Academic Majors and Programs
Academic Majors and Programs
Art Major
Business Administration Major
Economics Major
Communication Major
Political Science Major -- International Studies Specialization
Psychology Major
Minor in Journalism and New Media
(Other majors, minors, and programs can be accessed at the Westminster campus catalog.)
Requirements for the Art Major (specializations in Studio Art or Art History)
(All requirements according to the 2023-2024 catalog; for former requirements as well as for courses offered only on the Westminster campus, please see our Westminster campus catalog.)
Required Core:
ART 1101 – Perceptual Drawing
ART 1117 – 2D Design Concepts
AHY 1113 – Intro to Art History
AHY 1114 – Intro to Art History II
AHY 2240 – A History of Modern Art or AHY 3308 World Contemporary Art
ART 4492 Senior Show Preparation Capstone (1 Cr) or AHY 4491 Independent Capstone Research (2 Cr)
Five additional studio art or art history courses. Two courses must be 3000 level or higher. Two courses must be in AHY.
Departmental Writing Requirement
AHY 3200 - Writing in Art and Art History
Requirement for the Business Administration Major
(All requirements according to the 2024-2025 catalog; for former requirements as well as for courses offered only on the Westminster campus, please see our Westminster campus catalog.)
Required Core:
BUA 1101 - Principles of Accounting I
BUA 1102 - Principles of Accounting II
BUA 2209 - Principles of Marketing
BUA 3323 - Corporate Finance and Financial Management
ECO 1103 - Introduction to Economics
Economics Electives - Three additional courses at the 2000-level or higher
Mathematics - One four-credit course
STA 2215 - Introduction to Statistics
Departmental writing(one course from the list below)
Area of Concentration:
Select three courses from one of the following:
1. Entrepreneurship
2. Finance
3. International Business
4. Leadership and Management
5. Marketing
Entrepreneurship:
BUA 2211 - Entrepreneurship (required)
Select two courses:
BUA 2205 - The Legal Environment of Business
BUA 2210 - Ethics and Business
BUA 2214 - Principles of Management
BUA 2216 - Small Business Management
ECO 3303 - Microeconomic Theory
Finance:
ECO 3310 - Money and Financial Markets (required)
Select two courses:
BUA 2212 - Tax Accounting
BUA 3307 - Investments
ECO 3306 - International Finance
ECO 3320 - Macroeconomic Theory
STA 2217 - Econometrics OR
STA 2218 - Data Analytics
International Business:
Select one required course:
ECO 3304 - International Economics OR
ECO 3306 - International Finance
Select two courses:
BUA 2101 - Global Markets and Marketing
BUA 2214 - Principles of Management
COM 3320 - Intercultural Communication
ECO 3318 - European Economic History
ECO 3326 - Economic Development
Leadership and Management:
BUA 2214 - Principles of Management (required)
Select two courses:
BUA 2205 - The Legal Environment of Business
BUA 2210 - Ethics and Business
BUA 2216 - Small Business Management
ECO 2203 - Labor Economics
ECO 2206 - Gender Roles in the Economy
ENG 2212 - Professional Communication
COM 3150 - Organizational Communication
Marketing:
Select three courses:
ART 1116 - Graphic Design I
BUA 2101 - Global Markets and Marketing
BUA 2103 – Digital Marketing
BUA 2211 - Entrepreneurship
BUA 3306 - Consumer Behavior
COM 3220 - Intercultural Communication
COM 3610 - Visual Communication
ENG 2103 - Transmedia Storytelling
ENG 2106 - Writing for Main Street
ENG 3307 - Social Media: Rhetoric and Design
Capstone:
BUA 4100 - Business Strategy and Policy
Departmental Writing Courses:
Students are required to take one of the following:
ECO 3326 - Economic Development
ENG 1103 - Introduction to Journalism
ENG 2106 - Writing for Main Street
ENG 2107 - Business Writing
ENG 2120 - Editing for Publication
ENG 2208 - Advanced Composition
ENG 2212 - Professional Communication
ENG 3307 - Social Media: Rhetoric and Design
ENG 3312 - Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
Requirements for the Economics Major
Required Core (24 credits):
ECO 1103 - Introduction to Economics
ECO 3303 - Microeconomic Theory
ECO 3320 - Macroeconomic Theory
Four credit hours in Mathematics, at the level of MAT 1106 or higher
STA 2215 - Introduction to Statistics OR
STA 2216 - Statistical Methods OR
STA 2218 - Data Analytics
Three Economics Electives (12 credits):
ECO 2203 - Labor Economics
ECO 2TXX - Other Approved Special Topics courses
ECO 3304 - International Economics
ECO 3305 - American Economic History
ECO 3307 - History of Economic Thought
ECO 3318 - European Economic History
ECO 3326 - Economic Development
ECO 3310 - Money and Financial Markets
Capstone (4 credits)
ECO 4450 - Capstone in Economics
Departmental Writing Courses
Students are required to take one of the following:
ECO 3326 - Economic Development
ENG 1103 - Introduction to Journalism
ENG 2106 - Writing for Main Street
ECO 2TXX - Other Approved Special Topics courses
ENG 2107 - Business Writing
ENG 2120 - Editing for Publication
ENG 2208 - Advanced Composition
ENG 3307 - Social Media: Rhetoric and Design
Total Program Hours: 44
Requirements for the Communication Major
(All requirements according to the 2024-2025 catalog; for former requirements as well as for courses offered only on the Westminster campus, please see our Westminster campus catalog.)
