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Entrepreneurship

Tap into the mindsets of like-minded leaders to gain a competitive edge in our ever-evolving industrious world.

Tomorrow’s leadership requires a wide range of skills – from creative thinking and effective communication to planning, integration, and organization. UTulsa’s project-based curriculum is designed for you to gain insight into building a successful venture and rise to the challenges a startup faces in its early stages. You will learn to identify an opportunity, develop and deliver the most effective solution, and select a business model most viable to various stakeholders.

Placing innovation at the core of sustainable and resilient enterprises in today’s disruptive climate, our minor offers business, social, or technology specializations. From reducing risk to increasing your chances of success and expanding your network, our expert faculty provides you with invaluable tools to become confident catalysts for growth.

Accounting

Utilize problem-solving and analytical skills that steer businesses toward financial success and help individuals make better decisions today.

Accountants record the data and processes of the business so that an accurate picture of the business is available and better decisions can be made. We offer an undergraduate accounting curriculum that covers financial accounting, financial reporting, managerial/cost accounting, tax, audit, forensic accounting, and accounting information systems.

Our Master of Accountancy (MAcc), a STEM-designated program, prepares students for eligibility to become certified public accountants. Different paths are available for students who wish to apply for the MAcc, depending on their exposure to accounting classes as an undergraduate.

Finance

Explore expansive career opportunities and hone your analytical and problem-solving skills as you pursue a degree in finance from UTulsa.

Dive into the multifaceted world of finance as you learn about accounting, economics, risk management, marketing, and computer information systems. You’ll also explore corporate finance, banking, investment planning, and real estate career paths. Discover how to track and manage the daily operations within an organization, analyze financial positions, and plan for corporate expenditures and acquisitions.

You’ll also gain hands-on experience managing the student investment fund – a $8 million real-money portfolio. Our risk management center features a lifelike financial laboratory with stock ticker boards, extensive financial databases, computers, and Bloomberg terminals, allowing you to practice your new skills in a real-life setting.

Economics

The key to understanding and shaping the world starts here.

Economics equips you for careers in business, nonprofit, academic, and government sectors by exploring how societies use resources to meet essential needs. Our department studies both orthodox and heterodox approaches, focusing on resource allocation, social conflict, and technology’s impact on society. With an emphasis on critical thinking and real-world application, economics develops your skills in market analysis, problem-solving, and economic theory. Economists play a crucial role in understanding and shaping economies in various industries.

Art & Design

Explore contemporary art practices and legacies of the past to inspire vital new perspectives.

Empowering you to approach art from multiple perspectives and create work rooted in contemporary discourse, our expansive programs investigate the world of visual and art history while exploring concept development, technique, and innovative practices.

Our cross-disciplinary curriculum engages you in art history, digital art, graphic design, painting, photography, and printmaking, encouraging work in various media. UTulsa students can discuss, critique, and cultivate their work by attracting various regional and national artists and scholars to campus while building meaningful networks. We foster a collaborative, creative spirit amongst faculty and peers to help you realize your artistic vision.

World Languages

Engage the world and gain a competitive edge in the global market by refining your intercultural communication skills.

Our programs allow you to develop proficiency in a world language of choice and gain an essential understanding of its linguistic structure. The curriculum is designed to broaden your horizons and deepen your understanding of other cultures by delving into a comparative textual analysis of various literary genres, styles, and periods. You’ll study in a stimulating environment and opt for your language degree in French, Spanish, German, or Chinese.

UTulsa’s small student-centered classes are led by expert faculty and expanded upon with study abroad experiences and additional advanced-level courses. With fluency in a foreign language a modern-day must, we prepare you to be an aware and successful citizen of a globalized world with a wide range of international career opportunities.

Music & Music Education

Engage creatively and challenge yourself intellectually to unlock the limitless potential of music as a fundamental form of human expression.

UTulsa’s School of Music upholds a long-standing tradition of musical excellence that enriches our cultural and intellectual campus life. Whether transforming your musical passion into a professional career or simply engaging in music as an integral part of your education, the School of Music presents a wide range of programs to explore: performance, composition, music education, and studies in music with a strong liberal arts component.

Personalized to your individual talents, the School of Music offers a flexible and robust curriculum led by distinguished musical artists and scholars. Our close-knit classes provide an extensive foundation of musical knowledge while emphasizing practical application and artistic expression. To enhance your studies, you are encouraged to join any of the various vocal and instrumental performance ensembles specializing in classical, jazz, and film music.

Sports Leadership & Management

Ready to climb to next-level leadership positions in diverse sports industry settings? Our interdisciplinary program is specifically designed for those who want to leave their mark in the sports industry.

