Undergraduate Majors
What's the call you feel for your life and career? Your major field of study in college gives you the opportunity to dig in and deepen your knowledge and practical experience. We realize, too, that you might not feel a call — or at least, not yet. It's okay to be undecided. Many students come to North Park University unsure about a specific major. This is the perfect place to explore your interests while deciding where to focus your attention.
Concentrations are available in Creative Design and Media Planning.
This major examines the rich and multifaceted cultures, literatures, religions, and histories of Black people in Africa and the African Diaspora.
Majors can pursue either a B.A. in Art or a B.A. in Art with K-12 Teaching Certificate.
Majors in our accredited program become certified health-care professionals in preventing, managing, and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity.
Majors develop their knowledge of the Bible and theology, with their history and interpretive issues, and deepen their understanding of how faith shapes our lives and communities.
Majors can take advantage of unique research opportunities, study-travel courses to fascinating locales, and the wealth of Chicago-area living laboratories.
Concentrations are available in Accounting, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Nonprofit Management.
Majors learn the critical role chemistry plays in protecting the environment, improving the quality of human health, and advancing technology.
Majors learn to research, analyze, interpret, and diagnose biological matter gained through medical tests and procedures to aid in treating a range of health problems.
Communication Arts majors select from three distinct concentrations: Communication Studies, Media Studies, and Theater Studies.
This interdisciplinary curriculum with courses that examine the causes, prevention, and control of crime emphasizes social and restorative justice.
Majors prepare for teaching in Illinois and elsewhere. Certifications include Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and K-12 (Art, French, Music, Physical Education, and Spanish only).
The major fosters an appreciation of literature, cultivates critical-thinking skills, and develops writing proficiency. Concentrations are available in Literature and Creative Writing.
Environmental Science prepares majors for careers in a growing discipline connecting Christian stewardship with the understanding of environmental principles, issues, and practice.
Exercise Science majors prepare for careers as physical-fitness specialists, personal trainers, and fitness consultants, as well as for graduate work in exercise-related fields.
The French program is designed to build language proficiency and its mastery for professional purposes. The program offers a B.A. in French and a B.A. in French Studies.
Global Studies majors focus on connections between different parts of the world, preparing for the rapidly expanding fields of international business, diplomacy, activism, and missions.
Majoring in History means active engagement in the world through disciplined reflection on the significant people, events, and dynamics which have helped create it and give it meaning.
Math majors are equipped for a lifetime of learning and service via God’s gift of mathematical thought and practice.
Our degrees include the B.M. in Education (Instrumental), B.M. in Education (Voice or Piano), B.M. in Performance, B.M. in Composition, B.A. in Music, and B.M. in Music in Worship.
The School of Nursing prepares its graduates to lead in a variety of health-care settings with a talented and caring faculty who provide challenging classroom and clinical experiences.
Philosophy is the activity of those liberated from the drudgery of doing what they "have to do." The major introduces students to philosophical wonder and to a love of genuine wisdom.
Our major prepares students to be leaders in physical education by developing a thorough understanding of human movement and its scientific foundations.
Physics majors in our nationally recognized program come to understand how the world works and how we engage ethically with science and technology amid the wonders of God's world.
The program covers political theory, American and comparative politics, and international relations preparing majors for graduate studies in law or government or careers in politics.
Majors come to see psychology as a liberal art, a science, and a profession, going on to careers as psychologists, counselors, business managers, teachers, and social workers.
Majors develop fluency in either Swedish or Norwegian and an understanding of the history, literature, arts, and contemporary society of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
Majors study the structure, institutions, and relationships of society in the context of one of the world's great cities and in the heart of one of America's most diverse neighborhoods.
Majors gain spoken, written, and reading fluency in Spanish while becoming grounded in Hispanic and Latino cultures and building appreciation of Spanish-language literature and film.
Majors focus on a foundation of knowledge and theories while they get involved in youth ministry firsthand through practicum and internship opportunities to develop character, values, and a relationship with Christ.