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ACADEMIC TERMS 101
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To help you explore your options, here are a few terms you’ll see as you browse Â鶹ӰԺ majors, minors, programs, and pathways.
Major
A primary area of study that leads to a degree.
Minor
A secondary area of study that complements your major or expands your interests.
Pre-Professional Program
A guided path that helps prepare you for professional study in fields such as health or law.
Cooperative Degree Program
Start at Â鶹ӰԺ, then continue at a partner professional school to build career-specific skills.
Performance Area
Focused study spanning vocal, instrumental, stage, and musical inquiry to foster artistic excellence and deep creative engagement.
Areas of Study
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Major, Minor
Ethnic Studies
Read More: Ethnic StudiesShine new light on the constructions of identity that shape our world in Â鶹ӰԺ’s Ethnic Studies program.
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Film & Media
Read More: Film & MediaDevelop a deep knowledge of film theory and production in Â鶹ӰԺ’s Film Studies program.
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Performance Area
Flute
Read More: FluteStudy flute at a nationally recognized conservatory of music alongside an excellent college of liberal arts & sciences.
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Cooperative Degree Program
Forestry and Environmental Management
Read More: Forestry and Environmental ManagementThe major emphases at Duke are in forest resource production, resource ecology, resource policy and economics, water and air resources, and ecotoxicology.
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Major, Minor
French & Francophone Studies
Read More: French & Francophone StudiesLanguage is the starting point for the French and Francophone Studies program at Â鶹ӰԺ University.
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Gender Studies
Read More: Gender StudiesExamine the many ways gender shapes your identity and experiences in Â鶹ӰԺ’s Gender Studies program.
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Geosciences
Read More: GeosciencesExplore Earth’s long history to help understand its future in Â鶹ӰԺ University’s Geoscience program.
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German Studies
Read More: German StudiesWhether your passion is in German philosophy, film, or global politics, learn about it all in German Studies.
