College of Arts and Sciences
Departments and Programs Pride
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伊利诺斯州的英语教师比其他任何学校都多.
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所有本科专业均有资格参加,并鼓励参与研究. 研究机会可以是与教师独立学习的一部分, a class assignment, or a funded project.
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全球十大赌钱排行app培养出的物理教师教育毕业生数量在全美排名第二.S. Our program regularly earns the Five Plus awards from the American Institute of Physics and has four students that have won the Lotze scholarship, the most in the U.S.
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The School of Communication's Chicago Alumni Pipeline connects undergraduate students to alumni working in a variety of communication-related occupations. This initiative prepares students for the workplace, demonstrates the multitudes of careers possible with a communication degree, and forges stronger relationships between the school and alumni.
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数学系是全国五大数学教育博士培养院之一.D. degrees in the nation. Graduates will also be qualified to assume positions as mathematics curriculum consultants in school districts, researchers in educational laboratories, or staff members in educational publishing companies. See where our graduates are working.
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The Department of History is the largest producer of History-Social Sciences teachers in the state and one of the largest in the country.
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The Illinois Geographic Alliance (IGA), administered through the National Geographic Society, has been headquartered at Illinois State since its founding in 1987.
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The Department of English 是美国第一个建立英语研究博士课程的大学.
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The Department of Economics is the first in the nation to offer a master's degree in Applied Economics with a sequence in Electricity, Natural Gas and Telecommunication Economics.
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The School of Biological Sciences touts a nearly 90 percent acceptance rate for its students who apply to post-baccalaureate programs, such as graduate school, medical school, pharmacy school, or a physician assistant program.
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Illinois State is a powerhouse in the biomathematics field. We're home to the new 数学生物学合作研究中心:校际生物数学联盟.
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School of Biological Sciences students have access 到世界各地的科学家使用的包含24,000个标本的昆虫学收藏. The department has a collection of more than 6,000 birds and mammals and a greenhouse with a teaching collection of more than 660 species of flowering plants.
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The School of Biological Sciences leads Illinois State with the more Distinguished Professors than any other department on campus.
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Illinois State is home to two biomathematics journals, including the only one in the world for undergraduate research, and is headquarters for the Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance.
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化学系80%的学生与教师一起参与研究, internships, or student-teaching.
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The Department of Chemistry is one of the largest producers of chemistry teachers in Illinois.
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The graduate program was recognized by the National Communication Association with the Outstanding Master’s Program Award in 2013.
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The public relations program was the first and only one in Illinois to earn a Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR) from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in 2013.
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The School of Communication’s state-of-the-art Social Media Analytics Command Center is the first of its kind in the Midwest. The center is dedicated to studying social media analytics and strategy.
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Students get real production experience at TV-10, which recently transitioned to full high-definition (HD) production in its on-campus studio in Fell Hall.
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The School of Communication was named the top undergraduate program by the Central States Communication Association in 2014, recognizing curriculum development, program quality, and course design.
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Staff at the School of Communication’s award-winning student newspaper, The Vidette, have won 79 state and national awards over the last three years.
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Each year the School of Communication’s COM Week offers events for students designed to enhance their education and generate future employment opportunities.
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In 2015 WGLT Public Radio was recognized with two national Edward R Murrow awards, three regional Murrows, the Kaleidoscope Award for reporting cultural diversity, Illinois State's Commitment to Diversity Award, and seven Illinois Associated Press awards, including Outstanding News Operation.
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WZND student broadcasters have won over 175 national, 在过去的20年里获得了地区和州的杰出广播奖和奖学金.
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Students in the Master's Program of Speech-Language Pathology have achieved a three-year average pass rate of 100% on the PRAXIS exam.
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The Center for Renewable Energy由经济学教授大卫·卢米斯(David Loomis)领导的伊利诺斯风能工作小组(Illinois Wind Working Group).S. Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America initiative since 2006.
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The Registered Student Organizations (Economics Student Association and Undergraduate Women in Economics) organize several annual events, including trips to the Federal Reserve Bank in St. 路易斯和经济学会议,职业之夜,以及特别的研讨会演讲者.
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The Department of Economics is home to the Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies, which provides funding for research assistantships and internships. 该学会与商界和监管界保持密切联系.
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The Registered Student Organizations (Economics Student Association and Undergraduate Women in Economics) organize several annual events, including trips to the Federal Reserve Bank in St. 路易斯和经济学会议,职业之夜,以及特别的研讨会演讲者.
