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2008-2010

Majors, Minors, Programs

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X,Y,Z
Program Title Program Type Department Domain
Accounting Major Accounting
Actuarial Science
 
Major
 
Mathematical Sciences
Adapted Physical Activity Minor Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Adapted Physical Education License Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Advertising Major Journalism
African-American Studies Minor Interdepartmental (contact History)
African Studies Minor Interdepartmental
(contact History)
American Studies Minor Interdepartmental (contact History)
Ancient Studies Minor Interdepartmental (contact History)
Anthropology Major Anthropology
Anthropology Minor Anthropology
Applied Physics Minor (options: Electronics; Nanoscience) Physics & Astronomy
Architecture Major  Architecture
Aquatics Minor (options: Teaching; Administration; Scuba)
 
Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Art, B.F.A. Major: B.F.A. (specializations: Ceramics; Drawing; Electronic Art & Animation; Video & Intermedia; Metals; Painting; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture; Visual Communication) Art
Art (B.A.) Major (B.A. Degree only) Art
Art History Minor Art
Asian Studies Minor Interdepartmental
(contact Geography)
Astronomy Minor Physics & Astronomy
Athletic Training

 
Major

 
Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
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Biochemistry Major Option Chemistry
Biology Major (options: General; Wildlife; Aquatic Biology & Fisheries; Microbiology; Genetics; Cellular & Molecular; Field Botany; Zoology; Ecology) Biology
Biology Minor Biology
Biological Sciences Minor (for students majoring in Nursing) Biology
Biology: Science  (see Life Science teaching major)
Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Biotechnology Certificate (non-degree) Biology
Business Administration Major Miller College of Business
Business Administration Minor Miller College of Business (see  Technology)
Business Administration for Construction Management Minor Technology
Business Administration - Management Associate in Science, A.S. Marketing & Management
Business & Marketing Education Teaching Major (options: Business Education: Business Career Technical Education: Marketing Career/Technical Education) Information Systems & Operations Management
Business Information Technology Associate in Science, A.S. Information Systems & Operations Management
Business Information Technology Minor Information Systems & Operations Management
Business Technology Certificate
 
Information Systems &
Operations Management
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Campaign Communication Minor Communication Studies
Career & Technical Education Teaching Major Technology
Chemical Technology Associate in Science, A.S. Chemistry
Chemistry (43 hrs) Major Chemistry
Chemistry (34 hrs) Major Chemistry
Chemistry Minor Chemistry
Chemistry Teaching Major Chemistry
Chemistry, Biochemistry Option Major
 
Chemistry
 
Chemistry: Science

(Physical Science teaching major) Interdepartmental: College of Sciences and Humanities
Chinese Minor Modern Languages & Classics
Classical Culture Major Modern Languages & Classics
Classical Culture Minor Modern Languages & Classics
Classical Languages Major (options: Latin; Greek) Modern Languages & Classics
Classical Languages Minor (options: Latin; Greek) Modern Languages & Classics
Classical Languages Concentration Area: Elementary Education Major
(options: Greek; Latin)
Elementary Education
Coaching Minor Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Communication Studies Major (options: Public Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Communication) Communication Studies
Communication Studies Minor Communication Studies
Community Health Education Minor
 
Physiology & Health Science
Computational Mathematics Minor
 
Mathematical
Sciences
Computer Applications Minor Computer Science
Computer Education Teaching License (add-on) Educational Studies
Computer Science Major (options: Computer Science; Information Systems; Cooperative Education) Computer Science
Computer Science Minor Computer Science
Computer Security Minor Computer Science
Computer Technology Minor Technology
Construction Management Minor Technology
 
