Clarkson University

Aerospace Engineering

The Aerospace Engineering program produces graduates who competently apply engineering methods to solve professional problems associated with the design, development, manufacture, and maintenance of aerospace and related systems, and who understand the social, ethical, and environmental context of their work. The 120-credit program contains 87 credit hours of required technical courses and 33 credit hours of electives.

American Studies

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Applied Data Science

The MS-Applied Data Science degree provides students with the skills to be effective professionals in a highly sought-after field of identifying, acquiring, managing, presenting, analyzing and interpreting large amounts of data in a variety of professional fields and organizational settings. Core courses ensure students acquire key critical skills in data management, decision analysis, statistics, and data mining, while electives build proficiency in business, engineering or science contexts.

Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Applied mathematics is a problem-solving profession, and mathematical and statistical methods provide the tools for the analysis and solution of real-world problems that can be formulated quantitatively. The BS in Applied Mathematics and Statistics is designed for students who wish to develop their mathematical skills and apply them to challenging problems, choosing applications electives in areas of engineering, science, or business.

Basic Science

Clarkson offers a Master's degree in Basic Science for qualified students who desire graduate study within the sciences, with a focus that does not fit within one of the degree programs already established. The degree is offered with thesis and non-thesis options and requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate coursework. It is normative to complete this degree in 2 years.

Biochemistry

This interdisciplinary program builds on strong foundations in both chemistry and biology, addressing the interface between biology and chemistry known as the bio-molecular sciences. It is designed to develop a solid and comprehensive knowledge base for professional careers spanning the chemical and biomolecular sciences and to prepare students for industry positions, graduate school, and professional programs in the health sciences.

Bioethics

The Bioethics Program's certificates offer advanced training in bioethics without undertaking a full master's program. Each certificate consists of 12 credit hours of graduate coursework, and certificate students specialize in one of three areas: clinical ethics, research ethics, or health policy and law. Graduate certificates can be completed in one academic year.

Biology

Biology is the study of life in all of its unique forms and complexity. The foundation of the Biology Program is a core curriculum of interactive classroom and laboratory experiences covering fundamental knowledge in biodiversity, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, and ecology. Biology majors typically pursue career paths in biotechnology, ecology and environmental science, or health-related professions.

Biomedical Engineering

The Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering offers a graduate program leading to the MS degree in Biomedical Engineering, an interdisciplinary field that is experiencing rapid growth and having a significant impact on the quality and delivery of healthcare. In addition to introducing important biomedical engineering courses, the program has a clinical experience, an entrepreneurial element consistent with Clarkson's focus on innovation, and a team-based capstone design experience.

Bioscience and Biotechnology

The Department of Biology offers graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Biotechnology. The goal of these programs is to train students with the skills needed to work on complex problems in the biosciences. Students acquire specialized knowledge in one of four areas: Molecular Bioscience and Biotechnology; Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience; Computational Biology and Bioinformatics; or Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment.

Bioscience and Biotechnology

The Department of Biology offers graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Biotechnology. The graduate program faculty includes biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians, and engineers who serve as dissertation advisors, and the program also requires participation of social scientists and ethicists who teach graduate courses in bioethics.

Business Administration

The MBA degree is meant to provide students with the skills to be effective business leaders. The MBA consists of ten foundation knowledge disciplines and 35 credit hours of advanced graduate work; the online MBA is a 36-42 credit hour program. All programs share the hallmarks of a Clarkson MBA, which include small class sizes and close student interaction with renowned faculty.

Business Administration

The B.S. degree in Business Administration provides students with great flexibility in their choice of electives, both professional electives within and outside of The Reh School of Business. The B.S. in Business Administration combines a general background in business and management that is tailored to meet students' areas of interest with the skills and knowledge that prepare them to face the challenges of managing organizations.

Business Analytics

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Analytics complements graduate work in business administration with modern methods of statistical analysis, data management, and decision analysis. The program emphasizes foundational principles of business and data science as well as practical leadership and analytical skills. The program is offered at the Potsdam campus.

Business Analytics

Business analytics involves tools and practices that drive access, analysis, and interpretation of business data, leading to improved decision making and performance across the value chain. The Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics degree will help create process-oriented information managers with the ability to develop keen data-driven insights into business problems and solutions.

Business Fundamentals

The Certificate in Business Fundamentals is designed to provide non-business undergraduate majors working in businesses with an opportunity to develop a broad background in the fundamental areas of business without committing to a full MBA. This certificate may be completed entirely online or entirely in classes at the Schenectady campus, or students may mix online and on campus evening classes. Most candidates complete their certificate program in 9 months to 1.5 years.

