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College Board Book of Majors

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ISBN-10: 0874477018

ISBN-13: 9780874477016

Edition: 2004

Authors: College Board Staff

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Two years in the making, the College Board Book of Majors is the most comprehensive guide to undergraduate majors. Written for high school students, it describes nearly 200 of the most popular majors in depth: how they is taught at different institutions, what courses students can expect to take, careers they may lead to, and much more. Each of these detailed descriptions was compiled from the contribution of a professor teaching in the field. Indexes show which U.S. colleges and universities offer over 900 majors at every degree level.
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Book details

Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: College Board, The
Publication date: 8/16/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 4.136
Language: English

Prefacep. 1
List of contributorsp. 3
How to use this bookp. 11
What to know about majorsp. 17
All about MyRoadp. 23
Glossaryp. 25
The Majors
Agriculturep. 37
Agricultural businessp. 40
Agricultural economicsp. 42
Agronomy and crop sciencep. 44
Animal sciencesp. 46
Equestrian studiesp. 48
Farm and ranch managementp. 50
Food sciencep. 52
Horticulturep. 54
Soil sciencep. 56
Architecturep. 59
Architecturep. 62
Landscape architecturep. 64
Urban, community, and regional planningp. 66
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesp. 69
African-American studiesp. 72
American studiesp. 75
Asian studiesp. 77
European studiesp. 79
Latin American studiesp. 81
Native American studiesp. 83
Near and Middle Eastern studiesp. 85
Women's studiesp. 87
Biological sciencesp. 89
Biochemistryp. 92
Biologyp. 94
Biotechnologyp. 97
Botanyp. 99
Cell biology and histologyp. 101
Entomologyp. 103
Geneticsp. 105
Marine biologyp. 107
Microbiologyp. 109
Molecular biologyp. 111
Zoologyp. 113
Businessp. 115
Accountingp. 118
Business administration and managementp. 120
E-commercep. 123
Entrepreneurial studiesp. 125
Fashion merchandisingp. 127
Financep. 129
Hospitality administration and managementp. 132
Human resources managementp. 134
Insurancep. 136
International businessp. 138
Management information systemsp. 140
Marketingp. 142
Paralegal/legal assistancep. 144
Real estatep. 146
Communicationsp. 149
Advertisingp. 152
Communicationsp. 154
Digital mediap. 157
Journalismp. 159
Public relationsp. 162
Radio and televisionp. 164
Computer and information sciencesp. 167
Computer sciencep. 170
Information sciencesp. 172
Educationp. 175
Early childhood educationp. 178
Elementary educationp. 181
Middle school educationp. 183
Physical educationp. 185
Secondary educationp. 187
Special educationp. 189
Engineeringp. 193
Aeronautical/aerospace engineeringp. 196
Agricultural and bioengineeringp. 199
Architectural engineeringp. 201
Chemical engineeringp. 203
Civil engineeringp. 205
Electrical and communications engineeringp. 207
Industrial engineeringp. 210
Marine engineering/naval architecturep. 212
Materials engineeringp. 214
Mechanical engineeringp. 217
Metallurgical engineeringp. 219
Mining and mineral engineeringp. 221
Nuclear engineeringp. 223
Ocean engineeringp. 226
Software engineeringp. 228
Engineering technologyp. 231
Computer engineering technologyp. 234
Construction technologyp. 237
Drafting and design technologyp. 239
Electrical engineering technologyp. 242
Mechanical engineering technologyp. 244
Surveying technologyp. 247
Telecommunications technologyp. 250
English language and literaturep. 253
