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Focus Areas

Focus areas are clusters of majors that share a lot of characteristics including some coursework. Even if you’re not ready to declare a specific major, identifying a focus area is a great first step that puts you on the path toward graduating on time. There are nine different focus areas at Georgia Southern.

Click on the blue boxes below to learn more about your focus area of interest. Additionally, you will be able to view program maps for each major. Remember program maps show just one way you can reach your academic goal!

Arts Focus Area

Students focusing in the Arts are trained to use the creative side of their brain, which enhances their symbiotic thinking capabilities, their oral and written communication skills, their critical thinking capacity, and their ability to kick-start a new idea and bring it to fruition. They are well prepared for careers in the Visual, Musical, and Theatre Arts, as well as other career paths and occupations. Students focusing in the Arts also gain a strong sense of personal and social responsibility preparing them to deal with the complexities of today’s workplace and world.

College of Arts and Humanities
CAH Advisement

Majors
Art, B.A

Students select one of two concentrations: Studio Art or Art History, and have a unique opportunity to combine their major concentration with a minor field of study. The Studio Art concentration explores a variety of media within the broader context of a Liberal Arts education and Art history to gain general skills and knowledge in several studio art disciplines. This degree concentration prepares students for advanced study in studio art or a broad range of art-related careers or professions in which an understanding of art, aesthetics, and visual design is essential. The Art History concentration will investigate and analyze visual styles, cultural movements, and social evidence over thousands of years to gain a greater understanding of art and its connections between different time periods and cultures. Students explore a specialized knowledge area to develop skills in research, synthesis, and critical analysis about a broad range of cultural and historical genres in the field, preparing students for graduate school and careers in cultural preservation, museum studies, or gallery work.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Maps: Art History • Studio ArtDepartment Website • Career Opportunities

Art, BFA

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a professional undergraduate degree. Students select one of two concentrations: Studio Art or Art Education. The Studio Art concentration allows students to select a sequence of upper-level studio experiences and Art History courses to personalize discipline-specific mastery and/or interdisciplinary professional practice. This way of learning helps students be more creative, understand and express their artistic ideas better, improve their skills, and become an expert in their chosen area of art. This degree concentration prepares students for graduate school, studio practice, or professional careers in art-related fields. The Art Education concentration equips students to become model teachers to meet the evolving needs of educational environments in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Students explore a variety of art media and art history courses to assist in the development of professional knowledge of fundamental art concepts, materials, and teaching techniques.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Maps: BFA Art Education • BFA Studio Art • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Graphic Design

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design prepares students for careers in today’s creative and innovative society. Students are challenged with visual problem solving process to generate successful solutions to commercial, cultural, global, and social communication problems. Visual communication solutions typically include: complex identity and branding systems, publications and layout, motion sequences, advertising, retail products, architectural signage, information structures, websites and interactive displays. Along with coursework, professional opportunities and practical experience are a cornerstone of the program that provide the students with a portfolio that will enable them to enter the industry.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Music

Prepares students for careers in concert or jazz performance, music education, composition, and arranging, or the general music industry.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Pages: Music Education (Choral)Music Education (Instrumental)Music B.A. Music Industry • Music Composition • Music Instrumental Performance • Music Piano Performance • Music Voice Performance 

Program Maps: Music Education Choral • Music Education Instrumental • Music Composition • Performance (Instrumental) • Performance (Piano) • Performance (Voice)  

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Theatre

Provides students the opportunity to perform, direct, design sets, be a lighting and sound technician, serve as a stage manager, or work with behind the scenes business elements of theater.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Behavioral and Social Sciences Focus Area

The Behavioral and Social Sciences encompass the entire spectrum of the human experience. Students in the Behavioral and Social Science disciplines have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through research, internships, and field work. Students gain skills in critical thinking, ethics, problem-solving, creativity, and communication that prepare them for rewarding careers, lifelong learning, and engaged global citizenship. Students become well-prepared for careers in social services, business, industry, education, law, government, or research.

