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List-of-Concentrations

Concentration Name Col Major Degree
Accounting BU Business Administration/PhD Ph.D.
Addictions and Substance Abuse Counseling BC Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (Post Baccalaureate) M.A.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing D.N.P.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing M.S.N.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care  Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing D.N.P.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing M.S.N.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with Occupational Health Sub-Specialty NR Nursing D.N.P.
Advanced Practice Leadership in Public Health PH Public Health Dr.P.H.
Africana Studies AC Liberal Arts M.A.
Africana Studies AC Political Science M.A.
Aging and Neuroscience MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Disease MD Medical Sciences Ph.D.
American Studies AC Liberal Arts M.A.
Analytics and Business Intelligence BU Business Analytics and Information Systems M.S.
Anatomy MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
Applied Biostatistics PH Public Health M.P.H.
Archaeological and Forensic Sciences AC Applied Anthropology Ph.D.
Archaeological and Forensic Sciences AC Applied Anthropology M.A.
Assurance BU Accountancy M.Acc.
Behavioral Health PH Public Health M.P.H.
Behavioral Health PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Big Data and Learning Analytics EU Learning Design and Technology M.S.
Bio-Cultural Medical Anthropology AC Applied Anthropology Ph.D.
Bio-Cultural Medical Anthropology AC Applied Anthropology M.A.
Biological Oceanography MS Marine Science Ph.D.
Biological Oceanography MS Marine Science M.S.
Biology EU Science Education M.A.T.
Biomedical Engineering RX Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology M.S.
Biostatistics PH Public Health Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Biology MD Medical Sciences Ph.D.
Career and Workforce Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Cell Biology & Molecular Biology AC Biology M.S.
Chamber Music FA Music M.M.
Chemical Oceanography MS Marine Science Ph.D.
Chemical Oceanography MS Marine Science M.S.
Chemistry EU Science Education M.A.T.
Chinese EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Choral Conducting FA Music M.M.
Climate Mitigation & Adaption CS Global Sustainability M.A.
Clinical Psychology AC Psychology Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology AC Psychology M.A.
Cognition, Neuroscience & Social Psychology AC Psychology Ph.D.
Cognition, Neuroscience & Social Psychology AC Psychology M.A.
College Student Affairs EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Community and Family Health PH Public Health Ph.D.
Compliance, Risk Management and Anti-Money  Laundering BU Business Administration/MBA M.B.A.
Composition FA Music M.M.
Computer Security Fundamentals GS Cybersecurity M.S.
Concentration College Major Degree
Contemporary Management BU Management M.S.
Corporate BU Accountancy M.Acc.
Counselor Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Counselor Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Cultural Resource Management AC Applied Anthropology Ph.D.
Cultural Resource Management AC Applied Anthropology M.A.
Curriculum Leadership EU Educational Leadership M.Ed.
Cyber Criminology BC Cybercrime M.S.
Cyber Intelligence GS Cybersecurity M.S.
Cyber Intelligence AC Intelligence Studies M.S.
Cybersecurity BU Business Administration/MBA M.B.A.
Cybersecurity Education EU Learning Design and Technology M.S.
Data Analytics BU Business Administration/MBA M.B.A.
Digital Forensic Investigations BC Cybercrime M.S.
Digital Forensics GS Cybersecurity M.S.
Digital Humanities/Public History AC History Ph.D.
Digital Humanities/Public History AC History M.A.
Drug Discovery, Delivery, Development & Manufacturing RX Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology M.S.
Early Childhood Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Early Childhood Education EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Earth and Space Science EU Science Education M.A.T.
Ecology and Evolution AC Integrative Biology Ph.D.
Ecology and Evolution AC Biology M.S.
Educational Innovation EU Educational Program Development Ed.D.
Educational Psychology EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
E-learning Design and Development EU Learning Design and Technology M.S.
Electro-Acoustic Music FA Music M.M.
Elementary Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Elementary Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Engineering for International Development EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Engineering for International Development EN Environmental Engineering Ph.D.
