University of Northern Iowa

Undergraduate Majors: A-Z List

For information on UNI's graduate programs, visit the Graduate College web site.

 

Key:
BA: Bachelor of Arts
BA-T: Bachelor of Arts Teaching
BLS: Bachelor of Liberal Studies
BS: Bachelor of Science
BS-PP: Bachelor of Science Pre-Professional (pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Dentistry, etc)

 

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Majors, Minors & Certificates

Accounting | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificate (International Business)

Air Quality | Major (BS)
American Ethnic Studies | Minor (BA)

American History | Minor (BA-T)
American Studies | Major (BA)
Anthropology | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Applied Physics | Major (BS)
Applied Physics/Engineering | Major (BS)
Art | Major (BFA) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Art (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Art Education | Major (BA-T)
Art: Art History | Major (BA)

Art: Studio | Major (BA) (ceramics, drawing, graphic design, jewelry and metals, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture)
Asian Studies | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Astronomy | Minor (BA)
Athletic Training | Major (BA)
Basic Science (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)

Biochemistry | Major (BS)

Bioinformatics | Major (BS)
Biology | Major (BA, BA-T, BS) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Biology: Biomedical | Major (BA)
Biology: Ecology and Systematics | Major (BA)
Biology: Microbiology | Major (BA)

Biology: Plant Bioscience | (BA)
Biotechnology | Major (BA)
Business Communication | Minor (BA)
Business Teaching | Major (BA-T) Minor (BA-T)
Chemistry | Major (BA, BA-T, BS) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Chemistry-Marketing | Major (BA)
Chemistry: Environmental | Major (BS)
Coaching | Minor (BA, BA-T)
Communication | Major (BA)
Communication Studies | Minor (BA) Certificates (Public Speaking)
Communication: Electronic Media | Major (BA)
Communication: Journalism | Minor (BA)
Communication: Public Relations | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Communication: Theatre | Major (BA-T) Minor (BA-T)
Communication: Theatre (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Communicative Disorders | Major (BA)
Comparative Literature | Minor (BA)
Computer Information Systems | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Computer Science | Major (BA, BS) Minor (BA) Certificate (Computer Applications)
Construction Management | Major (BS)
Criminology | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificate (Criminology)
Dance | Minor (BA)
Early Childhood Education | Major (BA-T)
Earth Science | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Earth Science: Interpretive Naturalist | Major (BA)
Economics | Major (BA) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Economic Development, International Business)
Electrical and Electronics Technology | Minor (BA)
Electrical and Information Engineering Technology (EIET) | Major (BS)
Elementary Education | Major (BA-T)
English | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Post-Colonial and Multicultural Literary Studies)
Environmental Studies | Minor (BA)
Ethics | Minor (BA)
European Studies | Major (BA)
Family Services | Major (BA)
Family Studies | Minor (BA)
Finance | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificate (Financial Analysis, International Business)
French | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Language Studies, International Commerce)
French (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
General Business Concepts | Minor (BA) Certificate (International Business)
General Studies | Major (BA)
General Studies: Registered Nurse | Major (BA)
Geography | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Cartography and Geographic Information Systems - GIS)
Geography: Environmental | Major (BA)
Geology | Major (BA, BS) Minor (BA)
Geology: Environmental | Major (BA)
German | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Language Studies, International Commerce)
German (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Gerontology | Major (BA) Certificate (Gerontology, Long Term Care)
Graphic Communications | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Health Education | Major (BA-T) Minor (BA-T)
Health Education (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Health Promotion | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificates (Global Health & Health Disparities, Environmental Health)
History | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Public History)
History (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Humanities | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificate (Leadership Foundations)

Instructional Technology | Minor (BA)
Interior Design | Major (BA)
International Affairs | Minor (BA)
Leadership Studies | Minor (BA) Certificates (Leadership Foundations)
Leisure, Youth and Human Services | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificates (Aquatics, Nonprofit Management, Outdoor Rec, Tourism, Youth Development, School-Age Care Leadership)
Library Media Specialist | Minor (BA-T)
Literacy Education | Minor (BA-T)
Management | Major (BA) Certificates (Training and Development in Business, International Business)
Management Information Systems | Major (BA) Certificates (International Business)
Manufacturing Technology | Major (BS)
Marketing | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificates (Research & Consulting, Entrepreneurship, International Business)
Mathematics | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Mathematics (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Mathematics: Statistics & Actuarial Science | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Mathematics: Applied | Major (BA)
Media | Minor (BA)
Meteorology | Minor (BA)
Middle Level Education | Major (BA-T)
Military Science | Minor (BA)
Modern Languages Dual | Major (BA, BA-T) Certificates (French Language Studies, German Language Studies, Portuguese Studies, Russian Language Studies, Spanish Language Studies, Translation-all languages, International Commerce)

Movement and Exercise Science: Dance Education | Major (BA)

Movement and Exercise Science: Exercise Science | Major (BA)

Movement and Exercise Science: Sport Psychology | Major (BA)
Music | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Music: Composition-Theory | Major (BM)
Music Education | Major (BM)

Music Education: Jazz | Major (BA-T)
Music: Jazz Studies | Minor (BA)

Music Performance | Major (BM)
Natural History Interpretation | Minor (BA)

Networking and System Administration | Major (BS)
Philosophy and World Religions | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Physical Education | Major (BA-T)
Physical Education (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Physics | Major (BA, BA-T, BS) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Political Communication | Major (BA)
Political Science | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T)
Politics and Law | Minor (BA)
Portuguese | Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Hispanic & Portuguese Studies, Portuguese Studies, International Commerce)

Pre-Dentistry | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Engineering | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Law | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Medical Technology | Major (BS-PP)
Pre-Medicine | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Mortuary Science | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Nursing | Major (BS-PP)
Pre-Nursing Home Administration | Major (BS-PP)
Pre-Optometry
| Major (BS-PP)
Pre-Pharmacy | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Physical Therapy | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Podiatry | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Radiological Technology | Major (BS-PP)

Pre-Theology | Major (BS-PP)
Pre-Veterinary | Major (BS-PP)
Psychology | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
Public Administration | Major (BA)

Real Estate | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificate (International Business)
Religion, Study of | Major (BA-T) | Minor (BA)
Russian | Major (BA) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (International Commerce)
Russian (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Russian & East European Studies | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Science: All Science Teaching | Major (BA-T)
Science: Middle/Junior High School | Major (BA-T)
Social Science | Major (BA-T)
Social Studies (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Social Work | Major (BA) Certificates (Conflict Resolution, Substance Abuse Counseling)
Sociology | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Skills in Social Research)
Spanish | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T) Certificate (Spanish for Special Purposes, Spanish Language Studies, International Commerce)
Spanish (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)

Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education | Minor (BA-T)
Special Education: Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate Disabilities (7-12) | Minor (BA-T)
Special Education: Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate Disabilities (K-6) | Minor (BA-T)
Special Education: Severe Disability | Minor (BA-T)
Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments | Minor (BA-T)

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences | Minor (BA)
Technology Education and Training | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA-T)
Technology Management | Major (BA) Minor (BA) Certificate (Technology Management)
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) | Major (BA, BA-T) Minor (BA, BA-T)
TESOL/Modern Language | Major (BA-T)
Textile & Apparel | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Theatre | Major (BA) Minor (BA)
Women’s Studies | Minor (BA)

World History| Minor (BA-T)
Writing | Minor (BA)

Writing: Professional Writing | Minor (BA)

Youth Services Administration | Minor (BA)