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Majors
Applied Arts
and Sciences
Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Graduate Curricula
BA BS BA MA, MFA MS PhD
  Accountancy - - - - MS -
Accounting - BS - - - -
  Aerospace engineering - BS - - MS -
  Afro-American studies - - BA - - -
  American studies - - BA - - -
  Anthropology - - BA MA - -
  Applied mathematics - - - - MS -
  Art BA - BA MA,MFA - -
  Asian studies - - BA MA - -
  Astronomy - BS BA - MS -
  Biology - BS BA MA MS PhD
  Business administration - - - MBA MS -
  Business administration/Latin American studies - - - MBA,MA - -
  Chemical physics - BS - - - -
  Chemistry - BS BA MA MS PhD
  Child development - BS - - MS -
  City planning - - - - MCP -
  Civil engineering - BS - - MS -
  Classics - - BA - - -
  Communication BA - BA MA - -
  Communicative disorders - - BA MA - PhD
  Comparative literature - - BA - - -
  Computer science - BS - - MS -
  Counseling - - - - MS -
  Creative writing - - - MFA - -
  Criminal justice administration - BS - - - -
  Dance - - BA - - -
  Ecology - - - - - PhD
  Economics - - BA MA - -
  Education - - - MA - PhD
  Electrical engineering - BS - - MS -
  Engineering - - - - - PhD
  English - - BA MA - -
  European studies - - BA - - -
Finance - BS - - - -
Financial services - BS - - - -
  Foods and nutrition - BS - - - -
  French - - BA MA - -
  Geography - - BA MA - PhD
  Geological sciences - BS - - MS -
  German - - BA - - -
  Gerontology - - BA - - -
  Health science - BS - - - -
  History - - BA MA - -
  Humanities - - BA - - -
Information systems - BS - - - -
  International business - - BA - - -
  International security and conflict resolution - - BA - - -
  Japanese - - BA - - -
  Journalism - - BA - - -
  Kinesiology - BS - - - -
  Latin American studies - - BA MA - -
  Latin American studies/business administration - - - MBA,MA - -
  Liberal arts - - - MA - -
  Liberal studies - - BA - - -
  Linguistics - - BA MA - -
Management - BS - - - -
Marketing - BS - - - -
  Mathematics - BS BA MA - -
  Mathematics and science education - - - - - PhD
  Mechanical engineering - BS - - MS -
  Mexican American studies - - BA - - -
  Microbiology - BS BA - MS -
  Music - BM BA MA MM -
  Nursing - BS - - MS -
  Nutritional sciences - - - - MS -
Operations management - BS - - - -
  Philosophy - - - BA MA -
  Physical education - - - MA MS -
  Physical science - BS - - - -
  Physics BA BS - MA MS -
  Political science - - BA MA - -
  Psychology - - BA MA MS PhD
  Public administration BA - - - MPA -
  Public health - - - - MPH,MS PhD
  Public health/social work - - - - MSW,MPH -
  Radiological health physics - - - - MS -
Real estate - BS - - - -
  Recreation administration - BS - - - -
  Rehabilitation counseling - - - - MS -
  Religious studies - - BA - - -
  Russian - - BA - - -
  Russian and Central European studies - - BA - - -
  Social science - - BA - - -
  Social work - - BA - MSW -
  Social work/juris doctor - - - - MSW,JD -
  Social work/public health - - - - MSW,MPH -
  Sociology - - BA MA - -
  Special major - - - MA MS -
  Statistics - BS - - MS -
  Television, film and new media production - BS - MA - -
  Theatre Arts BA - - MA,MFA - -
  Urban studies - - BA - - -
  Vocational education - BVE - - - -
  Women's studies - - BA MA - -
# An emphasis within the B.S. in Business Administration.

Emphases and Concentrations
An emphasis or concentration is defined as an aggregate of courses within a degree major designed to give a student specialized knowledge, competence, or skill. Completion of an emphasis or concentration is noted on the student's transcript and diploma for undergraduate students.