Engineering for International Development EN Civil Engineering M.S.C.E.
Engineering for International Development EN Environmental Engineering M.S.E.V.
English Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Entrepreneurship CS Global Sustainability M.S.
Environmental and Ecological Microbiology AC Integrative Biology Ph.D.
Environmental and Ecological Microbiology AC Biology M.S.
Environmental and Occupational Health PH Public Health Ph.D.
Environmental and Occupational Health PH Public Health M.P.H.
Environmental and Occupational Health PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Environmental Engineering EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Environmental Geography AC Geography M.A.
Epidemiology PH Public Health Ph.D.
Epidemiology PH Public Health M.P.H.
Epidemiology PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Epidemiology and Global Communicable Disease PH Public Health M.P.H.
Epidemiology and Global Health PH Public Health M.P.H.
Epidemiology and Maternal & Child Health PH Public Health M.P.H.
Family  Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing D.N.P.
Film Studies AC Liberal Arts M.A.
Finance BU Business Administration/PhD Ph.D.
Finance BU Business Administration M.B.A.
Finance Research BU Finance M.S.
Financial Analysis BU Finance M.S.
Financial Planning and Wealth Management BU Finance M.S.
FinTech BU Business Analytics and Information Systems M.S.
FinTech BU Finance M.S.
Florida Studies AC Liberal Arts M.A.
Food Sustainability & Security CS Global Sustainability M.S.
Forensic Accounting BU Accountancy M.Acc.
French EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Game-Based Learning and Analytics EU Learning Design and Technology M.S.
General Education EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Genetic Counseling PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Genomics PH Public Health Ph.D.
Genomics PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Geographic Information Science and Spatial Analysis AC Geography M.A.
Geological Oceanography MS Marine Science Ph.D.
Geological Oceanography MS Marine Science M.S.
Geotechnical EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Geotechnical EN Civil Engineering M.S.C.E.
German EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Global Communicable Disease PH Public Health Ph.D.
Global Communicable Disease PH Public Health M.P.H.
Global Communicable Disease PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Global Disaster Management, Humanitarian Relief, and Homeland Security PH Public Health M.P.H.
Global Health Practice PH Public Health M.P.H.
Health and Wellness EU Exercise Science M.S.
Health Care Organizations and Management PH Public Health M.P.H.
Health Policies and Programs PH Public Health M.P.H.
Health Science MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
Health Services Research PH Public Health Ph.D.
Health, Safety and Environment PH Public Health M.P.H.
Healthcare Analytics BU Business Administration/MBA M.B.A.
Healthcare Analytics MD Health Informatics M.S.H.I.
Heritage Studies AC Applied Anthropology Ph.D.
Heritage Studies AC Applied Anthropology M.A.
Higher Ed, Administration EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Higher Ed, Administration EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Human Geography AC Geography M.A.
Human Resources BU Management M.S.
Humanities AC Liberal Arts M.A.
Industrial Organizational Psychology AC Psychology Ph.D.
Industrial Organizational Psychology AC Psychology M.A.
Infection Control PH Public Health M.P.H.
Information Assurance BU Business Analytics and Information Systems M.S.
Information Assurance GS Cybersecurity M.S.
Information Systems BU Business Administration/PhD Ph.D.
Instructional Technology ED Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Instructional Technology EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Instrumental Conducting FA Music M.M.
Interdisciplinary MS Marine Science Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary MS Marine Science M.S.
Interdisciplinary Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
Italian EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Japanese EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Jazz Composition FA Music M.M.
Jazz Performance FA Music M.M.
K-12 Public School Leadership EU Educational Leadership M.Ed.
Latin EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Literacy Studies EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Literature AC English Ph.D.
Literature AC English M.A.
Management Information Systems BU Management M.S.
Marine Resource Assessment MS Marine Science Ph.D.
Marine Resource Assessment MS Marine Science M.S.
Marketing BU Business Administration/PhD Ph.D.
Marriage and Family Therapy BC Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (Post Baccalaureate) M.A.