Business of Energy

The Business of Energy graduate certificate program combines contemporary energy issues and related business principles to produce leaders well-versed in the energy marketplace. Students will gain an understanding of power generation, transmission, distribution and the market functions. The online certificate requires a minimum of 4 courses and is designed for students from all academic backgrounds.

Chemical Engineering

Graduate education in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering concentrates in specialties including biomaterials, chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, electrochemical processing, energy technologies, functional polymers and nanocomposites, molecular simulations, and water treatment. Students with a BS or BE in Chemical Engineering may complete the MS program in 2 calendar years.

Chemical Engineering

Graduate education in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering concentrates in specialties including biomaterials, chemical mechanical planarization, chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, electrochemical processing, energy technologies, molecular simulations, plasma processing, and water desalination. The doctoral program prepares students for careers in research, development, design, and education.

Chemical Engineering

A BS degree in Chemical Engineering is a good foundation for many diverse careers. Graduates are expected to practice chemical engineering in continuing and emerging fields, to be successful in pursuing advanced degrees, and to contribute to society and the engineering profession.

Chemistry

The Chemistry & Biomolecular Science department offers a graduate program leading to MS and PhD degrees in Chemistry. The diverse, yet complementary, research interests of our faculty researchers provide incoming students with a broad variety of research topics such as bio-nanotechnology, smart surfaces and interfaces, functional and stimuli responsive materials, nano-therapeutics, diagnostics and biosensors. The MS requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate coursework and a thesis.

Chemistry

The Chemistry & Biomolecular Science department offers a graduate program leading to MS and PhD degrees in Chemistry. Advanced study through coursework and independent research under the guidance of a faculty adviser will prepare students for leading positions in industry or academia. Graduate researchers will work on projects that address many of today's most pressing problems related to the environment, advanced manufacturing, sustainable energy and healthcare.

Chemistry

Chemistry deals with the properties, composition and structure of matter, with the changes that occur in matter, and with the energy relationships involved in those changes. The chemistry program at Clarkson is designed to develop a solid and comprehensive knowledge base for professional careers spanning the full range of the chemical sciences and to create an intellectually stimulating, experience-rich learning environment.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduate education in civil and environmental engineering concentrates in the following specialties: Environmental Engineering, Infrastructure Systems and Materials, Water Resources Engineering, and Construction Engineering Management. The MS requires 30 total credit hours of graduate-level coursework, including seminar work, plus a written thesis or a professionally oriented special project.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduate education in civil and environmental engineering concentrates in the following specialties: Environmental Engineering, Infrastructure Systems and Materials, Water Resources Engineering, and Construction Engineering Management. The doctoral program is designed to prepare students for careers in research, development, design, and education.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineers plan, design, and construct our nation's physical infrastructure and take a leadership role in the responsible development and protection of our natural resources. The field encompasses several distinct disciplinary themes, including architectural engineering, construction engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources engineering.

Clinical Leadership

The MS in Clinical Leadership degree is designed for current and future clinical practitioners: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and other healthcare professionals who wish to better understand the healthcare industry and the environment in which it exists, or who aspire to clinically-related leadership roles. The goal of the program is to broaden the horizons of students by providing them with knowledge and skills in health policy and health management.

Communication

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Computer Engineering

The objective of the undergraduate program in computer engineering is to prepare students for careers as professional engineers and to provide a base for graduate study and for lifelong learning in new and developing specialties. Graduates are expected to advance their careers as contributing professionals who apply hardware and software knowledge strengthened with analytical problem-solving skills in a wide variety of practical applications.

Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science, offered interdisciplinary with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The program is designed to increase fundamental knowledge in computer science, provide a strong background in programming, and prepare students for specialization in industry and research. A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate level work is required.

Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, designed to increase the student's fundamental knowledge and to give the student guidance and experience in research. The department has strengths in theory, artificial intelligence, software, graphics and visualization, security, systems, and networks. The PhD requires a minimum of 90 credit hours and an original research thesis.

Computer Science

Computer scientists are professionals who understand computer technology and have the skills to develop and apply it, working as software developers, information technology specialists, or researchers. The Computer Science major is organized into four options: General, Software Design and Development, Information Technology, and Research.

Construction Engineering Management

The Certificate Program in Construction Engineering Management provides a post undergraduate sequence of courses and subjects that deepen understanding in key construction engineering topics. Using a variety of methods, students engage with professionals, subject matter experts, and practitioners in the field, providing current working knowledge of the state of the industry. Most candidates complete the certificate program in 9 months to 1.5 years.

