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73 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Mechanical Engineering
Students who apply for admission to University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and select Mechanical Engineering as their desired major are not automatically admitted into the Mechanical Engineering programme.

Business Technology Administration
The Business Technology Administration course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) combines management strategy with technical information systems training. Students gain hands-on experience through applied research with real-world companies, analyzing business models and implementing technology-driven solutions while benefiting from industry partnerships and research opportunities.

Public Health
The Public Health degree programme offered at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) can be administered through large-scale initiatives, or to small target audiences.

Biological Sciences
The Biological Sciences course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) provides a broad foundation in life sciences with flexible options for interdisciplinary study. Ideal for students pursuing health professions or combining biology with fields such as business, law, environmental policy, or art, the program develops scientific knowledge and laboratory skills.

Financial Economics
The Financial Economics degree programme is offered at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Biological Sciences
The Biological Sciences course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offers an in-depth, research-focused education in the life sciences. Students gain rigorous training in biology, laboratory techniques, mathematics, and physical sciences, with opportunities for independent faculty research, preparing them for scientific careers and advanced M.S. or Ph.D. study.

Psychology
B.S. in Psychology students from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) will receive further training in the empirically based, scientific study of behavior and psychological processes, with an emphasis on biologically based investigation.

Theatre - Theatre Studies
The Theatre - Theatre Studies track at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offers a flexible, interdisciplinary foundation in performance, literature, history, and creative production.

Theatre - Theatre Education
The Theatre Education program at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) combines theatre training with secondary teacher preparation, leading to a B.A. in Theatre and teacher certification. Students develop skills in acting, directing, stagecraft, and dramatic literature while gaining classroom experience and learning to create inclusive theatre curricula.

Chemical Engineering
The Chemical Engineering program from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) prepares students to transform molecular-level concepts into large-scale industrial technologies. Housed within the Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE), the program awards an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.

Visual Arts - Photography and Cinema
The Visual Arts - Photography and Cinema course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) develops visual storytelling skills across analog and digital media. Students gain hands-on experience with professional cameras, lighting, sound, darkrooms, and editing facilities while managing projects from scripting and production to editing and sound mixing.

Chemistry
The Chemistry course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) provides a strong foundation in core chemical concepts with flexibility for multidisciplinary study. Students gain hands-on laboratory experience while customizing their degree through pre-health tracks, education credentials, double majors, or interdisciplinary minors for diverse science-related careers.

Individualized Study
Students design their own major by creating a degree plan that combines coursework from two or more of the traditional programmes offered by other departments, colleges, and schools at the Individualized Study (INDS) programme from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Music Technology
The Music Technology major at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is designed to give students a solid foundation in professional audio engineering with subject matter including acoustics, microphone placement techniques, stereo microphone theory, digital signal processing, mastering, plug-in applications, ProTools and surround sound recording techniques.

Art History and Museum Studies
The Art History and Museum Studies concentration at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) explores world art as a reflection of human culture, connecting traditional art with photography, film, video, graphic design, and computer art. Students analyze art through social, political, and economic contexts while gaining hands-on experience with museums, galleries, and archives.

Political Science
The Department of Political Science at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offers many options for students interested in the study of political science as well as programmes that prepare students for rewarding jobs in government, public service, law, and other careers.

Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies
Gender, women’s, and sexuality studies is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that investigates how gender and sexuality operate as organizing axes of social, cultural, economic and political institutions, as well as in the everyday lives and cultural products of people who must live within them. The Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies is at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Ancient Studies
The Department of Ancient Studies at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offers a interdisciplinary humanities education covering four millennia of history across Greece, Rome, and China. Students build foundational skills in research, writing, and language while exploring ancient myth, literature, archaeology, politics, and science.

Cinematic Arts
The Cinematic Arts concentration at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) combines hands-on digital film production with fine-arts theory, preparing students to create narrative, documentary, and experimental films. Students gain access to professional cinema equipment, 24/7 post-production facilities, and mentorship from practicing media artists.

Music Composition
The Music Composition major at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) provides a diverse and highly individualized foundation for students aspiring to build careers in composition with opportunities to create concert music, as well as to collaborate with their fellow students in film, video and gaming.