University of Michigan-Dearborn

Accounting

The Accounting major provides the student with a foundation to pursue a career in accounting. Whether you are interested in entering the corporate world or preparing to be a CPA, we have a program flexible enough to serve your needs. Our students are challenged to recognize and define complex business problems, explore alternatives, and effectively communicate successful solutions.

Accounting

Actuarial Mathematics

At the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the Actuarial Mathematics program is expertly crafted to integrate essential disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, computing, and finance. This program is strategically designed to guide students towards attaining the qualifications of an Associate of either the Society of Actuaries (SOA) or the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS).

African and African American Studies

African and African American Studies

Anthropology

Anthropology, the comparative study of humanity and culture, seeks to explain both diversity and similarity in human behavior around the world. It is an academic discipline that integrates a number of specialized fields, including physical anthropology, archaeology, social and cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and applied studies of human problems.

Applied and Computational Mathematics

Applied Behavioral Analysis

Applied Statistics

The rapid rise of data and technology requires a new set of skills, trained in our Applied Statistics major, which leads to a Bachelor of the Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. Statistics is the science of learning from data. It includes planning the collection of data, managing data, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions from data, and identifying problems, solutions, and opportunities based on statistical analysis.

Arab American Studies

Dearborn and its neighbors are home to one of the largest-- and most diverse-- communities of people of Arab descent outside of the Middle East.

Arabic Studies

Arabic Translation

The Certificate in Arabic translation is in line with the rising need for bilingual speakers of Arabic and English. The Certificate would enable non-native speakers, heritage learners, and native speakers not only to improve their command of Arabic language, but also to achieve a professional level of using both dialect and MSA in translation.

Art History and Museum Studies

Artificial Intelligence

The MS in Artificial Intelligence program consists of 30 graduate-level semester credit hours, of which 12 are foundation, 9 are concentration, and 9 are elective (including the three options of coursework or project or thesis). A concentration must be declared by admitted students. The program includes 4 concentrations, in (1) Computer Vision, (2) Machine Learning, (3) Knowledge Management and Reasoning, and (4) Intelligent Interaction.

Automotive and Mobility Systems Engineering

Automotive Materials and Design

The automotive system of the twenty-first century is poised to advance at a rapid pace with greater emphasis on lightweight structures, high efficiency powertrains, intelligent control systems, lower emissions, robust design and manufacturing, as well as improved comfort and safety.

Automotive Noise, Vibration & Harshness

Automotive Powertrains

Automobiles of the twenty-first century is poised to advance at a rapid pace with greater emphasis on lightweight structures, high efficiency powertrains, intelligent control systems, lower emissions, robust design and manufacturing, as well as improved comfort and safety.

Automotive Systems and Mobility

The Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) in Automotive Systems and Mobility (ASM), centers on engineering practice and application, problem-solving skills, and innovation to prepare graduates for technical leadership roles in the automotive and mobility industry. The D.Eng. encourages doctoral students to conduct cutting edge research using emerging technologies in the broad areas of automotive engineering and mobility.

Behavioral and Biological Science

The study of Behavioral and Biological Sciences investigates the intersections between biochemistry, psychology, genetics, neurobiology, behavior, immunology and anthropology. Students choosing the Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science, in Behavioral and Biological Sciences will learn the foundations of both biological and psychological sciences as they apply to the study of human and animal behavior, as well as ethical considerations and implications of research.

Biochemistry

This degree program is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the structural and functional relationships between the chemical constituents of cells and their roles in life processes. The requirements include courses in biological sciences and chemistry, and appropriate courses in mathematics and physics. The degree in biochemistry prepares a student for careers in industry, medicine, teaching and research.

Bioengineering

Bioengineering

The master’s degree in bioengineering is a 30-credit-hour program designed to prepare students in an area of rapid growth and profound impact on society. The curriculum consists of courses specifically designed to provide a comprehensive background in the bioengineering field. Bioengineering courses are 3 credit hours and most are offered in the evening from 6:00 to 8:45 p.m.

Biological Sciences

Biology is an extensive field that covers biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, embryology, ecology, evolution, field biology, and animal behavior. The Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences is recommended for students who wish to study biology as part of an undergraduate liberal arts degree, to prepare for graduate study in biology or any of the health professions, or to study for a secondary teaching certificate in biology.

