Academic Programs and Organization

This list includes undergraduate and graduate programs. For additional information about undergraduate programs, see program descriptions in this bulletin. For additional information about graduate programs, see the Graduate Bulletin (GBulletin) or contact the Graduate School on the web at uca.edu/graduateschool/ or by telephone: (501) 450-3124.

Gainful Employment links in the following list are updated as more recent information becomes available.

[1] College of Business

  • Accounting – BBA, MAcc, minor
  • Actuarial Studies – minor
  • Business Administration – BBA, MBA, minor
    • Finance – MBA concentration
    • Health Care Administration – MBA concentration
    • Information Management – MBA concentration
    • International Business – MBA concentration
  • Economics – BBA, BA, BS, minor
    • International Trade – BA concentration, BBA concentration
  • Finance – BBA
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship – BBA, minor
  • Insurance and Risk Management – BBA
    • Personal and Financial Planning – BBA concentration
  • Management Information Systems – BBA, minor
    • Application Development (web development, programmer/analyst, GIS) – BBA concentration
    • Telecommunications and Computer Networking – BBA concentration
    • Business Analysis – BBA concentration
  • Management – BBA, minor
    • Supply Chain Management – BBA concentration
  • Marketing – BBA, minor
    • Supply Chain Management – BBA concentration
  • Criminal Justice Institute Higher Education Program (for sworn law-enforcement officers only)
    • Crime Scene Investigation – CP, TC, AAS
    • Law Enforcement Administration – CP, TC, AAS

[2] College of Education

  • Advanced Studies in Teacher Leadership – MSE
    • Gifted and Talented Education – GC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Gifted and Talented Education: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
  • College Student Personnel Services and Administration – MS
  • Educational Leadership – EdS
    • PK–12 – EdS option
    • Post-Secondary Education – EdS option
    • District-Level Administration – PMC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in District-Level Administration: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
  • Elementary Education K–6 – BSE
  • Instructional Technology – MS
    • Distance Education – GC, MS track
       → Gainful Employment Information – Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology: Distance Education: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
    • Media Design and Development – GC, MS track
       → Gainful Employment Information – Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology: Media Design and Development: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
    • Technical Support – GC, MS track
       → Gainful Employment Information – Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology: Technical Support: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
  • Leadership Studies – PhD
  • Library Media and Information Technology – MS
  • Master of Arts in Teaching – MAT
  • Middle Level Education (4-8) – BSE
  • Reading – MSE
  • School Counseling, MS
  • School Leadership, Management, and Administration – MS
    • Gifted and Talented Program Administrator – PMC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in School-Based Leadership: Gifted and Talented Program Administration: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
    • Special Education Program Administration – PMC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in School-Based Leadership: Special Education Program Administration: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
    • Adult Education Program Administration – PMC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in School-Based Leadership: Adult Education Program Administration: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
    • Curriculum Administration – PMC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in School-Based Leadership: Curriculum Administration: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
    • Building Administration – PMC
       → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in School-Based Leadership: Building Administration: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
  • Secondary Teacher Preparation Programs (College of Fine Arts and Communication: Art, Music; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences: Family and Consumer Sciences, Kinesiology and Physical Education; College of Liberal Arts: English, Modern Languages [French, Spanish], Social Studies; College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: STEMteach – Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics)
  • Special Education – BSE, MSE, minor (non-licensure)
  • Teaching and Learning (teacher licensure) – minor

[3] College of Fine Arts and Communication

  • Art – BA, minor
    • Fine Art – BA concentration
    • Art Education – BA concentration
    • Art History – BA concentration, minor
  • Communication – BA, BS, minor
  • Creative Writing – BA, MFA, minor
  • Digital Filmmaking – BA, BS, MFA, minor
  • Journalism – BA, BS, minor
    • Broadcast Journalism – BA/BS concentration
    • Online Journalism – BA/BS concentration
    • Print Journalism – BA/BS concentration
    • Mass Communication Research – BA/BS concentration
  • Music – BA, BM, GC, MM, minor (non-teaching)
    • Music Education – BM concentration, MM concentration
    • Performance – BM concentration, MM concentration
    • Composition – BM concentration
    • Instrumental Conducting – MM concentration
    • Choral Conducting – MM concentration
    • Music Theory – MM concentration
    • Music (Professional Studies) – GC
  • Public Relations – BA, BS, minor
  • Studio Art – BFA
    • Ceramics – BFA concentration
    • Graphic Design – BFA concentration
    • Painting – BFA concentration
    • Photography – BFA concentration
    • Printmaking – BFA concentration
    • Sculpture – BFA concentration
  • Theatre – BA, BS, minor
  • Writing – BA, minor
    • General Writing – BA concentration, minor
    • Professional Writing – BA concentration, minor