Consumer Finance Minor (not open to Business majors or minors) Finance & Insurance
Creative Writing Minor English
Criminal Justice & Criminology Major Criminal Justice & Criminology
Criminal Justice & Criminology Minor Criminal Justice & Criminology
Criminal Justice & Criminology Associate in Arts Degree, A.A. Criminal Justice & Criminology
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Dance Major Theatre & Dance
Dance Minor (options: Dance Studies; Musical Theatre Dance; Performance) Theatre & Dance
Design Technology Minor Technology
Dietetics Major Family & Consumer Sciences
Digital Forensics Minor Criminal Justice and Criminology
Digital Media Minor College of Communication, Information, & Media
Digital Publishing Minor Technology
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Early Childhood Education
(Birth - Grade 3)
Teaching Major Elementary Education
Earth Science Major Geology
Earth Space Science Minor Geology
Earth/Space Science Teaching Major Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Economics: Business Option Major Economics
Economics: Financial Analyst Option Major Economics
Economics: Liberal Arts Option Major Economics
Economics Minor Economics
Economics--Social Studies Teaching Major (Area: Economics) Economics
Educational Technology Minor Educational Studies
Elementary Education--Special Education Dual Teaching Major (Exceptional Needs: Mild Interventions) Interdepartmental: Teachers College
Elementary Education (grades K-6) Teaching Major Elementary Education
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Minor Natural Resources & Environmental Management
Energy Minor Interdepartmental (contact Natural Resources & Environmental Management)
English Majors in English Studies,
Creative Writing, Literature, Rhetoric & Writing
English
English  Minor English
English as a Second Language Teaching License (add-on)
 
English
 
English as a Second Language
 
Concentration (see Elementary Education teaching major) Elementary Education

 
English/Language Arts

 
Teaching Major (options: English; Communication Studies) English

 
Entrepreneurship Major Marketing & Management
Entrepreneurship Minor Marketing & Management
Environmental Context for Business Minor (Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices) Interdepartmental (contact Miller College of Business)
Environmental Contexts in Health Care Minor (Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices) Interdepartmental (contact Nursing)
Environmental Design, Architecture Major Architecture
Environmental Health Minor Physiology & Health Science
Environmental Management Minor Natural Resources & Environmental Management
Environmental Policy Minor (Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices) Interdepartmental (contact Natural Resources & Environmental Management)
Environmentally Sustainable Practices (Clustered Minors in) Minor Interdepartmental (contact Natural Resources & Environmental Management)
European Studies Minor Interdepartmental (contact Office of European Studies)
Exceptional Needs (see Special Education) Teaching Majors Special Education
Exceptional Needs,
Early Childhood
(see Special Education)
Minor Special Education
Exceptional Needs,
Mild Interventions for
Middle Secondary Content Areas
(see Special Education)
Teaching License (add-on) Special Education
Exercise Science Major (options: Exercise Science/Health & Fitness Track or Basic & Applied Science Track; Sport Administration; Aquatics) Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
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Family and Consumer Sciences
Major (options: Apparel Design; Child Development; Child Life Specialist; Family Studies; Fashion Merchandising; General; Hospitality & Food Management; Interior Design; Residential Property Management) Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Science Minor Family & Consumer Sciences
Fashion
 
Minor
 
Family & Consumer Sciences
Film Minor Telecommunications
Finance Major (options: Business Finance; Financial Planning & Investments; Financial Analysis) Finance & Insurance
Finance Minor Finance & Insurance
Financial Planning Minor Finance & Insurance
Food Management Minor Family & Consumer Sciences
Foreign Language
Teaching
See specific language:
French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish
Modern Languages &
Classics
Foundations of Business
 
Minor
 
Miller College of Business
Foundations of Business for Actuarial Science and Mathematics Majors Minor Mathematical Sciences
Foundations of Management Minor Marketing & Management
French Major Modern Languages & Classics
French Minor Modern Languages & Classics
French Teaching Major Modern Languages & Classics
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General Arts Associate in Arts, A.A. Interdepartmental (General Degree)
GIScience Minor Geography
Geography
Major (options: Comprehensive; Travel & Tourism; GIScience; Meteorology & Climatology-General & Professional) Geography
Geography Minor Geography
Geology Major Geology
Geology Minor Geology
Geology 

 
Teaching Major (see Earth/Space Science) Interdepartmental:
College of Sciences  & Humanities
German Major Modern Languages & Classics
German Minor Modern Languages & Classics
German Teaching Major Modern Languages & Classics
Gerontology