Birth to Kindergarten Education

The B.A. in Birth to Kindergarten Education is designed for students who are interested in working with young children. The major provides special focus on child development, relationship building in early childhood, and special education. The major leads to recommendation to the Michigan Department of Education for certification in the Birth-Kindergarten grade band which qualifies students to work in early intervention and home visiting programs such as Early On®.

Business Administration

Business Analytics

Business Studies

Chemistry (A.C.S. Certified)

Children & Families

This Bachelor of Arts degree empowers you to become a strong, skilled advocate for children and families, by developing both a deep understanding of child development and the challenges children and families face within today’s diverse socio-economic and cultural contexts. After you complete your studies, you can put your passion and expertise to use in a variety of settings.

CIS Mathematics

Current CECS undergraduate students majoring in Computer and Information Science (CIS), Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (CIA), or Software Engineering (SE) may pursue a concurrent Bachelor of Science degree in CIS Mathematics. This makes it possible for CECS students to earn two degrees at the same time: a principal Bachelor of Science degree in CIS, CIA, or in SE and a separate concurrent Bachelor of Science degree in CIS Mathematics. Both degrees must be earned at the same time.

Clinical Health Psychology

The Behavioral Sciences Department at University of Michigan-Dearborn offers a Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Health Psychology. This is a two-year 48-credit program that trains mental health care providers to work in primary care settings, as well as more traditional clinical psychology settings.

Communications

Community Based Education

Community-Based Leadership and Development

Comparative Literature

Computer and Information Science

Computing professionals offer expertise in the effective and efficient use of computers for solving human problems, whether that be as a member of a project development team, as a builder of powerful and easy-to-use tools, as an individual researcher, or as an educator.

Computer and Information Science

Computer and Information Science

Computer Engineering

Computers and digital technology have dramatically altered many facets of life including entertainment, manufacturing, transportation, public safety and power production. Computer Engineers have many career opportunities in these areas that will only become more important and prevalent in the future. Most of the modern electronic devices and appliances available today contain advanced computer technology.

Computer Engineering

The ECE Department offers, an evening program of 30 credit hours, leading to the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (Computer Engineering). Students desiring admission to the program must have earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Control Systems

Control systems are the critical center of any vehicle system. Examples of control systems are numerous and multifaceted: climate control for passenger comfort in an automobile, automatic cruise control, engine control and pollution control are some typical illustrations.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

The fields of Criminology and Criminal Justice focus on the study of criminal behavior (crime) and society’s response to it (crime control), as well as questions of justice, fairness, and the law. These fields draw upon the insights of the social and behavioral sciences, the physical sciences, statistics, and the humanities to illuminate the issues of maintaining social order in a constitutional democracy committed to individual freedom, equality, and justice.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Data Science

With increasing availability of data, companies, governments, and nonprofits alike are striving to convert information into actionable information and insight. In the past, students trained in singular disciplines such as computer science, operations research, or statistics had the skill set needed to analyze the required data. But the “volume”, “velocity” and “variety” of today’s data and future data streams pose unique challenges and also creates unique opportunities.

Data Science

With increasing availability of data, companies, governments, and nonprofits alike are striving to convert information into actionable information and insight. In the past, students trained in singular disciplines such as computer science, operations research, or statistics had the skill set needed to analyze the required data. But the “volume”, “velocity” and “variety” of today’s data and future data streams pose unique challenges and also creates unique opportunities.

Data Science/Economics

Digital Marketing

Digital marketing is where marketing meets digital media, such as the internet, social media, cell phones and video games. Digital marketing covers activities such as search engine optimization, viral marketing, web analytics, social network marketing, experiment-based market research, and reputation management. Majoring in digital marketing and marketing is not permitted.

Digital Photography and Design

Students completing this certificate in Digital Photography and Design (DPD) will develop comprehensive creative and technical skills in the fields of digital photography and design for purposes ranging from personal artistic expression to commercial and professional applications through practice- and project-based learning.

Early Childhood Education

Economics

Economics and Computation

Education

Education

The College of Education, Health, and Human Services of the UM- Dearborn offers a Master of Arts in Education degree. This is a degree, which is designed for educators who desire to fulfill all requirements for a University of Michigan master's degree, including residency, at UM-Dearborn.