Construction Engineering Management

The MS in Construction Engineering Management requires the completion of 30 credit hours, including a 12-credit masters core and 18 credit hours of CEM elective courses. Full-time students may complete the degree in one calendar year; part-time students may complete the MSCEM degree within three years.

Data Science

The emerging discipline of Data Science addresses the interdisciplinary space at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and computational science. The BS in Data Science provides students the opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary, data-focused skillset and then apply those skills to real-world challenges, with thorough grounding in mathematics and statistics and the foundations of computer science as related to data and data processing.

Digital Arts and Sciences

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering department offers a program of study leading to the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Faculty specializations span power engineering, electronics and materials, control engineering, communication and signal processing, computer hardware, and computer software. The MS degree is available on-campus or through online delivery and requires 30 credit hours.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering department offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering, including an off-campus PhD option designed to assist qualified non-resident candidates. Research areas are broadly distributed across power engineering, electronics and materials, control engineering, communication and signal processing, computer hardware, and computer software.

Electrical Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering department offers a professional Electrical Engineering Master of Science. The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Program requires a total of ten courses, and each student's program should include at least seven Electrical Engineering courses. The culminating experience is a Project in Electrical Engineering (EE 699).

Electrical Engineering

The objective of the undergraduate program in electrical engineering is to prepare students for careers as professional engineers and to provide a base for graduate study and lifelong learning in new and developing specialties. Graduates are expected to apply fundamental electrical engineering knowledge and analytical problem-solving skills in a wide variety of practical applications.

Engineering Management

Clarkson University's Master of Science in Engineering Management brings together world-class engineering and technology expertise with best practices in business to deliver an unparalleled education and an exceptional degree, specifically for rising engineering and technical professionals. The thirty credits required for the MS consist of 10 courses, 7 core and 3 electives.

Engineering & Management

Clarkson's Engineering & Management (E&M) program is ideal for those who desire breadth and flexibility in a career centered on leadership and technology. The major meets the growing needs of industry for individuals with strong skill sets in both engineering and business, and graduates are prepared to integrate the rapidly changing technical and managerial aspects of an organization.

Engineering Science

Clarkson University offers MS and PhD programs in Engineering Science for qualified students who desire interdisciplinary graduate study in engineering that does not fit within any of the four engineering departments. The MS requires 30 credits beyond the BS, including 18 credits of graduate coursework, 2 credits of seminar work, and 6 credit hours of thesis.

Engineering Science

Clarkson University offers MS and PhD programs in Engineering Science for qualified students who desire interdisciplinary graduate study in engineering that does not fit within any of the four engineering departments: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineers provide the knowledge, leadership, and guidance needed to improve the quality and ensure the sustainability of our natural world, from the water we drink, to the air we breathe, to the soil that produces our life-sustaining vegetation. Environmental engineers develop and implement technologies to solve problems like meeting clean water supply needs, protecting public health, and addressing air pollution issues.

Environmental Management

Environmental Management is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at Clarkson University.

Environmental Policy

The interdisciplinary MS Degree in Environmental Policy provides a unique graduate experience in the policy aspects of environmental management. Graduates are prepared to be the next generation of environmental and energy policy analysts and experts who understand the complex socioeconomic and political processes that inform environmental outcomes. All students must complete either a thesis or a project.

Environmental Science and Engineering

Master's and doctoral degrees in Environmental Science and Engineering span multiple disciplines to investigate how science and engineering interact with the environment in a broad context. This approach allows for a deeper understanding of the complex, interacting biological, chemical, physical and social systems. The research-focused ESE degree programs provide a flexible framework for students to develop coursework and pursue research projects that fit their individual interests.

Environmental Science and Engineering

Master's and doctoral degrees in Environmental Science and Engineering span multiple disciplines to investigate how science and engineering interact with the environment in a broad context. The broad background of ESE graduates enables them to better understand how engineering and science impact policy decisions. The research-focused ESE degree programs provide a flexible framework for students to develop coursework and pursue research projects that fit their individual interests.

Environmental Science & Sustainability

Cleaning up the pollution of the past and confronting contemporary environmental and broader sustainability challenges require creative and interdisciplinary solutions. Clarkson's Environmental Science and Sustainability program prepares its graduates to become effective leaders by providing a broad-based, interdisciplinary background, with hands-on learning through project and lab courses, research with faculty, and a senior capstone project.