 
Minor

 
Fisher Institute for Wellness & Gerontology
Gifted & Talented Education License License Educational Psychology
Government: Social Studies
Teaching Major (Area: Government) Political Science
Graphic Arts
Management
Major Technology
Graphic Arts Technology Minor Technology
Guitar Major, Music Performance, B.M.  Music (School of Music)
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Health Education Teaching Major (see School Health Education) Physiology & Health Science
Health Science Major Physiology & Health Science
Historic Preservation Minor Architecture
Historical Perspectives: Social Studies Social Studies teaching major (area: Historical Perspectives) History
History
Major (options: Major; Major with Internship; Pre-graduate School Major) History
History Minor History
History
See Historical Perspectives (Social Studies Teaching)
Teaching Area History
Home/School/Community Relations Concentration area: Elementary Education Major Elementary Education
Hospitality Management Minor Family & Consumer Sciences
Human Resource Management Major
 
Marketing & Management
Humanities
 
Minor
 
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Industrial Leadership Minor Technology
Industrial Technology
 
Major (options: Computer Technology; Construction Management) Technology

 
Industrial Technology

 
Minor (open only to Operations Management majors) Information Systems & Operations Management
Industrial Technology

 
Minor (open only to Marketing majors with Sales & Promotion concentration)  Marketing & Management
 
Information Systems Major (options: Enterprise Resource Planning; Information Systems Security; Information Technology Management; Network Management; Systems Analysis & Design) Information Systems & Operations Management
Information Systems (for computer
science majors)
Minor

 
Information Systems &
Operations Management
 
Information Systems (for non-computer
science majors)
Minor

 
Information Systems &
Operations Management
 
Interior Design
 
Minor
 
Family & Consumer Sciences
International Business
 
Major
 
Miller College of
Business
International Business
 
Minor
 
Miller College of
Business
International Resource Management Minor Natural Resources & Environmental Management
Interpersonal Relations Minor Counseling Psychology & Guidance Services
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Japanese Major Modern Languages & Classics
Japanese Minor Modern Languages & Classics
Japanese Teaching Major Modern Languages & Classics
Journalism Major (options: Graphics; Magazine; News-Editorial; Photojournalism) Journalism
Journalism Teaching Major Journalism
Journalism License Addition License Journalism
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Kindergarten/Primary Education Concentration area: Elementary Ed Major Elementary Education
 
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Landscape Architecture
Major (B.L.A.) Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture Minor Landscape Architecture
Language Arts Concentration area:
(Elementary Ed Majors)
Elementary Education
Latin Teaching Major Modern Languages & Classics
Latin-American Studies Minor Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Leadership Studies Minor Educational Studies
Legal Studies Major (options: Public Law: Business) Interdepartmental (contact Political Science)
Legal Studies in Business Minor Finance & Insurance
Legal Assistance Associate in Arts Degree, A.A. Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Life Science

 
Teaching Major

 
Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Linguistics Minor English
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Manufacturing Engineering Technology Major Technology
Marketing
 
