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Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KU BY THE NUMBERS
28,000
students
2,283
international students
50
U.S. states &
100+
countries represented
17:1
student/faculty ratio
26
Rhodes Scholars
14
major research centers and state surveys
6
certifications in experiential learning
70
countries for study abroad programs
40
languages taught annually
600
student organizations
$238.8 million
in externally funded research
345,000
alumni worldwide in
148
countries
28,000 strong. Thinkers. Scholars. Discoverers of
helium and vitamins A, B, and D. CEOs and judges.
Actors and writers. Artists and aerospace engineers.
We will change your life. Challenge
and support you. Connect you
to your classmates, connect you
to alumni that number in the
hundreds of thousands. A place
unlike any other. A thousand-acre
campus recognized nationwide for
its beauty. A small, cosmopolitan
college town. Your second home.
1 OF 62
universities in
the Association
of American
Universities
TOP-TIER RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
working with companies such as
Ford, Microsoft, Samsung, and
Coca-Cola.
TOP 10
Honors Program
#2 IN THE U.S.
for overall
international
student satisfaction*
STUDENT HOUSING
In any of KU’s on-campus
options — including two new
residence halls — you’ll be steps
from dining, amenities, and
academic support.
“KU will provide you with
the opportunities to become
what you want to be. In your
time here, make use of as
many of these opportunities
as possible. KU is not the
place to limit yourself.”
Haider Sulaiman Tarar
KU alumnus, Pakistan
#50 TOP
public university
44 NATIONALLY RANKED
graduate programs
U.S. News & World Report
FIVE
national basketball
titles
SPECIAL
FIRST-YEAR
EXPERIENCE
for international
students
APPLIED ENGLISH
CENTER
offering English
instruction
since 1964
ACADEMIC
ACCELERATOR
PROGRAM
eases transition to
college and the U.S.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES (CLAS)
African & African-American studies (BA, BGS, MA)
BA/BGS concentrations: African studies, African-American studies, Arabic & Islamic studies
Graduate Certificate: African Studies
American studies (BA, BGS, MA, PhD)
BA/BGS concentrations: Race/ethnicity, American cultural studies, Local & global, Popular culture, Jazz studies, Gender & sexuality, Religion
Anthropology (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Applied behavioral science (BA, BGS, MA)
BA/BGS concentrations: Early childhood, Youth development & juvenile justice, Adults with disabilities, Community health & development, Basic research & conceptual foundations
Applied science (PSM) Astronomy (BA, BS)
Atmospheric science (BS, MS, PhD)
BS concentrations: Air pollution meteorology, General meteorology, Hydrometeorology, News media forecasting
Audiology (PhD)
Behavioral neuroscience (BS) Behavioral psychology (PhD) Biochemistry & biophysics (MA, PhD) Bioinformatics (PhD)
Biological sciences (BA, BS, MA)
BA options: Biochemistry, Biology, Human biology, Microbiology
BS options: Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular biosciences*
Biotechnology (BAS) Botany (MA, PhD)
Cell biology & anatomy (MS)
Central American & Mexican studies (Graduate Certificate)
Chemistry (BA, BS, MS, PhD)
BA/BS options: Biochemistry, Biological chemistry, Chemical physics, Environmental chemistry
Child language (MA, PhD) Classical antiquity (BA, BGS) Classical languages (BA, BGS) Classics (MA)
Clinical child psychology (MA, PhD)
Communication studies (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Community health & development (Graduate Certificate)
Creative writing (MFA)
East Asian languages & cultures (MA) Ecology & evolutionary biology (MA, PhD) Economics (BA, BGS, BS, MA, PhD) English (BA, BGS, MA, PhD)
BA/BGS emphases: Creative writing; Language, rhetoric, & writing; Traditional English
Entomology (MA, PhD)
Environmental studies (BA, BGS, BS, Graduate Certificate)
European studies (co-major, minor) Geography (BA, BGS, BS, MA, MS, PhD)
BS options: Geographical information & analysis, Physical geography
Geology (BA, BS, MS, PhD)
BA options: Environmental geology, General geology BS options: Earth & space science licensure, Engineering geology, Environmental geology, General geology, Geophysics