Materials EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Materials EN Civil Engineering M.S.C.E.
Maternal and Child Health PH Public Health M.P.H.
Maternal and Child Health PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Mathematics Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Mathematics Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Measurement and Evaluation EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Measurement and Evaluation EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Measurement and Evaluation EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Media Studies AC Mass Communications M.A.
Medical Physics AC Physics, Applied Ph.D.
Molecular Medicine MD Medical Sciences Ph.D.
Molecular Medicine MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology MD Medical Sciences Ph.D.
Music Education FA Music Ph.D.
Neuroscience MD Medical Sciences Ph.D.
Non-Public or Charter School Leadership EU Educational Leadership M.Ed.
Nutrition and Dietetics PH Public Health M.P.H.
Occupational Exposure Science PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Pathology and Cell Biology MD Medical Sciences Ph.D.
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing D.N.P.
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner NR Nursing M.S.N.
Performance FA Music M.M.
Pharmacy EN Biomedical Engineering M.S.B.E.
Pharmacy and Health Education RX Pharmacy Pharm.D.
Philosophy and Religion AC Philosophy Ph.D.
Philosophy and Religion AC Philosophy M.A.
Physical Oceanography MS Marine Science Ph.D.
Physical Oceanography MS Marine Science M.S.
Physics EU Science Education M.A.T.
Physiology and Morphology AC Integrative Biology Ph.D.
Physiology and Morphology AC Biology M.S.
Piano Pedagogy FA Music M.M.
Project Management BU Management M.S.
Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice PH Public Health Dr.P.H.
Public Health Education PH Public Health M.P.H.
Public Health Education PH Public Health M.S.P.H.
Public Health Practice Program PH Public Health M.P.H.
Pure and Applied AC Mathematics Ph.D.
Quantitative Management BU Management M.S.
Reading and Language Arts Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Research MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
Rhetoric and Composition AC English Ph.D.
Rhetoric and Composition AC English M.A.
Russian EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
School Counseling EU Counselor Education M.A.
School Psychology EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Science Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Secondary Education: Biology EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Secondary Education: Chemistry EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Secondary Education: Mathematics EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Secondary Education: Physics EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Secondary Education: Social Science EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Secondary Education: TESOL EU Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.
Social Marketing PH Public Health M.P.H.
Social Science Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Spanish EU Foreign Language Education M.A.T.
Special Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Special Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Sport Business BU Business Administration/MBA M.B.A.
Statistics AC Mathematics Ph.D.
STEM EU Elementary Education M.A.
Strategic Communication Management AC Mass Communications M.A.
Strategic Intelligence AC Intelligence Studies M.S.
Strength and Conditioning EU Exercise Science M.S.
Structures EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Structures EN Civil Engineering M.S.C.E.
Sustainability Policy CS Global Sustainability M.A.
Sustainable Business CS Global Sustainability M.A.
Sustainable Energy CS Global Sustainability M.S.
Sustainable Tourism CS Global Sustainability M.A.
Sustainable Transportation CS Global Sustainability M.S.
Tax BU Accountancy M.Acc.
Teacher Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D.
Teacher Leadership EU Elementary Education M.A.
Teaching Secondary ELLs EU Secondary English Education M.A.
Teaching Secondary Reading EU Secondary English Education M.A.
Teaching Secondary Writing EU Secondary English Education M.A.
Teaching Young Adult Literature EU Secondary English Education M.A.
The History of the Americas AC History Ph.D.
The History of the Americas AC History M.A.
Theory FA Music M.M.
Transportation EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Transportation EN Civil Engineering M.S.C.E.
Vocational Education EU Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
Water Resources EN Civil Engineering Ph.D.
Water Resources EN Civil Engineering M.S.C.E.
Water Sustainability CS Global Sustainability M.S.
Women’s Health MD Medical Sciences M.S.M.S.
World History since 1500 AC History Ph.D.
World History since 1500 AC History M.A.
World History to 1500 AC History Ph.D.
World History to 1500 AC History M.A.