Programs of Study

Drake University offers over 70 majors in six Colleges and Schools.

Accounting	Magazines
Actuarial Science	Management
Advertising (Creative Track)	Marketing
Advertising (Management Track)	Mathematics
American Studies Concentration	Mathematics Education (secondary)
Anthropology and Sociology	Music
Applied Music (instrumental, piano or vocal music performance)	Music Education - instrumental or choral
Art History (BA)	Music Major with Elective Studies in Business
Arts and Sciences Major/Law Degree 3+3 (BA)	Music Major with Jazz Studies Concentration
Astronomy	Musical Theatre
Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology	News/Internet
Biology	Neuroscience
Business Major/Law Degree 3+3 (BA)	Painting (BFA and BA in Studio Art)
Business with Insurance Concentration	Pharmacy (PharmD) - must apply after completing pre-pharmacy
Business with Law and Business Concentration	Pharmacy (PharmD) with Diabetes Concentration
Chemistry	Philosophy
Computer Science	Physics
Drawing (BFA and BA in Studio Art)	Politics
Economics	Pre-dentistry
Electronic Media (Broadcast News)	Pre-engineering
Electronic Media (Radio-Television)	Pre-law
Elementary Teacher Education (K-6)*	Pre-medicine
English	Pre-veterinary medicine
Entrepreneurship	Printmaking (BFA and BA in Studio Art)
Environmental Policy	Psychology
Environmental Science	Public Relations
Finance	Quantitative Economics
General Business	Religion
Graphic Design (BFA and BA)	Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Health Sciences	Sculpture (BFA and BA in Studio Art)
History	Secondary Teacher Education (7-12)*
Human Resources Management Concentration	Sociology
Individualized Major	Study of Culture and Society
Information Systems	Theatre Acting (BFA)
Information Technology	Theatre Arts (BA)
International Business	Theatre Design (BFA)
International Relations	Theatre Directing (BFA)
Journalism Major/Law Degree 3+3 (BA)	Theatre Education (BFA)
Law, Politics and Society	Writing

An Open Enrollment option is available for students undecided about their major.

Minors or concentrations are available in geography, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies and most fields which offer majors.

*School of Education
Elementary teaching endorsements: art, early childhood education, English/language arts, health, history, mathematics, reading, theatre/rhetoric, science, social studies, unified early childhood (early childhood with special education emphasis), special education (ISI) and ESL/ELL..

Secondary teaching endorsements: American history, American history/government, all social studies, art, biology, chemistry, earth science, economics, English/language arts, general business, general science, all science 5-8, all science 7-12, journalism, mathematics, physical science, physics, reading, sociology, theatre/rhetoric/English - theatre or English emphasis, world history, and world languages—Spanish, French, German, special education (ISI) and ESL/ELL.

Elementary and secondary education majors also may add middle school or coaching endorsements to their teaching credentials. While only one teaching endorsement is required, two or more endorsements are recommended for maximizing students' flexibility and variety in their professional careers.

Students may combine education credentials and the BSE degree with other majors, minors and concentrations.