Gerontology (Graduate Certificate, MA, PhD) Global & international studies (BA, MA)
BA options: Africa; Asia; Latin America & the Caribbean; The Middle East; Russia, East Europe &
Central Asia; Western Europe
MA concentrations: Foreign Area Studies, Interagency Studies
History (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) History of art (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Human sexuality (BA, BGS) Humanities (BA)
Indigenous studies (MA, Graduate Certificate) Latin American & Caribbean studies (BA, BGS, MA) Liberal arts & sciences (BGS)
Linguistics (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Literature, language, & writing (BA,BGS)* Mathematics (BA, BS, MA, PhD) Microbiology (MA, PhD)
Molecular, cellular, & developmental biology (MA, PhD)
Museum studies (MA) Neurosciences (MS, PhD)
Peace & conflict studies (Graduate Certificate) Philosophy (BA, BGS, MA, PhD)
Physics (BA, BS, MS, PhD)
BS tracks: Computational physics, Interdisciplinary, Preprofessional
MS concentration: Computational physics & astronomy
Political science (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Prelaw (no degrees offered)
Premedical professions (no degrees offered) Professional workplace communication (Graduate Certificate)
Psychology (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Psychology & gerontology (PhD) Religious studies (BA, BGS, MA)
Russian, East European, & Eurasian studies (BA, MA) Sociology (BA, BGS, MA, PhD)
Speech-language-hearing: sciences & disorders (BA, BGS)
Speech-language pathology (MA, PhD) Women’s studies (BA, BGS)
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: (Graduate Certificate, MA, PhD)
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (CLAS)
Art (MFA) Dance (BA, BFA) Design (MA)
Film & media studies (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Interdisciplinary Studies (MA, PhD) Theatre (BA, BGS, MA, PhD)
BA and BGS emphases: Performance; Theatre, culture, & society
Theatre and film (BA, BGS) Theatre design (BFA, MFA)
MFA concentration: Scenography
Visual art (BA, BFA)
BFA concentrations: Ceramics, General, Metalsmithing/ jewelry, Textile/fibers
Visual arts education (BAE)
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES,
LITERATURES & CULTURES (CLAS)
Brazilian studies (Graduate Certificate) East Asian languages & cultures (BA, MA)
BA concentration: Double language, East Asian studies (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean language)
French (BA, MA, PhD)
BA concentrations: French & Italian, Italian German studies (BA)
Germanic languages & literatures (MA, PhD) Slavic languages & literatures
(BA, MA, PhD)
BA concentrations: Polish studies, Russian, South Slavic studies
Spanish (BA)
Spanish & Portuguese (MA, PhD)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ADMINISTRATION (CLAS)
Public administration (BA*, BGS*, MPA, PhD) Graduate Certificates: City & county management,
Performance management
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & PLANNING
Architectural studies (BA) Architecture (MArch, MA, PhD) Design (BFA, MFA, MA)
BFA concentrations: Industrial design, Photo media, Visual communication design, Illustration and animation
MA concentrations: Design Management, Environmental Design, Interaction Design
Facilities management (Graduate Certificate) Urban planning (MUP)
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accounting (BSB, MAcc) Business (MS, PhD)
Business administration (BBA*, BSB, MBA) Finance (BSB)
Information systems (BSB) Management & leadership (BSB) Marketing (BSB)
Supply chain management (BSB) Interdisciplinary Studies (MS, PhD)
Graduate Certificates: Entrepreneurship, Human resources management, Investments, International business management, Marketing, Strategic management, Supply chain management, Valuation
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Counseling psychology (MS, PhD)
Curriculum & instruction (MA, MSE, EdD, PhD)
MA/MSE concentrations: Gifted, Reading specialist, TESOL
Curriculum & teaching (BSE)
BSE options: Unified early childhood (birth-grade 3); Elementary (K-6); English secondary (6-12); History & government secondary (6-12); Science middle (5-8); Foreign languages (PK-12)
BSE endorsements: Teaching English as a second language, Special education
