Designed to supplement the knowledge needed in the professional work environment or as a way to see if a graduate degree in GIS is a good fit. Students may earn this certificate without formal admission to a master’s program in engineering if they take the classes as a nondegree student.

Provides a knowledge base of biochemistry, combining chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and possibly other disciplines to understand how life works at the molecular level. Students find this integrated scientific knowledge is applicable for understanding the future of human health, sustainable energy, and the environment.

Students who are not majoring in an English creative writing track or are not majoring in English, and who have an interest in writing poetry or fiction, may enroll in the creative writing minor. The minor gives students the opportunity to complement their area of major study with experience writing and reading poetry or fiction.

Offers a strong foundation in primary knowledge areas as students learn to publish their research, evaluate the work of others, and present their scholarship at professional conferences. Graduates are prepared for a wide range of careers-in secondary and higher education, grant writing, English language instruction, corporate writing, and technical writing.

Offers geography majors the opportunity to concentrate on the topic of human-environmental interaction, emphasizing policy and social issues. This discipline can lead to a rewarding career in government (federal, state, local) or private industry, and also prepare students for graduate work.

Offers professional growth to students in their area of interest, when they take a variety of courses in mathematics, the natural and physical sciences, and computer science. The program’s signature aspect is a capstone experience that must truly integrate the interdisciplinary content into a unified program of research.

Designed to introduce students to the broad scope and diverse applications of professional writing. A rigorous application of writing research and theory is presented through courses such as professional writing, linguistics, multimedia composition, magazine writing, digital publication, creative writing, and academic writing.

Offers a focus on American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. Students receive specialized training in human rights, legal studies, indigenous studies, gender politics, race and ethnic politics, European studies, and urban politics. Multiple community partnerships provide practical learning and professional development opportunities.

Offers students qualitative and quantitative skills and sociological content to engage in the scientific study of social behavior, human groups, and social institutions and contribute to the betterment of society. Certificate options include criminology, families and social welfare, and health and medical sociology.

Provides students with knowledge of the history of urban farming, the modern agro-food system, and sustainable urban agricultural practices.