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Undergraduate Majors & Programs of Study
Western offers 66 baccalaureate degrees in the majors and options listed below. The University’s 4 colleges, 41 academic departments and
schools, and 750 faculty members provide excellent instruction - and prepare
students and graduates to compete in the global community.
All undergraduate majors have Honors College options available. Contact the Centennial Honors College for details.
(Majors and options below marked with an asterisk* are available in both the WIU-Macomb and WIU-Quad Cities campuses)
See also:
Majors A - J
- Accountancy*
- Acting -- Theatre
- African American Studies
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Business
- Agricultural Science
- Agriculture -- Teacher Certification
- American Government
- Anthropology
- Applied Music
- Art (B.A.)
- Art (B.F.A.)
- Art - Teacher Certification
- Athletic Training
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biology/Science -- Teacher Certification
- Botany
- Broadcasting
- Chemistry
- Chemistry/Science -- Teacher Certification
- Clinical Laboratory Science
- Communication*
- Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Computer Science
- Construction Management
- Dietetics
- Directing -- Theatre
- Early Childhood Education*
- Economics- Bachelor of Arts
- Economics- Business
- Elementary Education*
- Emergency Management
- Engineering*
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Technology*
- English
- English Teacher Certification
- Exercise Science
- Family & Consumer Sciences
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance
- Forensic Chemistry
- French
- French -- Teacher Certification
- General Studies (was Board of Trustees B.A.)*
- Geography
- Geology
- Graphic Communication
- Graphic Design (B.F.A.)
- Health Sciences
- Health Services Management
- History
- History -- Teacher Certification
- Hotel & Restaurant Management
- Human Resource Management
- Instructional Design & Technology
- Information Systems*
- Instructional Simulations and Games
- Instructional Methods and Training
- Instructional Multimedia and Web-Based Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Relations/Comparative Politics
- Journalism
Majors K - Z
- Kinesiology
- Law Enforcement & Justice Administration*
- Liberal Arts and Sciences*
- Literature and Language
- Management*
- Marketing*
- Mathematics
- Mathematics -- Teacher Certification
- Medical Sciences
- Meteorology
- Microbiology
- Music Business
- Music
- Music -- Teacher Certification
- Music Therapy
- Musical Theatre
- Network Technologies
- Nursing*
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Physics/Science - Teacher Certification
- Policing, Police Officer (view Law Enforcement & Justice Administration)
- Political Science
- Pre-Law
- Production Design - Theatre
- Psychology
- Public Administration/Public Policy
- Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration*
- Religious Studies
- Renewable Energy and Biofuels Technology
- Renewable Energy and Wind Technology
- Renewable Energy Policy, Planning and Management
- Social Work
- Social Studies Teacher Education/ Certification (view History -- Teacher Certification)
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Spanish Teacher Certification
- Special Education
- Speech (view Communication)
- Speech Pathology (view Communication Sciences & Disorders)
- Sports
- Sports Broadcasting (see Broadcasting - Sports)
- Sports Medicine (see Athletic Training)
- Supply Chain Management*
- Theatre
- Women’s Studies
- Youth Development
- Zoology