[4] College of Health and Behavioral Sciences

  • Addiction Studies – BS, minor
    • Prevention – BS concentration
    • Treatment – BS concentration, minor
  • Athletic Training – BS
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders – BS, MS, PhD
  • Exercise Science (formerly Kinesiology) – BS, MS
  • Family and Consumer Sciences – BS, BSE, MS, minor
  • Health Education – BS, minor
  • Health Sciences – BS, MS
    • Health Services Administration – BS concentration
    • Physical Therapy – BS concentration
  • Interior Design – BA, BS
  • Kinesiology and Physical Education (Physical Education Teacher Education) – BSE
  • Medical Technology – BS
  • Mental Health Counseling – MS
  • Military Science – minor
  • Nuclear Medicine Technology – BS
  • Nursing – BSN, MSN, PMC, DNP
    • Clinical Nurse Leader – MSN concentration, PMC
    • Adult Nurse Practitioner – MSN concentration, PMC
    • Family Nurse Practitioner – MSN concentration, PMC
    • Nurse Educator – MSN concentration, PMC
  • Nutrition/Dietetics – BS, post-baccalaureate internship
  • Occupational Therapy – MS
  • Physical Therapy – DPT, PhD
  • Professional Studies – BPS
  • Psychology – BA, BS, minor
    • Cognitive Neuroscience – minor
    • Sports Psychology – minor
  • Psychology – PhD
    • Counseling Psychology – PhD concentration
    • School Psychology – PhD concentration
  • Radiography – BS
  • School Psychology – MS, PMC
     → Gainful Employment Information – Post-Master’s Certificate in School Psychology: 2014-15 | 2013-14 

[5] College of Liberal Arts

  • African and African-American Studies – See Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Anthropology – BA, BS, minor
  • Criminology – BA, BS, minor
  • English – BA, MA, minor
    • Language Arts – MA concentration
    • Literature – MA concentration
    • Medieval and Renaissance Literature – MA concentration
  • French – minor (see also Modern Languages)
  • General Education – AA
  • German – minor
  • History – BA, BS, MA, minor
  • Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies – See Interdisciplinary Programs
  • International Studies – BA, minor
    • International Politics and Diplomacy – BA concentration
    • International Political Economy and Development – BA concentration
    • Regional Studies – BA concentration
  • Linguistics – BA, minor
    • Language – BA concentration
    • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) – BA concentration
    • Computer Science – BA concentration
    • General Linguistics – BA concentration
  • Mandarin Chinese – minor
  • Modern Languages – BA
    • French (traditional, teacher education, business) – BA concentrations
    • Spanish (traditional, teacher education, business) – BA concentrations
  • Philosophy – BA, BS, minor
  • Political Science – BA, BS, minor
  • Presidential Studies – minor
  • Public Administration – BA, BS, minor
  • Religious Studies – See Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Social Studies, History concentration – BSE
  • Sociology – BA, BS, minor
  • Spanish – GC, MA, minor (see also Modern Languages)

[6] College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • Biology – BS, MS, minor
  • Chemistry – BS, minor
  • Community and Economic Development – MS
  • Computer Science – BS, MS, minor
  • Environmental Science – See Interdisciplinary Programs
  • General Science – See Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Geographic Information Systems – GC, MGIS
     → Gainful Employment Information – Graduate Certificate in GIS: 2014-15 | 2013-14 
  • Geography – BA, BS, minor
    • Geographic Information Science – minor
    • Geospatial Technology – BA/BS concentration
  • Mathematics – BA, BS, MA, MS, minor
  • Physics – BS, minor
  • Physical Science – minor
  • Statistics – minor
  • STEM Education / STEMteach – see Interdisciplinary Programs

[7] Interdisciplinary Programs

  • African/African-American Studies – BA, minor
  • Asian Studies – minor
  • Environmental Science – BS
    • Biology – BS track
    • Chemistry – BS track
    • Planning and Administration – BS track
  • Gender Studies – minor
  • General Science – BS
  • Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies – BA
  • Latin American and Latino Studies – minor
  • Public Scholarship and Community Engagement – minor
  • Religious Studies – BA, BS, minor
  • Southern and Arkansas Studies – minor

[8] Pre-Professional Training

  • Pre-Cardio Respiratory Care
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Dental Hygiene
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine

[9] Honors at UCA

See Recognition of Academic Achievement.