Financial Information and Analysis

The field of Financial Information and Analysis (FIA) provides students with expertise in the wide range of issues common to both finance and accounting. The FIA curriculum gives each student a fundamental knowledge of managerial and cost accounting, and financial statement analysis. Career opportunities include management accounting, accounting information systems design, financial management, investment management, financial services, and corporate financial planning.

Global Supply Chain Management

The principles behind supply chain management focus on developing seamless flows of raw materials, products/services, information, and financial capital. The Certificate requires 4 courses. Completion of these courses allows individuals to be productive in this important area and can provide a strong concentration should the individual decide to continue on for an MBA.

Global Supply Chain Management

Beyond the foundation, the 35 credits of the MBA, Global Supply Chain degree program consist of ten two-credit interrelated core modules, two three-credit Supply Chain core courses, two Supply Chain electives, and a three credit experiential course. The core modules stress business functions, emphasizing the development of communication, interpersonal, and managerial skills. The program is offered at the Potsdam campus.

Global Supply Chain Management

The principles behind supply chain management focus on developing seamless flows of raw materials, products/services, information, and financial capital. The GSCM curriculum takes a systems approach, which includes concepts and faculty from operations management, marketing, information systems, human resource management, strategic management, and economics woven together in a seamless curriculum.

Healthcare

Healthcare is a system of intersecting disciplines, professions, and industries. The Healthcare major is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to interpret health principles and data sets used by health professionals to identify, respond to, and develop solutions to the challenges within health systems. Embedded within the core curriculum are the 15 Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students endorsed by the AAMC.

Healthcare Data Analytics

The purpose of the Healthcare Data Analytics MS program is to prepare students with the skills to acquire, interpret and communicate healthcare data to shape the direction of the healthcare industry. Graduates will be prepared to take positions in healthcare organizations that require them to analyze high volumes of clinical, administrative and financial data. The program is fully online with two weekends onsite required for two of the courses.

Healthcare Management

The Certificate in Healthcare Management prepares individuals to take advantage of the opportunities in this field by introducing them to important business concepts applied to healthcare. Students may complete this certificate following the Certificate Pathway to gain automatic admission to the Healthcare MBA.

Healthcare Management

The primary purpose of the MBA Program in Healthcare Management is to prepare its graduates for management positions in health service delivery organizations (e.g., hospitals, managed care organizations, group practice, long-term care) and in related organizations. The program follows the quarter calendar and can be completed online, in the classroom, or utilizing any mix. It is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

History

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Human Resource Management

The Certificate Program in Human Resource Management will provide the educational background necessary to make informed decisions in management as related to human resource issues. The certificate holder will have the resources for strategic critical thinking necessary to optimize the human resources of an organization.

Individually Designed Program

In addition to the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, Clarkson offers a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree, individualized major, providing flexibility and interdisciplinary study. The BPS enables a student to design and pursue an individual curriculum that meets personal career objectives, and programs may be designed in any discipline or by combining disciplines offered at Clarkson.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) major is designed to leverage existing strengths in innovation and entrepreneurship by offering students a cross-disciplinary, flexible major. Students are required to have fundamental knowledge of the creative process, market analysis and research, consumer behavior, commercialization, and organizational design.

Innovation and New Venture Management

Innovation and New Venture Management is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at Clarkson University.

Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Leadership in Medicine - Clinical Leadership in Healthcare Management

Students in the eight-year Leadership in Medicine program jointly offered by Union College, Albany Medical College and Clarkson University earn a BS from Union College, an MS in Clinical Leadership from Clarkson University, and an MD from Albany Medical College. Students take graduate-level MS courses while fulfilling all other requirements of their undergraduate degree at Union College, then pursue the MD at Albany Medical College.

Leadership in Medicine - Healthcare Management

Students in the eight-year Leadership in Medicine program jointly offered by Union College, Albany Medical College and Clarkson University earn a BS from Union College, an MBA in Healthcare Management from Clarkson University, and an MD from Albany Medical College. Students take graduate-level MBA courses while fulfilling all other requirements of their undergraduate degree at Union College, then pursue the MD at Albany Medical College.

Literature

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Management and Leadership

The Certificate in Management and Leadership is designed to give entry and middle level managers the core business skills in organizational processes, change management, resource management and leadership. It is focused on assisting managers and executives in enhancing their management and leadership skills in order to positively affect their current organization and provide them career advancement potential.

Materials Science and Engineering

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Materials Science and Engineering focuses on advanced materials and their application across the full spectrum of technical challenges around the world. It offers students from diverse science and engineering backgrounds the opportunity to develop special competence in one or more MSE application areas. Students gain an in-depth understanding of metals/alloys, polymers, ceramics, composites, and advanced materials.

