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WKU Majors and Minors


WKU offers undergraduate degree programs including baccalaureate majors, minors, and certificate levels. Click on the academic area that interests you for more information.

  • WKU has a variety of online program and course options. Check with the department to see if the major you are interested in is offered primary online, or visit WKU Online.
  • To learn more about teacher certification (including endorsements), please visit Office of Teacher Services.
  • To learn more about graduate programs please visit the Graduate School.
  • WKU offers courses at four convenient locations, at our main campus in Bowling Green, or at our three Regional Campuses, including Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Ft. Knox, and Owensboro.

 

Academic Undergraduate Program Major Minor Certificate Pre‑Prof Degree JUMP*
Accounting BS
Accredited Financial Counselor
Advanced Professionalism
Advertising BA
Africana Studies
Agriculture BS
Agriculture (Agribusiness) BS
Agriculture (Agricultural Mechanization) BS
Agriculture (Agricultural Education) BS
Agriculture (Agronomy - Plant) BS
Agriculture (Agronomy - Soil) BS
Agriculture (Animal Science - Beef) BS
Agriculture (Animal Science - Swine) BS
Agriculture (Dairy Science) BS
Agriculture (General Agriculture) BS
Agriculture (Horse Science) BS
Agriculture (Horticulture) BS
Agriculture (Turf and Golf Course Management) BS
American Sign Language Studies
Anthropology
Anthropology (Applied Anthropology) BA
Anthropology (Archaeology) BA
Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) BA
Anthropology (Cultural Anthropology) BA
Applied Data Analytics
Applied Statistics
Architectural Science BS
Art History BA
Artificial Intelligence and Analytics (AIA)
Arts Administration
Asian Studies BA
Astronomy
Athletic Coaching
Biochemistry BS
Biology BS
Biophysics
Brewing and Distilling Arts & Sciences
Broadcasting
Business Administration
Business Data Analytics BS
Business Economics BS
Chemistry
Chemistry (ACS Certified) BS
Chemistry (Foundations Chemistry) BS
Chemistry (Teacher Education) BS
Child and Family Services (Family and Consumer Science Education) BS
Child and Family Services (Child and Family Services) BS
Child Studies
Chinese BA
Chinese Studies
Citizenship and Social Justice
Civil Engineering BS
Clinical and Community Behavioral Health
Commercial Music
Communication (Strategic Sport Communication)
Communication Disorders BS
Communication BA
Computer Information Systems
Computer Information Technology BS
Computer Science BS
Computer Science (General Concentration) BS
Computer Science (Systems/Scientific Applications) BS
Construction Management BS
Creativity and Innovation Management
Criminology BA
Dance BA
Data Science BS
Deaf Studies
Dental Hygiene BS, AS
Early Childhood Education Director
Economics BA
Economic Data Analytics
Electrical Engineering BS
Elementary Education BS
Emergency Management Disaster Science
Engineering Technology Management BS
English
English (Creative Writing) BA
English (Literature) BA
English (Professional Writing) BA
English for Secondary Teachers BA
Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies BS
Environmental and Occupational Health Science BS
Environmental Health
Esports Management
Executive Influence in Organizations
Exercise Science BS
Facility and Event Management
Family Studies
Film BA
Film Production BFA
Film Production (Film Animation) BFA
Film Studies
Finance BS
Finance (Analyst) BS
Finance (Investment) BS
Finance (General) BS
Finance (Financial Services) BS
Finance (Personal Finance Planning) BS
Financial Planning
Floristry
Folklore
Food Service Design
Game Design
Gender & Women's Studies
Geological Sciences (Environmental Earth Science) BS
Geological Sciences (General) BS
Geological Sciences (Geology) BS
Geographic Information Systems
Global Business
Graphic Design BFA
Health Care Administration BS
Health Education and Health Promotion
Health Informatics
Health Information Management BS
Health Sciences (Health Services Leadership & Management) BS
Health Sciences (Health and Social Welfare) BS
Health Sciences (Allied Health) BS
History (Cultural History) BA
History (History of Identity) BA
History (Peace, Conflict, & Human Rights) BA
History (Legal & Constitutional History) BA
History (Africana History) BA
History (History of Science, Environment, and Medicine) BA
History (Public History) BA
Honors (Self-Designated Studies) BA/BS
Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Food, Nutrition, and Wellness) BS
Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management) BS
Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Nutrition and Dietetics) BS
Interactive Training and Leadership
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (Non-Teacher Certification) BS
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (Teacher Certification) BS
Interdisciplinary Professionalism and Success
Interdisciplinary Studies (Arts) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Business) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Education) AIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Health) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Organization and Communication of Ideas) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Science) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Social and Behavioral Studies) AIS/BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Social Justice/Equity Studies) AIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainability) BIS
