Paine College

Biology

The Biology major prepares students for careers in the biological sciences and for entry into medical, graduate, and health-related professional schools. It offers courses in preparation for graduate work, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, allied health sciences, and nursing.

Business Administration

The Department of Business Administration offers a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a core in business administration and concentrations in accounting, international business, management, management information systems, or marketing. Its purpose is to offer an innovative undergraduate program that prepares students to be equipped for successful careers using emerging technology to lead today's global businesses.

History

The History major engages students in the exploration, excavation, and critique of Western and global history, examining events, epochs, movements, and perspectives that shaped the world. It acquaints students with the major ideas and themes of humankind's social, political, economic, and intellectual heritage and builds skills in historical research, both oral and written.

Mass Communications

The Department of Media Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications, currently with a Broadcasting concentration. Its purpose is to prepare students to become skilled entry-level professionals in the field of radio, television, and/or graduate studies programs, balancing theoretical, conceptual, and professional-skill coursework.

Mathematics

The Mathematics major is designed to give students experience in both abstract thinking and applicable mathematics sufficient for mathematics-related employment or graduate study. It provides a balanced curriculum in theory and applications that develops computational, problem-solving, critical-reasoning, and technological skills.

Psychology

The Psychology program focuses on the scientific study of behavior and mental processes and is designed to help students learn to think like psychologists through comprehensive coursework, internships, and collaborative student-faculty research. It offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with an optional concentration in General, Counseling, or Experimental Psychology.

Sociology

The Sociology program is designed to cultivate the sociological imagination—the ability to understand how individual and group behaviors are shaped by society's historical development and how personal problems connect to public issues of social structure. It offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with three concentrations: General Sociology, Criminology, and Social Psychology.