At University College Roosevelt, we offer nearly 200 courses across four academic domains: Arts & Humanities, Engineering, Science, and Social Science. These domains cover many different academic disciplines, some highly theoretical, others mostly practical. For more specific information about individual courses, please refer to the overview here. Do note that courses tend to change over time.
Arts & Humanities
The Arts & Humanities (A&H) domain is perfect for those who enjoy languages, culture, history, and many forms of art, as it aims to establish the nature and variety of modern and ancient art. It offers courses in Antiquity, Art History, Film & Media, History, Languages, Linguistics, Literature, Musicology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Rhetoric.
For those interested, the A&H domain also offers a unique program, namely the Performing Arts Program.
Engineering
The Engineering (ENG) domain focuses on the important challenges our world faces including the energy transition, climate change, and food production. Students have the opportunity to study, design and build small-scale, high-tech solutions in the rich ecosystem of Zeeland, in collaboration with local organizations and research institutes. For now, the tracks that the ENG domain will offer are Energy & Flow, Electronics, Data Science & AI, Sustainable Materials, and Interdisciplinary projects.
Science
The Science (SCI) domain is concerned with many phenomena, including the evolution of the universe, the complex processes that impact planet Earth and the human body, and the nature and interaction of the most elementary particles in our world. Science students can focus on Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Ecology, Earth & Environmental Science, Life Science, Mathematics, and Physics.
For those keen on becoming a doctor or generally going into the medical field, UCR offers the Pre-Medical Program.
Social Science
Mostly focusing on people and society, the Social Science (SSC) domain aims to study the multilayered construction of social systems. Within Social Science, you will find Anthropology, Economics, Human Geography, International Relations, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics.
Declaring Your Major
After your first year, you declare a Major. This is the main focus of your studies, and can either be in Arts & Humanities, Social Science, Science, or Engineering. Another option is to do an Interdomain Major, where you can combine several Major fields if one field is too restrictive.
Within this Major, you focus on two or three tracks, amounting to around 10 courses, to specialize within a few disciplines. Tracks are sets of courses in the same field of study, such as History, Psychology, Life Science, or Electronics.
If your major is Arts & Humanities or Social Science, you will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts. If you complete a major in Science, you will graduate with a Bachelor of Science.
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Graduation Requirements - All Students
- Course: Academic Communication & Thinking
- Course: Research Methodology & Statistics I
- At least one course each in Arts & Humanities, Social Science, and Science/Engineering
- 4 courses at 300-level
- A Senior Project within the Major
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Portfolio – a collection of works produced throughout the study
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Arts & Humanities Majors
- Course: Introduction to Rhetoric & Argumentation
- 9 courses within Arts & Humanities
- 2 tracks within Arts & Humanities
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Engineering Majors
- Course: Calculus for Scientists
- Either the course Linear Algebra or the course Introduction to Computer Science
- 9 courses within Engineering
- 2 tracks within Engineering – one should be the Engineering Projects track
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Science Majors
- Course: Calculus for Scientists
- 11 courses within Science
- 2 tracks within Science
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Social Science Majors
- Either the course Research Methodology & Statistics II or the course Qualitative Statistics
- 9 courses within Social Science
- 2 tracks within Social Science
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Interdomain Major
- Relevant required courses from the domains included in the Interdomain Major.
- 9 courses within two or more domains (at least 3 in each domain included in the Interdomain Major)
- 3 tracks must be completed