The General Music concentration has two areas of emphasis - Instrumental and Vocal. This concentration is intended for students seeking a traditional liberal arts degree with a major in music. It requires a non-music minor area as well as a foreign language. It allows students to become immersed in music in a broad context. The curriculum is complemented with electives which allow the student to choose the area of music he/she desires to pursue in greater depth. Some students choose additional electives in the performance, area, others choose the theory area, etc. This curriculum gives the solid structure of a comprehensive major field, a broad background in the liberal arts and allows freedom to pursue individual student interests as well. It allows the student to prepare for specific career interest or for further study at the graduate level.
The study of Geography encourages the investigation of the “where” and “why” of human and natural phenomena, and the interrelationships between people and their environment. Students have the option to take a variety of classes covering the major subfields in geography: “Physical Geography“, “Human Geography” and “Geographic techniques”. Physical geography includes “Geomorphology”, “Biogeography”, “Meteorology”, and “Climatology”. Human geography includes “Economic Geography”, “Political Geography”, and “Regional Geography”, the study of specific countries or cultural regions. Geographic techniques develop specific skills in cartography (map-making), satellite imagery analysis, global positioning systems (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS).
Among the colleges and universities in Alabama, Jacksonville State University graduates a large number of history majors who successfully compete in professional testing for teacher certification, law and graduate school admission, and acceptance into other professions. Two of the national honorary organizations in which history students participate are History Club and Phi Alpha Theta.
This degree provides a general Liberal Arts program, including 12 hours of foreign language, for those who do not wish to acquire teacher certification. This Bachelor of Arts degree allows the student to achieve a major in history with 30 hours of course work, or a minor with 21 hours.
The Hospitality and Culinary Management concentration prepares students for entry-level managerial positions in institutional and commercial food service establishments such as retail, hospital, university, senior citizen centers, and public schools. The concentration involves an applied field of study in the areas of food science, quantity food production, food safety, nutrition, business management, and marketing.
Within the Human Performance Concentration, you'll focus on strength and conditioning, exercise leadership, performance testing, and fitness management. Our diverse curriculum places huge emphasis on hands-on, practical application. You'll have the opportunity to work in our human performance lab with clients and patients as well as participate in clubs, join a professional fraternity, travel to regional and national conferences, and contribute to faculty research projects.
Human Sciences is the most versatile concentration within the Family and Consumer Sciences discipline. The course requirements are representative of the discipline as a whole. You will take courses in nutrition, family life studies, fashion merchandising, child development, and hospitality/culinary management. This broad scope of courses will enable you to work in a variety of fields. Many Human Sciences graduates work with agencies such as Cooperative Extension Services and the Department of Social Services. Other possibilities for employment for Human Sciences graduates include a wide range of organizations that assist individuals, families, and communities in taking steps to improve the quality of life.
The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Leadership is ideal for students interested in production and inventory control, motion and time study, employer-employee relations, managing engineering technology, cost analysis, quality improvement and quality control.
The Instructional Technology program will equip individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to guide educational practitioners in the use of emerging technologies to improve teaching and learning. Program participants will develop knowledge and skills in foundations of instructional design, software applications, e-learning modules and course development, and assessment and evaluation techniques. This program is not a professional educator certification program.