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          • Educational Psychology Minor
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          • Specialized Reading Instruction for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Graduate Certificate
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          • Visual Impairment and Blindness Minor
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          • Athletic Training, MS
          • Kinesiology Minor
          • Kinesiology, BS
          • Kinesiology, MS
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          • Esports Management Minor
          • Event Technical Production Minor (CEHD)
          • Food and Beverage Management Undergraduate Certificate
          • Hospitality Management Minor
          • Recreation Management Minor
          • Recreation Management, BS
          • Sport and American Culture Minor (CEHD)
          • Sport and Computer Game Design Minor (CEHD)
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          • Sport and Recreation Studies, MS
          • Sport Coaching Graduate Certificate
          • Sport Communication Minor (CEHD)
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          • Sport Management Minor
          • Sport Management, BS
          • Sports Analytics Minor (CEHD)
          • Tourism and Events Management Minor
          • Tourism and Events Management, BS
          • Wine and Craft Beverage Management Minor (CEHD)
      • College of Engineering and Computing
        • Computing Foundations Graduate Certificate
        • Data Analytics Engineering, MS
        • Data Analytics Graduate Certificate
        • Information Technology, PhD
        • Peace Engineering Minor (CEC)
        • School of Computing
          • Department of Computer Science
            • Applied Computer Science, BS
            • Computer Science Minor
            • Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate
            • Computer Science, BS
            • Computer Science, MS
            • Computer Science, PhD
            • Information Systems, MS (CS)
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            • Software Engineering Minor
            • Software Engineering, MS
          • Department of Information Sciences and Technology
            • Applied Cyber Security Graduate Certificate
            • Applied Information Technology, MS
            • Digital Media and Web Design Minor (CEC)
            • Information Sciences Graduate Certificate
            • Information Systems, MS (IST)
            • Information Technology Minor
            • Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate
            • Information Technology, BS
          • Department of Statistics
            • Biostatistics, MS
            • Data Analysis Minor
            • Federal Statistical Systems Graduate Certificate
            • Statistical Science, MS
            • Statistical Science, PhD
            • Statistics Minor
            • Statistics, BS
        • STEM in Society Minor (CEC)
        • Volgenau School of Engineering
          • Department of Bioengineering
            • Bioengineering Minor
            • Bioengineering, BS
            • Bioengineering, MS
            • Bioengineering, PhD
          • Department of Cyber Security Engineering
            • Cyber Security Engineering, BS
            • Cyber Security Engineering, MS
          • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
            • Advanced Networking Protocols for Telecommunications Graduate Certificate
            • Computer Engineering, BS
            • Computer Engineering, MS
            • Digital Forensics, MS
            • Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor
            • Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD
            • Electrical Engineering, BS
            • Electrical Engineering, MS
            • Machine Learning for Embedded Systems Graduate Certificate
            • Small Satellite Engineering Graduate Certificate
            • Smart Grid Technology Graduate Certificate
            • Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate (ECE)
            • Telecommunications, MS
          • Department of Mechanical Engineering
            • Mechanical Engineering Minor
            • Mechanical Engineering, BS
            • Microfabrication Graduate Certificate
            • Naval Ship Design Graduate Certificate
            • Responsible Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate
          • Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research
            • Aviation Flight Training and Management Minor
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            • Operations Research, MS
            • Sustainable Systems Engineering Minor
            • Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS
            • Systems Engineering and Operations Research, PhD
            • Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate (SEOR)
            • Systems Engineering Minor
            • Systems Engineering, MS
          • Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering
            • Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS
            • Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS
            • Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, PhD
            • Environmental Engineering Minor
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        • African and African American Studies Program
          • African and African American Studies Minor
        • Cultural Studies Program
          • Cultural Studies, PhD
        • Department of Communication
          • Communication Minor
          • Communication, BA
          • Communication, MA
          • Communication, PhD
          • Health Communication Minor
          • Journalism Minor
          • Photojournalism Minor (CHSS)
          • Political Communication Minor (CHSS)
          • Professional Experience in Communication Minor