This interdisciplinary program is not only limited to athletes or those interested in coaching but is designed for graduates from different backgrounds wishing to obtain specialized training and succeed in a sports industry sector that most interest them. Under the guidance of our expert faculty, you will identify your elective courses and enjoy dynamic classes that combine hands-on experience in state-of-the-art intercollegiate, interscholastic, and professional team athletic facilities in the Tulsa community with invaluable academic studies.

Our master’s degree in sports leadership prepares you to apply leadership, administrative, and sports science principles to effectively manage athletic programs and teams, regulatory agencies, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sports recreation services, and other related services to leadership positions within the sports industry.

Political Science

Explore themes of justice, rights, and the relationship between the state and the individual by connecting perennial ideas to contemporary challenges.

Delving into domestic and foreign politics by examining ideas and analyzing governments and political trends, our comprehensive programs focus on three core areas of strength: American politics, international studies, and legal theory. Under the mentorship of our expert faculty, through challenging courses and hands-on research, you will probe political problems and governance from all angles, leading you to develop creative, policy-based solutions. Combining theory and methods to study institutions, systems, and policies that make up public life, UTulsa encourages responsible and active citizenship with a wide range of professional opportunities and career paths to opt for.

Organizational Studies

Master the art and science of organizational behavior to implement effective change that makes a societal impact on a micro and macro level.

The interdisciplinary Organizational Studies major, offered jointly by the Kendall College of Arts & Sciences and the Collins College of Business, consists of a wide range of courses from fields such as psychology, sociology, communications/media studies, economics, management, and marketing. It is ideal for students interested in both liberal arts and professional studies, providing a broad background in various disciplines for a nuanced understanding of how organizations work. This major prepares students for entry-level jobs in businesses, non-profits, and government agencies and has been popular and successful in equipping students with knowledge and skills applicable to diverse career paths.

What is Organizational Studies?
Organizational Studies is an interdisciplinary program focusing on administrative, economic, political, psychological, and sociological factors influencing cooperative human systems. A major in Organizational Studies provides students with an understanding of how organizations operate, how they affect society, and how they change.

Psychology

Become a conduit for social change by gaining invaluable insight into human behavior and the relationships we form, enhancing well-being and personal growth.

Psychology explores human nature’s social and biological aspects, stressing theoretical command and reasoning skills pivotal to processing and evaluating data, claims, and hypotheses that can benefit people in multiple ways. Our undergraduate programs offer a comprehensive introduction to this broad field.

Examining human behavior and brain function to detect emotional patterns and identify disorders, we teach the application of scientific methods to verify collaborative study results. Working in small groups, you will learn to conduct wide-ranging research in our state-of-the-art laboratories and interdisciplinary institutes. Under the supervision of our expert faculty, you will get hands-on training in differential community settings, enjoy student travel grants, and invaluable peer-to-peer networking opportunities that foster knowledge exchange and professional advancements.

Museum Studies

Extend your knowledge from the classroom to work in Tulsa’s many museums and cultural organizations.

Museum Studies at The University of Tulsa offers two interdisciplinary programs: an undergraduate minor and a master’s in Museum Science and Management. Both programs benefit from the university’s partnership with Gilcrease Museum, providing students with paid and volunteer opportunities in various departments. The programs emphasize a balance of interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on experience, preparing students for careers in museums, cultural heritage centers, and non-profit organizations. The undergraduate minor can be paired with any major and includes lectures, seminars, field trips, internships, and case studies. The master’s program allows specialization in museum administration, collections care and research, or cultural heritage preservation, offering graduate assistantships for highly qualified students.

Women’s & Gender Studies

Examine how gender, race, class, culture, sexuality, and age have shaped the life experiences of women and people of all genders.

Our interdisciplinary curriculum is designed to provide you with the frameworks and tools to better understand human interactions, life experiences, and the economic and social institutions that impact people of different genders.

Through your UTulsa coursework, you’ll cover a wide range of subjects, allowing you to think more critically about gender, power and inequality. You’ll adopt new perspectives and analytical approaches that can be applied to any field or career you pursue. Our programs provide you with rich knowledge of the history of gender, women’s rights, sexuality, and gender sexuality in different cultures, propelling you forward to make an impact in your life and career.

Sociology

Understand the social forces that shape our world, and make an impact through your future career or personal contributions.

As a student of TU’s sociology program, you’ll explore the social institutions that shape our lives and develop analytical skills to solve complex social issues. You’ll also develop a wide range of skills that are valuable in the workplace and community organizations, including communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.

You’re encouraged to map out your own program of study that satisfies the department’s requirements while providing the flexibility and foundation for your future career aspirations. Students who major in sociology at TU often choose to study abroad or combine their studies with minors or second majors.

Media Studies

Create, analyze, and lead as a global citizen in an ever-evolving digital media world.

