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Undergraduate Studies

Majors

At Towson, you can choose from more than 60 majors. It's also OK if you're undecided about your major. You can sample a variety of subjects in your General Education courses. Taking core courses and exploring electives will help you find the major that's right for you. Majors are shown in bold. Tracks, concentrations and minors are listed below the majors. Screened and competitive majors are indicated with an asterisk. Consult the Undergraduate Catalog for admission requirements for screened and competitive majors.

Accounting * +  
   Financial Planning  
Allied Health ~  
Art *  
   Digital Art and Design *  
   Graphic Design *  
   Illustration  
   Interdisciplinary Crafts  
   Metalsmithing and Jewelry  
   Painting  
   Printmaking  
   Photography  
   Sculpture  
Art Education  (K-12 Certification) * +  
Art History  
Athletic Training * +    
Biology     

   Cell and Molecular Biology

 

   Functional Biology of Animals

 

   Organismal Biology and Ecology

 

   Secondary School General Science Teaching +

 

   B.S. Biology/M.S. Aquaculture or Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies (with University of Tasmania )

 
Business Administration + *   
   Economics  
   Entrepreneurship  
   Finance   
   Financial Planning  
   Human Resource Management  
   International Business  
   Legal Studies  
   Management  
   Marketing  
   Marketing-Mass Communication Interdisciplinary Specialization  
Chemical Dependency Counseling and Education~  
    Counseling and Rehabilitation  
    Prevention and Education  
Chemistry +    
   Chemistry Secondary Education +  

   General

 
   Professional  
                 American Chemical Society Certification +  
Communication Studies     
Computer Information Systems   
Computer Science  
   Computer Security  
Cultural Studies   
Dance Performance *  
Dance Performance and Education  
(K-12 Certification)*# +
 
Deaf Studies   
Early Childhood Education * +   
Earth-Space Science  
   Earth-Space Science Secondary Education +  
Economics  
e-Business *  
   Financial Planning  
Electronic Media and Film  
   Film and Media Studies  
   Film/Video/Digital Media  
   Radio/Audio  
Elementary Education * +   
   Mathematics Minor  
English  
   Literature  
   Writing  
   English Secondary Education +  
Environmental Science and Studies  
    Environmental Science     
    Environmental Studies     
Exercise Science   
Family Studies   
    Child Life  
    Family and Human Services  
    Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector  
    Services to Children  
Forensic Chemistry  
Foreign Languages  
    French    
    German   
     Italian Minor  
    Spanish   
    Secondary Education Program +  
    Literature/Professional Program  
Geography and Environmental Planning   
     Geography Secondary Education +  
     Global Skills  
Geography and Land Surveying ~  
Geology   
Gerontology    
Health Care Management   
     Long-Term Care  
Health Science  
   Community Health  
   School and Community Health Education  
   School Health Teacher Education (5-12 Certification) +  
History   
   History Secondary Education +  
Integrated Elementary Education Special Education +  
Interdisciplinary Studies   
   Tracks/Minors  
   American Studies  
   Asian Studies    
   Latin American Studies      
   Tracks Only  
   Animal Behavior  
   Individually Designed Thematic Option  
   Minors Only  
   African and African American Studies  
   Business, Communication and the Liberal Arts   
   Classical Studies  
   Comparative Ethnic Studies  
    Irish Studies  
   Jewish Studies  
   Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies  
International Studies
   Asia
   Europe
   General
   International Development
   Latin America
   Minor
   European Studies
Information Technology (with Community College of Baltimore County, Essex) ~
Law and American Civilization
Library Media Certification (K-12) +
Mass Communication 
     Advertising
     Journalism and New Media
     Strategic Public Relations and Integrated Communication
     Mass Communication-Marketing Interdisciplinary Specialization
Mathematics 
     Actuarial Science and Risk Management     
     Applied Mathematics
     Mathematics Secondary Education +
     Pure Mathematics
Medicinal Chemistry
Metropolitan Studies
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics 
Music* +# 
     Composition #
     Guitar Performance #
     Jazz/Commercial Performance #
     Jazz/Commercial Composition #
     Keyboard Performance #
     Voice Performance #
     Winds/Strings/Percussion Performance #
     Minors
     Music Performance #
     Music Literature
Music Education (K-12 Certification)* # +
     Instrumental #
     Vocal/General #
Nursing *+   
     Basic Program
     RN Completion Program
Occupational Therapy Combined B.S./M.S. * +   
Philosophy
Physical Education  (K-12 Certification) * + 
Physics
     Applied Physics
     Astrophysics
     General Physics
     Physics Secondary Education +
     B.S. Physics/M.S. Computer Science
     Physics/Engineering (with UMCP and Penn State University )
    Minor
    Astronomy
Political Science 
Psychology 
Religious Studies 
Secondary Education Certification * 
     Biology *  +
     Chemistry  +
     English *  +
     French *  +
     General Science * +
     Geography *  +
     German *  +
     Health *  +
     History *  +
     Mathematics *  +
     Physics *  +
     Social Science *  +
     Spanish *  +
Social Sciences
     Social Science Secondary Education +
Sociology-Anthropology    
     Anthropology
     Criminal Justice
     Sociology
Special Education * + 
     Elementary
     Infant-Primary
     Secondary-Adult
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology * +
Sport Management  
Theatre *
     Acting *
     Design and Production
     Theatre Studies
Women's Studies 
Pre-Professional Preparation Programs
   Premedical/Predental (Biology)
   Prelaw Advising Program (Interdisciplinary Studies)     
   Premedicine (Biology)
   Prepharmacy (Chemistry)
   Pre-Physical Therapy (Biology)
   Pre-Veterinary Medicine (Biology)
Dual Degree Programs
   Medicinal Chemistry
     (with University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy)
   Physics and Engineering (with University of Maryland, College    Park and Pennsylvania State University)
   Political Science and Law (with University of Baltimore)
Special Programs
   B.S. in Physics/M.S. in Computer Science
   B.S. in Biological Sciences/M.S. in Aquaculture or Antarctic  and    Southern Ocean Studies  (with University of Tasmania,    Australia)
 

Key

* Screened or competitive major. Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to this major program. Consult the current Undergraduate Catalog for more information.
+ This program is accredited by a national association.
# Audition required
~ Community college partnership program

 


 

 
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