About the Institution
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University".[3] U of L enrolls students from 118 of 120 Kentucky counties,[4] all 50 U.S. states, and 116 countries around the world.[5]
The University of Louisville Health Sciences Center participated in the development of a highly effective vaccine against cervical cancer in 2006,[6] the first fully self-contained artificial heart transplant surgery,[7] the first successful hand transplantation,[8] and the development of the Pap smear test[citation needed]. The University Hospital (now Jewish University Medical Center) is also credited with the first civilian ambulance, the nation's first accident services, now known as an emergency room (ER), and one of the first blood banks in the US.[9]
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Accountancy
Certificate in (CAC)
Actuarial Mathematics (Minor)
Administration of Justice (BS)
Administration of Justice (Minor)
Aerospace Studies (Minor)
African Studies (Minor)
American Sign Language Interpreting Studies (BS)
Anthropology with Concentration in Natural Sciences (BA)
Anthropology with Concentration in Social Sciences (BA)
Anthropology (Minor in Archaeology)
Anthropology (Minor in Socio-Cultural Anthropology)
Anthropology (Minor in Forensic Anthropology)
Art (BA)
Art: Fine Art (BFA)
Art (Minor)
Art Education (Teacher Certification)
Art History (BA)
Art History (Minor)
Asian Studies (Minor)
Atmospheric Science (BS)
Bioengineering (BBE)
Biology (BA)
Biology (BS)
Biology (Minor)
Business Administration (Minor)
Business Administration in Accountancy (BSB)
Business Administration in Accountancy with Concentration in Information Security (BSB)
Business Administration in Computer Information Systems (BSB)
Business Administration in Computer Information Systems with Concentration in Information Security (BSB)
Business Administration in Computer Information Systems with Concentration in Web Development (BSB)
Business Administration in Equine Business (BSB)
Business Administration in Finance (BSB)
Business Administration in Management (BSB)
Business Administration in Marketing (BSB)
Caribbean Studies (Minor)
Chemical Engineering (BCH)
Chemistry (BA)
Chemistry (BS)
Chemistry (Minor)
Chemistry with Concentration in Biochemistry (BS)
Chemistry with Concentration in Business (BS)
Chinese Studies (Minor)
Civil Engineering (BCE)
Classical Languages (Minor)
Communication (BA)
Communication (BS)
Communication (Minor)
Community Health (Minor)
Computer Engineering and Computer Science (BCC)
Computer Information Systems (Minor)
Cultural Performance (Minor)
Dental Hygiene (BS)
Early Elementary Education (Certification)
Early Elementary Education (certification grades P-5) with Concentration in Early Childhood Education (Certification Birth to Age 5)(BSR)
Early Elementary Education with Concentration in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (BSR) Leading to Certification in Birth-Age 5 Only
Early Elementary Education (Certification grades P-5) with Concentration in English (BSR)
Early Elementary Education (Certification grades P-5) with Concentration in French (BSR)
Early Elementary Education (Certification grades P-5) with Concentration in Learning and Behavior Disorders(Certification grades P-12) (BSR)
Early Elementary Education (Certification grades P-5) with Concentration in Mathematics (BSR)
Early Elementary Education (Certification grades P-5) with Concentration in Moderate and Severe Disabilities (certification grades P-12) (BSR)
Early Elementary Education with Concentration in Science (BSR)
Early Elementary Education with Concentration in Social Studies (BSR)
Early Elementary Education with Concentration in Spanish (BSR)
Economics (BA)
Economics
Business (BSE)
Economics (Minor)
Electrical Engineering (BEE)
English (BA)
English Creative Writing (Minor)
English Literature (Minor)
Entrepreneurship (Minor)
Equine Business (Minor)
Equine Business (Certificate in Equine Business)
Exercise Science (Minor)
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Accountancy ? M.A.C.
Master of Arts ? M.A.
Master of Arts in Teaching ? M.A.T.
Master of Business Administration ? M.B.A.
Master of Education ? M.Ed.
Master of Fine Arts ? M.F.A.
Master of Music Education ? M.M.Ed.
Master of Public Administration ? M.P.A.
Master of Public Health ? M.P.H.
Master of Science ? M.S.
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation Sciences ? M.Sc.
Master of Science in Nursing ? M.S.N.
Master of Science in Social Work ? M.S.S.W.
Master of Urban Planning ? M.U.P.