As an undergraduate major, you will prepare for the 21st-century multimedia world, combining invaluable coursework and hands-on experience that seamlessly blends media theory and history, creative production, public relations and advertising, journalism, and omnichannel storytelling.

Acknowledging our increasingly visually dominated culture, UTulsa’s transdisciplinary programs examine effective communication and the role of mass media as our chief source of information and entertainment. Unified by the commitment to critically and creatively engage the digital realms and its methodologies, our dedicated faculty fosters the development of your analytic skills and visual literacy, compelling writing, and effective speech to prepare you for a wide range of versatile professional opportunities.

History

Embark on the systematic study of the human past to attain crucial knowledge that benefits our future.

Exposing you to a range of historical issues and problems, our programs promote an appreciation of the complexity of human affairs and their interpretation. From comprehensive study of historical materials to extensive research, our curriculum encourages a comparative approach to learning – focusing on ancient, modern, and non-Western history.

In close-knit teams and under the guidance of our expert faculty, you will choose from an innovative list of specialized and thematic courses within a geographical area of your interest. Challenging your intellect and further developing critical thinking and imagination, our Williams A. Settle and the Bessie McAlpine Sullins awards are given out to UTulsa’s outstanding history majors every year.

Arts, Culture & Entertainment Management

Apply your unique, enterprising skills to the dynamic creative industry and connect arts and artists with their community.

Our interdisciplinary arts, culture & entertainment (ACE) management program focuses on comprehensive business operations in arts, culture, and entertainment, granting insight into an incredibly diverse industry with infinite professional possibilities. You can tailor your studies to suit your interests and choose from our five specializations: visual arts, performing arts, entertainment and commercial arts, cultural and public administration, or music industry.

You will learn to advocate for and manage artists and creative events, raise funds, develop inspirational programming for arts organizations, and more. With an emphasis on practical learning, our expert faculty will further advise you on various exciting opportunities such as international practica, semester-long internships, and field trips imperative for launching your careers.

Environmental Policy

Interested in new approaches to sustainable development? Engage in finding practical solutions that protect our planet for a better future.

Are you interested in field ecology, plant diversity, environmental anthropology, or environmental issues in developing nations? Our interdisciplinary programs combine understanding environmental problems with knowledge of human needs, history, politics, and economics. UTulsa’s program is designed to help you find your area of strength and tailor your learning experience around it.

UTulsa’s environmental policy programs include an option for a bachelor’s of arts or a bachelor’s of science. Through a dynamic and flexible curriculum, graduates gain critical and analytical skills to assess the implications of environmental challenges.

Film

Share the passion of our collaborative community and pursue your dreams in the creative art of filmmaking.

Fostering visual literacy by providing analytical and critical prowess to understand and interpret film from various aspects, our program enables you to make cinema that conveys compelling stories. You will gather theoretical knowledge that underlies filmmaking and master essential creative and technical skills. From script to final edit, you will unearth the production process and the professional requirements of the film industry. Filmmaking allows student producers to expand their visual storytelling skills. While these skills are critical to the traditional creative fields, they also apply to law, business, health, and even medicine.

Furthering hands-on learning experiences, you will develop extensive portfolios while working in state-of-the-art studios and production labs. You will join a close-knit, collaborative environment led by our professional faculty, allowing you to focus on capstone projects during your senior year and learn first-hand what it takes to become the next generation of filmmakers.

English

Join our community of critical thinkers and creative writers to reimagine worlds across styles, genres, and mediums, engaging our ever-changing world

Encouraging discussion and close collaborations between expert faculty and peers in our seminar-style classes, we offer interdisciplinary programs specializing in Anglophone literary and cultural traditions, with connections to film and media studies, philosophy, history, women’s and sexuality studies, eco-studies, medical, humanities, and other fields.

A diverse range of innovative courses on everything from graphic literature and gaming to ecocriticism and queer studies allow you the opportunity to focus on different genres and styles. You will design a curriculum best reflecting your interests, join our scholarly journals for editorial experience, and enjoy mentorships, internships, workshops, and guest lectures by prominent authors to gain invaluable exposure to the professional and artistic world.

Education

Answer the call to inspire and shape the future. Discover the transformative power of education for every student.

The Department of Education, in collaboration with other academic departments across the UTulsa campus, offers several degree programs which lead to K-12 teacher certifications in the State of Oklahoma. UTulsa students pursuing teacher certification specialize in elementary education, instrumental or vocal music, English, French, German, Spanish, art, social studies, or mathematics. Those who aspire to teach at the middle or high school level double major in education and a degree field matched to their area of specialization. All education majors benefit from early and extensive field and clinical experiences in local public schools and the University School, a private PK-8 school on the UTulsa campus. All education majors spend their final semester student teaching in local schools under the supervision of mentor teachers and UTulsa faculty.

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