Montclair State University

What Can I Study at Montclair State University?

Montclair State University hosts more than 250 majors, minors and concentrations. (To learn more about the programs listed below visit our Undergraduate Catalog organized by: Colleges/School; Department; or Program Listing.)

• Accounting (concentration, see Business Administration)
• Acting (concentration, Theatre)
• Adult Fitness (concentration, Physical Education)
• African American Studies (minor)
• Animation & Illustration (major)
• Anthropology (major, minor, Elementary or Social Studies Certification)
• Applied Mathematics (concentration, Mathematics)
• Aquatic and Coastal Sciences (combined BS/MS,major,minor, Subject, or Physical Science certification)
• Arabic (minor)
• Archaeology (minor)
• Art and Design Studio (minor)
• Art Education (concentration, Fine Arts)
• Art History (concentration, Fine Arts)
• Asian Studies (minor)
• Astronomy (concentration, Physics)
• Athletic Training (major)
• Biochemistry (major)
• Biology (combined BS/MS, major, minor or Subject Certification)
• Broadcasting (major)
• Business Administration (major, see concentrations in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Hospitality Management, International Business, Leisure Industry & Tourism, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management and Retail Merchandising and Management, minor)
• Business Economics (concentration, Economics)
• Ceramics (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Chemistry (combined BS/MS, major, minor, Subject or Physical Science Certification)
• Child Advocacy (major)
• Child Life Specialist (concentration, Family & Child Studies)
• Classics (major or minor)
• Cognitive Science (minor)
• Communication Studies (major or minor, see concentrations in Organizational Communication, Public Relations, and Speech Communication)
• Computer Science (major or minor)
• Creative Writing (concentration, English)
• Criminal Justice (minor, see Justice Studies)
• Dance (major,minor or Subject Certification)
• Dance w/concentration in Musical Theatre
• Dietetics (concentration, Nutrition and Food Science)
• Discrete Applied Mathematics (concentration, Mathematics major)
• Drawing (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Early Childhood Education, P-3 Certification (concentration, Family & Child Studies)
• Early & Middle Childhood Education, K-5 Certification (concentration, Family & Child Studies)
• Economics (major, minor or Social Studies Certification)
• Economics (concentration, Business Administration)
• Educational Policy Studies (minor)
• English (major, minor, Elementary or Subject Certification)
• English as a Second Language (Teacher Certification, see Linguistics)
• Environmental Justice (minor)
• Environmental Science (concentration, Biology, concentration, Geoscience)
• Environmental Studies (concentration, Geography)
• Family and Child Studies (major, see concentrations in Child Life specialist, Early and Middle Childhood for Elementary School Certification K-5, Early Childhood for Pre-school through Third Grade Certification P-3, Family Services, and Gerontology)
• Family Services (concentration, Family and Child Studies)
• Fashion Studies (major, Fine Arts)
• Film (minor)
• Filmmaking (major, Fine Arts)
• Fine Arts Education (concentration, Fine Arts)
• Fine Arts/Studio (major)
• Finance (concentration, Business Administration)
• Food Management (concentration, Nutrition and Food Science)
• French (major, minor or Subject Certification, see French Civilization or French Translation)
• French Civilization (concentration, French)
• French Translation (concentration, French)
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies (minor)
• General Humanities (major or Elementary Certification)
• Geography (major or Social Studies Certification)
• Geoscience (major, minor or Earth Science Certification)
• German (minor)
• Gerontology (minor, certification or concentration, Family and Child Studies)
• Graphic Design (major, specialization, Fine Arts)
• Greek (minor)
• Health Education (major)
• Health Education w/concentration in Public Health (major)
• Hispanic Community Affairs (minor)
• History (major, minor, Elementary or Social Studies Certification)
• Hospitality Management (concentration, Business Administration)
• Illustration (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Industrial Design (major)
• Informatics (concentration, Computer Science)
• Information Technology (major)
• International Business (concentration, Business Administration)
• International Studies (minor)
• Italian (major,minor or Subject Certification)
• Jazz Studies (concentration, Music)
• Jewelry (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Jewish American Studies (minor)
• Journalism (minor)
• Jurisprudence (major)
• Justice and Families (major)
• Justice Studies (major, see concentrations in Child Advocacy, Justice Systems and Paralegal Studies)
• Justice Systems (concentration, Justice Studies)
• Latin (major, minor or Subject Certification)
• Latin American and Latino Studies (minor)
• Leisure Industry and Tourism (concentration, Business Administration)
• Linguistics (major, minor or TESL Certification)
• Makeup Artistry (certification)
• Management (concentration, Business Administration)
• Management Information Systems (concentration, Business Administration)
• Marketing (concentration, Business Administration)
• Mathematics (major, minor or Subject Certification, see concentrations in Discrete Applied Mathematics, Mathematics of Finance or Statistics )
• Mathematics of Finance (concentration, Mathematics major)
• Metalwork/Jewelry (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Microtonal Music Studies/Harry Partch (minor)
• Molecular Biology (major)
• Multi-media (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Music (major or minor)
• Music Education (concentration w/ Subject Certification, Music)
• Music Performance (concentration, Music)
• Music Theory/Composition (concentration, Music)
• Music Therapy (major)
• Music w/concentration Musical Theatre (major or minor)
• Musical Theatre (minor or concentration in Dance, Music or Theatre)
• Nutrition and Food Science (major, see concentrations in Dietetics and Food Management, minor)
• Operations Management (concentration, Business Administration)
• Organizational Communication (concentration, Communication Studies)
• Painting (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Papermaking (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Paralegal Studies (concentration, Justice Studies or minor)
• Philosophy (major or minor)
• Photography (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Physical Education (major, PE/Health Certification)
• Physics (major, minor or Physical Science or Subject Certification)
• Political Science (major, minor or Social Studies Certification)
• Portuguese (minor)
• Pre-Law Studies (minor)
• Pre-Dentistry (see the “Additional Information” section on the Admissions application and complete the additional form there.)
• Pre-Medicine (see the “Additional Information” section on the Admissions application and complete the additional form there.)
• Pre-Pharmacy (see the “Additional Information” section on the Admissions application and complete the additional form there.)
• Pre-Physical Therapy (see Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology)
• Pre-Physician Assistant (see Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology)
• Printmaking (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Production/Design (concentration, Theatre)
• Professional Computing (concentration, Computer Science)
• Psychology (major, minor, Elementary or Subject Certification)
• Public Administration (minor)
• Public Health (minor)
• Public Relations (concentration, Communication Studies)
• Religious Studies (major or minor)
• Retail Merchandising and Management (concentration, Business Administration)
• Russian (minor)
• Russian Area Studies (minor)
• Science Informatics w/concentration Biochemistry (major)
• Science Informatics w/concentration Computer Science (major)
• Science Informatics w/concentration Molecular Biology (major)
• Sculpture (specialization, Fine Arts)
• Social Studies (Teacher Certification, see majors in Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology)
• Sociology (major, minor, Social Studies Certification or Elementary Certification)
• Spanish (major, minor, Elementary or Subject Certification)
• Spanish Translation (concentration, Spanish)
• Speech Communication (concentration or minor, Communication Studies)
• Statistics (concentration, Mathematics)
• Studio (concentration, Fine Arts)
• Theatre (major or minor)
• Theatre w/concentration Musical Theatre (major)
• Theatre Studies (major)
• Undeclared (freshmen only)
• Urban Studies (minor or concentration, Geography)
• Women’s and Gender Studies (major or minor)