Southern Nazarene University Associate degree Business + Commerce, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Associate degree General Studies | Southern Nazarene University |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Accounting | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Athletic Training + Trainer | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to work in consultation with, and under the supervision of physicians to prevent and treat sports injuries and associated conditions. Includes instruction in the identification, evaluation, and treatment of athletic injuries and illnesses; first aid and emergency care; therapeutic exercise; anatomy and physiology; exercise physiology; kinesiology and biomechanics; nutrition; sports psychology; personal and community health; knowledge of various sports and their biomechanical and physiological demands; and applicable professional standards and regulations. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Biochemistry | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Broadcast Journalism | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the methods and techniques for reporting, producing, and delivering news and news programs via radio, television, and video/film media; and that prepares individuals to be professional broadcast journalists, editors, producers, directors, and managers. Includes instruction in the principles of broadcast technology; broadcast reporting; on- and off-camera and microphone procedures and techniques; program, sound, and video/film editing; program design and production; media law and policy; and professional standards and ethics. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Business + Commerce, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Chemistry, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Southern Nazarene University |
Any instructional program in computer and information sciences and support services not listed in the Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, General category. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Education, Other | Southern Nazarene University |
Any instructional program in education not listed in the Education, General category. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree English + Language Arts Teacher Education | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Finance, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Graphic Communications, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the manufacture and distribution or transmission of graphic communications products. Includes instruction in the prepress, press, and postpress phases of production operations and processes such as offset lithography, flexography, gravure, letterpress, screen printing, foil stamping, digital imaging, and other reproduction methods. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree History, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree History, Other | Southern Nazarene University |
Any instructional program in history not listed in the History, General category. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Horse Husbandry + Equine Science and Management | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to manage the selection, breeding, care, and maintenance of work, athletic, and show horses; and horse farms, stables, tracks and related equipment and operations. Includes instruction in applicable principles of animal science, care, and health; stable and track management; design and operation of facilities and equipment; and related issues such as regulations, business management; and logistics. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Human Development and Family Studies, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and the study of family systems. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights, human resources law and regulations, motivation and compensation systems, work systems, career management, employee testing and assessment, recruitment and selection, managing employee and job training programs, and the management of human resources programs and operations. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Human Resources Management and Services, Other | Southern Nazarene University |
Any instructional program in human resources management not listed in the Human Resources Management and Services, General category. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Journalism | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design; journalism law and policy; professional standards and ethics; research methods; and journalism history and criticism. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science | Southern Nazarene University |
A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation . | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Marketing + Marketing Management, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Mathematics Teacher Education | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Missions + Missionary Studies and Missiology | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of religious outreach, social service and proselytization, and that prepares individuals for mission vocations. Includes instruction in theology, evangelism, preaching, medical and social mission work, missionary education, missionary aviation, emergency services, legal and political aspects of working in other countries, and preparation for ordination as missionaries. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Music Teacher Education | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Music, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Physics, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies 0f specific political institutions and processes. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Psychology, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Religious + Sacred Music | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the history, theory, composition, and performance of music for religious or sacred purposes, and that prepares individuals for religious musical vocations such as choir directors, Cantors, organists, and chanters. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Religious Education | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators. Includes instruction in planning and teaching lessons; organizing and supervising instructional activities; designing and developing instructional materials; and administering religious education programs and facilities. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Science Teacher Education + General Science Teacher Education | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach general science programs, or a combination of the biological and physical science subject matter areas, at various educational levels. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Social Studies Teacher Education | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Sociology | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Speech and Rhetorical Studies | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech, oral interpretation of literature, interpersonal interactions, and the relation of speech to nonverbal and other forms of message exchanges. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sport recreation services, and related services. Includes instruction in program planning and development; business and financial management principles; sales, marketing and recruitment; event promotion, scheduling and management; facilities management; public relations; legal aspects of sports; and applicable health and safety standards. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Theology + Theological Studies | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Bachelor degree Youth Ministry | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares the ordained clergy and other religious professionals to provide spiritual, counseling, and leadership services to children, adolescents, and young adults. Includes instruction in child and adolescent psychology, human growth and development, family studies, communication skills, religious education, youth counseling, small group leadership, planning and organizing youth activities, volunteer supervision, and youth evangelism and worship. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Master's degree Business Administration and Management, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Master's degree Counseling Psychology | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of psychological counseling, involving the rendering of therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and exhibiting distress symptoms. Includes instruction in counseling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient/counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures, group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, supervised counseling practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Master's degree Educational Leadership and Administration, General | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general principles and techniques of administering a wide variety of schools and other educational organizations and facilities, supervising educational personnel at the school or staff level, and that may prepare individuals as general administrators and supervisors. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Master's degree Marriage and Family Therapy + Counseling | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of marriage and family therapy, involving the diagnosis of cognitive, affective, and behavioral domain disorders, both mental and emotional, within the context of marriage and family systems and the application of short- and long-term therapeutic strategies in family group contexts. Includes instruction in psychotherapy, family systems and studies, small group intervention and therapy, marital problems, depression, identification of psychopathologies and behavioral disorders, holistic health care, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Master's degree Nursing, Other | Southern Nazarene University |
Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category. | |
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Southern Nazarene University Master's degree Theology + Theological Studies | Southern Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life. | |
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