KU Undergraduate Majors and Subfields

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS & SUBFIELDS
Geology (B.A., B.S., minor)
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES (THE COLLEGE)
Earth & Space Science Licensure option
African & African-American Studies (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Engineering Geology option
African studies concentration
Environmental Geology option
African-American studies concentration
General Geology option
Arabic & Islamic Studies concentration
Geophysics option
American Studies (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
German Studies (B.A., minor)
Race/Ethnicity
Global & International Studies (B.A., minor)
American Cultural Studies
Africa
Local & Global
Asia
Popular Culture
Latin America & the Caribbean
Jazz Studies
The Middle East
Gender & Sexuality
Russia, East Europe & Central Asia
Religion
Western Europe
Anthropology (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
History (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Applied Behavioral Science (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
History of Art (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Early Childhood, Youth Development & Juvenile Justice Emphsis
Human Sexuality (B.A., BGS., minor)
Adults with Disabilities & Development, Community Health, Basic
Humanities (B.A.,minor)
Research & Conceptual Foundations Emphasis
Indigenous Studies (minor)
Astrobiology (minor)
Jewish Studies (minor)
Astronomy (B.A., B.S., minor)
Latin American & Caribbean Studies (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Atmospheric Science (B.S., minor)
Latino/a Studies (minor)
Air Pollution Meteorology option
Leadership Studies (minor)
General Meteorology option
Liberal Arts & Sciences (B.G.S.)
Hydrometeorology option
Linguistics (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
News Media Forecasting option
Literature, Language, & Writing (B.A.,B.G.S.)*
Biological Sciences
Mathematics (B.A., B.S., minor)
Biochemistry (B.A., B.S.)
Peace & Conflict Studies (minor)
Biology (B.A., B.S.)
Philosophy (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Human Biology (B.A.,
Physics (B.A., B.S., minor)
Microbiology (B.A., B.S.)
Computational Physics concentration
Molecular Biosciences (B.S.)*
Interdisciplinary option
Biotechnology (B.A.S.)
Preprofessional emphasis
Brazilian Studies (minor)
Political Science (B.A., B.G.S.)
Chemistry (B.A., B.S., minor)
Prelaw (no degrees offered)
Biochemistry option
Premedical Professions (no degrees offered)
Biological Chemistry option
Psychology (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Chemical Physics option
Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
Environmental Chemistry option
Russian,
East European, & Eurasian Studies co-major (minor)
Classical Antiquity (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Slavic Languages & Literatures (B.A., minor)
Classical Languages (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Polish Studies emphasis
Communication Studies (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Russian emphasis
East Asian Languages & Cultures (B.A., minor)
South Slavic Studies emphasis
Double Language concentration
Sociology
(B.A., B.G.S., minor)
East Asian Studies with Chinese, Japanese, or Korean Language
Spanish (B.A., minor)
concentration
Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders (B.A., B.G.S.,
Economics (B.A.,
B.G.S.,
B.S., minor)
English:
4 units
required
minor)
English (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Women’s Studies (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Creative-Writing English emphasis
Natural
Science: 3 units required
Language, Rhetoric, & Writing emphasis
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES: SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
One
year must
chemistry or physics.
Traditional
Englishbe
emphasis
AFFAIRS & ADMINISTRATION
Environmental Studies (B.A., B.G.S., B.S., minor)
Public
Administration(22
(B.A.,
B.G.S., minor)*
Mathematics:
3 units minor)
and ACT/SAT college readiness math
benchmark
math
European Studies (co-major,
French (B.A.,math
minor)SAT) OR 4 units required with one being in the senior year
ACT/540
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES: SCHOOL OF THE
French & Italian option
ARTS
Italian Science:
option
Social
3 units required
Dance (B.A., B.F.A., minor)
Geography (B.A., B.G.S., B.S., minor)
Film & Media Studies (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Geographical Information & Analysis option
Theatre (B.A., B.G.S., minor)
Electives:
3
units
required
Geographical Information Science (minor)
Performance emphasis
Physical Geography option
Theatre, Culture, & Society emphasis
Theatre and Film (B.A., B.G.S.)