Educational Leadership

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The D.Eng. major in ECE is an applied research-oriented doctoral degree designed to address the growing needs of industry for engineering professionals with advanced knowledge, technical skills, and the ability to conduct high quality applied research in electrical and computer engineering. It is an interdisciplinary effort to bring together the two broad disciplines of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.

Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

The ECE Department offers an evening program of 30 credit hours, leading to the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (Electrical Engineering). Students desiring admission to the program must have earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Electrical System Analytics

This certificate provides fundamental knowledge, emerging practices, and real-world applications of data analytics and machine learning for power systems. Topics include data mining, data analytics, machine learning, and their applications for power systems. The certificate is ideal for professionals who want to enhance their capabilities in power system planning and operation, as well as experienced professionals who want to receive the necessary retraining to change careers.

Electrical System Equipment

This certificate provides practical knowledge of electrical system equipment and the fundamentals of power electronics and machines. Topics include Transformer, DC and AC machines and drives, power electronics devices, DC-DC and DC-AC power conversions, analysis risk assessment, decision and cost-benefit analysis, and reliability analysis.

Electrical System Planning

This certificate provides fundamental knowledge, emerging practices, and real-world applications of electrical power system planning and operation. Topics include generation planning, transmission planning, and distribution planning. The certificate is ideal for professionals who want to enhance their capabilities in power system planning and operation, as well as experienced professionals who want to receive the necessary retraining to change careers.

Electrical System Protection and Control

Electric Energy Technology

This certificate program introduces theories and technologies in electric energy and related applications. Topics include power electronics, power system analysis, electric drives, motor drives, electric aspects of hybrid vehicles, and practical aspects of the design of power electronics devices. (12 credit hours) This program is available on campus only.

Elementary Education

Energy and Sustainability

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an undergraduate certificate program in the area of Energy and Sustainability. The program is based on the elective courses of the bachelor of science in engineering degree in mechanical engineering (BSE-ME) program regularly offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The earned credit hours can be applied simultaneously to the certificate program and an undergraduate degree program at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Energy Systems and Sustainability

The MSE in Energy Systems and Sustainability Engineering (ESSE) program offered through the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is designed to provide systems-based knowledge in energy systems and sustainability through five core courses and in- depth knowledge from two concentration areas (energy systems concentration and sustainability concentration).

Engineering Design

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an undergraduate certificate program in the area of Engineering Design. The program is based on the elective courses of the bachelor of science in engineering degree in mechanical engineering (BSE-ME) program regularly offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The earned credit hours can be applied simultaneously to the certificate program and an undergraduate degree program at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Engineering Management

Engineering Mathematics

Engineering Mechanics

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an undergraduate certificate program in the area of Engineering Mechanics. The program is based on the elective courses of the bachelor of science in engineering degree in mechanical engineering (BSE-ME) program regularly offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The earned credit hours can be applied simultaneously to the certificate program and an undergraduate degree program at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Engineering of Electrified Vehicular Systems

English

A major in English at the University of Michigan-Dearborn focuses on the dynamic intersection of language, literature, and society as well as the identities and communities shaped by this intersection. This program can be completed fully online, in person, or a combination of both English majors have the opportunity to explore the relationships between reading and writing printed text by becoming familiar with the strategies that writers use to shape conceptions of truth.

English Language and Linguistics

The certificate provides students with a focused understanding of the structure of the English language (in terms of its sound system, grammar, meaning, and vocabulary), as well as an understanding of how the spread of English contributes to language contact, urbanization, globalization, multilingualism, and many other aspects of language and society. The program is open to all undergraduate students at UM-Dearborn as well as non-degree seeking students with or without college degrees.

Environmental Science

The Environmental Science major is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to investigate local and global environmental and sustainability issues and solutions using core courses in science, and integrative concentration courses in physical, natural and social sciences. The program emphasizes experiential learning via immersive activities such as internships, field studies, research with faculty, and community engagement.

Environmental Science

Fiction Writing

The certificate is focused on the study and practice of fiction writing. The certificate will train students how to read a text with the eye of a writer and with the intent of acquiring narrative techniques. Through this process, students will learn how to discuss a text by referencing narrative elements of craft, including characterization, plot, use of detail, setting, structure, etc.