Required
COM 1101 - Introduction to Communication: Media
COM 1102 - Introduction to Communication: Interpersonal #
COM 2201 - Quantitative Research Methods #
COM 2202 - Qualitative Procedures
COM 2206 - Communication Design
COM 2207 - Communication in the Digital Age
COM 3901 - Research Proposal #
COM 4901 - Senior Seminar #
One course from:
CIN 1101 - Introduction to Cinema
CIN 2201 - Television Production
CIN 2301 - Basic Video Editing
CIN 2Txx - Special Topics in Cinema
COM 2Txx - Special Topics in Communication
Three courses at the 3000-level or above:
CIN 3301 - Film Analysis
CIN 3303 - European Film Art
COM 3150 - Organizational Communication
COM 3160 - Health Communication
COM 3220 - Intercultural Communication
COM 3221 - Gender in Communication
COM 3410 - Critical Theories and Popular Culture
COM 3420 - Media Analysis and Criticism
COM 3501 - Communication and Interactive Media
COM 3610 - Visual Communication
COM 3Txx - Special Topics in Communication
Departmental Writing Requirement
The Department of Communication extends writing throughout the major. Required courses that are also writing intensive are noted with a # symbol.
Requirements for the Political Science Major -- International Studies Specialization
(All requirements according to the 2024-2025 catalog; for former requirements as well as for courses offered only on the Westminster campus, please see our Westminster campus catalog.)
Required:
PSI 1101 - Introduction to Political Science
PSI 2203 - International Law and Organization
PSI 2204 - Approaches to International Relations
PSI 4492 - Senior Seminar
Two courses from Political Inquiry:
PSI 2206 - American Political Thought
PSI 2208 - Inventors of Political Ideas: Intro to Political Theory
PSI 2219 - Research Design and Methods
PSI 2316 - Revolutionary Movements
Four courses from International Politics:
PSI 2205 - The European Union: History, Institutions, and Major Policies
PSI 2209 - Roma/Travellers
PSI 2212 - Terrorism and Counterterrorism
PSI 2213 - Comparative Politics of Europe
PSI 2218 - On the Move
PSI 2228 – Global Public Health
PSI 2265 - Special Topics in Political Science
PSI 3202 – Comparative Constitutional Law
PSI 3306 - National Security in a Changing World
PSI 3307 - U.S. Foreign Policy
PSI 3315 - The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism
PSI 3321 – International Criminal Law
PSI 3203 – Global Challenges in Biopolitics
PSI 3333 - Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking, and Peacekeeping in Post-Cold War World
ENV 2122 - Global Enviromental Justice
HIS 2247 - The Nuclear Age
One course from American Politics (4 credits):
PSI 1115 - Promises to Keep: Intro to Minority Politics
PSI 2201 - American Political Institutions
PSI 2206 - American Political Thought
PSI 2207 - American Public Policy
PSI 2216 - United States Campaigns and Elections
PSI 3202 - Comparative Constitutional Law
PSI 3306 - National Security in a Changing World
PSI 3307 - U.S. Foreign Policy
PSI 3308 - American Constitutional Law
PSI 3319 - American Civil Liberties
ENV 2215 - Environmental Policy
Two Credits in Directed Studies from:
PSI 2295-Internships in Political Science
PSI 3395-Internships in Political Science
Independent Studies in Political Science
PSI 2298/3398/4498-Independent Studies in Political Science
Departmental Writing in Political Science
Two courses from the International Politics list
Two courses from the Political Inquiry list
Capstone
PSI 4492 - Senior Seminar
Requirements for the Psychology Major
(All requirements according to the 2024-2025 catalog; for former requirements as well as for courses offered only on the Westminster campus, please see our Westminster campus catalog.)
Required:
PSY 1106 - Introduction to Psychology (Must pass PSY 1106 with a grade of C or better)
PSY 2223 - Psychological Methods & Statistics I (Fall only)
PSY 2224 - Psychological Methods & Statistics II and Lab (Spring only)
PSY 3200 - Writing in Psychology (Fall only)
TWO courses from:
PSY 2201 - Psychology of Learning and Animal Laboratory (Westminster campus only)
PSY 2214 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSY 2215 - Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Laboratory
PSY 2305 - Health Psychology
ONE course from:
PSY 2211 - Abnormal Psychology
PSY 2337 - Counseling Psychology
ONE course from:
PSY 2204 - Social Psychology
PSY 2209- Developmental Psyhology
An additional four (4) credit PSY course
An additional 3000-level
PSY 4492-Capstone in Psychology
Requirements for the Minor in Journalism and New Media
(All requirements according to the 2024-2025 catalog; for former requirements as well as for courses offered only on the Westminster campus, please see our Westminster campus catalog.)
Required:
ENG 1103 - Introduction to Journalism
ENG 2204 - Advanced News Reporting
ENG 2205 - Media Ethics
Three courses chosen from:
At least one course must have a focus on new media (marked with an asterisk) and at least one course must be 3000-level.
CIN 2201 - Television Production
or CIN 2301 - Basic Video Editing
ENG 2120 - Editing for Publication
ENG 2215 - Newspaper Practicum (offered at the Budapest campus)
and ENG 2216 - Newspaper Practicum (offered at the Budapest campus)
ENG 2219 - Multimedia Writing & Design *
ENG 2295 - Internship in English (With journalism focus)
or ENG 3395 - Internship in English (With journalism focus)
ENG 3307 - Social Media: Rhetoric and Design *
ENG 3319 - Digital Publishing *
For further information about the academic programs of McDaniel College, please check our main campus catalog: https://catalog.mcdaniel.edu/