Bachelor of Science, Major in Mechanical Engineering (STEM)

at Southern New Hampshire University USA

Gain a full understanding of the role that wildlife plays in a stable environment and ecosystem, as well as the important role that humans play in conservation. A Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in Wildlife and Conservation Biology will provide students with a specific, specialized understanding of the many ways that animals influence the world around them, while underlining the importance of conservation. Students will graduate with a firm grasp on the biological sciences.

In addition, students are able to tailor the concentration to align with their specific interests. With courses in ornithology, zoology, botany, animal behavior, and conservation biology, students will have the opportunity to gain a well-rounded understanding of the field or focus on the aspects of the concentration that interest them.

The Pure Mathematics Concentration gives students the mathematical skills and theory to work with the conceptual aspects of mathematics that are studied for their intellectual challenge and are not associated with direct applications.  

By earning your degree in Mathematics with a concentration in Pure Mathematics you’ll learn conceptual mathematical skills while completing theory-based coursework. This type of concentration is often studied for intellectual challenge as opposed to real world application. This concentration also qualifies as appropriate preparation for graduate programs in mathematics.

In a world where data has quickly gone from a scarce resource to an abundant one, statistical tools are rapidly evolving. This concentration helps students learn the skills necessary to build and interpret statistical models, in the age of "big data," "data science," and "data analytics."

Concentration Outcomes

• Utilize effective oral and written communication strategies in the construction, evaluation, and presentation of statistical models.
• Obtain and clean data sets, engineering new features where appropriate.
• Identify, communicate, and justify assumptions made prior to the model construction phase.
• Apply mathematical and statistical reasoning, analysis, and problem-solving to hypothesize and construct meaningful models that reflect real-world processes.

According to the Sales Education Foundation (SEF), more than 50% of business graduates enter a sales role upon graduation, and sales courses can make a big difference in future employment opportunities.2 Good thing SNHU’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Professional Sales has been recognized as a top 100 sales program in the country. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from professionals with real-world experience, participate in peer coaching, experience a sales management simulation to make real-world sales team leadership decisions and even participate in a local, national or international sales competition.

Our bachelor's in computer science with a concentration in machine learning will provide you with an introduction to fundamental and advanced concepts, techniques and principles. Machine learning is a field of computer science that takes the approach of teaching computers to learn from data/experience and solve problems, instead of providing solutions. Various real-world applications and examples of machine learning will be discussed in the machine learning concentration. You will also be able to explore the different types of machine learning algorithms, apply them to real-world data and interpret and visualize the results.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration concentration in Sport Management provides students the opportunity to learn about various elements of the sport industry including media, merchandising, hospitality, facility and event management, and others. Students explore sport management principles, the sociological impact of sport, and ethical theories while learning how these can be applied to address organizational needs across many functional areas related to the business of sports.

The MBA concentration in Marketing prepares students for a career in the fast-paced and ever-evolving field of marketing. This concentration provides students with the opportunity to explore market research, advertising, branding, and consumer behavior through various lenses. Students learn how to translate knowledge gained into actionable strategies and implementations within the marketing field.

Explores key advertising, branding and communications strategies. You’ll learn how to analyze consumer behavior, develop data-driven marketing objectives and manage promotional campaigns that inspire action. This specialized program can help prepare you for a variety of leadership roles including brand management, product management, public relations, advertising and sales management.

• Integrate, synthesize, and apply business practices in a marketing context for creating intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial opportunities

The history major provides students with the mental discipline needed for them to assume lives of positive impact in any specific vocational field. In pursuit of this goal, the program cultivates a historical perspective, which is integrative of all fields of human knowledge; analyzes the choices, and consequences of those choices, of various human communities; appreciates the development of wisdom and beauty; develops advanced critical thinking and communication skills through intensive examination of the elements of history (among them texts, images, objects, landscapes) and the crafting of contemporary historical arguments based upon those sources; examines the creation of history through the work of historians; and encourages civic engagement through a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the development of human societies and the importance of competent, creative, and generous leadership in forging peaceful societies.

In addition to the prescribed coursework, students are strongly encouraged to participate in internships and study abroad programs as a way of broadening their intellectual and cultural development and preparing them for success in a wide range of fields.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of the development of human societies by analyzing and interpreting a variety of sources that provide evidence to support an argument about the past
• Utilize critical thinking skills for formulating effective analysis of appropriate primary and secondary sources
• Develop historical perspectives and arguments and express those arguments in effective and applicable formats
• Practice civic engagement through the application of history in the public realm
• Analyze multiple historical and theoretical viewpoints effectively through an open-minded, empathetic perspective on the past

Go discover the inner workings and the broad scope of the American justice system through the Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies with a concentration in Crime and Criminology program.

Unlike programs that focus on only one aspect of the justice model, such as law enforcement, the SNHU program provides an overview of the justice system, criminal law, corrections systems, legal and social science research, and more.

Students tailor the program according to their career goals. All students take courses in policing and law enforcement, crime and criminology, and law and legal processes. In light of the professional nature of the justice system, students also are encouraged to explore courses in such aligned areas as business, psychology, sociology, information technology, and political science.

Students may complete the program in the traditional four years. In addition, students may also pursue a four-plus-one program in which they earn both the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in five years. Our graduate program is delivered online allowing students to continue their studies while satisfying employment and family duties.

Why pursue a BS in Justice Studies at Southern New Hampshire University?

• Faculty with specialized work experience
• Internship opportunity that combines traditional research with local agency experience
• Professionally oriented program
• Career placement support

Southern New Hampshire University's Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies presents a systematic vision of the justice system and exposes its majors to the panoply of careers, theories and applications, agencies and institutions that comprise American justice. The B.S. in Justice Studies consists of a core and a series of tracks which allows students to tailor the program toward their career goals. The core lays out the essential knowledge base for Justice Studies majors and reviews the fundamentals of legal and social science research, provides overview courses on the system at large, and instructs on criminal law and correctional systems. The B.S. in Justice Studies emphasizes the full range of justice functions, from policing to corrections, from law to private sector justice. The B.S. in Justice Studies delivers the "professional" perspective in the educational environment, preparing students for future careers in the justice sector.

Program Outcomes

• Graduates of the Justice Studies program will be able to draw upon theory, research and historical perspective as professionals and apply such into their daily practice
• Graduates of the Justice Studies program will be able to apply and demonstrate their academic and professional skills as effective communicators, critical and independent thinkers, and analytical problem solvers            
• Graduates of the Justice Studies program will be socially responsible citizens and professionals who are ethically informed and culturally aware