Murray State University
Murray State University is a public university in the United States teaching at bachelor's and master's level. Business, education, biology, health care, environmental science and agricultural engineering are among the fields it covers, giving it a mix of professional and applied science subjects.
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MSU Fort Campbell Campus
Hopkinsville, United States
MSU Henderson Regional Campus
Henderson, United States
MSU Hopkinsville Regional Campus
Hopkinsville, United States
MSU Madisonville Regional Campus
Madisonville, United States
MSU Murray Campus
Murray, United States
MSU Paducah Regional Campus
Paducah, United States
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https://www.murraystate.eduPrograms at Murray State University
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(MSOT: Master of Science in Occupational) Therapy Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy helps people take part in the everyday activities that matter to them after illness, injury or disability, or as they age. Study combines anatomy, psychology and social science with assessment, adaptation of tasks and environments, and rehabilitation. Graduates often work in health services, schools, community care and rehabilitation settings.
(MSIS: Master of Science in Information Systems) Information Systems/Information Security
Cyber security is about protecting systems, networks and data from attack, and understanding the people and incentives behind threats. Study covers cryptography, secure design, network defence, incident response and digital forensics, together with the habits of testing and defending real systems. Graduates often work in security operations, penetration testing, risk and governance, and consultancy.
(MSIS: Master of Science in Information Systems) Information Systems/Business Analytics Concentration
Information systems sits between technology and the organisations that use it, covering how databases, networks and software are selected, integrated and governed to support real business processes. Systems analysis, data management and project delivery are core concerns. Graduates often work as systems analysts, IT consultants, database administrators and technology project leads.
(MSIS: Master of Science in Information Systems) Information Systems
Information systems sits between technology and the organisations that use it, covering how databases, networks and software are selected, integrated and governed to support real business processes. Systems analysis, data management and project delivery are core concerns. Graduates often work as systems analysts, IT consultants, database administrators and technology project leads.
(MS: Master of Science) Sustainability Science
Sustainable development studies how human needs — energy, food, housing, work — can be met without exhausting the systems everyone depends on. It draws on economics, environmental science, governance and social equity, and asks who bears the cost of each choice. Graduates often work in development organisations, environmental programmes, policy analysis and corporate responsibility.
(MS: Master of Science) Speech-Language Pathology
Internal medicine deals with the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of illness in adults, spanning the heart, lungs, kidneys, digestive and hormonal systems. Its centre of gravity is clinical reasoning: reading symptoms and test results to work out what is actually wrong. Graduates often work in hospital and clinic settings, specialty practice, teaching and clinical research.
(MS: Master of Science) Occupational Safety and Health
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(MS: Master of Science) Nonprofit Leadership Studies
Science studies treats science itself as a human activity, asking how knowledge is produced, tested, funded, contested and put to use, and what that means for society. History, philosophy, sociology and policy analysis all feed in. Graduates often work in research, policy and regulation, science communication, publishing, museums and education.
(MS: Master of Science) Mathematics
Applied mathematics uses mathematical tools to describe and solve problems drawn from the physical, biological, economic and engineering worlds. Differential equations, modelling, numerical methods and computation are the everyday materials. Graduates often work in modelling and simulation, data analysis, finance, engineering, software and research.
(MS: Master of Science) Human Development and Leadership
Frameworks for explaining how people grow and change across a lifetime sit at the core here, together with the question of what conditions allow them to flourish. Psychological, social and economic accounts are compared and tested against evidence. Graduates often work in education, social services, policy, research and programme design.
(MS: Master of Science) Economic Development/Agribusiness
Economic development studies why some economies grow while others stall, and what raises living standards: investment, institutions, trade, health, education and inequality. Students combine economic analysis with evidence from programmes and policies in lower- and middle-income settings. Graduates often work in development agencies, government, research institutes and non-profits.
