Major Opportunities

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With our liberal arts education, you get both a flexible program in an area that excites you and a well-rounded experience empowering you with a set of skills to excel in anything, anywhere.

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Humanities

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Study the human record, culture, and creative expression and ask “what does it mean?” Memory and imagination drive the humanities: by studying where we have been, we can better envision where we might go.

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Classics and Religious Studies

Options: Classical Languages, Classics, Religious Studies

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English
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Film Studies
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French
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German
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History
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Philosophy

Options: Standard, Ethics and Law

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Spanish
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Arabic Studies
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Czech Studies
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Greek
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Japanese Studies
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Latin
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Social and Behavioral Sciences

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In the social sciences we strive to understand human behavior and relationships. We ask, “why do people act the way they do?” We look closely at the way people interact with each other, make decisions, and structure their environment.

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Anthropology

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Communication Studies
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Money

Economics
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Geography
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Congress

Political Science
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Psychology

Options: Clinical Sciences and Human Service, Neuroscience, Psychological Science

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Sociology
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Archaeology
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National Security Studies
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Government

Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation Certification
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Natural and Mathematical Sciences

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In the sciences we take a systematic approach to understanding the mathematical and physical world. We ask “why, how, and what if?” We test, modify, and test again in order to explain and predict.

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Actuarial Science
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Biochemistry

Options: Biochemical Analysis, Cellular Biochemistry, Computational Biochemistry

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Biological Sciences

Options: Standard, Human Health and Disease

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Chemistry

Options:   Chemical Biology   Professional

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Data Science
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Geology
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Mathematics

Options: Standard, Discrete Mathematics and Cryptography, Education, Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Finance, Mathematics of Physical Phenomena, Statistics and Data Science

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Meteorology-Climatology
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Microbiology
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Physics

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Interdisciplinary Studies

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With interdisciplinary studies we start with a particular issue, problem, population, or geographic region, then study it from within the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. We know our world is not simple or one-sided, and our thinking should not be either.

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Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Options:   Biosphere and Earth Systems Studies   Policy, Advocacy, and Social Justice

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Ethnic Studies

Options:   African and African-American Studies   Indigenous Studies   Latinx and Latin American Studies   Multi-Ethnic Studies

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Global Studies
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Women's and Gender Studies
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Africa

African Studies
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African-American Studies
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Asian Studies
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Digital Humanities
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Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
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Humanities in Medicine
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Indigenous Studies
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Jewish Studies
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Latinx and Latin American Studies
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LGBTQ/Sexuality Studies
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Medieval and Renaissance Studies
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Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion
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Social Entrepreneurship Certificate
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