University of Jamestown

Accounting

The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics fosters a comprehensive world-view in each of our students through an interdisciplinary integration of the liberal arts and business studies. It is the mission of the department to pursue excellence in business education and to prepare students for successful professional careers, graduate studies, and a lifetime of learning, service, and personal growth.

Advanced Cybersecurity

Advanced Cybersecurity is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Advanced Full Stack Developer

Advanced Full Stack Developer is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

American Government

Designed to expose students to the institutions, processes, and policies of the American national political system. Students majoring in Political Science cannot earn this certificate.

Applied Information Technology

Applied Information Technology is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Applied Music

The Music Department at the University of Jamestown prepares students to become professional musicians, teachers of music, and life-long patrons of music. The curriculum in music is presented as an integral part of the liberal arts tradition and prepares students for professional employment or postgraduate study.

Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Biochemistry

The mission of the Chemistry Department at University of Jamestown is to provide a strong chemistry foundation for students majoring in chemistry and for students pursuing a career in health professions which require some chemistry knowledge, and to help provide a strong science background for students pursuing teaching careers. Students interested in biochemical research, a career in the health professions, or the food or pharmaceutical industry may elect the biochemistry major.

Biology

The Biology Department strives to provide an education in biology of the highest possible quality. The biology curriculum offers career preparation, preparation for further study, and an introduction to biological concepts and scientific reasoning in the liberal arts tradition.

Biology Education

The Biology Department strives to provide an education in biology of the highest possible quality. The teacher education program prepares teachers with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to provide optimum learning experiences for diverse students in today's schools within a liberal arts tradition and sound professional preparation.

Business Administration

All students who major in business administration must choose at least one area of business concentration: Accounting, Agricultural Management, Business Communication, Information Technology, Liberal Arts, Management, or Marketing. The department fosters a comprehensive world-view through an interdisciplinary integration of the liberal arts and business studies.

Business Management

Business Management is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Business Studies: Banking

Business Studies: Banking is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Business Studies: Industrial Management

Business Studies: Industrial Management is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Character in Leadership

Character in Leadership is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Chemistry

The mission of the Chemistry Department at University of Jamestown is to provide a strong chemistry foundation for students majoring in chemistry and for students pursuing a career in health professions which require some chemistry knowledge, and to help provide a strong science background for students pursuing teaching careers. The student who is interested in pursuing graduate work in chemistry or a government or industrial job may elect the chemistry major.

Christian Studies

Christian Studies is a certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Church History

Church History is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Civil Engineering

The University of Jamestown Department of Engineering seeks to provide its students with a comprehensive education that is supported by the liberal arts tradition. The educational mission of the department is to prepare students for careers demanding technological innovation, creativity, critical thinking, project management, systems thinking, multidisciplinary projects, and communication skills.

Communication

The Communication Department at the University of Jamestown is designed as part of an undergraduate liberal arts education that provides students with theoretical and practical life experiences in all aspects of communication. The mission of this program is to provide students with a solid understanding of the communication discipline and its relevance to their lives; to prepare students for further education, career, and life beyond the University of Jamestown.

Communication Studies

Communication Studies is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Composite Science Education

Composite Science Education is a bachelor's degree program offered at University of Jamestown.

Computer Science

The Computer Science and Technology Department is dedicated to a curriculum of academic excellence that encourages the development of ethical technology professionals who are a benefit to society. The computer science (CS) major provides a well-rounded technical and theoretical background, giving students a firm foundation in programming and theory so that they can design and implement computer-based solutions to significant problems.

Criminal Justice

The mission of the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology at University of Jamestown is two-fold. In criminal justice, students are prepared to pursue one of three distinct, though not necessarily mutually exclusive, options. The focus of the major is a solid preparation for entry-level careers in law enforcement, corrections, or adult or juvenile probation and parole.

Curriculum and Instruction

The major in Curriculum and Instruction focuses on current research and practice in teaching and learning in elementary-aged children, preparing individuals to work with this population in a variety of settings, including non-profit, community, church, civic, and other organizations. This degree does not lead to teacher licensure in the state of North Dakota.

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Cybersecurity Fundamentals is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Digital Design

The Digital Design (DIG) major combines the application of visual art, communication, marketing, and computer technology skills, all of which are needed to aid current businesses and industries. This major is offered for students whose interests and future endeavors may involve the creation or implementation of computer-developed visual communications.

Digital Marketing and Analytics

Digital Marketing and Analytics is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Elementary Education

The mission is to prepare teachers with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to provide optimum learning experiences for diverse students in today's schools. The program balances the ideals of a liberal arts tradition and sound professional preparation within a Christian atmosphere of self-discipline, responsibility, and concern for the continuing growth of the individual.

English

The English and Theatre Arts Department provides undergraduate education in the discipline of English and theatre, which includes studies in the language itself, in literature that expresses the accumulated resources of human thought and experience, and in the effective use of language in written and oral expression.

