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As a mathematics major or minor at Saint Joseph's University, you will study abstract algebra, real analysis, statistics and more. The program provides the experience necessary to help you become an analytical thinker with a commitment to problem-solving, a highly-regarded skill in any career path. You will also have the opportunity to take independent study courses or write an honors thesis, offering further preparation for your future career.

Saint Joseph’s biology department offers a one-of-a-kind medical laboratory science program that puts the focus on the science behind the medicine. With a versatile curriculum and a year-long internship in a medical or clinical lab, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to investigate and solve the mysteries of health.

The music major or minor at Saint Joseph’s University provides a comprehensive curriculum that deepens musical understanding and awareness, fosters creative expression and encourages critical analysis and inquiry. It combines coursework in music theory, composition, history and performance.

Saint Joseph’s University’s neuroscience major and minor features interdisciplinary training that few colleges can match. Our program faculty are experts in a wide range of neuroscience specialties, allowing you to examine the nervous system across a variety of theoretical and clinical contexts.

Saint Joseph’s University offers a top-ranked four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in Philadelphia and Lancaster and the region’s only three-year accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in Lancaster. In addition to our four-year and accelerated three-year BSN programs, we also offer a flexible RN to BSN pathway program for students who want to advance their career in the healthcare field.

Saint Joseph's University's Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is designed for individuals who have an RN license and an associate or diploma in nursing. This award-winning program enables busy nurses to earn their bachelor’s degree through flexible, individualized scheduling. For the practicing nurse, we provide courses that build upon your existing professional expertise and provide additional opportunities for personal and professional growth.

The pharmaceutical & healthcare business major at Saint Joseph’s University will teach you how to oversee efficient clinical research and manage complex healthcare costs that are currently challenging the industry. The rapidly changing healthcare industry is in need of individuals with the necessary background knowledge in business, science and technology – and this degree program can provide that required skill set. You will have the option to add a co-op or engage in faculty-mentored research.

Find your calling in developing, manufacturing and evaluating medications as a pharmaceutical sciences and drug development major. Saint Joseph’s is one of the few universities in the U.S. that offers a BS in pharmaceutical sciences and drug development.

The pharmacology and toxicology program at Saint Joseph’s is one of the few undergraduate programs of its kind in the country. Examine the effectiveness and toxicity of chemicals and medications as a pharmacology and toxicology major through a hands-on, career-focused curriculum.

Become a practice-ready pharmacist in a range of areas through Saint Joseph’s direct entry pharmacy program. Enter the program as a first-year undergraduate student or transfer student to earn a bachelor’s in pharmaceutical and healthcare studies and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in six years. If you already have the prerequisites completed or have a baccalaureate degree, you can enter directly into the professional phase of the program.

The philosophy major and minor at Saint Joseph’s University will foster your ability to think logically, evaluate arguments, communicate effectively, examine assumptions and live an intellectually rich and ethically engaged life.

Get a complete, real-world understanding of what it means to be a physician assistant  at Saint Joseph’s University. Our pre-professional physician assistant program combines foundational coursework with patient contact and shadowing to prepare you for graduate studies and a rewarding career.  

Choose from an accelerated, three-year track or a traditional, four-year undergraduate track to earn a health science degree. If you meet all progression requirements, you’ll be granted an interview for admission to our graduate physician assistant program, known for its renowned faculty and innovative anatomy instruction.

As a physics major at Saint Joseph’s University, you will use systemic reasoning and call on your imagination to understand the laws of nature, the structure of matter, and the behavior of physical processes — the keys to many of the universe’s secrets.

The political science major and minor at Saint Joseph’s University offers the opportunity to examine politics, government and the political process. This program is ideal for those interested in the study of power, behavior, compromise and relationships between political figures in a variety of different contexts.

The Department of Psychology at Saint Joseph's University provides students with an understanding and appreciation of behavior and mental processes.  Our major prepares students to continue toward a career in mental healthcare, become a psychological researcher, and to work in industry in a variety of jobs that require the skills we teach.

The public policy degree program at Saint Joseph's University prepares you for a future career helping populations that are often marginalized in the policymaking process. You will gain important critical-thinking skills through an inclusive and diverse community lens. The interdisciplinary coursework focuses on theory, analysis and application of policy to prepare you for a future career or graduate work.

Saint Joseph’s quantitative economics major prepares students to use analyzed data, programming skills and quantitative modeling to solve economic problems.

Religion is a fundamental dimension of the human experience in today’s world. Religious Studies majors at Saint Joseph's University acquire and hone tools for the critical analysis of the major religious traditions found throughout the world.

Offered as both a major and a minor, the risk management and insurance program at Saint Joseph’s University offers the opportunity to explore various aspects of managing insurance companies and mitigating risk for businesses. In most years, students who graduate from this program enjoy a placement rate approaching 100%.

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Saint Joseph’s University provides students with opportunities to analyze and assess human behavior and its impact on society. The sociology department is comprised of expert teachers and active researchers working to understand society and make positive, practical applications of their findings. Sociology majors go on to work in government, law, public service, criminology, research and nonprofit organizations.

With more than 580 million Spanish speakers located around the world, having the ability to read, write and converse in Spanish has countless benefits, both personally and professionally.

As a sports marketing major, you will take a variety of courses in marketing, business, economics and law to develop your skills and knowledge for a career in the field.