Interdisciplinary Studies (Technology) AIS/BIS
Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising (Fashion Merchandising) BS
Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising (Interior Design) BS
International Affairs BA
Journalism BA
Journalism Writing
Land Surveying
Latin American Studies
Legal Studies BA
Long-Term Care Administration
Management (Business Administration) BS
Management (Entrepreneurship) BS
Management (Global Business) BS
Management (Human Resources/Personnel Management) BS
Management (Supply Chain Management) BS
Managing Inclusive Organizations
Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS
Marketing
Marketing (Sales) BS
Marketing (Social Media) BS
Marketing (Strategic Marketing) BS
Mathematical Economics BS
Mathematical Economics (Actuarial Science) BS
Mathematics (Fundamentals of Analysis and Discrete Math) BA
Mathematics (Fundamentals of Applied Math) BA
Mathematics (Fundamentals of Math Studies) BA
Mathematics (General - Non-Teacher Certifiable) BA
Mathematics (Teacher Education) BA
Mechanical Engineering BS
Medical Laboratory Science BS
Meeting and Convention Planning
Meteorology BS
Middle Grades Mathematics BS
Middle Level Education Language Arts Single Area Certification BS
Middle Level Education Social Studies/Language Arts Dual Certification BS
Middle Level Education Social Studies Single Area Certification BS
Middle School Science BS
Military Leadership BS
Military Science
Molecular Biotechnology BS
Music BM/BA
Music (Extended) /BA
Music (Instrumental Performance) BM
Music (Music Education - Instrumental P-12) BM
Music (Music Education - Integrated P-12) BM
Music (Music Education - Vocal P-12) BM
Music (Vocal Performance) BM
Neuroscience (Neuroscience major accepting students for Fall 2025) BS
Neuroscience (Behavioral) BS
Neuroscience (Computational) BS
Neuroscience (Systems) BS
Nonprofit Administration
Nursing ASN/BSN
Occupational Safety and Health
Organizational Leadership BS
Organizational Supervision (General Supervision) AA
Organizational Supervision (Leadership) AA
Organizational Supervision (Real Estate) AA
Outdoor Experience Leadership
Paralegal Studies
Performing Arts (Acting) BFA
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) BFA
Performing Arts (Theatre) BFA
Performing Arts (Theatre Design and Technology) BFA
Personal Branding
Philosophy BA
Physical Education (Movement Studies) BS
Physical Education (Teacher Education) BS
Physical Education (Health Education) BS
Physics BS
Physics (Physics Education) BS
Piano Pedagogy
Political Science BA
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Forestry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Theology
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Professional Legal Studies BA
Psychological Science BS
Psychological Science (Applied Psychological Science) BS
Psychological Science (Biobehavioral Psychology) BS
Psychological Science (Clinical Psychological Science) BS
Psychological Science (Cognitive Psychology) BS
Psychological Science (Quantitative Psychology) BS
Psychological Science (Developmental Science) BS
Psychological Science (Neuroscience) BS
Psychological Science (Social Psychology) BS
Psychology BA
Psychology (Forensic Psychology) BA
Psychology (Sport Psychology) BA
Public Health BS
Public Relations BA
Real Estate
Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration (Essentials of Recreation, Parks, Events, and Tourism) BS
Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration (Comprehensive Study of Recreation, Parks, Events, and Tourism) BS
Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration (Nonprofit Administration) BS
Religious Studies BA
Sales
Science and Mathematics Education BS
Social Studies BA
Social Work BSW
Sociology BA
Sociology (Applied Community Activism/Community and Environment Focus) BA
Sociology (Applied Community Activism/Social Inequality Focus) BA
Sociology (Family, Gender, and Sexuality) BA
Spanish BA
Spanish (Language and Cultures) BA
Spanish (Communication) BA
Spanish (International Business) BA
Spanish (Health Sciences and Health Care) BA
Spanish (Legal Professionals) BA
Special Education: Learning & Behavioral Disorders and Elementary Education BS
Sport Management BS
Sport Media and Communication
Strategic Communications
Strategies for Trauma-Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience
Systems Engineering
Teaching English as a Second Language
Theatre BA
Tourism and Events
Visual Arts BFA
Visual Arts (Animation) BFA
Visual Arts (Graphic Design) BFA
Visual Arts (Studio Concentration) BFA
Visual Arts (User Experience Design) BFA
Visual Journalism and Photography BA
Visual Journalism and Photography (Photojournalism and Documentary)

BA

Visual Journalism and Photography (Photography) BA
Visual Studies (Art Education) BA
Visual Studies (Studio Art) BA
Workforce Administration BS
Workplace Communication
Worksite Health Promotion

 

* - JUMP = Joint Undergraduate-Master's Program. Qualified students may complete work on undergraduate and graduate degrees simultaneously. Please contact the academic department for more information.

** Programs listed as "BA" may be listed as "A.B." in the undergraduate course catalog.

◊ Pre-Professional programs are advising concentrations only.  WKU does not award degrees or certificates in pre-professional programs.


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