Major
 
Marketing & Management
Marketing
 
Minor
 
Marketing & Management
Mathematical Economics Major Interdepartmental (contact Economics)
Mathematical Sciences Major (options: Mathematics; Statistics; Financial Mathematics; Applied Mathematics-Physics; Computational Mathematics) Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics Minor Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics Teaching Major Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics License (Elementary Education majors only) Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics Concentration area: Elementary Ed Major Elementary Education
Mechanical Engineering Technology (Purdue) Associate in Science, Degree, A.S. Technology
Medical Technology Major Biology
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor (liberal arts)
(options: English; Modern Languages & Classics;
History)
Interdepartmental (contact English)
Meteorology & Climatology Minor Geography
Military Science Minor Military Science
Modern Languages Concentration area (options: Chinese; Classical Culture; French; German; Japanese Spanish):
Elementary Education Major
Contact Modern Languages & Classics
Multicultural Education Minor Educational Studies
Music Composition Major Music (School of Music)
Music Education: Instrumental & General  Teaching Major Music (School of Music)
Music Education: Vocal and General Teaching Major Music (School of Music)
Music: History Minor Music (School of Music)
Music: Jazz/Commercial Minor Music (School of Music)
Music: Literature Minor Music (School of Music)
Music Performance: Guitar Major, Music Performance, B.M.  Music (School of Music)
Music Performance: Organ Major, Music Performance,  B.M. Music (School of Music)
Music Performance: Piano Major, Music Performance,  B.M. Music (School of Music)
Music Performance: Symphonic Instruments Major, Music Performance, B.M. Music (School of Music)
Music Performance: Voice Major, Music Performance, B.M. Music (School of Music)
Music: Piano Minor Music (School of Music)
Music: Sacred Minor (options: Organ; Voice) Music (School of Music)
Music: Symphonic Instruments or Guitar Minor Music (School of Music)
Music Technology Major (with options) Music (School of Music)
Music: Theory Minor Music (School of Music)
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Music: Voice Minor Music (School of Music)
Natural Resources and Environmental Management Major (options: Environmental Communication/Interpretation; Park & Recreation Management;
Environmental Management; Natural Resource Studies, Land Management; Occupational/Industrial Hygiene)
Natural Resources & Environmental Management
Natural Resources Minor Natural Resources & Environmental Management
Native American Studies Minor Interdepartmental (contact Anthropology)
Nuclear Medicine Technology Associate in Science Degree, A.S. Physiology & Health Science
Nursing Major Nursing
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Operations Management Major Information Systems & Operations Management
Operations Management Minor
 
Information Systems &
Operations Management
Organ Major, Music Performance,  B.M. Music (School of Music)
Organizational Communication Minor  Marketing & Management
Organizational Communication Minor Communication Studies
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Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

 
Minor


 
Interdepartmental (contact Center for Peace & Conflict Studies)
Philosophy
 
Major
 
Philosophy & Religious Studies
Philosophy
 
Minor
 
Philosophy & Religious Studies
Physical Activity for the Older Adult Minor Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Physical Education

 
Teaching Major

 
Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Physical Science Teaching Major Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Physics Major (options: General; Applied) Physics & Astronomy
Physics Minor Physics & Astronomy
Physics Teaching Major Physics & Astronomy
Physiology Minor Physiology & Health Science
Piano Major, Music Performance,  B.M. Music (School of Music)
Plastics Technology Minor Technology
Political Science

 
Major (options: Political Science; Economics (Pre-Law); International Studies) Political Science

 
Political Science Minor Political Science
Pre-Art Major Art
Preaudiology Major Speech Pathology & Audiology
Pre-Business
 
Major
 
Miller College of Business
Prechiropractic Non Degree Preparation Courses Biology
Predental Preparation Major Biology
Predental Hygiene Non Degree Preparation Courses Biology
Pre-Engineering Preparation Major (options: General, Metallurgical, and Chemical) Physics & Astronomy
Pre-Journalism Major Journalism
Pre-Journalism Teaching Major Journalism
Pre-Law Non Degree Designation Political Science
Premedical Preparation Major Biology
Preoptometry Non Degree Preparation Courses Biology
Prepharmacy Program Non Degree Preparation Courses Biology
Pre-Physical Therapy Non Degree Preparation Courses Physiology & Health Science
Prephysician's Assistant Program Non Degree Preparation Courses Biology
Pre-Telecommunications Major Telecommunications
Preveterinary Non Degree Preparation Courses Biology
Preparation of Teachers for Multicultural Secondary Schools Minor Educational Studies
Process Improvement Minor Technology
Professional Selling Minor Marketing & Management
Psychology of Human Development Minor Educational Psychology
Psychology Major Psychological Sciences
Psychology Minor Psychological Sciences
Psychology--Social Studies
Teaching Major (area: Psychology) Psychological Sciences
Psychology & Counseling Concentration area:
(Elementary Education Major)
Elementary Education
Public Health Minor Physiology & Health Science
Public Relations Major Journalism
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Radiation Therapy Associate in Science Degree, A.S. Physiology & Health Science
Radiography Associate in Science Degree, A.S. Physiology & Health Science
Reading for Elementary Concentration area:
(Elementary Education Major)
Elementary Education
Reading for Elementary Teaching License (add-on) Elementary Education
Reading for Middle School Teaching License (add-on) Elementary Education
Religious Studies
 