          • Science Communication Graduate Certificate
          • Sport Communication Minor (CHSS)
        • Department of Criminology, Law and Society
          • Criminal Justice, MS
          • Criminology, Law and Society Minor
          • Criminology, Law and Society, BA
          • Criminology, Law and Society, BS
          • Criminology, Law and Society, MA
          • Criminology, Law and Society, PhD
          • Intelligence Studies Minor
        • Department of Economics
          • Economics Minor
          • Economics, BA
          • Economics, BS
          • Economics, MA
          • Economics, PhD
        • Department of English
          • College Teaching Graduate Certificate (ENGL)
          • Community and Public Writing Minor
          • Creative Writing, BFA
          • Creative Writing, MFA
          • Digital Media and Web Design Minor (CHSS)
          • Dynamic Publishing Minor (CHSS)
          • English Minor
          • English, BA
          • English, MA
          • Folklore and Mythology Minor
          • Folklore Studies Graduate Certificate
          • Linguistics Minor
          • Linguistics, PhD
          • Linguistics: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduate Certificate
          • Literature and Composition Graduate Certificate
          • Medieval Studies Minor
          • Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
          • Professional and Technical Writing Graduate Certificate
          • Professional and Technical Writing Minor
          • Publishing Practice Graduate Certificate
          • Screen Cultures Minor
          • Teaching English as a Second Language Minor
          • Writing and Rhetoric, PhD
        • Department of History and Art History
          • Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology Minor
          • Art History Minor
          • Art History, BA
          • Art History, MA
          • Digital Humanities Minor
          • Digital Public Humanities Graduate Certificate
          • Health, Disease, and Culture Minor
          • History Minor
          • History, BA
          • History, MA
          • History, PhD
          • Museum Studies Minor
          • Sport and American Culture Minor (CHSS)
        • Department of Modern and Classical Languages
          • Arabic Minor
          • Chinese Minor
          • Classical Studies Minor
          • Foreign Languages, BA
          • Foreign Languages, MA
          • French Minor
          • German Studies Minor
          • Italian Studies Minor
          • Japanese Studies Minor
          • Korean Studies Minor
          • Latin Minor
          • Russian Minor
          • Spanish Heritage Language Education Graduate Certificate
          • Spanish Minor
        • Department of Philosophy
          • Ethics and AI Minor
          • Philosophy and Law Minor
          • Philosophy for Social Change Minor
          • Philosophy Minor
          • Philosophy, BA
          • Philosophy, MA
          • Political Philosophy Minor
        • Department of Psychology
          • Applied Industrial and Organizational Psychology, MPS
          • Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate
          • Brain, Body and Behavior Minor
          • Clinical Psychology Minor
          • Cognitive Neuroscience Graduate Certificate
          • Developmental Psychology Minor
          • Forensic Psychology Minor
          • Health Psychology Minor
          • Industrial/Organizational Psychology Minor
          • Psychology Minor
          • Psychology, BA
          • Psychology, BS
          • Psychology, MA (CHSS)
          • Psychology, PhD
        • Department of Religious Studies
          • Judaic Studies Minor
          • Religious Studies Minor
          • Religious Studies, BA
        • Department of Sociology and Anthropology
          • Anthropology Minor
          • Anthropology, BA
          • Anthropology, MA
          • Immigration Studies Minor
          • Sociology Minor
          • Sociology, BA
          • Sociology, MA
          • Sociology, PhD
        • Global Affairs Program
          • Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asian Studies Minor
          • Global Affairs Minor
          • Global Affairs, BA
          • Global Affairs, MA
          • STEM in Society Minor (CHSS)
        • Latin American Studies Program
          • Latin American Studies Minor
        • Middle East and Islamic Studies Progam
          • Islamic Studies Minor
          • Middle East and Islamic Studies Graduate Certificate
          • Middle East and Islamic Studies, MA
          • Middle East Studies Minor
        • Russian and Eurasian Studies Program
          • Russian and Eurasian Studies, BA
        • School of Integrative Studies
          • Childhood Studies Minor
          • College Teaching Graduate Certificate (SINT)
          • Conservation Studies Minor (CHSS)
          • Environmental and Sustainability Studies, BA (CHSS)
          • Higher Education Administration Graduate Certificate
          • Higher Education and Student Development, MA
          • Human Development and Family Science Minor
          • Human Development and Family Science, BA
          • Individualized Study, BIS
          • Integrative Studies, BA
          • Integrative Studies, BS
          • Interdisciplinary Studies, MAIS
          • Leadership Minor
          • Nonprofit Studies Minor
          • Social Justice and Human Rights Minor
          • Well-Being Minor
        • Women and Gender Studies Program
          • LGBTQ Studies Minor
          • Women and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate
          • Women and Gender Studies Minor
      • College of Public Health
        • Department of Global and Community Health
          • Community Health, BS
          • Epidemiology Graduate Certificate
          • Global Health Graduate Certificate
          • Global Health Minor
          • Global Health, MS
          • Physical Activity in Public Health Minor