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Illinois State was chosen for the Undergraduate Women in Economics Challenge, a national initiative to boost the number of women in economics majors. It's spearheaded by Harvard University and funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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Each year Illinois State hosts the English Studies at Large conference, giving students the opportunity to present critical work and engage students from other universities.
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The Department of English 是美国第一个建立英语研究博士课程的大学.
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每年伊利诺斯州立大学都会赞助伊利诺斯州中部跨学科研究生会议, 为整个地区的研究生提供一个展示原创性研究的论坛.
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我们的TESOL证书毕业生在日本教英语作为外语, China, Korea, Russia, Kenya, and several countries in South America.
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Our English Language Institute attracts students from all over the world. Its Intensive English Program focuses on practical learning and the special needs of adult language learners.
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Our Teaching of Writing certificate students are in-service language arts teachers who are active in attending and presenting at the National Council of Teachers of English conferences each year.
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We're one of the few programs in the U.S. to require an off-campus capstone experience of every undergraduate major—either a meaningful summer internship or student teaching. Interns work at the National Geographic Society, emergency management agencies, GIS leader ESRI, and more.
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Our program hosts very active and vibrant weekly colloquium series and offers at least five career-oriented activities and discussions each semester as part of our Career Year Program.
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The highly multidisciplinary Environmental Studies minor incorporates courses from across the sciences, liberal arts, technology, and the humanities, including biological sciences, chemistry, physics, geography, geology, agriculture, sociology, technology, anthropology, and philosophy.
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The geology program’s summer Field Camp is the capstone experience for students, 谁运用他们积累的知识和技能去调查不熟悉的地质区域. The 6-week camp took students to Wyoming and South Dakota in 2016.
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Year-round the geology program strongly emphasizes field-based education. Unlike many other schools, Illinois State offers classes with field trips as part of the curriculum.
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Illinois State was one of only two schools recognized in 2016 by the American Association of Geographers in its inaugural Award for Program Excellence.
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Geography Social Science Teacher Education majors can meet a statewide community of geography educators through the Illinois Geographic Alliance, which is headquartered at Illinois State.
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GEOMAP, our Institute for Geospatial Analysis and Mapping, 在支持学生研究这一使命方面起着特别重要的作用. Student opportunities with GEOMAP have led to many prestigious internships and employment placements upon graduation, including with organizations such as Esri.
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全球十大赌钱排行app的水文地质学研究生课程是伊利诺伊州同类课程中唯一的一个.
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The close-knit geography program boasts a 1-to-10 faculty-student ratio and average upper-level class sizes of less than 20. This gives students opportunities to participate in faculty-led research.
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We operate our own well fields close to campus, providing hands-on hydrogeology experiences for students. Students can install wells, focus on water sampling, measure hydraulic conductivity, and perform other hydrogeological research.
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Several of the Department of History’s M.A. graduates are pursuing their Ph.D. or law degree in programs such as Purdue University, University of Massachusetts, and Arizona State University.
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Quality student research is published in the journal Recounting the Past .
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The Instructional Technology in World Languages certificate is a unique opportunity for graduate students to take an interdisciplinary approach to hands-on exploration of how technology can enhance foreign language instruction in K-16 settings.
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The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures received a grant from the European Union Centers of Excellence to help with the establishment of a European Studies major on campus. A two-day European Studies Symposium was held in April 2015.
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Throughout the year, the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures funds campus and community events. These events include film rentals for the Spanish Film Club and AsiaConnect Film Festivals and sponsorship of the Children’s Discovery Museum’s El Dio de los Muertos educational event.
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The French and Francophone Film Series provides three film showings per semester of both classics and contemporary Francophone cinema creating a meeting place for current students to engage more deeply with Francophone topics and practice speaking and listening in French.
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Each year at least three students are awarded the German Alumni New Student Scholarship该项目成立于2008年,得到了德国项目毕业生的慷慨支持.
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Students may choose either Theoretical and Applied Linguistics or Literary and Cultural Studies as their area of emphasis. 除了课程作业,学生们要么写论文,要么参加综合考试.
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Illinois State's National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society chapter, Sigma Delta Pi - Eta Upsilon, earned several national awards in 2015-2016.
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Illinois State's National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society chapter, Sigma Delta Pi - Eta Upsilon, was co-recipient of the prestigious Ignacio and Sophie Galbis Award in 2015. Only 12 chapters in the U.S. earned that honor.
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The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers Spanish 120, "Introduction to Academic Spanish for Spanish Speakers" each year to meet the increasing population of heritage Spanish speakers who attend Illinois State.
