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16 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university
Philosophy
The study of Philosophy at Southern Virginia University complements and enhances career goals and vocations by providing students with the skills and knowledge that are highly desired in many career paths.
Psychology
Psychology at Southern Virginia University is the science concerned with the human mind and how thoughts, impulses and habits translate into manifest behavior.
Mathematics
At Southern Virginia University Mathematics is a major that helps develop each student’s abstract reasoning capabilities regardless of his field of study.
Biology
In the Biology major at Southern Virginia University students receive a fundamental, broad-based education in the life sciences, emphasizing the various biological principles related to structural, functional, taxonomical and ecological phenomena.
English
English majors at Southern Virginia University seek to master the essential skills of close reading, thorough analysis, insightful interpretation, and clear verbal and written expression of thought.
Politics
The study of Politics at Southern Virginia University is the study of the use of power in human societies: how it is established, how it changes, and how it may be evaluated.
Art
Visual intelligence is more important today than ever before. In our visually oriented society, an understanding of visual communication—historical and contemporary—is vital to an understanding of who we are and what is happening around us. Works of Art at Southern Virginia University provide a key to understanding culture, thought and human experience.
History
Students of History at Southern Virginia University not only study past events to help explain and illuminate today’s world, but also use their studies of the past to become effective writers, perceptive readers, skilled researchers and critical thinkers.
Family and Human Development
Southern Virginia University’s Family and Human Development program focuses on the many aspects of individuals, couples, and families and how they affect one another.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry at Southern Virginia University is the study of the complex chemical processes that take place within all living organisms.
Theatre
The Theatre major at Southern Virginia University provides students with experience in creative and technical aspects of theatre, including acting, directing, playwriting, design and technical theatre.
Computer Science
Your job outlook has never been brighter. Of all of the projected-highest-growth jobs through 2016, Computer Science jobs from Southern Virginia University are among the highest paid and most satisfying.
Music
Students who participate in Southern Virginia University’s Music program understand that music is a priceless and irreplaceable component of human life, occupying a unique position in our culture.
Business
Consistently over the last four years, graduating Business seniors at Southern Virginia University have collectively scored in the 90th to 95th percentile of the national ETS Major Field Test in business.
Spanish
Besides fluency in speaking and writing, the Spanish major at Southern Virginia University explores the language, literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world in an intimate educational setting that enhances language and cultural mastery by the small class sizes that allow professors to specifically address each individual student’s particular educational needs and interests.
Liberal Arts
At Southern Virginia University, historically, the Liberal Arts were considered the branches of study fit for free men (liber is Latin for “free”). They were contrasted with skills needed for more mechanical trades and professions.