Majors, Minors, and Areas of Study

Just an hour from Washington, D.C., UMW is a small school with growing diversity and passionate master teachers. Our liberal arts and sciences curriculum – with more than 60 majors, minors, and courses of study – will challenge your mind and let you explore.

Contact Us:
540-654-1232
admit@umw.edu

You are here: UMW / Academics / Majors, Minors, and Areas of Study / Archives for Minor

Minor

Musical Theatre

by


Students seeking the musical theatre minor strengthen technique by taking classes in these three areas and build their performance credentials by acting in musical productions at the University.

Areas of Study

Musical Theatre is an interdisciplinary minor that reflects the synthesis of music, dance, and theatre performance classes
THEA 218 – Voice and Body Movement
DANC 301, 302 – Intermediate Ballet
DANC 141, 142 – Beginning Jazz

Requirements

Minor Requirements

Twenty-four credits are required for the musical theatre minor.

Resource Links


Course Listing


Department Website

Actuarial Science

by

Majors, Minors & Areas of Study

Actuarial Science

Love crunching numbers?

Open to all majors, UMW’s minor program in actuarial science develops skills expected of entry-level actuaries and prepares you for your first two actuarial exams, typically enough to land work while you advance toward future exams required for certification. Learn to compute rates, premiums, and dividends, and anticipate and manage probabilities and risk. You could see your career opportunities multiply!

Areas of Study

Open to all majors, the UMW minor in actuarial science includes courses in math, economics, accounting, and computer science for a full range of knowledge in rates, risks, probabilities, and statistical analysis.

Career Opportunities

Consistently ranked as a top career choice, actuarial science can lead to exceptional earning potential. Actuaries most typically work in insurance, with pensions, or in consulting firms, but they also can find work with financial services industries, marketing/sales organizations, benefits management firms, and other types of businesses. The U.S. Department of Labor expects employment opportunities for actuaries to increase faster than average.

Internships

The Department of Mathematics, which hosts UMW’s minor program in actuarial science, offers internships at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Geico Insurance, and others.

Founded in 1982, the UMW chapter of the Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) honorary national mathematics society, promotes scholarly activities in math. The Mary Washington chapter inducts new members each April.

UMW’s minor in actuarial science requires 21 to 22 credits, including Calculus III, Probability and Statistical Inference, Theory of Interest, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Principles of Microeconomics, plus six to seven credits from your choice of Intermediate Accounting I and II, Computer Information Systems, Mathematical Economics, Macroeconomics, Money Banking, Investment Analysis, Numerical Analysis I and II, Probability and Statistical Inference.

UMW’s Department of Mathematics, which hosts the actuarial science major, offers several scholarship opportunities for qualifying students. For a complete list of scholarship opportunities available at UMW, visit the Office of Financial Aid.

Asian Studies

by

Majors, Minors & Areas of Study

Asian Studies

What can Asia teach the world?

The University of Mary Washington was one of the first U.S. institutions of higher education to establish philosophy courses in Asian thought. Our minor in Asian studies prepares grads for success in an increasingly global economy – and world – where Asia and the Pacific play a robust role. This interdisciplinary program explores language, literature, history, society, politics, and more. Take advantage of UMW’s Leidecker Center for Asian Studies, which promotes academic and cultural exchange, as well as a summer field study in Thailand and an exchange program in Hong Kong.

Areas of Study

The Asian studies minor at UMW explores Asian art, civilization, and geography. Along with Chinese, study schools of thought such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Choose from courses in Asian American literature, the history of Japan and China, and the politics of East and South Asia.

Career Opportunities

Graduates with a degree in Asian Studies are prepared to enter career paths including foreign service, language instruction and international business.

Internships

The University of Mary Washington’s unique location near the nation’s capital offers plenty of prestigious internships to boost students’ resumes and international understanding. More information on internship opportunities can be found on the Academic and Career Services site.

The Asian Studies minor requires 24 credits, including two semesters of an Asian language and six non-language courses that represent at least two different academic disciplines. At least half of these credits must be earned at the 300 level or above; no more than six may be earned through individual study and/or internships.

Find out more information about scholarships available to Asian studies minors.

Special Majors

Students also have the option to design a special major that combines courses from two or more academic disciplines into a coherent plan of study. Special majors are developed with a faculty advisor and approved by a curriculum committee. Examples of some of the special majors UMW students have developed are journalism, digital media studies, Italian studies, linguistics, biochemistry, communication, arts management, and Latin American studies.

Honors Program

The undergraduate Honors Program offers advanced students the opportunity to engage in rigorous honors designated coursework, interdisciplinary seminars, strong internship experiences, extended research and creative projects, and community service as part of a supportive community of learners.

Suggest Changes