Finance

The Finance major offers flexibility for developing careers in investments, financial institutions and corporate finance. The program offers analytical rigor, theoretical knowledge and teaching methods that stress hands- on applications. The Program also equips students for the relevant professional examinations such as Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA), Certified Financial Management (CFM), and Certified Financial Planning (CFP).

Finance

Financial Planning

The Financial Planning certificate complements a number of fields, such as finance, marketing, accounting, and economics. Gain the tools and skills you need to familiarize yourself with tasks such as personal financial planning, investment planning, retirement planning, tax planning, estate planning, and risk management. The program is open to all undergraduate students at UM-Dearborn.

Food Studies

The Food Studies Certificate prepares students to live and work in a world where food is central to human health and well-being, cultural identity, public policy, and ecological sustainability. The interdisciplinary field of food studies has emerged to provide richer and more complex understandings of the role of food in our society. Food is a powerful theme given that much of our lives are structured in and around obtaining, preparing and sharing food with family, friends and community.

French Studies

French Translation

The Certificate in French Translation is designed to provide broad exposure to the interdisciplinary study and methods of translation as well as an academic grounding in translation theory and practice. During the certificate completion process, students combine the study of the culture and language of the Francophone world. The certificate allows students to explore the practice of translation from multiple perspectives: cultural, theoretical, interdisciplinary, and practical.

Game Design

The purpose of the certificate program in game design is to provide interested students with the theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed to program computer games at the professional level. The core courses included in this program are taught from a software engineering perspective and also include game programming techniques.

General Business

The major in general business has been designed for students seeking a broad business background rather than a specialization in any one functional area of business. Coursework to complete the General Business major must be upper division business credits beyond the BBA core (excluding business internship). Students majoring in General Business may choose an optional concentration in Pre-Law.

Geospatial Analysis and Mapping

The Geospatial Analysis and Mapping (GAM) Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn supports and promotes the application of geospatial technologies in education, research, and community service.

Global Engagement

The Global Engagement Certificate is designed to provide students with powerful tools to understand the international dynamics of the past, present, and future world scenario, as well as allow students to be able to apply knowledge in the contemporary market. This Certificate can enhance other programs by providing an additional area-study of specialization. Furthermore, it is designed to complement and combine with a wide range of existing majors.

Health and Human Services

Healthcare Administration & Leadership

Health Communication

The Health Communication Certificate offers students marketable skills in becoming better producers and consumers of messages related to health and wellness. By evaluating and producing health messages in interpersonal, organizational, community, intercultural, and mass/social media contexts, this certificate will help prepare students for various careers in health communication, medicine, and other health- and public health-related fields.

Health Information Technology

Hispanic Studies

With more than 400 million Spanish speakers, Spanish is one of the most important languages in our globalized world. Globalization is part of the reality of the twenty-first century and speaking Spanish has almost become a necessity. Thus, the study of the Spanish language and its culture is quite practical.

History

Human Centered Design and Engineering

Human Centered Engineering Design

Human Resource Management

The Human Resources Management major courses are designed as fundamental preparation for positions in human resource management, industrial relations, or general management. A Human Resources Management major would also be valuable to students who are not contemplating a career in human resources, as these courses provide knowledge and skills for selecting, developing, motivating, retaining, evaluating, and directing employees - skills needed by managers in any technical or business domain.

Individual Program of Study

The Individual Program of Study (IPS) is an option for first year students at UM-Dearborn under the new Dearborn Discovery Core general education requirements. The Individual Program may not duplicate an already existing major in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters and it is recommended that an interdisciplinary curriculum, in the true spirit of a Liberal Arts education, be created.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Industrial and systems engineering is concerned with the study and design of integrated systems of people, materials, equipment, and their interaction with the surrounding environment. Historically, this field developed in the manufacturing industries where industrial engineers applied their engineering knowledge and management techniques to design and efficiently operate industrial and business systems.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Industrial Mechatronics

The certificate program will have an interdisciplinary curriculum rich in addressing both fundamental and emerging areas of the field. The curriculum will rely solely n regularly offered courses of existing graduate programs of the CECS and other colleges. This will assure (i) depth and breadth of the curriculum, (ii) consistent opportunity of timely completion of the program, (iii) implementation of the program not requiring any additional investment.