American literaturep. 256
Creative writingp. 258
Englishp. 260
Technical and business writingp. 262
Family and consumer sciencesp. 265
Clothing, apparel and textile studiesp. 268
Culinary arts and chef trainingp. 270
Family and consumer sciencesp. 272
Food and nutrition studiesp. 274
Housing and human environmentsp. 277
Human development and family studiesp. 279
Healthp. 281
Athletic trainingp. 284
Clinical/medical laboratory technologyp. 287
Communication disordersp. 289
Dental hygienep. 291
Dieteticsp. 293
Emergency medical technology (EMT paramedic)p. 296
Health care administrationp. 298
Licensed practical nursingp. 301
Nursing (RN)p. 303
Occupational therapyp. 306
Pharmacyp. 309
Physical therapyp. 312
Physician assistantp. 314
Radiologic technology/medical imagingp. 316
Respiratory therapyp. 318
Veterinary technologyp. 320
Humanitiesp. 323
Classicsp. 326
Comparative literaturep. 329
Historyp. 331
Liberal arts and sciencesp. 333
Linguisticsp. 335
Philosophyp. 338
Languagesp. 341
American Sign Language (ASL)p. 344
Arabicp. 346
Chinesep. 348
Frenchp. 350
Germanp. 352
Italianp. 354
Russianp. 356
Spanishp. 358
Mathematicsp. 361
Applied mathematicsp. 364
Mathematicsp. 366
Statisticsp. 368
Multi/interdisciplinary studiesp. 371
Gerontologyp. 374
Global studiesp. 376
Medieval and Renaissance studiesp. 378
Neurosciencep. 380
Peace studiesp. 382
Natural resources and conservationp. 385
Environmental sciencep. 388
Environmental studiesp. 390
Fishing and fisheriesp. 393
Forestryp. 396
Natural resources and conservationp. 398
Wildlife and wilderness managementp. 401
Parks and recreationp. 403
Parks, recreation and leisure studiesp. 406
Sports and fitness administrationp. 408
Physical sciencesp. 411
Aeronautics and aviation sciencep. 414
Astronomyp. 417
Astrophysicsp. 419
Atmospheric sciencep. 421
Chemistryp. 424
Geology/earth sciencep. 426
Oceanographyp. 429
Physicsp. 431
Protective servicesp. 435
Criminal justice and law enforcementp. 438
Fire protection and safety technologyp. 441
Forensic sciencep. 443
Public administrationp. 447
Human servicesp. 450
Public administrationp. 452
Social workp. 454
Religion and theologyp. 457
Bible studiesp. 460
Islamic studiesp. 462
Judaic studiesp. 464
Religious studiesp. 467
Sacred musicp. 469
Theologyp. 472
Social sciencesp. 475
Anthropologyp. 478
Archaeologyp. 480
Economicsp. 483
Geographyp. 485
International relationsp. 488
Political sciencep. 490
Psychologyp. 492
Sociologyp. 495
Visual and performing artsp. 497
Animationp. 500
Art historyp. 502
Cinematography and film/video productionp. 504
Dancep. 507
Drama and theater artsp. 510
Fashion and apparel designp. 513
Fine/studio artsp. 515
Graphic designp. 518
Interior designp. 521
Music, generalp. 523
Music managementp. 525
Music performancep. 527
Music theory and compositionp. 529
Photographyp. 531
Theater design and technologyp. 533
Brief descriptions of majorsp. 537
The Colleges
Colleges listed by majorp. 575
Special academic programsp. 1193
Combined bachelor's/graduate program in
Accountingp. 1193
Architecturep. 1193
Business administrationp. 1194
Chemistryp. 1195
Dentistryp. 1195
Educationp. 1196
Engineeringp. 1197
Environmental studiesp. 1198
Fine artsp. 1199
Forestryp. 1199
Lawp. 1199
Mathematicsp. 1200
Medicinep. 1200
Nursingp. 1201
Occupational therapyp. 1202
Optometryp. 1202
Osteopathic medicinep. 1203
Pharmacyp. 1203
Physical therapyp. 1204
Podiatryp. 1204
Psychologyp. 1204
Social workp. 1205
Veterinary medicinep. 1205
Double majorp. 1206
Student-designed majorp. 1212
Teacher certificationp. 1216
Colleges in this bookp. 1223
Alphabetical index of majorsp. 1247
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