          • Public Health Graduate Certificate
          • Public Health Minor
          • Public Health, MPH
          • Public Health, PhD
        • Department of Health Administration and Policy
          • Health Administration, BS
          • Health and Social Policy Minor (HAP)
          • Health Informatics and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate
          • Health Informatics, BS
          • Health Informatics, MS
          • Health Information Technology Minor
          • Health Practice Management Undergraduate Certificate
          • Health Services Research, PhD
          • Health Systems Management Minor
          • Health Systems Management, MHA
          • Healthcare Quality Graduate Certificate
          • Senior Housing Administration Minor
        • Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
          • Food Systems Minor
          • Nutrition Graduate Certificate
          • Nutrition Minor
          • Nutrition, MS
        • Department of Social Work
          • Aging Studies Minor
          • Gerontology Graduate Certificate
          • Health and Social Policy Minor (SOCW)
          • Social Work Minor
          • Social Work, BSW
          • Social Work, MSW
        • School of Nursing
          • Nursing Education Graduate Certificate
          • Nursing, BSN
          • Nursing, DNP
          • Nursing, MSN
          • Nursing, PhD
          • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
      • College of Science
        • Advanced Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate
        • Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences
          • Atmospheric Science Minor
          • Atmospheric Sciences, BS
          • Climate Dynamics, PhD
          • Climate Science, MS
          • Earth Science Minor
          • Earth Systems Science, MS (AOES)
          • Geology Minor
          • Geology, BA
          • Geology, BS
          • Ocean and Estuarine Science Minor
          • Paleontology Minor
        • Department of Biology
          • Biology Minor
          • Biology, BA
          • Biology, BS
          • Medical Laboratory Science, BS
        • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
          • Chemistry and Biochemistry, PhD
          • Chemistry Minor
          • Chemistry, BA
          • Chemistry, BS
          • Chemistry, MS
        • Department of Computational and Data Sciences
          • Computational and Data Sciences Minor
          • Computational and Data Sciences, BS
          • Computational Science, MS
          • Computational Sciences and Informatics, PhD
          • Computational Social Science Graduate Certificate
          • Computational Social Science, PhD
          • Data Science Graduate Certificate
          • Government Analytics Minor (COS)
        • Department of Environmental Science and Policy
          • Conservation Biology Minor
          • Conservation Studies Minor (COS)
          • Environmental and Sustainability Management Graduate Certificate
          • Environmental and Sustainability Studies, BA (COS)
          • Environmental Consulting Minor
          • Environmental Policy Minor
          • Environmental Science and Policy, MS
          • Environmental Science and Public Policy, PhD
          • Environmental Science Minor
          • Environmental Science, BS
          • Sustainability Studies Minor
          • Sustainable Enterprise Minor
        • Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science
          • Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences, PhD
          • Earth Systems Science, MS (GGS)
          • Environmental GIS and Biodiversity Conservation Graduate Certificate
          • Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, MS
          • Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate
          • Geographic Information Systems Minor
          • Geography Minor
          • Geography, BA
          • Geography, BS
          • Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, MS
          • Geospatial Intelligence Graduate Certificate
          • Remote Sensing and Image Processing Graduate Certificate
          • Urban Informatics Minor
        • Department of Mathematical Sciences
          • Actuarial Sciences Graduate Certificate
          • Mathematics for Costello College of Business Students Minor
          • Mathematics Minor
          • Mathematics, BA
          • Mathematics, BS
          • Mathematics, MS
          • Mathematics, PhD
        • Department of Physics and Astronomy
          • Applied and Engineering Physics, MS
          • Astronomy Minor
          • Astronomy, BS
          • Astrophysics Minor
          • Physics Minor
          • Physics, BS
          • Physics, PhD
          • Renewable Energy Interdisciplinary Minor
        • Forensic Science Program
          • Forensic Science Minor
          • Forensic Science, BS
          • Forensic Science, MS
          • Forensics Graduate Certificate
        • Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN)
          • Neuroscience Minor
          • Neuroscience, BS
          • Neuroscience, PhD
        • Pre-Medical Undergraduate Certificate
        • School of Systems Biology
          • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Certificate
          • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, MS
          • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, PhD
          • Bioinformatics Management, MS
          • Bioinformatics Management, Professional Science Master's
          • Bioinformatics Minor
          • Biology, MS
          • Biosciences, PhD
          • Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Certificate
        • Science and Technology Policy Minor
        • Science Policy Graduate Certificate
        • Scientific Leadership and Practice Minor
        • STEM in Society Minor (COS)
      • College of Visual and Performing Arts
        • Arts Management Program
          • Arts Management Minor