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mathematics. These programs are designed to increase the student's fundamental knowledge and to give the student guidance and experience in research. A graduate student pursues these objectives by taking advanced courses, participating in seminars, and carrying out and reporting on a research project.

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mathematics. Faculty members are engaged in research over a wide range of subjects in the mathematical sciences, including dynamical systems, chaos, nonlinear dynamics, complex networks, imaging science, numerical analysis, inverse problems, and optimization.

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of numbers, functions, geometrical forms, and abstract logical structures and their associated relationships. The mathematics program at Clarkson is rigorous and demanding, yet flexible enough to allow students to sample many disciplines or focus on a special interest, and many mathematics students also complete a minor or double major in a field such as computer science, physics, biology, or business.

Mechanical Engineering

The departmental graduate program in Mechanical Engineering is structured to provide the student with a series of goals to be attained in an orderly fashion throughout the course of study. The ultimate goal in this sequence is the granting of the Master of Science (M.S.) degree following successful completion of the program, which includes 18 credits of coursework, seminar credits, and a thesis or project.

Mechanical Engineering

The departmental graduate program in Mechanical Engineering is structured to provide the student with a series of goals to be attained in an orderly fashion throughout the course of study. The ultimate goal in this sequence is the granting of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, following successful completion of the program, which culminates in an original doctoral dissertation and oral defense.

Mechanical Engineering

The educational objectives for the ME program are to produce graduates who competently apply engineering methods to solve professional problems associated with the design, development, manufacture, and maintenance of mechanical systems and who understand the social, ethical, and environmental context of their work. The curriculum culminates in a fourth-year capstone design course in which students work in teams to design and evaluate thermo-mechanical systems that meet real needs.

Occupational Therapy

The Occupational Therapy Department at Clarkson University is committed to developing professionals with deep cultural sensitivity and innovative problem solving skills who will respond to current and emerging societal needs and improve the health and well-being of diverse individuals, groups, and populations. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy is a health discipline that applies movement science to maintain or enhance quality of life through movement, activity and social participation. The mission of the Clarkson Department of Physical Therapy is to graduate physical therapists who emulate the core values of the profession in their physical therapy practice. The DPT professional curriculum is a full-time program starting in the fall semester, with each year divided into three semesters.

Physician Assistant Studies

The mission of the Clarkson University Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to prepare exceptional, highly skilled clinicians who compassionately provide for the healthcare needs of their communities. This entry level master's degree program consists of 82 credit hours divided into three phases that span 28 consecutive months: a 13-month didactic phase, a 14-month clinical phase, and a one-month summative phase.

Physics

The Physics department offers graduate programs leading to MS and PhD degrees. A BS degree in physics or a closely related subject is required, with undergraduate preparation in classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, modern physics, thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, and optics. The MS is offered with a thesis option and two non-thesis options; while a typical program length is 2 years, all work must be completed in 5 calendar years.

Physics

The Physics department offers a doctoral program requiring a minimum of 90 credit hours beyond the BS, with a minimum of three academic years of full-time graduate study and two years in residence at Clarkson. All new graduate students take a two-part Placement Survey in their first fall semester to determine initial course selections. Typical program length for a PhD is 5 years.

Physics

Physics, the most fundamental of the sciences, deals with the behavior and interaction of matter, energy, space and time. Clarkson's Physics curriculum presents the fundamental knowledge needed for professional work in industry or graduate school while including many free electives, offers a flexible curriculum to satisfy diverse career objectives, and provides ample opportunity to get involved in active research as an undergraduate.

Political Science

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Power Systems Engineering

Power Systems Engineering is a post-baccalaureate certificate program offered at Clarkson University.

Psychology

Psychology is the study of mind, brain, and behavior, spanning an enormous breadth from the activity of individual brain cells to the complex interactions between individuals and society. The Psychology program at Clarkson aims to provide each student with a solid foundation in the fundamental areas of psychology as well as opportunities to develop the problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills that are critical in the workplace.

Sociology

Listed in the catalog's registered undergraduate degree programs as a Signature Teachout Program. Clarkson University is no longer accepting applications for this Bachelor of Science degree; continuing students may reference historical University Catalogs for the program's degree requirements.

Software Engineering

The discipline of software engineering is concerned with the application of engineering principles to the construction of computer software, addressing critical issues across the life cycle of a software product from proposal through development, testing, operation, and maintenance. The software engineer plays the role of the architect of a complex system, taking into account user requirements and needs, feasibility, cost, quality, reliability, safety, security, and time constraints.