Colby-Sawyer College

Art and Design

The Art and Design (B.A.) program is designed to give students a comprehensive foundation and breadth of experience, starting with an understanding of the elements and principles of art and design. Students are encouraged to develop their own studio practices through a balance of technical skills, problem-solving, conceptual development and experimentation.

Biology

The biology program gives students a broad background in all areas of biology to prepare them for careers in biology or for further study in graduate or professional school. The program emphasizes the process of doing science in independent lab projects and in the three- semester senior research project. In addition, Colby- Sawyer College has an affiliation agreement with the School for Field Studies (http://fieldstudies.org).

Business Administration

Colby-Sawyer College offers baccalaureate students the opportunity to complete a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a 5th year of study. The MBA focuses on strategic and operational knowledge and practices in order to plan, implement and assess projects in the workplace. The business fundamentals are utilized in the culminating real-world consulting field experience in a disciplinary area.

Business Administration

The business administration major and associated minors (accounting + finance, business administration, contemporary marketing, entrepreneurship and healthcare management) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Note: Accreditation agencies and regulatory bodies may change requirements at any time and that, in turn, may necessitate changes in program requirements.

Child Development

The child development program offers training designed to deepen students’ understanding of themselves and others through the study of development in the context of family, society and culture. Through a variety of academic and applied experiences, this program prepares students to be ethical, professional and knowledgeable in theories and milestones of child and family development.

Coaching

The coaching certificate program educates students who are interested in pursuing careers in coaching as well as students who plan to coach athletics on a part-time basis. Students are introduced to the core knowledge and experiential components of sport coaching. The certificate is a formal acknowledgement of training in coaching that is recognized by most states in the U.S. and all states in New England.

Creative and Professional Writing

The School of Arts & Sciences offers a major in creative and professional writing that provides students with the opportunity to gain pre-professional skills in editing, publishing and other writing related fields, while cultivating creative expression. Through extensive practice in various genres (poetry, fiction, writing for publication, creative nonfiction, etc.), students will develop valuable and versatile writing skills.

Crime and Legal Studies

The crime and legal studies major offers students a unique, critically oriented, interdisciplinary program that has two complementary missions. First, this program provides a broad academic background for students to have maximum flexibility during their academic tenure and after they graduate, regardless of whether they intend to pursue a career in law enforcement, helping professions in the criminal justice system or attend law school or graduate school.

Environmental Science

The environmental science major is for those students whose interest in the environment has a more scientific focus. The major is designed to prepare students to enter the field with the laboratory and field skills environmental professionals are using in the workplace and graduate school. Field experiences take full advantage of the fact that the college is surrounded by lakes and forests and students have the benefit of field research at their doorstep.

Environmental Studies

This major is for students whose environmental interest is more interdisciplinary. This major prepares students for a career with a solid understanding of environmental issues, policy and principles and practices of sustainability. Graduates of this program have gone on to work as naturalists/teachers, environmental lawyers, land protection specialists in land conservation organizations and trail crew leaders and to graduate programs, among other choices.

Exercise Science

Exercise Science

The exercise science major works within the philosophical framework of an exercise and sport sciences model and focuses on the study of human movement as it relates to enhanced motor performance and improved health and fitness. This course of study integrates classroom, laboratory, internship and research experiences that provide students with the necessary disciplinary knowledge and practical skills to develop programs that enhance healthy lifestyles and improved motor performance.

Graphic Design

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in graphic design provides the most credit intensive — and therefore most extensive — course of study for students who intend to pursue professional careers and/or graduate school in the graphic design field.

Healthcare Administration

The mission of Colby-Sawyer's healthcare administration program is to integrate the liberal education foundation with a more focused preparation in managing diverse healthcare systems. Our students will gain professional knowledge of management and the growing and dynamic healthcare industry through classroom work, field study and community partnerships.

Health Science

Colby-Sawyer College seeks to provide students an Associate of Science degree in health science balanced with core Liberal Education courses. The core program opens many career paths for students who want to help others, while the liberal arts courses enhance communication, critical thinking and professional skills.

Health Science

Colby-Sawyer College seeks to provide students a Bachelor of Science degree in health science, balanced with core liberal education courses. Students graduating with a B.S. in health science will be prepared to enter a variety of health- and wellness-related fields in a diverse range of organizations and systems.

Health Studies

History and Political Studies

History and political studies (HPS) is an interdisciplinary major that prepares students for a variety of careers in such areas as law, secondary education, college and university teaching and research, public service, non- government organizations, museum and public history and journalism.

Liberal Arts

Associate degree candidates follow the Liberal Education program, which introduces students to the liberal arts and sciences, helps them develop competency in writing and mathematics and permits them to explore other fields. Students in this program work closely with an advisor to choose elective courses that meet their educational, career or exploration goals.

Nursing

Nursing

The philosophy of the nursing program is summarized by the following statement: Nursing is the care of persons, families or populations who are experiencing or can be expected to experience variations in health and the tending of the entire environment in which care occurs. The nursing program mission flows from the college mission by preparing competent ethical nursing graduates at the baccalaureate and master’s level.

Nursing Post-Master's Certificate

Nursing Practice

Psychology

Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes. The psychology major provides students with a broad foundation in current psychology including the methodologies, problems, bodies of knowledge and perspectives. Senior psychology majors are required to design and implement an original research project in a selected area of psychological inquiry. In addition, seniors are required to complete an internship offered in a variety of diverse settings.

Self-Designed Major

The self-designed major allows students who are interested in more than one field of study to design their own interdisciplinary major. Working with a team of faculty and staff advisors, students develop a program theme, title and description for their self-designed major as well as select classes at the 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels to complete the major.

Social Work

Sociology and Human Services

The sociology and human services major complements and strengthens the introduction to the liberal arts our students receive. All majors receive a foundation in sociology through required courses addressing cultural diversity and structural inequalities, the reciprocal relationship between individuals and communities, as well as research design and analysis.

Sport Management

The Bachelor of Science Degree in sport management works within a philosophical framework that integrates sport and business foundations to provide students with a pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. The sport industry is a rapidly growing field with a broad range of jobs available both nationally and internationally.

Studio Art

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in studio art provides an in-depth course of study preparing students for professional careers in the visual arts. In addition to exploring a wide breadth of studio art coursework, the B.F.A. program invites students to select and focus on a studio concentration: ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, 2D, or 3D.