(MS: Master of Science) Economic Development
Economic development studies why some economies grow while others stall, and what raises living standards: investment, institutions, trade, health, education and inequality. Students combine economic analysis with evidence from programmes and policies in lower- and middle-income settings. Graduates often work in development agencies, government, research institutes and non-profits.
(MS: Master of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Watershed Science Concentration
Hydrology is the study of water as it moves through the environment: rainfall, rivers, groundwater, soil moisture, floods, and drought. Students learn measurement, modelling, and the management of water supply and risk. Graduates often work in water utilities, environmental consultancy, flood and catchment management, agriculture, and research.
(MS: Master of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Geoinformatics Concentration
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(MS: Master of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Environmental Geology Concentration
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(MS: Master of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Archaeology Concentration
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(MS: Master of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(MS: Master of Science) Chemistry
Chemistry studies matter: what substances are made of, how they react, and how new compounds and materials can be created and analysed. Laboratory technique and careful measurement sit alongside theory from organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. Graduates often work in pharmaceuticals, materials, energy, food and environmental testing, research and teaching.
(MS: Master of Science) Career and Technical Education
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration/Public Management Concentration
Public administration examines how governments and public organisations are run: budgets, staffing, service delivery, accountability and the implementation of policy. Students analyse cases of programmes that worked and those that failed, and why. Graduates often work in civil service roles, local government, international organisations and the non-profit sector.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration/Public and Community Health Concentration
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration/Nonprofit Leadership Studies
Public administration examines how governments and public organisations are run: budgets, staffing, service delivery, accountability and the implementation of policy. Students analyse cases of programmes that worked and those that failed, and why. Graduates often work in civil service roles, local government, international organisations and the non-profit sector.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration/Health Administration Concentration
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration/Forensic Accounting
Accounting deals with how financial information is recorded, verified and reported so that decisions can be made and organisations held to account. Study covers financial and management accounting, auditing, taxation and reporting rules. Graduates often work in accountancy practice, corporate finance teams, audit, tax, and financial management or analysis.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration/Economic Development Concentration
Public administration examines how governments and public organisations are run: budgets, staffing, service delivery, accountability and the implementation of policy. Students analyse cases of programmes that worked and those that failed, and why. Graduates often work in civil service roles, local government, international organisations and the non-profit sector.
(MPA: Master of Public Administration) Public Administration
Public administration examines how governments and public organisations are run: budgets, staffing, service delivery, accountability and the implementation of policy. Students analyse cases of programmes that worked and those that failed, and why. Graduates often work in civil service roles, local government, international organisations and the non-profit sector.
(MAED: Master of Arts in Education) Special Education/Moderate to Severe Disabilities P-12 Certification
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(MAED: Master of Arts in Education) Special Education/Mild Learning and Behavior Disorders P-12 Certification
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(MAED: Master of Arts in Education) School Counseling
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(MAED: Master of Arts in Education) Reading and Writing
Writing focuses on the craft of putting language to work — structure, voice, rhythm and revision — across forms such as fiction, essays, scripts and professional communication. Workshops, close reading and feedback on drafts are common. Graduates often move into publishing, editing, content and communications, teaching, or their own writing projects.
(MA/MS: Master of Arts or Master of Science) General Experimental Psychology
Psychology studies mind and behaviour: perception, memory, development, personality, mental health and how people act within groups. It is an empirical discipline, so designing research and interpreting evidence sit at its centre. Graduates often work in mental health services, research, education, human resources, user research and social services.
(MA/MS: Master of Arts or Master of Science) Clinical Psychology
Psychology studies mind and behaviour: perception, memory, development, personality, mental health and how people act within groups. It is an empirical discipline, so designing research and interpreting evidence sit at its centre. Graduates often work in mental health services, research, education, human resources, user research and social services.
(MA: Master of Arts) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
World Englishes studies the many forms English takes as it is used, adapted and reshaped by different speech communities. Work here covers pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and attitudes to variation, alongside questions of identity, power and standardisation. Graduates often go into language teaching, publishing, editing, research and communication roles.