Information Systems

Information Systems Management

The Information Systems Management major is designed to prepare students for positions in system development, system analysis, database administration, networking, and as ISM specialists in user departments such as finance, human resource management, marketing, and operations management. The major is also designed to prepare students to assume increasing levels of managerial responsibility as their career progresses.

Information Systems Technology

Instructional Design and Learning Technologies

Instructional Design and Learning Technologies

Integrative Studies

Intelligent Systems in Engineering Applications

International Studies

Journalism and Media Production

Language Arts

LGBTQ Studies

The LGBTQ Studies Certificate prepares students to work and live in our diverse world by concentrating on forms of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression that are frequently left out of traditional fields of study. The interdisciplinary approach of the certificate provides students with analytical frameworks for understanding how social, cultural, legal, and political factors influence the lives of LGBTQ individuals, families, and communities.

Management

Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Marketing

Marketing

Materials and Manufacturing

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an undergraduate certificate program in the area of Materials and Manufacturing. The program is based on the elective courses of the bachelor of science in engineering degree in mechanical engineering (BSE-ME) program regularly offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The earned credit hours can be applied simultaneously to the certificate program and an undergraduate degree program at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Materials for Manufacturing

The certificate program will have an interdisciplinary curriculum rich in addressing both fundamental and emerging areas of the field. The curriculum will rely solely on regularly offered courses of existing graduate programs of the CECS and other colleges. This will assure (i) depth and breadth of the curriculum, (ii) consistent opportunity of timely completion of the program, (iii) implementation of the program not requiring any additional investment.

Materials Science and Engineering

The master’s degree in materials science and engineering is a 30-credit- hour program designed to prepare students in an area of rapid growth and profound impact on society.

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is a diverse field that encompasses a wide range of modern technologies, not limited to a specific type of technology or device/system. This broad focus makes the work of a mechanical engineer both challenging and varied, and provides ample job opportunities. The perception of mechanical engineering as only related to mechanical devices like engines or machine parts is outdated.

Mechanical Engineering

A candidate for the Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) must meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree at this campus or the essential equivalent to these requirements. The candidate must then complete at least 30 credit hours of graduate work approved by the program advisor/graduate committee with an average grade of at least B (3.0) covering all courses elected.

Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Mechatronics and Robotics

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an undergraduate certificate program in the area of Mechatronics and Robotics. The program is based on the elective courses of the bachelor of science in engineering degree in mechanical engineering (BSE-ME) program regularly offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The earned credit hours can be applied simultaneously to the certificate program and an undergraduate degree program at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Media Production

The Media Production Certificate offers students a carefully tailored program in digital media practices including video production and audio production in the field and studio, broadcasting, and new media. The certificate provides technical training while building skills in multiple models of storytelling and creative expression, including narrative, documentary, and experimental forms.

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Aromatic and medicinal plants are critical components of medications, food and perfumes. The use of essential oils as anointments is ancient. It is estimated that half of the world’s drugs are based on compounds isolated from plants, often first identified by ancient folklore. The current search for potential drugs is so widespread that most countries have enacted laws about usage rights.

Microbiology

Middle East Studies

The Middle East Studies BA is a multi-disciplinary program that requires three-years of foreign language study (typically in Arabic, though the program can accept transfer credit in other languages with certain conditions). Students build skills and knowledge through coursework in three areas: A) History, B) Language and Literature, and C) Social and Cultural Studies. They complete their degree with a capstone course that draws upon that expertise.

Middle East Studies

The Middle East Studies BA is a multi-disciplinary program that requires three-years of foreign language study (typically in Arabic, though the program can accept transfer credit in other languages with certain conditions). Students build skills and knowledge through coursework in three areas: A) History, B) Language and Literature, and C) Social and Cultural Studies. They complete their degree with a capstone course that draws upon that expertise.

Modeling and Simulations in Engineering

Philosophy

Physics

Plastic & Composite Materials

Students in this certificate program will be exposed to both design and manufacturing considerations of plastics and composite materials. Particular emphasis will be given to the materials for automotive applications. Processes, properties and design of the materials will be examined, and characteristics of the materials manufactured from different processes will be discussed.

