An "Academic Focus Area" is a broad, interdisciplinary grouping of academic majors and courses that share similar themes.
UNO's Five Academic Focus Areas
UNO has five Academic Focus Areas that expose students to introductory coursework, concepts, ideas, and professional skills within broadly related, interdisciplinary fields of study.
Through advising, faculty guidance, and programmatic support, students are encouraged to cultivate their strengths, interests, and professional goals in pursuit of selecting a major program of study.
- Public Service, Healthcare, and Helping Professions
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
- Business and Innovation
- Culture, Ethnicity, and Social Justice
- Creative Production and Performing Arts
STEM
Do you have an interest in solving problems by applying principles from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)?
UNO is a leader in STEM, and has many interesting and engaging degree programs across a number of collaborating departments and colleges. These STEM majors often engage students in exciting learning opportunities both on campus and in the community, and graduates are typically in high demand both locally and nationally.
| Select an area below to learn more. | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering (UNL at PKI) |
Aviation |
| Bioinformatics | Biology |
| Biomechanics | Chemistry |
| Civil Engineering (UNL at PKI) |
Computer Engineering (UNL at PKI) |
| Computer Science | Construction Engineering (UNL at PKI) |
| Cybersecurity | Economics |
| Electrical Engineering (UNL at PKI) |
Emergency Management |
| Environmental Science | Geography |
| Geology | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| IT Innovation | Kinesiology |
| Management Information Systems | Mathematics |
| Molecular and Biomedical Biology | Multidisciplinary Studies* |
| Music (Music Technology Concentration only) |
Neuroscience |
| Psychology | Physics |