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意大利俱乐部La Tavola是由一群学生领导的意大利裔美国人和意大利爱好者创建的. 它已经发展成为一个成熟的RSO,有文化活动和对话时间.
Gino Richardson, Italian Studies minor and president of La Tavola, applied for and received (out of only 15 others in the entire country) the recognition of Italian ambassador through the National Italian-American Foundation. 他还赢得了华盛顿特区之旅和NIAF资助,包括全球十大赌钱排行app的文化活动.
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The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 认可了语言、文学和文化系的教师教育项目 in its inaugural Global Engagement Initiative, 哪些荣誉课程能让学生在课堂之外积极使用这门语言.
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There are several student organizations connected to the Latin American and Latino/a Studies program, including the Association of Latin American Students, Black and Latino Male Movement, Latin American Theatre Association, Ritmo Del Alma Latin Dance Team, and Spanish Club.
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Since 2009, Illinois State has been designated as a Center of Actuarial Excellence,该奖项认可该大学拥有优秀的精算课程. 2016年,全球十大赌钱排行app是世界上仅有的四所大学之一 Casualty Actuarial Society University Award, recognizing exemplary work in preparing students for a career in the property and casualty insurance industry.
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The Actuarial Science Program at Illinois State University is a Center for Actuarial Excellence (CAE), 是2009年美国首批获此殊荣的9个学术项目之一, and the first one in the State of Illinois. Illinois State was also one of the first four institutions in the world to be honored with the Casualty Actuarial Society University Award in 2016, and we also won that award again in 2019, after a required three-year waiting period.
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数学系有学术领导能力的研究生, promise, and strong character can apply for the Mathematics Master's scholarship award.
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The Department of Mathematics offers various facilities and support services for students, including the Mathematics Materials Center, Mathematics Resource Classroom, and computer labs.
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The Department of Mathematics is one of the largest producers of secondary mathematics teachers in the State of Illinois.
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Those studying to be secondary mathematics teachers can participate in a unique National Science Foundation-sponsored research experience, which invites Chicago Public Schools students to Illinois State for a week to do mathematics research guided by our students.
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哲学系每年都会举办本科生哲学大会, 让全球十大赌钱排行app的学生有机会向该领域的其他人发表论文.
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宗教研究项目定期赞助“为什么要研究宗教”这样的活动?” conference, allowing students and faculty to explore important questions about religion in new ways with scholars from around the world.
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Computational Physics is one of only a few programs in the U.S. designed to educate students in computer simulation of physical systems.
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物理系的本科生参加学院的研究项目, present at many conferences, and co-author publications in major scientific journals.
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Illinois State’s Solar Car Team was founded by Department of Physics students and faculty. 团队成员曾多次在国内和国际太阳能汽车比赛中获得冠军.
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Two alumni of the Department of Politics and Government, Jason Barickman and Scott Bennett, are currently Illinois State senators.
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The Department of Politics and Government partners with other university units to support students with the Washington, D.C., civic engagement summer trip.
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The Department of Politics and Government organizes an annual student conference for graduate and undergraduate students to present their research. 该会议获得了国际认可,吸引了来自美国各地的学生.S. and around the globe.
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Students of Politics and Government attended 作为志愿者参加2016年共和党全国代表大会和民主党全国代表大会.
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Illinois State's Mock Trial team hosted in the Department of Politics and Government has advanced to the American Mock Trial Association's national championship rounds seven consecutive years.
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The Department of Politics and Government's Model United Nations team has received the Distinguished Delegation Award in 2014 and 2015 and an Honorable Mention Award in 2016 and 2017 at the MUN National Competition in New York City.
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The Autism Place at Illinois State has provided civic training opportunities to over 100 students, 全年为100多名自闭症患者及其家庭提供服务, and served as a site for many clinical research projects.
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Students who complete the master's program in Clinical-Counseling Psychology are eligible to sit for both the Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor Examinations.
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Illinois State’s Cognitive and Experimental Psychology (CxP) Colloquium Series welcomes several scholars from around the world to campus each semester to present research colloquia, interact with our students and faculty, and share ideas related to the field of cognitive science.
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Roughly two-thirds of our Industrial/Organizational-Social Psychology graduates work as applied practitioners in organizations, consulting, or research settings, and one-third choose to continue on to a Ph.D. program.
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Students learn from full-time faculty who frequently publish in top-rated journals in diverse areas of psychology. Each year, 心理学系教师指导200多名学生从事研究项目.
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The Minor in Psychology can support a major or provide a level of competency in an area of interest. 它还增加了与学生的专业和职业目标相关的知识范围.
