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College of Arts and Letters
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African American and African Studies
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African American and African Studies (BA) Four-Year Plan
African American and African Studies (BS) Four-Year Plan
Art
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Art - 3D Media and Material Studies (BFA) Four-Year Plan
Art - Graphic Design (BFA) Four-Year Plan
Art - Painting and Drawing (BFA) Four-Year Plan
Art - Photography and Print (BFA) Four-Year Plan
ART - Visual Studies (BA) Four-Year Plan
Art Education for Public School Licensure (BA) Four-Year Plan
Art History (BA) Four-Year Plan
ART- Art Education for Museums and Cultural Institutions (BA) Four-Year Plan
Asian Studies
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Asian Studies (BA) Four-Year Plan
Communication and Theatre Arts
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Communication (BA) Four-Year Plan
Communication (BS) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Cinema Production (BA) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Dance (BA) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Dance Education (BA) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Design/Technology (BA) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Performance (BA) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Theatre (BA) Four-Year Plan
Theatre and Dance - Theatre Education (BA) Four-Year Plan
English
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English (BA) Four-Year Plan
English (BA) Teaching Licensure - Four-Year Plan
History
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History (BA) Four-Year Plan
History/Social Sciences - Teaching Licensure (BA) Four-Year Plan
Humanities
Interdisciplinary Studies
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BA and BS IDS - Individualized Integrative Studies (IIS)
BS IDS - Cybercrime
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IDS - Cybercrime Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
BS IDS - General Engineering Technology
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IDS - General Engineering Technology Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
BS IDS - Game Studies and Design
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IDS - Game Studies and Design Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
BS IDS - Leadership
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IDS - Leadership Major - BS - Four-Year Plan
BS IDS - Professional Writing
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IDS - Professional Writing Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
Minor IDS - Sustainability and Conservation Leadership
International Studies
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International Studies (BA) Four-Year Plan
Music
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Music (BA) Four-Year Plan
Music - Composition (Bachelor of Music) Four-Year Plan
Music - Music Education (Bachelor of Music) Four-Year Plan
Music - Performance (Bachelor of Music) Four-Year Plan
Music - Sound Recording Technology (Bachelor of Music) Four-Year Plan
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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Philosophy (BA) Four-Year Plan
Political Science and Geography
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Geography (BA) Four-Year Plan
Geography (BS) Four-Year Plan
Political Science (BA) Four-Year Plan
Political Science (BS) Four-Year Plan
Sociology and Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice (BA) Four-Year Plan
Criminal Justice (BS) Four-Year Plan
Criminal Justice and Sociology Double Major (BA) Four-Year Plan
Criminal Justice and Sociology Double Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
Sociology (BA) Four-Year Plan
Sociology (BS) Four-Year Plan
Women's Studies
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Women's Studies (BA) Four-Year Plan
Women's Studies (BS) Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures
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World Languages and Cultures (BA) - French Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures (BA) - German Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures (BA) - Spanish Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures (BA) - World Cultural Studies Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures - French Teaching Licensure (BA) Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures - German Teaching Licensure (BA) Four-Year Plan
World Languages and Cultures - Spanish Teaching Licensure (BA) Four-Year Plan
Strome College of Business
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting Major
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Accounting (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Business Analytics Major
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Business Analytics (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Economics Major
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Economics (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance Major
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Finance (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Personal Financial Planning (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Real Estate (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Risk Management and Insurance (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance, Personal Financial Planning Major
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance, Real Estate Major
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance, Risk Management and Insurance Major
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Information Systems and Technology Major
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Information Systems and Technology (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Information Systems and Technology - Application Development (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Information Systems and Technology - Database (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Information Systems and Technology - E-Business and E-Commerce (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Information Systems and Technology - Enterprise Cybersecurity (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Information Systems and Technology - Network Engineering (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Information Systems and Technology - Enterprise Cybersecurity Major