          • Arts Management, MA
        • Computer Game Design Program
          • Computer Game Design Minor (CVPA)
          • Computer Game Design, BFA
          • Sport and Computer Game Design Minor (CVPA)
        • Film and Video Studies Program
          • Film and Video Studies Minor
          • Film and Video Studies, BA
        • Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music
          • Artist Graduate Certificate
          • Ethnomusicology Minor
          • Jazz Studies Minor
          • Music Composition Minor
          • Music Education Licensure for PK-12 Graduate Certificate
          • Music Education, PhD
          • Music for Well-Being Graduate Certificate
          • Music for Well-Being Minor
          • Music Minor
          • Music Pedagogy Minor
          • Music Technology Minor
          • Music, BA
          • Music, BM
          • Music, MM
          • Musical Arts, DMA
        • School of Art
          • Animation Minor
          • Art and Visual Technology, BA
          • Art and Visual Technology, BFA
          • Art Education Licensure Graduate Certificate
          • Arts and Social Change Minor
          • Arts Education, MAT
          • Digital Media and Web Design Minor (CVPA)
          • Dynamic Publishing Minor (CVPA)
          • Graphic Design Minor
          • Graphic Design Undergraduate Certificate
          • Illustration Minor
          • Photography Minor
          • Photojournalism Minor (CVPA)
          • Studio Art Minor
          • Web Design Minor
        • School of Dance
          • Dance Appreciation Minor
          • Dance, BFA
          • Global Dance Minor
        • School of Theater
          • Audio Production Minor
          • Design and Technical Theater Minor
          • Event Technical Production Minor (CVPA)
          • Teaching Theatre PK-12 Graduate Certificate
          • Theater Minor
          • Theater Performance Minor
          • Theater, BA
          • Theater, BFA
        • Visual and Performing Arts, MFA
      • Costello College of Business
        • Accounting Analytics Graduate Certificate
        • Accounting for Government Contracts Graduate Certificate
        • Accounting Undergraduate Certificate
        • Accounting, MS
        • Business Administration, MBA
        • Business Analytics Graduate Certificate
        • Business Analytics Minor
        • Business Analytics, MS
        • Business Fundamentals Graduate Certificate
        • Business Minor
        • Business, BS
        • Business, PhD
        • Chief Information Officer Graduate Certificate
        • Energy Transition Management Minor
        • Entrepreneurship Minor
        • Finance Minor
        • Finance, MS
        • Forensic Accounting Graduate Certificate
        • Global IT Leadership Graduate Certificate
        • Globally Responsible Business Practices Minor
        • Government Accounting Graduate Certificate
        • Government Contracting Minor
        • Human Capital and Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate
        • Information Security Management Graduate Certificate
        • International Business Minor
        • IT Strategy and Digital Transformation Graduate Certificate
        • Management Information Systems Minor
        • Management, MS
        • Marketing Minor
        • Marketing, MS
        • Operations and Supply Chain Management Minor
        • Organizational Conflict Resolution Minor (CCB)
        • Real Estate Development Minor
        • Real Estate Development, MS
        • Taxation, MS
        • Technology Management, MS
        • Wine and Craft Beverage Management Minor (CCB)
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        • Applied Science, BAS
        • Design Thinking Minor
        • Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
      • Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
        • Conflict Analysis and Resolution Graduate Certificate
        • Conflict Analysis and Resolution Minor
        • Conflict Analysis and Resolution, BA
        • Conflict Analysis and Resolution, BS
        • Conflict Analysis and Resolution, MS
        • Conflict Analysis and Resolution, PhD
        • Contemporary Dispute Resolution Graduate Certificate
        • Mass Atrocity and Genocide Prevention Graduate Certificate
        • Organizational Conflict Resolution Minor (Carter)
        • Peace Engineering Minor (Carter)
        • Sport and Conflict Resolution Minor (Carter)
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        • American Government Minor
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        • Biodefense, MS
        • Biodefense, PhD
        • Emergency Management and Homeland Security Graduate Certificate
        • Global Commerce and Policy, MA
        • Global Economic Policy Graduate Certificate
        • Global Health and Security Graduate Certificate
        • Global Systems Minor
        • Government Analytics Minor (Schar)
        • Government and International Politics, BA
        • Illicit Trade Analysis Graduate Certificate
        • International Security and Law, BA
        • International Security Minor
        • International Security, MA
        • International/Comparative Studies Minor
        • Legal Studies Minor
        • National Security and Public Policy Graduate Certificate
        • Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate
        • Organization Development and Knowledge Management, MS
        • Political Communication Minor (Schar)
        • Political Science, MA
        • Political Science, PhD
        • Public Administration, BS
        • Public Administration, MPA
        • Public Management Graduate Certificate
        • Public Policy and Management Minor
        • Public Policy, MPP
        • Public Policy, PhD
        • Science, Technology, and Security Graduate Certificate
        • Terrorism and Homeland Security Graduate Certificate
        • Urban and Suburban Studies Minor
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