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (all majors below except Sports Management)

CBSS Advisement

Waters College of Health Professions (Sports management)

WCHP Advisement

Majors
Anthropology

Provides student opportunities to engage with each of the four major areas of anthropology – cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and biological anthropology. These areas encompass study of social processes across the world, from all time periods. Successful majors will develop a broad-based understanding of the human condition.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program MapDepartment Website • Career Opportunities

Human Development & Family Science

Provides students foundation and practicum experiences to work with individuals and families across the life span in three emphasis areas: child development, child life, and family services. The major prepares students for career opportunities in child and family services and includes jobs in family life education, youth development, preschool education, rehabilitation, child care administration, child life, aging and family care, and other human/social service fields. To complement the major, students may choose minors or concentrations such as recreation, psychology, international studies, Spanish, justice studies, business, and public relations.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog PageProgram MapDepartment Website • Career Opportunities

Criminal Justice & Criminology

The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology provides a comprehensive examination of justice, crime, and the law. Faculty teach and research a variety of topics reflecting their diverse social science backgrounds.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Pages: Criminal Justice & Criminology Track • Cybercrime Track 

Program Maps: Criminal Justice & Criminology Track • Cybercrime Track 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Fashion Merchandising/Apparel Design

Provides students two emphasis areas: design or merchandising. The major focuses on the diverse careers in the fashion industry such as merchandising & buying, fashion promotion, apparel design, styling & visual merchandising, computer-aided design, and product development. Students may choose various minors such as marketing, public relations, sustainability, and art to accompany their major.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Pages: Design Emphasis • Merchandising Emphasis

Program Maps: Design Emphasis • Merchandising Emphasis

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Interior Design

Gives students curriculum, studios and field experiences in interior design, including formal course work in design, materials and systems, lighting, CAD and textiles. Careers include corporate design, residential design, space planning, furniture design, lighting design, historic preservation.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map (fall start)Program Map (spring start) • Department Website • Career Opportunities

International Studies

The Bachelor of Arts program in International Studies is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of world affairs and how they affect U.S. foreign and domestic policies. One of the main objectives of this program is to prepare students to cope realistically and intelligently with the changing world, a world which is becoming increasingly interdependent and in which vast new multiplications of cultural forces are emerging.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page: Foreign Language EmphasisRegional Emphasis

Program Map: Foreign Language EmphasisRegional Emphasis

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Political Science

Political Science is the study of government and focuses on its structure and function and the necessity for human social order. Political Science study attempts to provide the student with a better understanding of political parties, interest groups, international relationships, justice, and power. Political Science trains students to be observers of political behavior in their home country and around the world.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page: Political Science (General) Global Security Studies Law & Politics

Program Map: Political SciencePolitical Science (Global Security Studies ) Political Science (Law & Politics)

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Psychology

Provides students options for research in animal learning, sensation and perception, cognition, physiological psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, psychology of religion and clinical psychology.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong, Liberty

Catalog Pages • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Recreation

The Recreation and Tourism Management program at Georgia Southern University is the only accredited four-year bachelor’s degree for this field in the state of Georgia. Choose from one of three emphasis areas that lead to rewarding professions that provide life-changing programs and services. Learn the skills you need to become a young professional who can provide enriching recreation experiences for youth and adults, bring families and communities together, care for natural and cultural resources, and provide the basis for the economic growth of local communities.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Pages: Outdoor Recreation Emphasis • Tourism and Community Leisure Services Emphasis 

Program Maps: Outdoor Recreation Emphasis • Tourism and Community Leisure Services Emphasis 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Sociology

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Since all human behavior is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious cults; from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; and from the sociology of work to the sociology of sports. Sociology provides many distinctive perspectives on the world, generating new ideas and critiquing the old. The field also offers a range of research techniques that can be applied to virtually any aspect of social life: street crime and delinquency, corporate downsizing, how people express emotions, welfare or education reform, how families differ and flourish, or problems of peace and war. Because sociology addresses the most challenging issues of our time, it is a rapidly expanding field whose potential is increasingly tapped by those who craft policies and create programs.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page 

Program Maps: Sociology • Human Services Emphasis 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Sports Management

