music BA; BM Elective Studies in Bus (BM only); Performance (BM only)
Music Education BM  
Nursing BSN  
Philosophy BA  
Physical Education BSED PK-9; PK-12
Physics BA; BS Astrophysics (BS only); Engineering Physics (BS only); General Physics (BS only); Geographics; Medical Physics (BS only)
Political Science BA  
Psychology BA  
Public Policy and Administration BSPPA  
Secondary Education BSED Business Education; English; Mathematics; Modern Foreign Language-French; Modern Foreign Language-German; Modern Foreign Language-Spanish; Music; Science-Biology; Science-Chemistry; Science-Physics; Social Studies-Economics; Social Studies-History; Social Studies-Poli Science; Social Studies-Psychology; Social Studies-Sociology
Special Education BSED Emotionally Disturbed; Learning Disability; Mentally Retarded
Social Work BSW  
Sociology BA; BS  
Spanish BA  
Studio Art BFA Drawing; General Fine Arts; Graphic Design; Photography; Painting; Printmaking; Art Education
Theatre and Dance BA

Undergraduate Certificates

Other Instructional Areas

In addition to the degrees and emphasis areas above, many departments offer undergraduate certificates and specializations in several subject areas.

Graduate Degrees

Program Degree Emphasis Area
Accounting MACC  
Adult and Higher Education MED Adult Education; Higher Education
Applied Mathematics PHD Computer Science; Mathematics
Biochemistry and Biotechnology MS  
Biology MS Animal Behavior; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Conservation Biology; Development; Ecology; Evolution; Genetics; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Physiology; Plant Systematics; Population Biology; Tropical Biology
Biology PHD Biochemistry; Environmental Studies; Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; Plant Systematics
Business Administration MBA Accounting; Finance; Information Systems; Management; Marketing; Logistics & Supply Chain Management; Operations Management
Business Administration PHD Information Systems; Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Chemistry MS; PHD Biochemistry; Inorganic; Organic; Physical
Communication MA  
Computer Science MS  
Counseling MED Community Counseling; Elementary; Secondary
Creative Writing MFA  
Criminology and Criminal Justice MA; PHD  
Economics MA Business Economics; General Economics
Education EDD Adult & Higher Education; Educational Administration; Counselor Education; Teaching-Learning Processes
Education PHD Counseling; Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Educational Psychology; Teaching-Learning Processes
Educational Administration EDS  
Educational Administration MED Community Education; Elementary Administration; Secondary Administration
Elementary Education MED General; Early Childhood; Reading
English MA American Literature; English Literature; Linguistics
Gerontology MS  
History MA Museum Studies
Information Systems MS  
Mathematics MA  
Music Education MME  
Nursing MSN Adult Nurse Practitioner; Family Nurse Practitioner; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Educator; Nurse Leader
Nursing PHD; DNP  
Philosophy MA  
Physics MS Applied Physics; Astrophysics
Physics PHD  
Political Science MA American Politics; Comparative Politics; International Politics; Political Process and Behavior; Public Admin and Public Policy; Urban and Regional Politics
Political Science PHD  
Psychology MA  
Psychology PHD Behavioral Neuroscience; Clinical-Community Psychology; Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Public Policy Administration MPPA Health Policy; Local Government Mgmt; Managing Human Resources and Organization; Nonprofit Organization Mgmt; Policy Research and Analysis
School Psychology EDS  
Secondary Education MED General; Curriculum and Instruction; Middle Level Education; Reading; Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Special Education MED General; Behavioral Disorders; Early Childhood Special Education; Learning Disabilities; Mental Retardation
Social Work MSW  
Vision Science MS; PHD

 

Professional Degree

Program Degree
Optometry OD

 

Graduate Certificates