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - International Business Major
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International Business - East Asia - China (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
International Business - East Asia - Japan (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
International Business - European (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
International Business - Latin America (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management Major
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Management (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Maritime and Supply Chain Management Major
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Maritime Management Concentration (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Supply Chain Management Concentration (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing Major
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Marketing - General Concentration (BSBA) Four-Year Plan
Military Science and Leadership (Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
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Communication Disorders and Special Education
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Special Education (BS) - Adapted Curriculum K-12 Four-Year Plan
Special Education (BS), Concentration in General Curriculum K-12
Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (BS) Four-Year Plan
Counseling and Human Services
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Human Services (BS) Four-Year Plan
Educational Foundations and Leadership
Human Movement Sciences
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Exercise Science - Preventive/Rehabilitative (BS) Four-Year Plan
Exercise Science - Scientific Foundations (BS) Four-Year Plan
Park, Recreation and Tourism Studies - Tourism Management (BS) Four-Year Plan
Park, Recreation and Tourism Studies-Park and Recreation Mgmt (BS) Four-Year Plan
Park, Recreation and Tourism Studies-Recreational Therapy (BS) Four-Year Plan
PE - Health and Physcial Education PK-12 - Teaching Licensure (BS) Four-Year Plan
Sport Management (BS) Four-Year Plan
STEM Education and Professional Studies
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Teaching and Learning
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Early Childhood Education (BS) Four-Year Plan
Elementary Education (BS) Four-Year Plan
Teacher Education
Frank Batten College of Engineering & Technology
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Civil Engineering (BSCE) Four-Year Plan
Computational Modeling and Simulation Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Computer Engineering (BSCOME) Four-Year Plan
Electrical Engineering (BSEE) Four-Year Plan
Engineering Technology
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Electrical Engineering Technology - Communication Systems Technology (BS) Four-Year Plan
Electrical Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering Technology (BS) Four-Year Plan
Electrical Engineering Technology - Embedded Systems Technology (BS) Four-Year Plan
Electrical Engineering Technology - Mechatronics Systems Technology (BSET) Four-Year Plan
Electrical Engineering Technology - Power Systems Technology (BSET) Four-Year Plan
Engineering Technology - Civil Engineering Technology (BSET) Four-Year Plan
Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET) Four-Year Plan
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering (BSME) Four-Year Plan
Naval Science (NROTC)
College of Health Sciences
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Community and Environmental Health
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Environmental Health (BS) Four-Year Plan
Health Sciences - Health Services Administration (BSHS) Four-Year Plan
Public Health (BSPH) Four-Year Plan
Dental Hygiene
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Dental Hygiene (BSDH) Four-Year Plan
Medical Diagnostic and Translational Sciences
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Health Sciences - Cytotechnololgy (BSHS) Four-Year Plan
Medical Laboratory Science (BSMLS) Four-Year Plan
Nuclear Medical Technology (BSNMT) Four-Year Plan
Nursing
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Concurrent BSN Four-Year Plan
Nursing (BSN) Four-Year Plan
College of Sciences
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Biological Sciences
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Biology (BS) Four-Year Plan
Biology - Biomedical Sciences Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
Biology - One Health Concentration (BS) Four-Year Plan
Biology - Secondary Education (BS) Four-Year Plan
Biology Major - Marine Biology Concentration (BS) Four-Year Plan
Biology, Biomedical Sciences Major - Pre-Health Concentration (BS) Four-Year Plan
Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Biochemistry (BS) Four-Year Plan
Biochemistry - Teaching Licensure (BS) Four-Year Plan
Chemistry (BS) Four-Year Plan
Chemistry - Teaching Licensure (BS) Four-Year Plan
Chemistry Major - Pre-Med Concentration (BS) Four-Year Plan
Computer Science
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Computer Science (BSCS) Four-Year Plan
Computer Science Teaching Licensure (BSCS) Four-Year Plan
Mathematics and Statistics
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Mathematics (BS) Four-Year Plan
Mathematics - Teaching Licensure (BS) Four-Year Plan
Ocean and Earth Sciences
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OEAS - Biological Oceanography (BS) Four-Year Plan
OEAS - Chemical Oceanography (BS) Four-Year Plan
OEAS - Earth Science Education (BS) Four-Year Plan
OEAS - Environmental Sciences (BS) Four-Year Plan
OEAS - Geology (BS) Four-Year Plan
OEAS - Marine Science Technology (BS) Four-Year Plan
OEAS - Physical Oceanography (BS) Four-Year Plan
Physics
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Physics - Concentration A: Research (BS) Four-Year Plan
Physics - Concentration B: Professional (BS) Four-Year Plan
