West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all world language programs
These degrees are not impacted:<p>Music; Music Business and Industry; Music Education; Music Therapy; Conducting; Acting; Dance; Musical Theatre; Theatre Design and Technology; Wildlife and Fisheries Resources; Natural Resources Science; Genetics and Developmental Biology; Plant and Soil Sciences; Natural Resource Economics; Women’s and Gender Studies; Philosophy; Health Services and Outcomes Research; Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences; Epidemiology; Social and Behavioral Sciences<p>These degrees are remaining with reduced staff:<p>Mining Engineering; Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering; Software Engineering; Elementary Education; Literacy Education; Music Composition; Music Performance; Law; Agriculture; Design Studies; Fashion Design and Merchandising; Interior Architecture; Human and Community Development; Environmental, Soil, and Water Sciences; Chemistry; Communication Studies; English; Secondary Education; Professional Writing and Editing; Mathematics; Management; Human Resource Management; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Exercise Physiology; Health Informatics / Information Management; Human Performance and Health; Athletic Training; Occupational Therapy; Speech Language Pathology; Audiology; Physical Therapy; Pharmacy; Health Administration; Biostatistics<p>These degrees are remaining with reduced staff and getting merged together:<p>Theatre <i>with</i> Puppetry; Costume Design <i>with</i> Lighting Design <i>with</i> Scenic Design <i>with</i> Technical Direction; Energy Land Management <i>with</i> Environmental and Energy Resource Management; Forest Resource Management <i>with</i> Wood Science and Technology; Horticulture <i>with</i> Sustainable Food and Farming; Agribusiness Management <i>with</i> Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Public Health <i>with</i> Health Services Management and Leadership<p>These degrees are remaining with reduced staff but with some specializations eliminated:<p>Art and Design; Art Education; Art and Design; Environmental Microbiology<p>These degrees are being eliminated entirely:<p>Biometric Systems Engineering; Higher Education Administration; Multicategorical Special Education; Art History; Jazz Studies; Jazz Pedagogy; Composition; Collaborative Piano; Acting; Environmental and Community Planning; Landscape Architecture; Recreation, Parks, and Tourism; Energy Environments; Resource Management; Creative Writing; MS/PhD Mathematics; Legal Studies; Public Administration; Chinese; French; German; Russian; Spanish; Linguistics; TESOL; Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences<p>---<p>Also note that these are just recommendations not final decisions yet.