Behavioral sciences : Teaches individuals how to observe and measure behavior, apply observations to theoretical models, understand motives and purposes of complex social organisms, and predict what behavior will be under a wide range of circumstances. Includes instruction in anthropology, psychology, geography, history, and sociological issues.

Bible studies : Describes the study of the Bible and its component books from the standpoint of the Christian or Jewish faiths, with an emphasis on understanding and interpreting the theological, doctrinal, and ethical messages contained within it.

Biblical languages/literatures : The study of liturgical, scriptural, and historical languages and literatures used by Christianity, Judaism, and other major faiths as vehic

les for communicating doctrine, forms of worship, rules, and traditions. Includes instruction in translation techniques, textual analysis and criticism, the study and preservation of ancient manuscripts, and studies of such specific languages as Hebrew, Koine Greek, Biblical Aramaic, and others.

Bilingual/bicultural education : A program in which one learns to teach bilingual/bicultural children or adults and/or produce bilingual/bicultural individuals.

Biochemistry : Describes the chemical processes of living organisms. Includes instruction in the chemical mechanisms of genetic information storage and transmission, and the chemistry of cells, blood, biological systems and products, and life processes, such as respiration, digestion, and reproduction.

Bioengineering and biomedical engineering : Prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological an health systems and products, such as instrumentation, medical information systems, artificial organs and prostheses, and health management and care delivery systems.

Biological and physical sciences : Provides a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences or covers a specialization that draws from the biological and physical sciences.

Biological immunology : The study of organismic responses to, and defenses against, invasive foreign substances and parasitical life forms. Includes instruction in the anatomy and physiology of immune systems, autoimmune responses, disease response mechanisms and triggers, antigen receptors, membrane transfer, the histocompatibility complex, immunogenetics, immunochemistry, and immune system regulation.

Biological technology : Prepares individuals to apply scientific principles and technical skills in support of biologists in research and industrial settings. Includes instruction in field research and laboratory methods.

Biology, general : The scientific study of the structure, function, reproduction, growth, heredity, evolution, behavior and distribution of living organisms and their relations to their natural environments.

Biology teacher education : Prepares individuals to teach biology at various education levels.

Biomedical sciences and technology : Interdisciplinary program bridging the life sciences and engineering to prepare individuals for careers in industry (designing and developing instrumentation and systems for use in medical environments, such as diagnostic aids, life-support systems, prosthetic and orthotic devices, and man-machine systems) or government (e.g., at the National Institutes for Health), or for entrance to medical school. Includes instruction in life sciences, biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, biotechnology, principles of design, materials science, and biomechanics.

Biometrics : Describes quantitative measurement methods in the biological sciences; the development of biometrics solutions to specific research problems; and related computer applications. Includes instruction in algebraic analysis, matrix algebra, computer methods, and applications to specific biological subdisciplines.

Biophysics : Describes the application of physics principles to the study of living cells and organisms, including structures and fine structures, bioelectric phenomena, radiation effects, molecular behavior, photosynthesis, membranes, organic thermodynamics, and quantitative analysis and modeling.

Biopsychology : Describes biological links to psychological phenomena, especially the links between biochemical and biophysical activity and the functioning of the central nervous system.

Biostatistics : The application of statistical methods and techniques to the study of living organisms and biological systems. Includes instruction in experimental design and data analysis, projection methods, descriptive statistics, and specific applications to biological subdisciplines.

Biotechnology research : The application of the biological sciences to the development of medical and industrial products and processes, and the methods and equipment used in these procedures. Includes instruction in genetic engineering, cell technology, protein synthesis, applied biology, artificial enzyme production, biomaterial development, and drug therapy mechanisms.

Blood bank technology : Prepares individuals to classify, analyze, and test banked blood under the supervision of a pathologist, physician, or laboratory director. Includes instruction in hematology, blood bank procedures, blood donor selection, blood collection, storage and processing procedures, and topological and compatibility tests.

Botany : Scientific study of plants, related bacteria, fungi, and algae. Includes instruction in the classification, structure, function, reproduction, heredity, evolution, and pathology of plant life, with particular attention to basic processes, such as photosynthesis, plant biochemistry, and plant ecosystems.

Business : Prepares individuals for the world of business, including buying, selling, and producing; business organization; and accounting in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies.

Business administration and management : Prepares individuals to plan, organize, and direct the operations of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, marketing, and business decision making.

Business and personal services marketing : Prepares individuals to apply marketing concepts in the delivery of services to business or to individuals.

Business communications : Prepares individuals to function in an organization as writers, editors, and/or proofreaders of business or business-related communications.

Business computer facilities operation : Prepares individuals to operate mainframe computers and related peripheral equipment in business settings. Includes instruction in mainframe peripheral equipment operation and monitoring, disk and tape mounting and storage, printer and related computer facility operations.

Business computer programming : Prepares individuals to apply software theory and programming methods to the solution of business data problems. Includes instruction in designing customized software applications, prototype testing, documentation, input specification, and report generation.

Business education : Prepares individuals to teach vocational business at various educational levels.

Business/managerial economics : The application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Includes instruction in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, pricing theory, wage and salary/incentive theory, analysis of markets, and applications of econometrics and quantitative methods to the study of particular businesses and business problems.

Business marketing and marketing management : Prepares individuals to manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior, marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, and retailing.

Business quantitative methods and management science : Describes the application of scientific and mathematical principles to the study of business problems.

Business statistics : The application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. Includes instruction in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and marketing performance analysis.

Business systems analysis and design : Prepares individuals to analyze business information needs and prepare specifications for appropriate data system solutions. Includes instruction in information analysis, writing specifications, prototype evaluation, and network application interfaces.

Business systems networking and telecommunications : Prepares individuals to evaluate and resolve business data system hardware and software communication needs. Includes instruction in telecommunications and network theory, hardware and software interfacing, computer network design and evaluation, and computer system facilities and support.