Prepares students by examining a variety of issues related to the operations of sport organizations, sport facilities, and sporting events. A business minor is incorporated into this program.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page 

Program Maps: Marketing and Revenue Concentration • Sport Development Concentration • Athletic Administration Concentration 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Business Focus Area

The Business Focus Area prepares young professionals for exciting and rewarding careers in the fields of accounting, economics, finance, information systems, logistics, management, and marketing. The coursework for a degree in business is designed to ensure students can build the foundation necessary for today’s highly competitive global business environment. Business majors have the opportunity to gain out-of-classroom experience through internships and specialized study abroad programs which help them to grow both professionally and personally while gaining leadership skills.

Parker College of Business

PCOB Advisement

Majors
Accounting

Accounting is the language of business. Using their analytical and problem-solving skills, accountants provide big-picture thinking and an understanding of how financial data impacts every aspect of the organization. The accounting program prepares students for a wide range of professional careers in public accounting, industry and finance, and in specialty areas such as forensic accounting and fraud examination and government and non-profit accounting.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Economics

Provides students with a broad knowledge of economic tools to provide a foundation for careers in business, economics, finance or law.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page 

Program Maps: B.B.A. Economics • B.B.A. Economics/International Business

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Finance

Finance is concerned with the valuation and exchange of assets over time. It combines elements of accounting, economics and statistics to analyze financial problems and decisions. Finance questions addressed include asset pricing, financing and choice of alternative investment opportunities, domestic and international financial institutions and markets, corporate governance, and risk management.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Information Systems

Blends experience using leading edge information technologies with business knowledge to address business problems and illustrate the value of business/IT alignment. Emphasis areas include: accounting information systems, business intelligence, electronic commerce, enterprise resources planning, enterprise security, and logistics information systems.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page

Program Maps: Enterprise Systems Emphasis • Business Analytics Emphasis • Enterprise Security Emphasis

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Management

Emphasizes the integrative nature of the management discipline in planning, leading, organizing, and controlling contemporary profit and non-profit organizations. Emphases include entrepreneurship/small business, hospitality, human resources, and operations.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page

Program Maps: Management • Hospitality Management Concentration • Entrepreneurship & Innovation Concentration • Human Resource Management Concentration 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Marketing

Provides students with an awareness of the marketing problems confronting today’s business firms, some knowledge and experience in application of the tools and techniques of marketing problem solving, and a more detailed knowledge of one or more specific areas of the marketing discipline. Emphases include fashion merchandising, retailing and sales management.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page

Program Maps: MarketingMarketing Fashion Merchandising Emphasis • Marketing Sales and Sales Management Emphasis

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Supply Chain Management

A degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management prepares students for the many jobs available in this challenging and rapidly expanding field. Basic LIT courses focus on logistics and transportation concepts and principles. Advanced courses focus on logistics operations, international logistics, and intermodal distribution issues.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Pages: Supply Chain Management Operations & Supply Chain Management EmphasisSupply Chain Management Logistics & Intermodal Transportation Emphasis

Program Maps: Operations & Supply Chain Management Emphasis • Logistics & Intermodal Transportation Emphasis  

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Computing Focus Area

The Computing fields help students develop analytical and problem solving skills and apply them to today’s – and tomorrow’s – technology. Computer Science provides a strong emphasis on programming and software development for fields such as computer security, mobile computing, game programming, and broadband networking. Information Technology prepares students to build websites and apps, establish and maintain computer networks, and solve problems using data analytics. Students learn about artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and digital forensics, and data mining.

College of Engineering and Computing

CEC Advisement

Majors
Computer Science

Provides students with a solid foundation in the design, implementation, and application of computer software systems, an understanding of the concepts of computer science and functional background in computer hardware and understanding in math.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Information Technology

Prepares tomorrow’s IT innovators and digital problem-solvers who will lead America’s fastest growing career field. Specialization areas include Information Management, Web and Multimedia Foundations, and Networking and Datacenter Administration.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Pages: B.S.I.T. • B.S.I.T. (WebBSIT) 

Program Maps: Information Technology (General) • Information Technology Data Science ConcentrationInformation Technology, B.I.T. (WebBSIT)

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Education Focus Area

The Education Focus Area is for students who are interested in working in the teaching field and making a difference in the lives of others. Students can then choose to focus on teaching pre-k, elementary grades, middle grades, high school, special education, or health and physical education. Students gain hands-on experience in a variety of public school settings, helping them to develop excellent practical teaching skills.