BACCALAUREATE MAJORS
Art (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  art history  
  studio arts  
Art (BA, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  applied design  
  environmental design  
  graphic design  
  interior design  
  painting and printmaking  
  sculpture  
Biology (BS, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  cellular and molecular biology  
  ecology  
  evolution and systematics  
  marine biology  
  zoology  
Chemistry (BS, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  biochemistry  
Classics (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  classical humanities  
  classical language  
Communication (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  advertising media  
  management  
  public relations  
  telecommunications and film  
Drama (BA, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  children's drama  
  design for drama  
  design for television and film  
  performance  
Economics (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  international economics  
Geography (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  methods of geographical analysis  
  natural resource and environmental  
  physical geography  
  urban and regional analysis  
Geological Sciences (BS, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  engineering geology  
  geochemistry  
  geophysics  
  hydrogeology  
  marine geology  
  paleontology  
German (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  German studies  
Health Science (BS, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  community health education  
Humanities (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  European humanities  
International Business (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis in language:
  Chinese  
  English  
  French  
  German  
  Italian  
  Japanese  
  Portuguese  
  Spanish  
  Russian  
  Emphasis in regional/cultural studies:  
  Africa  
  Asia  
  Latin America  
  Middle East  
  North America  
  Russia and Central Europe  
  Western Europe  
Mathematics (BS. Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  applied mathematics  
  computer science  
Microbiology (BS, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  medical technology and public health  
  microbiology  
Public Administration (BA, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphasis:
  city planning  
Recreation Administration (BS, Applied Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  outdoor recreation  
  recreation systems management  
  recreation therapy  
Social Science (BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Emphases:
  Africa and the Middle East environment  
GRADUATE MAJORS
Art (MA)
Concentrations:
  studio arts  
  art history  
Biology (MA or MS)
Concentrations:
  ecology  
  molecular biology  
  physiology  
  systematics evolutionary biology  
Business Administration (MS)
Concentrations:
  finance  
  financial and tax planning  
  human resource management  
  information systems  
  international business management  
  marketing  
  production and operations management  
  real estate  
  taxation  
  total quality management  
Communicative Disorders (MA)
Concentrations:
  speech-language pathology  
  audiology  
  education of the deaf  
  communicative sciences  
Drama (MFA)
Concentrations:
  acting  
  design and technical theatre  
  musical theatre  
Education (MA)
Concentrations:
  counseling  
  educational leadership  
  educational research  
  educational technology  
  elementary curriculum and instruction  
  policy studies in language and cross-cultural education  
  reading education  
  secondary curriculum and instruction  
  special education  
Geography (MA)
Concentrations:
  natural resources and environmental policy transportation  
Nursing (MS)
Concentrations:
  advanced practice nursing of adults and the elderly  
  community health nursing  
  nursing systems administration  
Psychology (MS)
Concentrations:
  applied psychology  
  clinical psychology (included within the Ph.D. program; not available separately)  
Public Administration (MPA)
Concentrations:
  city planning  
  criminal justice administration  
  public telecommunications administration  
Public Health
Concentrations (MPH):
  biometry  
  environmental health  
  epidemiology  
  health promotion  
  health services administration  
  maternal and child health  
  occupational health  
  Concentrations (MS):  
  environmental health science  
  industrial hygiene  
  toxicology  
Statistics (MS)
Concentration:
  biostatistics  
Credentials Offered
Teaching Credentials
  Adapted physical education  
  Multiple subject  
  Multiple subject cross-cultural, language and academic development (CLAD) emphasis  
  Multiple subject bilingual cross-cultural language and academic development (B/CLAD)  
  emphasis: Spanish  
  Single subject  
  Single subject cross-cultural, language, and academic development (CLAD) emphasis  
  Single subject bilingual cross-cultural language and academic development (B/CLAD)  