(MA: Master of Arts) Mathematics/Mathematics Teaching
Applied mathematics uses mathematical tools to describe and solve problems drawn from the physical, biological, economic and engineering worlds. Differential equations, modelling, numerical methods and computation are the everyday materials. Graduates often work in modelling and simulation, data analysis, finance, engineering, software and research.
(MA: Master of Arts) History
Human history traces how societies have lived, ruled, traded, believed and changed over long stretches of time. Rather than memorising events, the discipline trains people to work with sources, question who wrote them and why, and build arguments about causes. Graduates often move into research, teaching, heritage, journalism, law and public policy.
(MA: Master of Arts) Higher Education and Student Affairs
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(MA: Master of Arts) English
World Englishes studies the many forms English takes as it is used, adapted and reshaped by different speech communities. Work here covers pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and attitudes to variation, alongside questions of identity, power and standardisation. Graduates often go into language teaching, publishing, editing, research and communication roles.
(EDS: Specialist in Education) Education Administration
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(EDS: Specialist in Education) Counseling/School Counseling Concentration
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(EDS: Specialist in Education) Counseling/Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration
Mental health as a field of study examines psychological distress and wellbeing: how conditions are understood and assessed, what helps recovery, and how services and communities support people. It draws on psychology, health practice and the social context of illness. Graduates often work in support services, care settings, research and community programmes.
(EDS: Specialist in Education) Counseling
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(BSW: Bachelor of Social Work) Social Work
Social work supports people facing hardship — family difficulty, disability, poor mental health, poverty, abuse or needs that come with age — and connects them with services and protection. Human development, law, policy and ethics join the practical skills of assessment and intervention. Graduates often work in child and family services, mental health, community organisations and local government.
(BSN: Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Nursing/RN to BSN
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(BSN: Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Nursing
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(BSE: Bachelor of Science in Engineering) Engineering Physics
Engineering physics sits between pure science and applied engineering: the physics that explains how matter, energy and waves behave, and the practice of turning those principles into working devices. Coursework leans on modelling, measurement and laboratory work. Graduates often enter research and development, instrumentation, electronics, energy or advanced manufacturing.
(BSE: Bachelor of Science in Engineering) Civil and Sustainability Engineering
Sustainable development studies how human needs — energy, food, housing, work — can be met without exhausting the systems everyone depends on. It draws on economics, environmental science, governance and social equity, and asks who bears the cost of each choice. Graduates often work in development organisations, environmental programmes, policy analysis and corporate responsibility.
(BSCh: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry) Chemistry
Chemistry studies matter: what substances are made of, how they react, and how new compounds and materials can be created and analysed. Laboratory technique and careful measurement sit alongside theory from organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. Graduates often work in pharmaceuticals, materials, energy, food and environmental testing, research and teaching.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Animal Health/Veterinary Technology
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Animal Health/Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Animal and Equine Science
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Agricultural Science/Horticulture Track
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Agricultural Science/Crop and Soil Management
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Agricultural Science/AgriScience Technology Track
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Agricultural Science/Agricultural Education Certification (5-12) Track
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BSA: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) Agricultural Science/Agribusiness Track
Agricultural engineering applies engineering to food production: machinery, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, storage, and the systems that move crops from field to processing. Students combine mechanical and environmental principles with an understanding of biology. Graduates often work in machinery, agribusiness, water management, rural infrastructure and research.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Public and Community Health
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Occupational Safety and Health/Occupational Safety and Health Track
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Occupational Safety and Health/Environmental Health and Safety Track
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Nutrition and Dietetics/Nutrition and Foods Track
Nutrition studies what food does in the body: how nutrients are absorbed and used, how diet relates to health and disease, and how eating habits are shaped by culture, income and availability. It mixes biochemistry and physiology with public health. Graduates often work in health services, the food industry, research and community nutrition programmes.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Nutrition and Dietetics/Dietetics Track