College of Education

COE Advisement

Majors
Elementary Education

Prepares students to teach grades P- 5th grade with a variety of coursework and field experience prior to certification.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong, Liberty

Catalog Page

Program Maps: Elementary Ed Cert Program • Dual Cert Program 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Birth to Kindergarten

The goal of the Birth-Kindergarten Teacher Education concentration is to prepare you to work professionally with children and their families in a variety of settings, including serving children with special needs. This early childhood education program takes a holistic approach to addressing the diverse needs of children and families to ensure high quality and equitable classroom experiences for each and every child.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Pages: Certification TrackNon-Certification Track

Program Map: Certification Track

Department WebsiteCareer Opportunities

Health & Physical Education

Prepares students in becoming health and physical educators by learning how to plan and implement a developmentally appropriate P- 12 health education curriculum in tradition school settings.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Middle Grade Education

Prepares students to teach 4th through 8th grade with specialization areas in language arts, mathematics, science or social studies. Formal curriculum requirements and field experience lead to certification.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Secondary Education

The Secondary Education Bachelor of Science in Education degree is a professional degree for individuals seeking initial teacher certification in Georgia to teach 6th-12th grades. Additional admission requirements must be met to enter the Secondary Education B.S.Ed. Certification Track program. Students seeking teacher certification are first admitted to the Secondary Education B.S.Ed. Professional Studies Non-Certification Track. This track does not lead to teacher certification.  Upon meeting B.S.Ed. teacher education admission requirements at the completion of Area F, those students seeking initial teacher certification will be admitted to the Certification Track. Successful completion of all program requirements and all Georgia Professional Standards Commission certification requirements will prepare an individual to gain teacher certification in Georgia. Concentration areas include Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Math, or Physics.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Pages for Certification Tracks: Biology • Chemistry • English • History • Mathematics  • Physics  

Program Maps: Biology • Chemistry • English • History • Mathematics •  Physics.

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Special Education

Prepares students to teach special education at any level P-12. Concentration areas include language arts, reading, or mathematics.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Engineering Focus Area

Focusing studies in an Engineering field will help students to think critically, create, and innovate. Students develop analytical and problem-solving skills that will prepare them for high demand, dynamic careers. Civil engineers and construction engineers plan, design, and manage our infrastructure, so students can learn how a bridge was designed or how drinking water is made safe. Electrical engineers design and develop electrical and electronic systems and devices, from cell phones to robotics to power plants. Computer Engineers contribute to advancements in digital technology, computer networking, and computer systems. Manufacturing engineers design and maintain the processes that produce and improve upon everyday products used in our global economy. Mechanical engineers design and create essential systems such as cars, ships, and aircrafts as well as environmental systems, medical equipment, and almost any system that uses or produces energy or has moving parts.

College of Engineering and Computing

CEC Advisement

Majors
Civil Engineering

Prepares students for careers in the environmental, structural, and transportation design areas of the discipline in the local, state, regional, national, and international markets. This degree is of particular importance as increasing emphasis is placed on improving infrastructure.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Southern prides itself on being applied, attentive, and accomplished. As electrical or computer engineers, we do more than just study theory. You will begin your first semester with hands-on experience in a studio or laboratory environment. Whether it is a fundamental lecture or a one-on-one research experience, upon completion you will feel confident in your abilities to help solve the engineering problems of the world.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Construction Engineering

Construction engineers are equipped to design and oversee the construction, maintenance and rebuilding of infrastructural facilities such as roads, bridges, airports, buildings and water treatment facilities in ways that best meet the unique demands of a particular environment.  You will often work with a team including civil engineers and construction managers to solve technical challenges of complex construction projects.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Construction Management

A bachelor’s degree in construction management degree will prepare you to oversee construction projects in all stages. You’ll plan the projects with architects and engineers, budget with cost estimators and manage construction with laborers.

