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 & Economics
The College of Business and Economics offers a premier, applied and comprehensive undergraduate and graduate business education through the departments listed below.
- Department of Accounting
- Business Excellence (BUSX)
- Department of e-Business & 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 Educational Technology and Literacy
- Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development
College of Fine Arts & 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 Dance
- Department of Electronic Media & Film
- Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies
- 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 Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
- Department of Health Science
- Department of Interprofessional Health Studies
- Department of Kinesiology
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science
College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts, the largest of the colleges at Towson, offers undergraduate and graduate programs through the following departments:
- Department of English
- Department of Family Studies and Community Development
- Department of Foreign Languages
- Department of Geography and Environmental Planning
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
- Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
- Interdisciplinary Programs
Jess & Mildred Fisher College of Science & 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 and Information Sciences
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences
- Environmental Science & Studies Program
- Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics Program
- Pre-Professional Programs
- School of Emerging Technologies
- Towson UTeach
Honors College
The Honors College provides an enhanced undergraduate experience to more than 700 students. Professors from all academic colleges teach honors classes in more than 60-plus majors and departments. Small honors classes offer more intimate student-faculty interaction and satisfy Core Curriculum requirements. All accepted first-year students receive an Honors College scholarship. Social benefits include an option to live in honors housing in a community that integrates residential living with classroom activity. Students also have opportunities to participate in special social, cultural and leadership activities. Admission is available to current Towson students as well as students transferring from other institutions.