Areas of Emphasis
Areas of Emphasis are an optional feature of the Regents B.A. degree. In some curriculum areas the faculty have identified a set of upper division courses that constitute an Area of Emphasis. All AOEs require a minimum of 15 hours of upper division (300 level or above) course work in some academic area. In some cases lower division prerequisites may also be required. The AOR courses are determined by faculty, not students.
Some departments specify all the courses for the AOE; other departments allow students to select most of the courses. Only regular courses completed with a "C" or better can count toward the AOE, and earned AOEs are noted on the student's transcript.
Approved Regents Bachelor of Arts Areas of Emphasis
Advertising / Public Relations
Business Administration
Child Development
Communication Studies
Economics
English Department
(Creative Writing, English Literature, Professional Writing)
Foreign Language Department
(French, German, Russian, Spanish, Linguistics)
Geography and Geology Department
(General Geography, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, General Geology)
History
International Studies Program
(Africa & Middle East, Asia, The Americas, Europe, International Development)
Native American Studies (NEW)
Philosophy
Political Science Department
(General Political Science, International and World Affairs, Law and Legal Studies)
Psychology
Sociology
(General Sociology, Crime and Social Control)
Women's Studies (UPDATED 3-25-08)