Theatre Design (B.F.A.)
One unit represents one year or two semesters.
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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS & SUBFIELDS
Visual Art (B.A.)
Visual Art (B.F.A.)
Ceramics option
General option
Metalsmithing/ Jewelry option
Textile/ fibers option
Visual Arts Education (B.A.E.)
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & PLANNING
Architectural Studies (B.A.)
Architecture (M.Arch.)
Design (B.F.A.)
Industrial Design
Photo Media
Visual Communication Design- Illustration or Graphics
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accounting (B.S.B.)
Business Administration (B.B.A*., B.S.B.)
Finance (B.S.B.)
Information Systems (B.S.B.)
Management & Leadership (B.S.B.)
Marketing (B.S.B.)
Supply Chain Management (B.S.B.)
Business minor
Chemical Engineering (B.S.)
Biomedical concentration
Environmental concentration
General Program
Petroleum Engineering concentration
Premedical concentration
Civil Engineering (B.S.)
Civil & Environmental Engineering concentration
Environmental Engineering concentration
Computer Engineering (B.S.) Computer Science (B.S.)
Electrical Engineering (B.S.)
Engineering Physics (B.S.)
Aerospace systems concentration
Chemical systems concentration Digital electronic systems
concentration Electromechanical control systems
concentration
Information Technology (B.S.)*
Interdisciplinary Computing (B.S.) Astronomy concentration
Biology concentration
Chemistry concentration Geography concentration
Journalism concentration
Physics concentration
Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
Biomechanical concentration
Petroleum Engineering (B.S.)
SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Clinical Laboratory Science (B.S.)
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Molecular Biotechnology concentration
Curriculum & Teaching (B.S.E.)
Health Information Management (B.S.)
Unified Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 3)
Occupational Studies/ Occupational Therapy (B.S./M.O.T.)
Elementary (K-6)
Respiratory Care (B.S.)
Middle (5-8)
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS
English Secondary (6-12)
News & Information (B.S.J.)
English Middle (5-8)
Strategic Communication (B.S.J.) Journalism minor
Mathematics Secondary (6-12)
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
History & Government
Music (B.A. in Fine Arts in Music)
Science
Jazz Studies concentration
Foreign Languages (PK-12)
Musicology concentration
Endorsements
Music Theory concentration Piano/Organ/Orchestral
Teaching English as a Second Language
Instruments concentration Voice concentration
Gifted Education
Music Composition (B.M.)
Special Education
Music Education (B.M.E.)
Health, Sport, & Excercise Sciences
Music Therapy (B.M., B.M.E.)
Athletic Training (B.S.)
Music Theory (B.M.)
Community Health (B.S.E.)
Music minor
Excercise Science (B.S.)
Musicology (B.M.)
English:
4 Education
units required
Health
& Physical
Licensure (K-12) (B.S.E.)
Music Performance
Sport Science (B.S.E.)
Organ (B.M.)
Science:
SportNatural
Management
(B.S.) 3 units required
Piano (B.M.)
One year must be chemistry or physics.
Strings & Harp (B.M.)
Wind & Percussion (B.M.)
UKANTEACH TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
Mathematics:
benchmark
(22 math
Voice
(B.M.)
Obtained
by completing3a units and ACT/SAT college readiness math
Theatre
&
Voice
(BFA)
ACT/540
math
SAT)
OR 4degree
unitswith
required
with
one being in the senior year
College
of Liberal
Arts and
Sciences
UKanTeach
certification.
Secondary (6-12) Mathematics
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Social
Science:
Secondary
(6-12)
Biology3 units required
Nursing (B.S.N.)
Secondary (6-12) Chemistry
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Secondary (6-12) Earth & Space Science Secondary (6-12) Physics
Electives: 3 units required
Pharmaceutical Studies (B.S.)
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Architectural Engineering (B.S.)
Social Work (B.S.W.)
One unit represents one year or two semesters.
*Edwards Campus only
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academics/catalogs
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