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The Quantitative Psychology sequence focuses on the use of quantitative methods in the solution of problems in theoretical and applied psychology. The sequence provides critical foundation preparation for advanced graduate study and can facilitate entry into careers in community college teaching or a variety of careers in the business-industrial sector.
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The School Psychology doctoral program, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association and approved by the National Association of School Psychologists, the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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The Specialist in School Psychology graduate program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists, the Council for Accreditation for Educator Preparation, and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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The School of Social Work and Center for Adoption Studies host the annual African American Advisory Council Institute, bringing together national experts to share strategies for strengthening vulnerable families and helping youths in foster care.
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The School of Social Work hosts the Social Work Day conference every year, giving students direct access to experts in the field.
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Undergraduate students in the School of Social Work receive 30 percent more hours in field practicum than what is typically required by standards and at other universities.
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伊利诺斯州立儿童福利和收养研究中心成立了 First Start Academy in 2017 to help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college. There are only a handful of First Star academies in the U.S.
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Illinois State offers one of the few gerontology practice concentrations for Master of Social Work (MSW) programs in the state.
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Graduate students work closely with faculty to craft a two-year-long individualized research project.
Our program is flexible. 学生建立一个硕士路径,适合他们的学术和职业目标.
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Students in this program get to complete an experience in gerontology, such as a professional practice internship or an independent study topic relevant to the social aspects of aging.
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Students in the Social Aspects of Aging minor complete a guided, pre-professional internship, 将学术知识应用到与他们最相关的职业政策和实践中.
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Sociology students continue learning beyond the classroom, with internships, field schools, undergraduate teaching and research assistantships, and other opportunities, including an Anthropology Club.
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The sociology master’s program is at the gold standard level as described by the American Sociological Association. Students get extensive training in research methodology and theory, making them well-prepared to work in an increasingly data-driven world.
Our program requires a thesis. This puts students in a favorable position to earn a future Ph.D. or enter the workforce in almost any position.
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Graduating seniors in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology must write a publishable quality thesis paper based on the collection of original data.
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The Women’s and Gender Studies program hosts an annual student research symposium for that brings top scholars to campus.
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Women’s, Gender, 自1972年以来,性学研究(WGSS)一直是国际滑联社区充满活力的一部分. Our curriculum and programming are designed to engage students as active critical thinkers and to give them the conceptual tools they will need to think clearly about nuanced production of systemic injustices and to work collaboratively toward solutions.
Accreditations
School of Biological Sciences
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Biological Sciences Teacher Education, B.S. - National Science Teachers Association; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of Chemistry
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Chemistry, B.S. - American Chemical Society
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Chemistry, B.S., Teacher Education sequence - National Science Teachers Association; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
School of Communication
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Public Relations, B.A., B.S. - Public Relations Society of America
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Audiology, Director of -听力学和言语语言病理学学术评审委员会
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Speech-Language Pathology, M.A., M.S. -听力学和言语语言病理学学术评审委员会; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of English
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English, B.A., English Teacher Education sequence - National Council for Teachers of English; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of Geography-Geology
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Geography, B.A., B.S., Geography Teacher Education sequence -伊利诺伊州教育委员会,州教育工作者准备和执照委员会
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Geology, B.S., Earth and Space Science Teacher Education sequence - National Science Teachers Association; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of History
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History, B.A, B.S., History-Social Sciences Teacher Education sequence - National Council for the Social Studies; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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French, B.A., French Teacher Education sequence - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
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German, B.A., German Teacher Education sequence - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
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Spanish, B.A., Spanish Teacher Education sequence - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of Mathematics
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Mathematics, B.A., B.S., Actuarial Science sequence - Society of Actuaries
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Mathematics, B.A., B.S., Mathematics Teacher Education sequence - National Council for Teachers of Mathematics; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
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Mathematics, M.S., Actuarial Science sequence - Society of Actuaries
Department of Physics
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Physics, B.S., Physics Teacher Education sequence - National Science Teachers Association; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
Department of Politics and Government
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Legal Studies Program, B.A., B.S. 法律研究,辅修法律研究,学士后证书,证书 (without bachelor's degree) - American Bar Association
Department of Psychology
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School Psychology, Ph.D. - American Psychological Association; National Association of School Psychologists; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
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School Psychology, S.S.P. - National Association of School Psychologists; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
School of Social Work
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Social Work, B.S.W. - Council on Social Work Education
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Social Work, M.S.W. - Council on Social Work Education
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Social Work, M.S.W., School Social Work sequence - Council on Social Work Education; Illinois State Board of Education, State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board