Educational leadership & policy (EdD, PhD)
EdD/PhD concentrations: Foundations, Higher education, Policy studies
Educational psychology & research (MSE, PhD) Educational technology (MSE)
Higher education (MSE)
Interdisciplinary studies (MA, MS, PhD) School administration (MSE)
School psychology (EdS) Social & cultural studies (MSE) Special education (MSE, EdD, PhD)
MSE concentrations: Adaptive-high incidence disabilities, Deaf education, Unified early childhood, Functional-low incidence disabilities
Special education certification program (MSE) Graduate Certificates: Building-level special
education leadership, High-incidence disabilities personnel preparation, Transition certificate program for secondary special education
Health, sport, & exercise sciences Athletic training (BS)
Community health (BSE) Exercise science (BS)
Health & physical education teacher licensure (K–12) (BSE)
Physical education (MSE, PhD)
MSE/PhD concentrations: Biomechanics, Exercise physiology, Exercise science, Health education, Pedagogy, Psychology of physical activity, Sport management
Physical education certification program (MSE) Sport management (BS)
UKanTeach preparation program
Obtained by completing a College of Liberal Arts & Sciences degree with UKanTeach certification
Secondary (6-12) mathematics Secondary (6-12) biology Secondary (6-12) chemistry
Secondary (6-12) earth & space science Secondary (6-12) physics
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Aerospace engineering (BS, ME, MS, DE, PhD) Architectural engineering (BS, MS)
Bioengineering (MS, PhD)
Chemical & petroleum engineering (PhD) Chemical engineering (BS, MS)
BS concentrations: Biomedical, Environmental, General program, Petroleum engineering, Premedical
Civil engineering (BS, MCE, MS, PhD, DE)
BS concentrations: Civil & environmental engineering, Environmental engineering
Computer engineering (BS, MS) Computer science (BS, MS, PhD) Construction management (MCM) Electrical engineering (BS, MS, PhD, DE) Engineering management (MS) Engineering physics (BS)
BS concentrations: Aerospace systems, Chemical systems, Digital electronic systems, Electromechanical control systems
Environmental engineering (MS, PhD) Environmental science (MS, PhD) Information technology (BS, MS)* Interdisciplinary computing (BS)
BS concentrations: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Journalism, Physics
Mechanical engineering (BS, MS, PhD, DE)
BS concentration: Biomechanical
Petroleum engineering (BS, MS) Project management (ME, MS)
SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS (KANSAS CITY)
Audiology (MA, PhD, AuD)
Dietetic internship (Graduate Certificate) Dietetics & nutrition (MS)
Clinical laboratory science (BS)
BS concentration: Molecular biotechnology
Health informatics (MS)
Health information management (BS) Medical nutrition science (PhD) Molecular biotechnology (MS) Nurse anesthesia (MS, DNP) Occupational therapy (MS, MOT, OTD) Physical therapy (MS, DPT) Rehabilitation science (PhD) Respiratory care (BS)
Speech-language pathology (MA, PhD) Therapeutic science (PhD)
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Interdisciplinary studies (MA, MS) Journalism (BSJ, MSJ, PhD)
BSJ tracks: News & information, Strategic communication
Journalism: Integrated marketing communications (MSJ-IMC)*
Sports management & media (Graduate Certificate)
SCHOOL OF LAW
American legal studies (LLM) Elder law (LLM)
Juridical Sciences (SJD) Juris Doctor (JD)
Graduate Certificates: Advocacy law; Business & commercial law; Elder law; Environmental & natural resources law; International trade & finance; Media, law, & policy; Tax law; Tribal law
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (KANSAS CITY)
Applied statistics & analytics (MS)
Biochemistry & molecular biology (MS, PhD) Biostatistics (MS, PhD)
Cell biology & anatomy (MA, PhD) Clinical research (MS)
Health informatics (MS) Health policy & management (PhD) Health services administration (MHSA) Medicine (MD)
Microbiology (MA, PhD)
Molecular & integrative physiology (MS, PhD) Neurosciences (MS, PhD)
Pathology (MA, PhD)
Pharmacology (MA, MS, PhD) Public Health (MPH)
MPH Concentrations: Epidemiology; Social & behavioral health
Toxicology (MS, PhD)