Political Science

Political Science, broadly defined, is the study of political power and the ends to which that power is used. It is “political” in the sense that it concentrates on the institutions and processes of political systems that exercise power in an authoritative way. It is “scientific” in the sense that there is a systematic body of knowledge about political behavior which can be studied empirically, normatively, and experientially.

Practical Aspects of Computer Security

Professional Language and Cross Cultural Competency

Professional Writing and Rhetoric

The Professional Writing & Rhetoric Major affords students disciplined instruction in writing alongside dynamic opportunities for writing, collaboration, and revising for diverse audiences (academic, professional, and public) and in diverse genres and media. Students will work with faculty to develop identities as writers and plan a workable career path that centers on critical inquiry, cultural analysis, and document drafting.

Program and Project Management

Program & Project Management

Psychology

Students may earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and may be completed fully online, in person, or a combination of both. As the science of behavior and psychological processes, psychology has a vast range. At one end, it borders on natural sciences such as biology and physiology, and at the other, it shares interests with social science disciplines such as anthropology and sociology.

Public Administration and Policy

Public Relations

The Certificate in Public Relations (PR) offers students practical training in the contemporary skills of public relations. For communication majors, it provides an ideal way to complement their broad-based study of communication with the practical skills necessary for entry level work in public relations.

Robotics Engineering

With recent advances in computer hardware and software, as well as 3D printing, the field of robotics is entering a new phase where robots are smaller, faster, cheaper, and smarter. These next generation robots will have applications in a wide variety of fields, including manufacturing, medicine, education, entertainment, military applications, etc.

Robotics Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department offers a program totaling 30 credit hours, leading to the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (Robotics Engineering). Students desiring admission to the program must have earned a Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Computer Science with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Secondary Education

Small Business Management

The small business management major is designed to offer students a broad range of knowledge and skills in order to prepare them to lead or contribute to a small or medium enterprise. Small businesses present unique opportunities and challenges, which students in this major will be equipped to navigate. In addition to learning about diverse business disciplines, students will be exposed to the fundamental processes of starting and managing a small business.

Sociology

The University of Michigan-Dearborn Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology emphasizes the discipline’s unique interdisciplinary focus and practical research application to provide solutions to contemporary, real-world issues and social problems. Sociology is the social science study of society and how it is shaped by individual and collective action. The discipline studies the connections between private troubles, experienced individually, and public issues, experienced collectively.

Software Engineering

Software Engineering

Software Engineering

Spanish for Health Care Professionals

Sports Management

Supply Chain Management

The major in Supply Chain Management provides students with opportunities for careers in e-business, startups, manufacturing, high tech, service and consulting companies.

Supply Chain Management

Systems Engineering

The Systems Engineering program is designed for engineers and other professionals who are responsible for defining, planning, managing and supporting large integrated systems. The program consists of four graduate core courses and one graduate elective course.

Teaching

Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Urban and Regional Studies

The program in Urban and Regional Studies (URST) provides opportunities for in-depth study of some of the major challenges facing individuals and groups living and working in major metropolitan regions such as Detroit. These challenges include economic development; urban poverty and income inequality; preserving and promoting culture, architecture and art; land use conflicts; and the provision of adequate and sustainable transportation and housing services.

Vehicle Electronics & Controls

The increasing use of electrical systems and electronic sensors and devices in vehicles and automobiles has resulted in new developments in this field for vehicle application. With rapid progress in battery technology, it is envisaged that electric vehicles will become more affordable and more efficient. Electric drive control requires the use of power devices which are primarily high power electronic devices.

Vehicles and Mobility

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an undergraduate certificate program in the area of Vehicles and Mobility.

Women's and Gender Studies

Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan - Dearborn is a vibrant interdisciplinary community of faculty, students and alumni dedicated to excellence in scholarship, teaching, learning and activism.

Writing

The Writing Certificate provides students of all majors the opportunity to enhance their writing abilities and have this expertise appear as a credential on their transcripts. There is a national demand for employees who have strong skills in writing. This certificate provides a vehicle for enhancing the intellectual and personal development of students by allowing them to strengthen their writing skills and, at the same time, explore new topics and issues related to their personal interests.