  emphasis: Spanish  
Specialist Credentials
  Education specialist for the deaf and hard of hearing  
  Reading/language arts  
  Resource specialist certificate of competence  
  Special education:  
  Early childhood special education  
  Mild/moderate disabilities  
  Moderate/severe disabilities  
  Physical and health impairments  
Service Credentials
  Administrative  
  Clinical-rehabilitative  
  Health services:  
  school nurse  
  Pupil personnel:  
  School counseling  
  School psychology  
  School social work  
Minors for the Bachelor's Degree
  Accounting  
  Advertising  
  Aerospace studies  
  African studies  
  Afro-American studies  
  American Indian studies  
  American studies  
  Anthropology  
  Art  
  Art history  
  Asian studies  
  Astronomy  
  Biology  
  Business administration  
  Chemistry  
  Child development  
  Chinese  
  Classics  
  Communication  
  Communicative disorders  
  Comparative literature  
  Computer science  
  Dance  
  Economics  
  Educational technology  
  Energy studies  
  Engineering  
  English  
  Environment and society  
  European studies  
  Finance  
  French  
  Geography  
  Geological sciences  
  German  
  Gerontology  
  Health science  
  History  
  History of science and technology  
  Humanities  
  Information systems  
  Italian  
  Japanese  
  Judaic studies  
  Journalism  
  Latin American studies  
  Linguistics  
  Management  
  Marketing  
  Mathematics  
  Media management  
  Mexican American studies  
  Middle East studies  
  Military science  
  Music  
  Naval science  
  Oceanography  
  Operations management  
  Philosophy  
  Physical education  
  Physics  
  Political science  
  Portuguese  
  Psychology  
  Public administration  
  Public relations  
  Real estate  
  Recreation  
  Religious studies  
  Russian  
  Small business management (Imperial Valley Campus only)  
  Social work  
  Sociology  
  Spanish  
  Statistics  
  Television, film, and new media  
  Theatre Arts  
  United States-Mexican border studies  
  Women's studies  
Special Curricula
Preprotessional Curricula
  Predental  
  Prelegal  
  Premedical  
  Preveterinary  
Military Curricula
  Aerospace studies (AFROTC)  
  Military science (ROTC)  
  Naval science (NROTC)  
Certificate Programs (nondegree)
  Certificate in accounting  
  Certificate in applied gerontology  
  Certificate in applied linguistics and English as a second language (ESL)  
  Certificate in bilingual (Spanish) special education  
  Certificate in business administration (Imperial Valley campus only)  
  Certificado de Espanol Comercial  
  Certificat pratique de francais commercial et economique  
  Certificate in children's literature  
  Certificate in cross-cultural language and academic development (CLAD)  
  Certificate in early childhood special education  
  Certificate in early intervention  
  Certificate in family life education  
  Certificate in geographic information systems  
  Certificate in human services paraprofessional  
  Certificate in instructional software design  
  Certificate in instructional technology  
  Certificate in introductory mathematics  
  Certificate in personal financial planning  
  Certificate in preventive medicine residency  
  Certificate in professional services bilingual/multicultural  
  Certificate in public administration (Imperial Valley campus only)  
  Certificate in recombinant DNA technology  
  Certificate in rehabilitation administration  
  Certificate in rehabilitation technology  
  Certificate in resource specialist competence  
  Certificate in single subject mathematics  
  Certificate in court interpreting (Imperial Valley campus only)  
  Certificate in supported employment and transition specialist  
  Certificate in teaching the emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered  
  Certificate in technical and scientific writing  
  Certificate in translation studies (Spanish)  
  Certificate in United States-Mexico border studies  
  Certificate in workforce education and lifelong learning  
The following non-credit programs are available through Extension only.
  Certificate in community economic development  
  Certificate in construction inspection technology  
  Certificate in construction practices  
  Certificate in consultancy  
  Certificate in court interpreting  
  Certificate in government contract management  
  Certificate in human resource management  
  Certificate in legal assistant specialist  
  Certificate in medical office procedures  
  Certificate in meeting and events planning  
  Certificate in negotiation and alternative dispute resolution  
  Certificate in operations resource management  
  Certificate in occupational health and safety management  
  Certificate in school business administration  
  Certificate in telecommunications  
  Certificate in total quality management  
  Certificate in trauma recovery services  
     
     


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