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The graphic design major focuses on preparation for professional practice in communication design that includes branding and visual identity, publication, interactive, web, motion, and data visualization. This cross-media approach ensures that students are prepared to create both physical and digital experiences, and think critically about the most appropriate media for a particular message and audience. The program also includes a social impact-driven curriculum that embraces publicly-engaged and collaborative design practices through its partnership with Express Newark by means of the Design Consortium, Visual Means, and XPress initiatives.

The HIM major prepares students to become health care professionals responsible for the management of health information systems in a manner that is consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, and legal requirements. HIM professionals collect, analyze, and utilize data to provide information critical to the health care industry. Career opportunities in health information now extend well beyond the health information department and the acute care facility. Professionals with technical expertise, problem-solving skills, knowledge of clinical medicine, and superior communication skills are needed to ensure quality health care documentation, protect patient confidentiality, and develop and maintain the electronic health record. 

The major in history gives students a broad grasp of world history and the cultural backgrounds of many segments of contemporary society. Students learn methods of historical research and exposition, effective writing, critical analysis, and research skills, interdisciplinary thinking and training, as well as curiosity and inquisitiveness.

The Journalism program affords students the luxury of small classes taught by award-winning journalists in a newsroom setting. Students learn the basics of reporting and newswriting, as well as critical analysis of current topics and the way they are presented in the news. They also learn about landmark cases that have shaped journalism, and how to find their niche in the ever-changing landscape of media. Students learn the basics of reporting and newswriting, as well as critical analysis of current topics and the way they are presented in the news. They also learn about landmark cases that have shaped journalism, and how to find their niche in the ever-changing landscape of media.

Graduates of the Bachelors of Arts in Justice Studies will have a deep understanding about how justice systems operate; how justice resources are distributed across different social, racial, and economic groups (and to what effect); and how inequities in these distributions lead to broad problems of human rights and human dignity. This major will prepare students for citizenship in multicultural and global societies, where justice is a core area of contested thinking. 

The Management and Global Business department equips students with the tools, skills and understanding needed to manage and lead businesses in our globally integrated economy. Management is the act of orchestrating people and other resources to accomplish desired goals and objectives efficiently and effectively. With a focus on organizations and employees, managers are involved in planning, organizing, staffing, controlling and leading the enterprise. Students develop skills to be not only how to be effective managers, but also to be effective leaders.

Nearly all organizations rely on computer and information technology (IT) to conduct business and to operate efficiently. Computer systems analysts work with specific types of computer systems—for example, business, accounting, and financial systems or scientific and engineering systems—that vary with each type of organization. Analysts consult with an organization’s managers and users to define the goals of the system and then design a system to meet those goals. Analysts use techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling, information engineering, mathematical model building, sampling, and a variety of accounting principles to ensure their plans are efficient and complete. They also may prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to help management decide whether implementing a proposed technology would be financially feasible. Analysts are increasingly working with databases, networks, object-oriented programming languages, client–server applications, and multimedia and Internet technology. Prospective students should have an aptitude for computers and quantitatively oriented material. This major is intended to develop analytical and information management skills that are useful in business as well as in public administration. The courses teach our students how to successfully analyze complex business situations quantitatively and to develop and manage information systems for corporations.

Marketing is the management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer. Whether it is communicating offline or online, marketing is an integral part of business. Career opportunities in marketing are quite extensive and diversified. Many marketing positions give a considerable amount of discretion to people early in their careers. A marketing career is excellent preparation for a path to top management positions which are responsible for creating and guiding the messaging in all types of organizations.

Mathematics pervades the world. Mathematics is essential to our study of nature, being the language of the physical sciences, engineering, computer science, and many other technological professions.  Mathematics is the language of statistics, which is applied to the study of human nature in psychology, economics, and other social sciences.  The clear logical thought processes that arise from mathematical studies are extremely valuable in many professions, such as law and medicine, which require diagnostic training.  The excitement and beauty of pure mathematics, studied for its own sake, has appealed to people throughout human history.

Mathematics pervades the world. Mathematics is essential to our study of nature, being the language of the physical sciences, engineering, computer science, and many other technological professions.  Mathematics is the language of statistics, which is applied to the study of human nature in psychology, economics, and other social sciences.  The clear logical thought processes that arise from mathematical studies are extremely valuable in many professions, such as law and medicine, which require diagnostic training.  The excitement and beauty of pure mathematics, studied for its own sake, has appealed to people throughout human history.