Campus: Statesboro

 Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Electrical Engineering

Blends classroom instruction with hands on experience to train students in the areas of electronics, digital communication, computer architecture, industrial control, and electrical power systems.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Manufacturing Engineering

The Manufacturing Engineering (MfgE) curriculum is hands-on and career- oriented. Students gain broad, practical knowledge in the major areas of Manufacturing Engineering. Manufacturing engineers work closely with mechanical, electrical and other engineers as a member of the design team to ensure manufacturability of the product while considering recycling and other aspects of the product life cycle. They also concentrate on the facilities, equipment, processes and methods necessary for the efficient and safe production of products in a globally competitive environment. Manufacturing engineers direct and coordinate the processes for transforming materials into products and guide the design, and conduct analysis and modification of product design to ensure the viability of the design for manufacturability.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Mechanical Engineering

Blends classroom instructions with hands on experience. Emphases include mechanical design analysis, material science/manufacturing processing, thermal-fluid-energy sciences, computer-aided engineering graphics and analysis/ electro-mechanical devices and controls with an emphasis in technical measurements.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Software Engineering

Software Engineers create software systems that drive businesses in every sector of the economy. The Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (BSSE) prepares students for success in the field by building a solid foundation in the technical and soft skills needed for analyzing, designing, implementing, testing, modifying, optimizing and managing complex software systems. The BSSE takes a more technical, profession-centric approach to learning how to create and maintain software systems. The software engineering degree focuses on the applied, practical skills and professional practices needed when designing and maintaining software systems including learning to use available tools and processes to design and maintain computer software. The curriculum includes traditional computer science courses and software engineering specific courses that include extensive coverage of topics such as project management, quality assurance, and software testing.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Health Professions Focus Area

The Health Professions prepare students to impact the health and quality of life for individuals, families, and communities. Health professionals are passionate about making a difference in their community, are invested in health-related prevention and treatment, and work in a wide range of disciplines. Students can learn how to identify and assess health trends, evaluate educational programs for at-risk populations, or develop the knowledge and skills needed to work in a variety of healthcare settings and jobs such as nursing, exercise physiology, radiology, medical lab science, healthcare administration, and physical, respiratory, or speech therapy.

Waters College of Health Professions (all majors below except Public Health)

WCHP Advisement

Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (Public Health)

Public Health Advisement

Majors
Communication Sciences & Disorders

The communication sciences and disorders major provides preparation in the normal processes of communication and its development, as well as in the identification and treatment of communication disorders for students whose career interests include audiology and speech-language pathology.  In addition, the major provides a broad foundation in normal and disordered aspects of speech, language, and hearing for students who are interested in pursuing careers in disciplines such as deaf education, speech science, hearing science, special education, and child development.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Exercise Science

Focuses upon the study of how and why exercise affects the human body. Students interested in a career in physical therapy often major in exercise science. Careers include fitness/wellness centers, research labs, and cardiac and physical rehabilitation centers.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog PageProgram MapDepartment Website • Career Opportunities

Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Health Sciences is designed to teach students and practicing health professionals the view that health is separate from illness. Students will develop expertise in the health sciences, while focusing on applied health-related areas.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Pages: General Health Science • Health Science Health Informatics Concentration 

Program Maps: Health Sciences (General) • Health Informatics 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Medical Laboratory Sciences

Medical laboratory scientists (also known as medical technologists) provide essential clinical information to healthcare providers and are responsible for assuring reliable results that contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of physiological and pathological conditions. Laboratory tests are extremely valuable and contribute up to 70% of all medical decisions made by healthcare providers. Medical Laboratory Scientists perform and/or supervise the testing of blood, urine, spinal fluid and other body specimens. Applying knowledge of chemistry, mathematics and biology, the medical laboratory scientist uses both manual and automated techniques to provide diagnostic data to physicians.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Pages: On CampusOnline 