By majoring in supply chain management at Saint Joseph’s University, you will gain marketable skills and a unique perspective that will distinguish you from other graduates in the job market. The program provides a strong understanding of the supply chain, which is beneficial when developing modeling and forecasting skills critical to every part of the business process. This degree program will help you understand logistics, distribution, planning and procurement while developing the necessary problem-solving skills to succeed in your role. You will also develop skills that are highly attractive in industries such as manufacturing, construction, online retail sales, consumer goods and government agencies.

The theatre and film major at Saint Joseph's University nurtures creative expression and technical proficiency while fostering intellectual curiosity and cultural awareness. Students declare a concentration in film/TV, musical theatre or theatre.

Theology majors at Saint Joseph's University acquire and hone tools for critical analysis of many different components of theology and religious traditions. Students also explore a deeper understanding of how the Roman Catholic tradition has interacted throughout history with Judaism, Islam and other Christian and non-Christian traditions. Majors encounter different strategies and approaches for welcoming the stranger and serving the common good.

Saint Joseph’s University is the perfect place to begin your studies if you're undecided about your major. Our undergraduate curriculum includes a comprehensive General Education Program (GEP) which is designed to keep you on track for graduation while exploring entry-level courses in a number of disciplines.

The Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Certificate prepares students for a career analyzing and interpreting data to create visualizations of society's biggest problems. The certificate curriculum teaches you the technical skills to build GIS models while understanding the context surrounding the field. This certificate is currently only available to current undergraduate students at Saint Joseph's University.

Saint Joseph’s University’s sales certificate will teach you how to develop results-driven strategies using the latest sales analytics and relationship-building techniques.

The Advertising and Promotions Minor at Saint Joseph’s University will help you learn how to create effective ad messaging and successfully promote a company or product.

The American studies minor at Saint Joseph’s University allows students from any major to focus their electives on the study of American history, literature, art, music, politics, ideas and institutions.

At Saint Joseph's University, Classical Studies majors have the opportunity to choose between two concentrations: classical languages and literatures or ancient cultures. Ancient cultures is an interdisciplinary program that allows students to specialize in an area of their own interest.

The Animal Studies minor is an interdisciplinary field that invites students to not only learn more about animals, but to also investigate the relationship between human and non-human animals.

In the art therapy program at Saint Joseph's University, you will learn the theories and concepts in psychology and art to deliver transformational and whole-person-focused care.

The business administration minor, designed for non-business majors at Saint Joseph’s University, equips students with a general understanding of the critical foundations of business. Classes include accounting, information systems, business law, economics, marketing and management.

The Chinese language and culture program at Saint Joseph’s University prepares students for opportunities and challenges involving the greater region of China and its people — economically, socially and politically. You will learn the Chinese language and gain a window into the history and culture of one of the world’s oldest civilizations, with roots extending more than 6,000 years.

The classical studies minor offers courses in Latin and ancient Greek, ranging from elementary to advanced levels. Advanced courses cover the works of major authors and all literary genres, featuring a comprehensive exploration of both language and culture.

The commercial photography minor at Saint Joseph’s University will help you develop the technical skills needed to produce commercial work within the food, entertainment, advertising and digital marketing industries. The minor also includes coursework focused on the necessary business acumen needed to work in these fields including job estimates, pitching clients and working in creative teams.

Saint Joseph's University offers an interdisciplinary study across the departments of computer science, physics, and mathematics for students interested in minoring in computational engineering & applied physics. This interdisciplinary minor gives you a broad understanding of all the elements of computational science and engineering to ensure that you leave the program with the knowledge you need to be competitive in your field.

The creative writing minor at Saint Joseph’s University prepares students to tell stories that matter. The minor will build your writing skills in multiple genres including fiction, poetry, screenwriting, magazine writing, food writing and personal memoir.

A minor in educational studies at Saint Joseph’s University is designed for undergraduates who are interested in building a base in education without earning Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) certification. You will take classes in childhood and adolescent development, language, literacy, culture, assessment, evaluation and more.

A minor in environmental and sustainability studies at Saint Joseph’s University helps students understand how human activities impact the world.

The faith-justice studies minor at Saint Joseph’s University challenges students to consider existing social beliefs and priorities in light of Gospel values and faith-based social justice traditions.

The film and TV minor at Saint Joseph’s University is a great option for students fascinated by cinema and television who want to pair it with a major in another discipline.

Saint Joseph’s Food Marketing Minor for Non-Business Majors is designed for students interested in growing as strategic leaders in the food marketing industry.

In the gender studies minor program at Saint Joseph’s University, you will explore how gender intersects with race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, gender identity and other factors to create system-wide structures and individual-level psychologies.

The health care ethics minor at Saint Joseph’s University focuses on the study and appreciation of philosophical and theological ethics.

Saint Joseph’s University’s 18-credit Health, Equity and Social Justice Minor is ideal for students to gain a better understanding of inequities in the healthcare system. This minor is open to all students but is ideal for students in health sciences or nursing who do not have room in their schedules for a double major.

Saint Joseph’s University’s minor in industrial and organizational psychology is an interdisciplinary major that combines coursework in psychology and management.

With its interdisciplinary focus on Irish literature, culture and politics, Saint Joseph’s University’s Irish Studies minor is an exceptional platform from which to investigate issues of diversity, globalization and social justice.

The Journalism Minor at Saint Joseph’s University provides students with a wide array of news writing, reporting, editing and multimedia skills.

Saint Joseph’s University’s justice and ethics in the law (JEL) minor emphasizes the ethical, corporate, social and political structures that underlie the law.

At Saint Joseph’s University, the Latin American and Latinx studies minor offers interdisciplinary coursework in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the Haub School of Business. Students in this program participate in programs in countries such as Mexico, Chilé, El Salvador, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic.