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Majors

The following majors, concentrations and programs of study are available at the University of Mary Washington. To the right are the listed undergraduate and graduate degree programs including majors and other programs of study. Programs and concentrations that do not offer formal majors are marked with an asterisk (*). See the Academic Catalog for further descriptions of the programs listed below. Students may also request to pursue a special major, an interdisciplinary program approved on a case by case basis. BA/BS students and BLS students follow different procedures for the approval of a special major. Information about these procedures is available below, following the list of special majors.

Major or Concentration

Degree Programs

Accounting*

MBA, BPS, Graduate Certificate

American Studies

BA/BS, BLS

Anthropology

BA/BS, BLS

Art And Art History

BA/BS, BLS

Biology

BA/BS, BLS

Business Administration (undergraduate)

BA/BS

Business Administration (graduate)

MBA

Chemistry

BA/BS, BLS

Classics

BA/BS, BLS

Computer Science

BA/BS, BLS

Computer Information Systems*

BPS

Contracts & Procurement Management*

MBA, Post Baccalaureate Certificate

Dance*

BA/BS, BLS

Diverse Student Populations M.Ed.

Economics

BA/BS, BLS

Education

BA/BS, BLS, M.Ed.

Educational Leadership M.Ed., Post-Master's Certificate
Elementary Education M.Ed., M.S.

English

BA/BS, BLS

English as a Second Language M.Ed., Graduate Certificate

Environmental Science

BA/BS, BLS

French

BA/BS, BLS

Geography

BA/BS, BLS

Geology

BA/BS, BLS

General Management * MBA

German

BA/BS, BLS

Gifted Education Graduate Certificate

Greek*

BA/BS, BLS

Health Education (Course topic only - not major)

BA/BS, BLS

Historic Preservation

BA/BS, BLS

History

BA/BS, BLS,

Information Security*

MBA

Instructional Technology Leadership M.Ed., Graduate Certificate

Interdisciplinary

BA/BS, BLS, BPS

International Affairs

BA/BS, BLS

Italian*

BA/BS, BLS

Latin

BA/BS, BLS

Leadership and Management*

BPS

Liberal Studies*

BLS

Library Science*

BA/BS, BLS

Linguistics*

BA/BS, BLS

Literacy Specialist M.Ed., Post-Master's Certificate
Management Information Systems (graduate) MSMIS

Management Technology*

MBA

Mathematics

BA/BS, BLS

Modern Foreign Languages

BA/BS, BLS

Music

BA/BS, BLS

Organizational Leadership

Certificate Program Only

Network Security*

BPS

Organization & Human Resource Dev.*

MBA

Philosophy

BA/BS, BLS

Physical Education*

BA/BS, BLS

Physics

BA/BS, BLS

Political Science

BA/BS, BLS

Pre-Dental*

BA/BS, BLS

Pre-Law*

BA/BS, BLS

Pre-Med*

BA/BS, BLS

Pre-Veterinarian*

BA/BS, BLS

Project Management*

MBA, Post Baccalaureate. Certificate

Psychology

BA/BS, BLS

Public Administration * MBA

Religion

BA/BS, BLS

Risk Management and Insurance MBA

Sociology

BA/BS, BLS

Spanish

BA/BS, BLS

Special Education M.Ed.

Speech*

BA/BS, BLS

Theatre

BA/BS, BLS

SPECIAL MAJORS

Procedures for approval of a special major for BA/BS students

Procedures for approval of a special major for BLS students
 
The following is a list of special majors that have been approved recently for BA/BS students and/or BLS students:
African American Studies
Arts Management

Asian Studies

Biochemistry

Communication

Conflict, Politics, and National Policy
Human Development
International Business
Italian Studies
Journalism
Linguistics
Latin American Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Psychology and Sociology of the Learner
Women's Studies