Colleges & Departments
Academic programs at Towson University are offered through our colleges and their departments. Once students have determined a program of study, they become a member of the academic college administering the program.
College of Business and Economics
The College of Business and Economics offers a premier, applied and comprehensive undergraduate and graduate business education through the departments and program listed below.
- Department of Accounting
- Business Excellence (BUSX) Program
- Department of Business Analytics & Technology Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of Finance
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing
College of Education
The College of Education has a distinguished history in the preparation of classroom teachers, school leaders and education specialists. Programs are offered through the following departments.
- Department of Early Childhood Education
- Department of Elementary Education
- Department of Secondary Education
- Department of Special Education
- Department of Learning Technologies, Design & School Library Media
- Department of Instructional Leadership & Professional Development
- MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching) Program
College of Fine Arts and Communication
The College of Fine Arts and Communication comprises the departments listed below. The college contributes to the cultural life of the university and community through an active calendar of events that include art exhibits, concerts, plays, dance performances, films, debates and lectures.
- Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of Dance
- Department of Electronic Media & Film
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Music
- Department of Theatre Arts
College of Health Professions
The College of Health Professions offers outstanding educational programs in a wide range of health professions and sport-related areas and promotes activities that foster the integration of health, wellness, and education. Programs are available at the bachelor's, master's, graduate certificate, and doctoral levels through the following departments.
- Department of Health Sciences
- Department of Kinesiology
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science
- Department of Physician Assistant Studies
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts, the largest of the colleges at Towson University, offers undergraduate and graduate programs through the following departments:
- Department of English
- Department of Family Science
- Department of Geography & Environmental Planning
- Department of History
- Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
- Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice
- Department of Women’s & Gender Studies
- Interdisciplinary Programs
Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
The Fisher College of Science and Mathematics provides excellent undergraduate and post-baccalaureate graduate education in the sciences and mathematics. Our undergraduate programs for preparing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) teachers lead the region, and have a national reputation because of our Towson UTeach program.
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer & Information Sciences
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences
- Environmental Science & Studies Program
- Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics Program
- Pre-Professional Programs
- School of Emerging Technologies
- Towson UTeach
Honors College
The Honors College offers intellectual challenges and an engaged community for qualified applicants who seek an enriched college experience. Currently, the Honors College includes some 700 students from across all academic colleges on campus. Professors from a wide variety of disciplines volunteer to teach in Honors. Honors classes emphasize interdisciplinarity and center on lively seminar-style discussions on the course material. With an enrollment cap of 20 students, these courses allow greater personal attention from faculty. Many first- and second-year Honors courses satisfy Core Curriculum requirements. All accepted first-year students who begin in the fall term receive an Honors College scholarship and, if they live on campus, are housed in the Honors Living Learning Community, located in Douglass House. Douglass provides the setting for Honors events and unique social opportunities that support individual and collective development. Current Towson University students as well as students transferring from other institutions are also encouraged to apply for admission to Honors.