Major Programs
A major program of studies is composed of a group of courses, as approved by the faculty that prepares students for careers and vocations. Franciscan University of Steubenville offers academic majors in: Accounting (AA and BS programs); Anthropology; Biology (BA and BS programs); Business Administration (AA program only); Catechetics and Evangelization; Chemistry (BA and BS programs); Child Development (AA program only); Classics; Communication Arts with concentrations in Multimedia, Digital Broadcasting and Production, Journalism, and Film; Computer Science; Criminal Justice; Economics; Education with licensure in Primary, Intervention Specialist, Middle Childhood, and Adolescent Young Adult; Engineering with concentrations in Software and Mechanical; English with concentrations in British and American Literature and Writing; Finance; French; German; History; Human Development and Family Studies; Humanities and Catholic Culture; Management; Marketing; Mathematical Science; Natural and Applied Sciences (AS program only); Nursing; Philosophy (AA and BA programs); Political Science; Psychology with concentrations in Clinical, Experimental, and Industrial Organization; Sacred Music with concentrations in Organ and Voice; Social Work; Spanish; Theatre with concentrations in Performance and Literature; and Theology (AA and BA programs).
Each BA/BS major program consists of elementary courses and a minimum of 24 credit hours in upper level courses in which a student must earn at least a C (2.00) average. Most programs have more than the minimum number of credits and include a required number of courses in related fields of study, plus a thesis or seminar. Intermediate knowledge of a modern or classical language is required in all Bachelor of Arts programs.
Four-year curriculum guides for each major program along with a description of each course in a program, are given in the section of the catalog marked Academic Programs.