Graduate Certificates: Allergy & immunology; Anatomic pathology; Anesthesiology; Clinical & translational research; Clinical pathology; Colon & rectal surgery; Dermatology; Diagnostic cardiac sonography; Diagnostic ultrasound technology; Emergency medicine; Family practice; Internal medicine; Medical genetics; Neurological surgery; Neurology; Nuclear medicine technology; Obstetrics & gynecology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedic surgery; Otolaryngology; Pathology; Pediatrics; Physical medicine & rehabilitation; Plastic surgery; Preventive medicine; Psychiatry; Radiation oncology; Radiological physics; Radiology; Surgery; Urological surgery
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Music (BA in fine arts in music, MM, DMA)
BA concentrations: Jazz studies, Musicology, Music theory, Piano/organ/orchestral instruments, Voice MM concentrations: Accompanying, Band conducting, Carillon, Choral conducting, Church music, Opera, Bassoon performance, Clarinet performance, Double bass performance, Euphonium performance, Flute performance, French horn performance, Harp performance, Oboe performance, Composition, Orchestral conducting, Theory, Musicology, Organ performance, Percussion performance, Piano performance, Saxophone performance, Trombone performance, Trumpet performance, Tuba performance, Viola performance, Violin performance, Violoncello performance, Voice performance
DMA concentrations: Band conducting, Choral conducting, Church music, Bassoon performance, Clarinet performance, Double bass performance, Euphonium performance, Flute performance, French horn performance, Harp performance, Oboe performance, Orchestral conducting, Organ performance, Percussion performance, Piano performance, Saxophone performance, Trombone performance, Trumpet performance, Tuba performance, Viola performance, Violin performance, Violoncello performance, Voice performance
Music composition (BM)
Music education (BME, MME, PhD)
PhD option: Music therapy
Music therapy (BM, BME, MME) Music theory (BM)
Musical arts: Music composition (DMA) Musicology (BM)
Music Performance Organ (BM) Piano (BM) Strings & harp
BM options: Double bass, Harp, Viola, Violin, Violoncello
Voice (BM)
Theatre & voice (BFA) Wind & percussion
BM options: Bassoon, Clarinet, Euphonium, Flute, French horn, Oboe, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba
SCHOOL OF NURSING (KANSAS CITY)
Nursing (BSN, MS, PhD)
MS concentrations: Clinical nurse leader, Clinical nurse specialist-adult/gerontological, Leadership-clinical research management, Leadership-health care informatics, Nurse practitioner-adult/geriatrics, Nurse practitioner-psychiatric/mental health, Leadership-organizational, Leadership-public health, Nurse practitioner-family
Nurse midwifery (Graduate Certificate, MS) Health care informatics (MS)
Nursing practice (DNP)
DNP concentrations: Clinical research management, Adult/gerontological clinical nurse specialist, Family nurse practitioner, Health care informatics, Leadership, Adult/gerontological nurse practitioner, Psychiatric/ mental health nurse practitioner, Nurse midwife, Organizational leadership, Public health nursing
Graduate Certificates: Clinical research management, Family nurse practitioner, Health care informatics, Health professions educator, Organizational leadership, Outcomes management & research, Psychiatric/mental health, Public health nursing
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) (undergrad-entry) Medicinal Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Neurosciences (MS, PhD) Pharmaceutical studies (BS)
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) Pharmacology & Toxicology (MS, PhD) Pharmacy Practice (MS)
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Social work (BSW, MSW, PhD) Social work advanced standing (MSW)
Undergraduate degrees: BA, BBA, BGS, BFA, BSJ, BM, BME, BS, BSB, BSE, BSW
Graduate degrees: DE, DMA, DNP, DPT, EdD, EdS, JD, LLM, MA, MAcc, MBA, MBA, MCM, MFA, MM, MOT, MME, MPA, MPH, MS, MSE, MSW, MUP, OTD, PharmD, PhD, PSM, SJD
*Edwards Campus only
Concentrations, emphases, and options in italics.
Contact the appropriate school for a complete list For detailed information see the online academic catalog: ku.edu/academics/catalogs
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