As a GWSS major/minor you will examine gender and sexuality as cultural and social categories that organize and shape human experience. You will also explore how they intersect with other social differences such as race, class, ethnicity, nationality, religion, ability, and age. Sample courses and career paths here.
Geography majors/minors draw on natural and social sciences to understand Earth’s environments and how humans respond to and transform them. You'll touch on sustainable land use, migration, globalization, climate change, urbanization, and environmental justice. You can also choose Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as an emphasis, gaining map-making skills.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Geology majors/minors study the history of Earth and its life forms, learn about our changing global systems, and discover and preserve natural resources. Field, laboratory, and analytical research are emphasized, and you'll work with a close-knit community of faculty and students as you study landscapes, climate, natural hazards, mountain building, and the evolution and extinction of life on field trips in Minnesota and beyond. It's rocks and fossils and so much more. You'll graduate with the skills for multiple career paths.
Health and Physical Education (HPE) majors prepare to work with people of all ages and in many movement-related settings. Those who complete a major in HPE with state teaching licensure are typically preparing for work in K-12 educational settings, such as in Physical Education (Phy Ed., P.E.), and coaching. Majors also pursue graduate study in kinesiology-related disciplines. See sample courses and careers here.
History majors and minors learn how to ask good questions, use evidence to evaluate change and continuity, analyze cause and effect, put information in context, condense data into logic, and apply relevant information to understand the past and present. You will be a strong writer, researcher, and interpreter of information.
Majors/minors in Japanese Studies become open to opportunities with and related to a global economic power. Japanese Studies goes far beyond language skills. Check out these sample courses and careers.
Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) majors/minors discover the rewards of crossing borders. Discover more about LALACS, including sample courses, careers, and features.
The athletic training program, featuring a new master's degree track (MAT), provides access to top-tier facilities, including a new human donor lab, athletic training room, and state-of-the-art athletic facilities in the new Lund Center expansion.
As a Mathematics major/minor, you'll learn to ask challenging questions, make valuable connections, collaborate, explain complex problems, and use evidence-based reasoning. You'll explore patterns, the tools to understand them, and extrapolate ideas in an abstract setting. See sample classes and careers (including data, analysis, and actuarial science) here.
Perform, compose, teach. Majors/minors gain the tools and support to cultivate talent. They explore musical genres and traditions, study theoretical concepts and historical perspectives, and perform in collaborative, inspiring, and nurturing spaces. Sample courses and career paths—including conducting and directing bands and choirs—here.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nursing majors are professionals with clinical reasoning, critical thinking, interpersonal, and leadership skills that meet the demands of ever-evolving healthcare systems. Learn more about the major here.
Students in the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies major/minor consider problems of war, oppression, and violence. Dive into nonviolent conflict resolution and become advocates for a more just and peaceful world. See sample courses and career paths here.