Nutrition studies what food does in the body: how nutrients are absorbed and used, how diet relates to health and disease, and how eating habits are shaped by culture, income and availability. It mixes biochemistry and physiology with public health. Graduates often work in health services, the food industry, research and community nutrition programmes.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Music Business
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Manufacturing engineering is concerned with how things get made at scale: machining and forming processes, automation, factory layout, quality control and the cost of every decision. It involves designing production lines and improving them once they are running. Graduates often work in production engineering, process improvement, automation and quality assurance.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Graphic Communications Media
Media studies and communication analyse how messages are produced, circulated and understood across journalism, broadcasting, advertising, film and digital platforms. Students examine audiences, institutions and the making of meaning, alongside practical production skills. Graduates frequently work in content creation, public relations, marketing communication, media planning, research and cultural organisations.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Exercise Science/Pre-Health Professional Track
Health care is concerned with how health services are organised, delivered and improved, taking in patient needs, clinical practice, ethics, quality and the systems holding it together. Health sciences sit alongside management and social science. Graduates often work in clinical support, health administration, public health bodies and service improvement.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology Track
Exercise science examines how the body responds to physical activity: how muscles produce force, how the heart and lungs adapt to training, and how movement can be measured and improved. It blends anatomy, physiology and biomechanics with practical testing. Graduates often work in fitness, sport performance support, rehabilitation settings and health promotion.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) English/Rhetoric and Philosophy Track
Rhetoric is the study of persuasion: how speech and writing move audiences, how arguments are built, and how style, context and audience shape meaning. Students read across classical and modern texts while practising analysis and composition. Graduates often go into communications, law, teaching, publishing, policy and public-facing writing.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Electromechanical Engineering Technology
Electrical engineering deals with electricity and electronics in all their uses: circuits, signals, power generation and distribution, control systems, communications and embedded devices. Theory, mathematics and laboratory work run together. Graduates often work in energy and power, electronics and semiconductors, telecommunications, automation, transport and product development.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Geology Track
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Geography and GIS Track
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Environmental Sciences Track
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Earth Science Secondary Certification (Grades 8-12) Track
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Earth and Environmental Sciences/Archaeology Track
Environmental science studies natural systems and the ways human activity alters them: climate, water, soil, air and ecosystems, along with the pollution and resource pressures that connect them. Fieldwork, laboratory analysis and data modelling are the usual tools. Graduates often work in environmental consultancy, conservation, water and waste management, regulation, research and sustainability roles.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Design Engineering Technology
Design is about shaping objects, images, spaces and experiences so they work well for the people who use them. Studio practice, sketching, prototyping and critique sit alongside research into users, materials and context. Graduates often work in studios and agencies, in-house creative teams, or independently across many industries.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Construction Management and Architecture/Construction Management Track
Architecture and design concern the shaping of buildings, interiors and objects, balancing function, structure, cost and the way people actually live and move. Studio projects, drawing, modelling and critique sit alongside history, theory and technical study. Graduates often work in architectural and design practices, planning and development, visualisation and construction-related roles.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Construction Management and Architecture/Architectural Design Track
Design is about shaping objects, images, spaces and experiences so they work well for the people who use them. Studio practice, sketching, prototyping and critique sit alongside research into users, materials and context. Graduates often work in studios and agencies, in-house creative teams, or independently across many industries.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Career and Technical Education/Occupation-Based Option Rank 1 Program
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Career and Technical Education/Family and Consumer Sciences Education/5-12 Certification Track
Family and consumer science looks at the everyday wellbeing of households: nutrition and food, family relationships, child development, personal finance, clothing and the home environment. The approach draws on the social and the applied sciences alike. Graduates often work in education, community and family services, extension programmes, public health or consumer-facing organisations.
(BS: Bachelor of Science) Career and Technical Education/Engineering and Technology Education/5-12 Certification Track
Engineering and technology cover the design, building and improvement of the systems, machines and processes societies depend on. Whatever the specialism, the method stays recognisable: apply mathematics and science, model the problem, test, and refine within real constraints of cost, safety and materials. Graduates work across industry, infrastructure, energy and technology development.
