Academic Programs
Western’s academic programs promote intellectual maturity and personal growth in its students and graduates citizens prepared to assume constructive roles in local, national, and global communities. The College provides students with a solid foundation of skills in written and spoken communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity. Our programs encourage a breadth and depth of knowledge, which will serve as a foundation for a professional career or graduate study, and an appreciation of values appropriate to a liberally educated individual.
Accounting
including programs in:
• Financial Analysis
• Professional Accounting
Anthropology
Art
including programs in:
• Art History and Theory
• Graphic Design
• K-12 Art Education Licensure
• Studio Art
• Three-dimensional Art: Ceramics (BFA)
• Three-dimensional Art: Jewelry (BFA)
• Three-dimensional Art: Sculpture (BFA)
• Two-dimensional Art: Painting (BFA)
• Two-dimensional Art: Printmaking (BFA)
• Two-dimensional Art: Photography (BFA)
Biology
including programs in:
• Cell Biology / Pre-medicine
• Environmental Biology and Ecology
• General Biology
• Pre-allied Health
• Secondary Education Licensure
• Wildlife Biology
Business Administration
including programs in:
• Business Administration and Environmental Studies (coordinated major)
• Entrepreneurship
• Latin American Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Professional Land and Resource Management
• Resort Management (hospitality)
Chemistry
including programs in:
• Biochemistry
• Secondary Education Licensure
Communication and Theatre
including programs in:
• Communication
• Film Studies
• Organizational Communication
• Theatre and Performance Studies
Computer Information Science
Economics
including a program in:
• Secondary Education Licensure
Education
including programs in:
• Elementary Education Licensure (with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies/Liberal Arts)
• K-12 Licensure in Art Education, Music Education, Physical Education, and Spanish
• Secondary Licensure in Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geology, History,
Mathematics, and Politics and Government (with degrees in the content field)
English
including programs in:
• Creative Writing
• Secondary Education Licensure
Environmental Studies
including programs in:
• Business Administration and Environmental Studies (coordinated major)
• Water Studies
Exercise and Sport Science
including programs in:
• Exercise Science
• K-12 Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Management
• Sport Psychology (minor only)
French (minor only)
Geography (minor only)
Geology
including programs in:
• Geoarchaeology
• Petroleum Geology
• Secondary Education Licensure in Earth-Space Science
History
including a program in:
• Secondary Education Licensure
Honors Program
Mathematics
including programs in:
• Computer Information Science
• Secondary Education Licensure
Music
including programs in:
• Business
• K-12 Music Education Licensure
Philosophy (minor only)
Physics (minor only)
Politics and Government
including programs in:
• Pre-law
• Secondary Education Licensure
Psychology
including programs in:
• Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
Recreation and Outdoor Education
including programs in:
• Outdoor Environmental Education
• Outdoor Leadership
Sociology
including a program in:
• Criminal Justice
Spanish
including a program in:
• K-12 Education Licensure