Physics - Concentration C: Teacher Education Licensure (BS) Four-Year Plan
Physics - Concentration D: Dual Degree with Electrial Engineering (BS) Five-Year Plan
Physics - Concentration E: Dual Degree with MBA Five-Year Plan
Psychology
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Psychology (BS) Four-Year Plan
School of Cybersecurity
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Cyber Operations Major (BS) Four-Year Plan
Cybersecurity (BS) Four-Year Plan
Patricia and Douglas Perry Honors College
School of Continuing Education
Graduate School
Officers of the Administration and Department Chairs
Faculty
Faculty Emeriti
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University Requirements for Graduate Degrees & Certificates
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College of Arts & Letters
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Communication & Theatre Arts
English
History
Humanities
International Studies
Music
Political Science & Geography
Sociology & Criminal Justice
Women's Studies
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Strome College of Business
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Department of Economics
Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences
School of Accountancy
School of Public Service
Centers & Institutes
Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
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Communication Disorders & Special Education
Counseling & Human Services
Educational Foundations & Leadership
Human Movement Sciences
STEM Education & Professional Studies
Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
Frank Batten College of Engineering & Technology
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Computational Modeling and Simulation Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Collaborative Programs, Centers, and Institutes
College of Health Sciences
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School of Community and Environmental Health
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene
School of Medical Diagnostic and Translational Sciences
School of Nursing
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Sciences
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Biological Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics & Statistics
Ocean & Earth Sciences
Physics
Psychology
The Graduate School
School of Continuing Education
Officers of the Administration and Department Chairs
Faculty
Faculty Emeriti
A-Z Index
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AAST - African-American Studies
ACCT - Accounting
AL - Arts and Letters
AMST - American Studies
ANTR - Anthropology
ARAB - Arabic
ARTE - Art Education
ARTH - Art History
ARTS - Art, Studio
ASIA - Asian Studies
AT - Athletic Training
BDA - Big Data Analytics
BIOE - Bioeletrics
BIOL - Biological Sciences
BME - Biomedical Engineering
BMS - Biomedical Sciences
BNAL - Business Analytics
BUSN - Business Administration
CCL - Community College Leadership
CDSE - Communication Disorders and Special Education
CEE - Civil and Environmental Engineering
CET - Civil Engineering Technology
CHEM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHIN - Chinese
CHP - Community Health Professions
CL - Conservation Leadership
COMM - Communications
COUN - Counseling
CPD - Center for Professional Development
CPSY - Clinical Psychology
CRIM - Criminology
CRJS - Criminal Justice
CS - Computer Science
CSD - Communication Sciences and Disorders
CYSE - Cybersecurity
CYTO - Cytotechnology
DANC - Dance
DNTH - Dental Hygiene
ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECON - Economics
EDUC - Education
EET - Electrical Engineering Technology
ELS - Educational Leadership and Services
ENGL - English
ENGN - Engineering
ENGT - Engineering Technology
ENMA - Engineering Management
ENTR - Entrepreneurship
ENVH - Environmental Health
EXSC - Exercise Science
FAST - Filipino-American Studies
FIN - Finance
FOUN - Foundations of Education
FR - French
GAME - Gaming
GDES - Graphic Design
GEOG - Geography
GER - German
GRAD - Graduate
HEBR - Hebrew
HIED - Higher Education
HIST - History
HLSC - Health Sciences
HLTH - Health
HMS - Human Movement Sciences
HMSV - Human Services
HNRS - Honors
HPE - Health and Physical Education
HUM - Humanities
IDS - Interdisciplinary Studies
IDT - Instructional Design and Technology
INBU - International Business
IPEH - Interprofessional Education-Health
IS - International Studies
IT - Information Technology
ITAL - Italian
JAPN - Japanese
JST - Jewish Studies
KRS - Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences
LAS - Latin American Studies
LATN - Latin
LIBS - Library Science
MAE - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAPD - Math Pedagogy
MATH - Mathematical Sciences
MBA - Master of Business Administration
MDTS - Medical Diagnostic and Translational Sciences
MET - Mechanical Engineering Technology
MGMT - Management
MIDE - Middle Eastern Studies
MKTG - Marketing
MLS - Medical Laboratory Science
MPHO - Master of Public Health
MSCM - Maritime and Supply Chain Management
MSIM - Modeling and Simulation
MSL - Military Science and Leadership
MUSA - Music, Applied
MUSC - Music
NAVS - Naval Science
NMED - Nuclear Medicine Technology
NURA - Nurse Anesthesia
NURS - Nursing
OEAS - Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
OPMT - Operations Management
PADM - Public Administration
PAS - Public Affairs and Service
PAUP - Public Administration and Urban Policy
PE - Physical Education
PHIL - Philosophy
PHYS - Physics
POLS - Political Science
PORT - Maritime, Ports and Logistics Management
PPCM - Public Procurement and Contract Management
PRTG - Portuguese
PRTS – Parks, Recreation and Tourism Studies
PSYC - Psychology
PT - Physical Therapy
PUBH - Public Health
READ - Reading
REL - Religious Studies
RUS - Russian
SCI - Sciences
SEPS - STEM Education and Professional Studies
SMGT - Sport Management
SOC - Sociology
SPAN - Spanish
SPED - Special Education
STAT - Statistics
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education
TAX - Taxation
THEA - Theatre
TLCI - Teaching & Learning - Curriculum & Instruction
TLED - Teaching & Learning-Education
UNIV - University
WCS - World Cultural Studies
WLC - World Languages Cultures
WMST - Women's Studies
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