English Education

The English and Theatre Arts Department provides undergraduate education in the discipline of English and theatre. The teacher education program prepares teachers with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to provide optimum learning experiences for diverse students in today's schools.

Environmental Science

Being able to implement solutions that protect the health of both humans and the environment requires a diverse set of skills. The Environmental Science program offers courses that build a strong background in the sciences, as well as engineering, all grounded in the liberal arts.

Exercise Science

Kinesiology is a broad-based discipline offering educational opportunities in diverse areas, including exercise science, health fitness, health and physical education teacher education, and coaching. The Department of Kinesiology provides instruction and learning experiences that prepare students to pursue careers in fitness, teaching, or coaching, or to continue in graduate studies in exercise physiology, physical therapy, athletic training, or related fields.

Fine Arts

A liberal-arts degree embracing art, music, and theatre. The major requires forty-two semester credits, including twenty-six credits in an area of concentration and approved courses in each of the other areas.

French

A Foreign Language Department major requiring a minimum of twenty-four credit hours of coursework on campus plus advanced language study gained during study abroad or a US-based immersion program.

Full Stack Developer

Full Stack Developer is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Fundamentals of Programming

Fundamentals of Programming is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

General Studies

An online degree in which students choose one of two models completing 42-45 credits beyond general education across two or three topic areas.

German

A Foreign Language Department major requiring a minimum of twenty-four credit hours of coursework on campus plus advanced language study gained during study abroad or a US-based immersion program.

Governing Forms

Designed to expose students to different types of political governance in the world, including American and European governments, transnational governance in the European Union, and governance in the international system. Students majoring or minoring in Political Science cannot earn this certificate.

Health and Fitness Administration

A kinesiology degree combining exercise science with accounting, business, and economics coursework to prepare students as fitness professionals and administrators.

Health and Physical Education Teacher Education

A teacher-education major preparing candidates for K-12 licensure in health and physical education, combining kinesiology and education coursework with student teaching.

History

A major fostering an understanding of American and European history and international affairs, preparing students for teaching, historical research, graduate school, and professional fields requiring critical thinking and writing.

History Education

A teacher-education major combining history coursework with education courses and student teaching to prepare candidates for secondary social studies licensure.

Information Technology & Systems

A major giving students the skills to apply computer and network concepts to technical problems in organizations and businesses, covering databases, web design, programming, networks, and operating systems.

IT Service Management

IT Service Management is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Law in Context

Designed to expose students to legal processes and their effects in various American contexts.

Liberal Arts Business Studies

A business degree pairing a liberal arts major or minor with a base in business studies, offering a cross-disciplinary approach across 18 liberal arts majors and 20 minors.

Liberal Studies

An individualized major allowing students to study two to three areas or propose a customized major, combining different interests into a single degree rather than multiple majors or minors.

Manufacturing Management

A degree blending business and management coursework with engineering and technical courses in manufacturing processes and project management.

Mechanical Engineering

An engineering degree blending liberal arts, mathematics, science, and engineering, preparing students for licensure and careers demanding technological innovation, systems thinking, and project management.

Medical Laboratory Science

Prepares students to transfer for a year of clinical internship at an affiliated medical laboratory science program (University of North Dakota), after which the bachelor's degree is granted by University of Jamestown; prepares students for the ASCP certification exam.

Ministry and Counseling

Ministry and Counseling is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Ministry and Leadership

Ministry and Leadership is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Music Education

A teacher-education major preparing students to become professional musicians and teachers of music, combining music and education coursework with student teaching toward K-12 music licensure.

Nursing

A pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing for individuals with some or no college experience, preparing students for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and entry-level practice as a registered nurse.

Nursing

The pre-licensure Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program is designed for individuals with limited or no college experience. The ASN program prepares the student for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and entry-level practice as a registered nurse.

Philosophy

Philosophy is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Physical Education (non-teaching)

A kinesiology degree for students seeking careers in fitness, coaching, or graduate study, without a teaching-licensure component.

Policy in Context

Designed to expose students to the making, application, and/or effects of governmental policies in various contexts.

Political Science

A major developing an informed and critical outlook toward the U.S. Constitution, institutions of government, international politics, and modern political philosophy, preparing students for law school, graduate school, and government careers.

Professional Writing

Professional Writing is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Project Management

Project Management is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Psychology

A liberal-arts psychology degree emphasizing scientific and philosophical considerations of behavior, recommended for students whose career goals may include a doctoral degree; an addiction counseling concentration is available.

Psychology for Health Care Professionals

Psychology for Health Care Professionals is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Religion-Philosophy

A combined major promoting the significance of Christian faith and thought and providing a foundation in religion and philosophy, with specialization options in Interdisciplinary Religion and Philosophy and in Leadership and Ministry.

Religious Studies

Religious Studies is a short-term certificate program offered at University of Jamestown.

Software Engineering

An online degree built around programming and full-stack development certificates plus additional computer science coursework.

Spanish

A Foreign Language Department major requiring a minimum of twenty-four credit hours of coursework on campus plus advanced language study gained during study abroad or a US-based immersion program.