 Program Map Department Website • Career Opportunities

Nursing

Provides students a comprehensive and innovative bachelor of science in nursing program that promotes health and quality of life using a global perspective. Students in the nursing program learn through classroom and diverse clinical experiences.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Pages: Accelerated B.S.N. • B.S.N. Nursing • RN to BSN 

Program Maps: Nursing • Nursing (Accelerated)RN to BSN

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Nutrition and Food Science

Provides students classroom and hands-on learning in the fascinating careers of food and nutrition. Students may select an emphasis in one of three areas: dietetics, community nutrition or food systems administration.

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Pages: Community Nutrition • Dietetics • Food Science/Food Systems Administration 

Program Maps: Community Nutrition • Dietetics • Food Science/Food Systems Administration 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Public Health

Gives students the knowledge to plan, implement, and evaluate disease prevention as well as promote healthy activities.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong, Online

Catalog Page

Program Maps: Epidemiology • Health Education and Promotion • Global Health Emphasis • Environmental Health

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Radiologic Sciences

Radiologic Sciences is a comprehensive term applied to the science of administering radiation, ultrasound, or magnetism to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries. Georgia Southern University offers Bachelor of Science degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates leading to certification in several career specialties in the radiologic sciences.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Pages: Bridge Program • Cardiovascular/Interventional Science • Diagnostic Medical Sonography • Nuclear Medicine • Radiation Therapy • Radiography • Special Options Program 

Program Maps: Diagnostic Medical Sonography • Radiography • Radiation Therapy • Nuclear Medicine • Cardiovascular/Interventional Science 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

Rehabilitation Sciences

This degree provides a broad preparation in science and research, with an emphasis on physiology and rehabilitation. Electives can be selected that will enable the graduate to earn any of several academic minors or credentials, such as neuroscience, psychology, or gerontology. The rehabilitation science major has also been specifically designed by the physical therapy faculty to meet the needs of students who wish to pursue graduate education in the fields of physical therapy, occupational therapy or sports medicine.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Respiratory Therapy

The program offers the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree program with a major in respiratory therapy. Graduates are eligible for two credentials after graduation, and would be eligible for three board sub-specialist certifications after significant experience and training under medical direction.

Campus: Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Humanities Focus Area

Students focusing in the Humanities gain strong intellectual and interpersonal skills that position them for success in numerous fields. They often advance in their careers rapidly because they are trained to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems—skills employers cite as some of the most important qualities in the people they hire. They are well-prepared for careers in education, communication, human relations, research, legal fields, and writing. Students focusing in the Humanities also gain a strong sense of personal and social responsibility which prepares them to deal with the complexities of today’s workplace and world.

College of Arts & Humanities

CAH Advisement

Majors
Communication Studies

Helps students develop skills in oral communication, interpersonal communication, teamwork, analysis, flexibility and written communication.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

English

With a degree in English, you will become an incisive, culturally responsive writer and critical thinker. You’ll learn how to effectively communicate with different audiences by skillfully interpreting language and producing engaging content. With options for specialized concentrations or a broad approach, you can tailor the major to your career goals. The field of English covers a range of disciplines: creative writing, cultural studies, film studies, linguistics, literature, professional & technical writing, and rhetoric & composition. 

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page •

Program Maps: English • English-Literature Concentration • English-Creative Writing Concentration • English-Professional Writing Concentration

Department Website • Career Opportunities

History

Provides students the opportunity to analyze and interpret information, write and share ideas about why events happened and develop the knowledge and transferable skills.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

Catalog Page • Program Map •Department Website • Career Opportunities

Interdisciplinary Studies

The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) programs at Georgia Southern University provide opportunities for students who are interested in combining a liberal arts background with some degree of specialization. The degree – offered on-campus or online – offers a solid core curriculum program along with the freedom to choose from a variety of concentrations.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong, Liberty, Online

Catalog Pages: On CampusOnline 

Program Maps: On CampusOnline 

Department Website • Career Opportunities

World Languages and Cultures

Also known as foreign language, emphases include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish for the Professions (online), and Spanish.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong, Online (languages vary by campus)

Catalog Page 

Program Maps: World Languages and Cultures 

Department Websites: Arabic • Chinese • French • German • Japanese • Spanish • Career Opportunities

Multimedia Film & Production

The Multimedia Film Production program prepares students for the field of electronic communications in a holistic manner. With media convergence in full bloom, the various information and entertainment industries have more in common than ever before. Employees need to be creative, entrepreneurial, skilled and broadly educated. 