(BM: Bachelor of Music) Music/Performance-Vocal Track
Music combines performance, composition, and the study of how music is made, heard and understood across traditions. Technical craft, listening, theory and history support each other, with recording and sound technology never far away. Graduates often work as performers, composers, teachers and producers, and in arts organisations, media and the creative industries.
(BM: Bachelor of Music) Music/Performance-Instrumental Track
Music combines performance, composition, and the study of how music is made, heard and understood across traditions. Technical craft, listening, theory and history support each other, with recording and sound technology never far away. Graduates often work as performers, composers, teachers and producers, and in arts organisations, media and the creative industries.
(BM: Bachelor of Music) Music/Musical Theatre Track
Music combines performance, composition, and the study of how music is made, heard and understood across traditions. Technical craft, listening, theory and history support each other, with recording and sound technology never far away. Graduates often work as performers, composers, teachers and producers, and in arts organisations, media and the creative industries.
(BM: Bachelor of Music) Music/Music Education P-12 Certification Track Vocal
Music combines performance, composition, and the study of how music is made, heard and understood across traditions. Technical craft, listening, theory and history support each other, with recording and sound technology never far away. Graduates often work as performers, composers, teachers and producers, and in arts organisations, media and the creative industries.
(BM: Bachelor of Music) Music/Music Education P-12 Certification Track Instrumental
Music combines performance, composition, and the study of how music is made, heard and understood across traditions. Technical craft, listening, theory and history support each other, with recording and sound technology never far away. Graduates often work as performers, composers, teachers and producers, and in arts organisations, media and the creative industries.
(BM: Bachelor of Music) Music/Composition Track
Music combines performance, composition, and the study of how music is made, heard and understood across traditions. Technical craft, listening, theory and history support each other, with recording and sound technology never far away. Graduates often work as performers, composers, teachers and producers, and in arts organisations, media and the creative industries.
(BIS: Bachelor of Integrated Studies) Integrated Studies
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(BGS: Bachelor of General Studies) General Studies
Education explores how people learn, and how teaching, curriculum, assessment and school systems shape that learning. The subject draws on psychology and sociology while staying close to what happens in classrooms and institutions. Graduates often work in teaching and training, curriculum development, educational research, policy and administration.
(BFA: Bachelor of Fine Arts) Art/Studio Art Track
Fine arts centres on making work — painting, drawing, sculpture, print and other media — and on developing a personal visual language through sustained studio practice. Critique, art history and exhibition skills shape how artists think about their own output. Graduates often become practising artists, or work in galleries, teaching and the creative industries.
(BFA: Bachelor of Fine Arts) Art/Studio Art/Enhanced Art History Track
Studio art is practice-led: students make work in disciplines such as painting, sculpture, printmaking or mixed media while developing a critical vocabulary through critique and art history. Much of the time goes into experimenting with materials and building a portfolio. Graduates often sustain their own practice, or work in teaching, galleries and creative industries.
(BFA: Bachelor of Fine Arts) Art/Graphic Design Track
Graphic design shapes how information and ideas look and are understood, through typography, layout, colour, image and brand systems. Projects usually move from brief to research, concept, iteration and finished artwork, with critique along the way. Graduates often work in studios, in-house design teams, advertising, publishing and digital product design.
(BFA: Bachelor of Fine Arts) Art/Art Education P-12 Certification Track
Fine arts centres on making work — painting, drawing, sculpture, print and other media — and on developing a personal visual language through sustained studio practice. Critique, art history and exhibition skills shape how artists think about their own output. Graduates often become practising artists, or work in galleries, teaching and the creative industries.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Marketing/Hospitality and Tourism Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Marketing/Entrepreneurship Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Marketing
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Management/Human Resources Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Management/Hospitality and Tourism Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Management/Entrepreneurship Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Management
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Finance/Financial Planning Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
(BAB/BSB: Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Science in Business) Finance/Commercial Banking Track
Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.
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