JCU Undergraduate Bulletin 2005-2007: Arts & Sciences -- Majors and Degrees

Majors and Degrees

The major normally consists of a group of courses in a single department, a number of which must be in the upper division. The specific courses, the number to be taken for the major, and the order in which they are to be taken are defined in the sections of this Bulletin devoted to departments and course descriptions.

Single-Discipline Majors
Majors may be taken in the following fields, leading to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of arts in classics degree:

Art History
Classical Languages (Greek, Latin)
Communication
Economics
Education (Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Multi-Age)
English
History
Mathematics Teaching
Modern Languages (French, German, or Spanish)
Philosophy
Physical Education and Exercise Science
Physics
Political Science
Religious Studies
Sociology

Majors in the sciences may be taken in the following fields, leading to the bachelor of science degree:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Engineering Physics
Mathematics
Physics
Psychology

Interdisciplinary Majors
Humanities -- The humanities major is a self-designed liberal arts major, administered by the Department of Art History and Humanities. Coursework consisting of 33 hours above the B.A. Core divisional requirements is derived from the disciplines of art history, literature, history, religious studies and philosophy. For additional information on the major see Humanities. Coordinator: Dr. Leslie S. Curtis, Department of Art History and Humanities.

World Literature -- An interdisciplinary major offered by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures and the Department of English. Students should consult the chairperson of either department. The program of courses selected for the major must be approved by the dean.