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Majors & Minors

Browse the links on our majors and minors master list below to learn more about the programs that interest you.

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Accounting	major	minor
Acting	major - concentration
Adaptive Curriculum	major - concentration
American Studies		minor
Anthropology	major	minor
Appalachian Studies		minor
Art	major	minor
Art Education	major
Art Studio	major - concentration
Athletic Administration	major - concentration
Athletic Training	major
Banking	major - concentration	minor
Biology	major	minor
Biology Education	major - concentration
Biotechnology	major - concentration
Birth-Kindergarten Education	major*	minor
Broadcast Sales	major-concentration	minor
Broadcast Telecommunications Engineering Technology		minor
Broadcasting	major - concentration
Business Administration		minor
Business Administration and Law	major
Business Law		minor
Chemistry	major	minor
Chemistry Education	major - concentration
Chemistry – Four + One Program	major - concentration
Chemistry - ACS Approved	major - concentration
Cherokee Studies		minor
Clinical Forensics		minor
Clinical Laboratory Sciences	major
Coaching		minor
Commercial and Resort Recreation	major - concentration
Communication	major	minor
Communication Sciences and Disorders	major
Communication Training and Development	major - concentration
Community Recreation	major - concentration
Computer Education Endorsement			certificate
Computer Information Systems	major	minor
Computer Science	major	minor
Construction Management	major
Creative Writing		minor
Criminal Justice	major*	minor
Dance		minor
Digital Communications Engineering Technology		minor
Earth Sciences		minor
Earth Sciences Education	major - concentration
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	major - concentration
Economics		minor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology	major
Electrical Engineering	major
Elementary Education	major*
Emergency Medical Care	major
Emergency Medical Care – Health Management	major - concentration*
Emergency Medical Care – Science	major - concentration*
Engineering Sales and Distribution			certificate
Engineering Technology	major*
English	major	minor
English Education	major
Entrepreneurship	major*	minor
Environmental Chemistry	major - concentration
Environmental Health	major
Environmental Hydrology	major - concentration
Environmental Sciences	major
Event and Facility Management and Marketing	major - concentration
Exercise Science and Fitness Management	major - concentration
Film Studies		minor
Finance	major
Financial Planning	major - concentration
Forensic Anthropology	major - concentration	minor
Forensic Science	major
Forest Resources	major - concentration
Geography		minor
Geology	major	minor
German	major	minor
German Education	major
Gerontology		minor	certificate
Graphic Design	major - concentration
Health Information Admininistration	major
History	major	minor
Hospitality and Tourism Management	major	minor
Humanities	major
Industrial Chemistry	major - concentration
Interior Design	major
International Business	major	minor
International Studies		minor
Journalism	major - concentration	minor
Landscape Analysis	major - concentration
Literature	major - concentration	minor
Management	major	minor
Marketing	major	minor
Mathematics	major	minor
Mathematics Education	major
Middle Grades Education	major
Motion Picture and Television Production	major
Molecular Biology	major - concentration
Motion Picture Studies	major - concentration
Multi-Media		minor
Music	major	minor
Music – Commercial and Electronic	major - concentration
Music – Instrumental	major - concentration
Music - Performance	major - concentration
Music Education	major
Music Industry	major - concentration
Musical Theatre	major - concentration	minor
Natural Resources Management	major
Nursing	major
Nutrition and Dietetics	major	minor
Occupational Safety			certificate
Outdoor Leadership and Instruction	major - concentration
Parks and Recreation Management	major	minor
Philosophy	major	minor
Physical Education	major	minor
Physics	major - concentration	minor
Physics Education	major - concentration
Political Science	major	minor
Pre-Health Professional	major - concentration
Premedical / Preveterinary / Predental / Preoptometry	major - concentration
Print Media	major - concentration
Professional Sport Management	major - concentration
Professional Writing	major - concentration	minor
Psychology	major	minor
Public History			certificate
Public Relations	major - concentration
Public Safety and Security Management	major*	minor
Race, Ethnic and Gender Relations		minor
Recreation Resource Management	major - concentration
Recreational Therapy	major
Religion	major - concentration	minor
Residential Environments		minor
Sales - Sport Management	major - concentration
Secondary and Special Subject Teaching	major
Social Change		minor
Social Sciences	major
Social Sciences Education	major
Social Work	major	minor
Sociology	major	minor
Soil and Water Resources	major - concentration
Solid Earth	major - concentration
Spanish	major	minor
Spanish Education	major
Special Education, General	major*	minor
Sport Management	major	minor
Sports Information	major - concentration
Teacher Education	major
Technical Production	major - concentration
Telecommunications		minor
Theatre	major	minor
Theatre Design	major - concentration
Women’s Studies		minor