Campus: Statesboro

Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Multimedia Journalism

The Multimedia Journalism (formerly Multimedia Information) program provides knowledge of the evolving issues that journalists must cover in society. The program includes newspapers, specialty publications, magazines, online publications. 

Campus: Statesboro

 Catalog Page • Program Map • Department Website • Career Opportunities

Philosophy

Requires students to learn views held by various philosophers and by doing so, excel in understanding principal points from complex material, evaluate the soundness of the arguments involved and, most important of all, justify his or her own position on any given topic. These skills are extremely valuable to employers from a variety of fields and professions.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong (Religious Studies and Law tracks only on Statesboro campus)

Catalog Pages: Philosophy B.A. • Philosophy Law Concentration • Philosophy/Religious Studies Track 

Program Maps: Philosophy • Philosophy Law Concentration • Philosophy/Religious Studies Track

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Public Relations

Merges the theoretical and practical by incorporating business, journalism, speech, and multimedia communication courses to prepare students for careers in public relations.

Campus: Statesboro

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Science and Mathematics Focus Area

Science and Mathematics encompasses the fields of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, geography, geology, mathematics, and physics. This area is appropriate for students interested in exploring the physical and natural world through research, field analysis, and laboratory experimentation. These majors are also appropriate for students who later consider applying to medical professions schools such as pharmacy, dentistry, medicine, veterinary medicine, and optometry.

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Majors

Biology

Prepares students for careers as professional biologists and emphasizes study in cellular/molecular biology, conservation biology, genetics, ecology, evolution, medical entomology, and physiology.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

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Biochemistry

The Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry degree still provides students with a sound background education in chemistry and will prepare students for advanced studies, entrance into professional schools, and specialized work in biochemistry. The biochemistry degree is particularly suitable for students considering careers in the Biomedical or pre-Health industries.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

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Chemistry

Combines student-centered classes, broad based laboratory instruction and opportunities for research in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, carbohydrate chemistry, chemical education, food chemistry, organic synthesis and physical chemistry.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

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Geography

Provides students the opportunity to study the rich variety of events, peoples, landscape, climate, and biology that characterize the Earth’s surface. Geographers use geospatial tools to understand relationships between place and every aspect of life on the planet.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

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Geosciences

Degree programs in geosciences offer a broad education in the sciences with special depth in geology and geography.  Students in our program work with nationally and internationally known faculty and state-of the-art equipment in our teaching and research labs. Students gain a firm understanding of the role of science in society and are able to make informed decisions about geology- and geography-related issues that impact the future.

Campus: Statesboro

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Mathematical Sciences

Provides opportunity to learn analytical and computational skills that prepare students for careers in actuarial science, engineering, computer programming, operations research, mathematics education and many other areas. In addition, mathematics majors are typically some of the top performers on exams for medical, dental, business and law school.

Campus: Statesboro, Armstrong

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Physics

Provides basic undergraduate physics/astronomy education that will prepare students for a variety of careers in industry or science education, and also includes excellent preparation for pursuing an advanced degree in physics. Physics majors have a unique opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research in close collaboration with world-class faculty.

Campus: Statesboro

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Sustainability Science

The program of study is interdisciplinary and focuses on the interaction between people and the environment. Graduates are equipped with the writing, math, presentation, technical, and soft skills that are critical for success in today’s economy, as well as prepared for jobs in industry, government, non-profit, and/or educational sectors. Access to natural laboratories, such as sandy beaches, salt marshes, rivers, and woodlands, expands the opportunities available to students.

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Last updated: 9/29/2023