Major
 
Philosophy & Religious Studies
Real Estate Development Minor Interdepartmental
Religious Studies
 
Minor
 
Philosophy & Religious Studies
Residential Property Management Minor Family & Consumer Sciences
Respiratory Therapy Major Physiology & Health Science
Risk Management & Insurance Major Finance & Insurance
Risk Management & Insurance Minor Finance & Insurance
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School Health Education Teaching Major Physiology & Health Science
Science Concentration area:
(Elementary Education Major)
Elementary Education
Science (Teacher Education) Teaching Majors in Earth/Space Science; Life Science; Physical Science (see Chemistry and Physics also) Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Secondary Physical Education License
 
License

 
Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Social Studies (Teacher Education) Teaching Major Interdepartmental: College of Sciences & Humanities
Social Work (B.S.W.) Major (B.S.W.) Social Work
Social Work Minor Social Work
Sociology Major Sociology
Sociology Minor Sociology
Sociology--Social Studies
Teaching Major (Area: Sociology) Sociology
Spanish Major Modern Languages & Classics
Spanish Minor Modern Languages & Classics
Spanish Teaching Major Modern Languages & Classics
Special Education (Early Childhood Special Education) Teaching Major (Exceptional Needs) Special Education
Special Education (Hearing Impaired/Deaf) Teaching Major (Exceptional Needs) Special Education
Special Education (Mild Interventions) Teaching Major (All-grade, Exceptional Needs) Special Education
Special Education (Severe Interventions) Teaching Major (Exceptional Needs) Special Education
Special Education  (Hearing Impaired) Minor Special Education
Speech-Language Pathology Major Speech Pathology & Audiology
Speech Pathology & Audiology Minor Speech Pathology & Audiology
Sports Medicine Minor Physical Education, Sport, & Exercise Science
Sports Studies Minor Interdepartmental (contact Center for Sport, Ethics, & Culture)
State/World Connections Concentration area:
(Elementary Education Major)
Elementary Education
Studio Art Minor Art
Sustainable Land Systems
 
Minor (Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices) Interdepartmental (contact Landscape Architecture)
Symphonic Instruments Major, Music Performance, B.M. Music (School of Music)
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Technical Theatre Minor Theatre & Dance
Technology Concentration area: Elementary Ed Major Elementary Education
Technology & the Environment Minor (Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices) Interdepartmental (contact Technology)
Technology Education Teaching Major Technology
Telecommunications Major (options: Film & Television Studies; News; Production; Sales & Promotion) Telecommunications
Telecommunications Minor Telecommunications
Theatre, B.F.A. Major (options: Acting;  Musical Theatre) Theatre & Dance
Theatre Major (options: Theatrical Studies; Design & Technology; Production) Theatre & Dance
Theatre Teaching Major Theatre & Dance
Theatre Minor Theatre & Dance
Travel & Tourism Minor Geography
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Urban Planning and Development Major (B.U.P.D.) Urban Planning
Urban Planning and Development Minor Urban Planning
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Visual Arts (All-Grade)
Teaching Major Art
Vocational Family and Consumer Sciences Teaching Major  Family & Consumer Sciences
Voice Major, Music Performance, B.M. Music (School of Music)
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Web Technology Minor Computer Science
Wellness Concentration area (options: Nutrition & Family; Physical Education) -- Elementary Education Major Elementary Education
Women's Studies

 
Major

 
Interdepartmental (contact Women's Studies Program)
Women's Studies

 
Minor

 
Interdepartmental (contact Women's Studies Program)
Workplace Wellness

 
Minor

 
Fisher Institute for Wellness & Gerontology
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