The curriculum is intended to support employment advancement in the care of the aging and in management of senior housing. The gerontology curriculum includes courses in long-term care administration, management of senior housing, and other issues related to caring for an aging population, with emphasis on problems that arise in the workplace. Government and politics encompasses governmental institutions and individuals and their social and political behavior. The specialization is intended to give students a background for careers in business, law, politics, administration, and public or private service, and to provide a foundation for students who intend to continue specialized studies in government and politics at the graduate level. The curriculum includes studies in U.S. government and politics, comparative government, international relations, public policy and political behavior, political theory, public administration, public law, and state and local administration.
Psychology investigates the nature of mind and behavior.
The specialization leads to careers in clinical treatment programs, human resource management, organizational consulting, schooling and education programs, basic research, and university teaching. The curriculum includes the biological basis of behavior, perception, memory and cognition, the influence of environmental and social forces on the individual, personality, life-span development and adjustment, research methods, and statistical analysis. Paralegal studies focuses on legal concepts, procedures, and skills that are applied in a variety of legal environments to prepare students for challenging and responsible work in the legal environment. Paralegals work with attorneys, performing tasks that require substantive and practical legal knowledge. The curriculum emphasizes important skills, including legal analysis, communication, legal research, computer competence, legal drafting, investigation, organization, and specialized legal skills.