Undergraduate Academic Programs

 Western Kentucky University offers more than 170 choices for undergraduate areas of study through majors, minors, associate degree programs, certificate programs, pre-professional study, and areas of concentration within majors.  Use this list to explore departmental descriptions of our academic programs.

Accounting
Acting – see Performing Arts
Advertising
Aerospace Studies
African American Studies
Agricultural Technology & Management
Agribusiness – see Agriculture
Agriculture
Agronomy – see Agriculture
Animal Science – see Agriculture
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics – see Mathematics
Applied Technology
Architectural Drafting Technology
Architectural Sciences – see Industrial Sciences
Area Study in Honors
Art
Art Education
Art History
Asian Studies
Astronomy
Athletic Coaching
Automated Industrial Systems Technology

Banking
Biochemistry
Biology
Biophysics
Botany – see Biology
Broadcasting
Business – Marketing Education
Business Administration
Business Economics
Business Management
Business Technology

Canadian Studies
Chemistry
City & Regional Planning
Civil Engineering
Coal Chemistry
Communication Disorders
Communication Studies
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Construction Management
Consumer and Family Sciences
Corporate & Organizational Communication
Criminology

Earth Science
Ecology – see Biology
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Elementary Education
Emergency Medical Technician
Engineering Physics – see Physics
Engineering-Civil – see Civil Engineering
Engineering-Electrical – see Electrical Engineering
Engineering-Mechanical – see Mechanical Engineering
English
English and Allied Language Arts
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Health – see Public Health
Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Planning – see Geography
Environmental Studies
Exceptional Education
Exercise Science – see Physical Education

Family and Consumer Sciences
Family Studies
Film Studies
Finance
Financial Planning
Folklore
Food Management
Food, Nutrition and Wellness – see Hospitality Management and Dietetics
French

General Studies
Genetics – see Biology
Geographic Information Systems
Geography
Geology
German
Gerontology
GIS and Spatial Analysis – see Geography
Government – see Political Science
Graphic Design – see Art
Graphic Design for Advertising majors

Health Care Administration
Health Education
Healthcare Information Systems
History
Horse Science – see Agriculture
Horticulture – see Agriculture
Hospitality Management
Hospitality Management and Dietetics
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management – see Hospitality Management and Dietetics

Industrial Sciences
Information Systems
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (B.S.)
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (A.A.)
Interior Design
International Business

Land Surveying
Latin American Studies
Leadership Studies
Leisure Studies – see Recreation
Library Media Education
Literature – see English
Lodging Management

Management
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing Management (B.S.)
Manufacturing Management (A.S.)
Manufacturing Sciences – see Industrial Sciences
Manufacturing Technology
Marketing
Mass Communication
Mathematical Sciences – see Mathematics
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Technology
Meteorological Technology
Meteorology – see Geography
Middle East Studies
Middle Grades Education
Military Science
Music
Music - A.B.
Music - B.M.

News/Editorial Journalism
Nursing (RN and Post RN)
Nursing (A.S.)
Nutrition and Dietetics – see Hospitality Management and Dietetics

Occupational Safety & Health
Office Management
Office Systems Technologies

Paralegal Studies
Paramedicine
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Administration
Philosophy
Photojournalism
Physical Education
Physical Education Teacher Education
Physical Geography – see Geography
Physics
Political Communication
Political Science
Pre-Chiropractic – see Biology
Pre-Dentistry – see Biology
Pre-Engineering
Pre-Forestry – see Agriculture
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine – see Biology
Pre-Optometry – see Biology
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy – see Biology
Pre-Podiatric Medicine – see Biology
Pre-Theology
Pre-Veterinary Medicine – see Agriculture
Psychology
Public Health
Public Relations

Radio and Television – see Broadcasting
Real Estate
Recombinant Genetics
Recreation
Religious Studies
Retail Management
RN Training – see Nursing
RN to BSN – see Nursing
Russia & East European Area Studies

Sales – see Marketing
Social Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Sport/Fitness/Wellness – see Physical Education
Sport Management – see Recreation
Statistics – see Mathematics
Sustainable Global Development – see Geography

Television Production – see Broadcasting
Textiles & Apparel Merchandising
Theatre
Tourism

Visual Arts
Vocational–Industrial and Technical Teacher Education – see Industrial Education

Women’s Studies
Writing