Majors & Minors

Over 40 majors and minors. Pursue your passions using the heart of the liberal arts approach: mastery of a body of knowledge, learning to think creatively, making connections, and analyzing information. Design your own interdisciplinary major by bringing elements from several subjects together.

Whatever your course of study, it will incorporate experiential learning — putting what you learn into practice through hands-on labs, community service, internships, and field projects.

All majors are assumed to provide a Bachelors of Arts degree, unless otherwise specified.

African-American Studies (m, OC)

American Studies

Anthropology (M, m, OC)
Double Majors:
» Anthropology/Sociology

Art (Studio) (M, m, OC)
Emphases:
» Ceramics
» Drawing
» Extended Media
» Graphic Design
» Painting
» Photography
» Printmaking

Art History (M, m, OC)

Arts Management (M)
Emphases:
» Art Concentration
» Music
» Theatre

Asian Studies (M, m)

Biology (M*, m, OC)
Emphases:
» Biomedical Science
» Science Education

Business
» Business for a Sustainable Future (M)
» Marketing Communication (M)
» Business/Accounting (M)
» International Economics and Business (M)

Chemistry (M*, m)
Emphases:
» Biochemistry
» Environmental Chemistry
» Materials Chemistry

Civic Engagement (m, OC)

Clinical Laboratory Science (M, OC)

Communication (M, m)

Computer Information Systems

Creative Writing (m, OC)

Criminal Justice

Economics (M*, m, OC)

Education (m)
Emphases:
» Elementary Education (PreK-6)
» Middle Education (6-8)
» Art Education
» Business Education (6-12)
» English (6-12)
» Foreign Languages - Modern
» History and Social Science (6-12)
» Music Education
» Sciences (6-12)
» Theatre Arts

Licensure:
» PreK-12 Licensure
» Secondary Education Licensure (6-12)

English (M, m)

Film (m)
Emphases:
» Film Studies
» Film Production

French (M, m, OC)

Global Poverty and Development (m, OC)

Health Care Administration (M, m)
Emphasis:
» Public Health

Certificates:
» Health Care Management
» Long Term Care Administration

Historic Preservation (m)

History (M, m)

Human Resource Management (m)

International Economics and Business (M)

International Relations (M)

M - Major
M* - Bachelor of Science also available
m - Minor
OC - ADP note: may require on-campus work in Staunton during daytime hours
WL - Offered in conjunction with Washington & Lee

Latin American Studies (m)

Leadership Studies (m)
Certificates:
» Leadership Studies

Management (m)

Marketing (m)

Marketing Communication (M)

Mathematics (M*, m, OC)

Mathematics (Applied) (M*, OC)

Military Science (Army ROTC) (m)

Ministry (m)

Music (M, m, OC)
Emphases:
» Music Education
» Music Literature and History
» Music Performance
instrumental, piano, voice

Naval Science (Navy, Marines ROTC) (m)

Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution (m)