NOTE: The list below is NOT a summary of all PLNU majors, minors, and concentrations. It is, rather, an indication of programs that the university offers under selected titles chosen from the standpoint of prospective students (for example, "Social Services" for at least four major programs at Point Loma).
Accounting
Major: Accounting
Concentrations: None
Minor: Accounting
Department/School: Fermanian School of Business
Art and Design
Majors: Art Education, Graphic Design, Visual Arts
Concentrations: Art and Design, Editorial Design, Advertising, Sculpture, Photography, Drawing/Painting/Printmaking
Minor: Art
Department/School: Art and Design
Athletic Training
Major: Athletic Training
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Kinesiology
Bible
Major: Biblical Studies
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Biology
Majors: Biology, Biology-Chemistry, Environmental Science
Concentrations: None
Minors: Cell and Molecular Biology, Environmental Biology, Organismal Biology
Department/School: Biology
Business
Majors: Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, International Development Studies
Concentrations: Marketing, Entrepreneurial/Finance, Management, International Business
Minors: Business Administration, International Development Studies, Nonprofit Organization Management, Public Relations (Interdepartmental)
Department/School: Fermanian School of Business
Chemistry
Majors: Chemistry, Biology-Chemistry, Environmental Science
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Chemistry
Child Development
Major: Child and Adolescent Development
Concentrations: None
Minor: Child Development
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Children’s Ministry
Major: None
Concentrations: None
Minor: Children’s Ministry
Department/School: School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Church Music
Majors: Music, Music and Ministry
Concentrations: Performance-Instrumental, Performance-Vocal, Church Music, Music Education, Theory and Composition
Minor: Music
Department/School: Music
Communication
Majors: Broadcast Journalism, Communication, Managerial and Organizational Communication, Media Communication, Theatre
Concentrations: Societal Communication, Public Address, Multimedia, Performance, Production, Film Studies
Minors: Communication, Media Communication, Public Relations (Interdepartmental), Theatre
Department/School: Communication and Theatre
Computer Information Systems
Major: Computer Information Systems
Concentrations: None
Minor: Computer Information Systems
Department/School: Mathematical, Information, and Computer Sciences
Computer Science
Majors: Computer Science, Information Systems
Concentrations: Applied Computer Science, Scientific Programming
Minors: Computer Science, Information Systems
Department/School: Mathematical, Information, and Computer Sciences
Consumer Sciences
Major: Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Concentrations: Family and Consumer Sciences
Minors: None
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Criminal Justice
Major: Sociology
Concentrations: Criminal Justice
Minor: Criminal Justice
Department/School: Sociology and Social Work
Dietetics
Major: Dietetics
Concentrations: None
Minor: Nutrition
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Development (Economic)
Major: International Development Studies
Concentrations: None
Minor: International Development Studies
Department/School: Fermanian School of Business
Economics
Major: International Development Studies
Concentrations: None
Minor: International Development Studies
Department/School: Fermanian School of Business
Education
Majors: Child and Adolescent Development, Liberal Studies (multiple-subject teaching credential) and other single-subject teaching credential areas such as Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Literature, Social Science, Physical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences.
Concentrations: Refer to departments and schools
Minors: Refer to departments and schools
Department/School: School of Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, discipline-specific departments and schools
Engineering
Major: Engineering Physics
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Physics and Engineering
Environmental Studies
Major: Environmental Science
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Biology and Chemistry
Exercise Science
Major: Exercise Science
Concentrations: Pre-Physical Therapy and Allied Health Program
Minors: None
Department/School: Kinesiology
Family and Consumer
Majors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Nutrition and Food, Child and Adolescent Development, Dietetics, Fashion and Interiors
Concentrations: Fashion Merchandising, Interior Design, Food Services Management, Nutrition and Health
Minors: Child Development, Nutrition
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion
Major: Fashion and Interiors
Concentration: Fashion Merchandising, Interior Design
Minors: None
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Food/Nutrition
Major: Nutrition and Food
Concentration: Food Service Management, Nutrition and Health
Minors: Nutrition
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Foreign Languages
Major: Romance Languages, Spanish
Concentrations: None
Minors: French, Spanish
Department/School: Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
Graphic Communications
Major: Graphic Communications
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Art and Design
History
Major: History
Minor: History
Department/School: History and Political Science
Interior Design
Major: Fashion and Interiors
Concentration: Interior Design
Minors: None
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
International Studies
Major: International Studies
Concentrations: Peace Studies, Geographic Region (Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Russia and the former Soviet Union)
Minors: None
Department/School: History and Political Science
Journalism
Majors: Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Writing
Concentrations: None
Minor: Journalism with a Minor in Spanish, Writing, Public Relations (Interdepartmental)
Department/School: Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
Kinesiology
Majors: Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Physical Education
Concentrations: Pre-Physical Therapy and Allied Health Program
Minors: Athletic Coaching
Department/School: Kinesiology
Literature
Major: Literature
Concentrations: Literature, English Education
Minor: American Literature, British Literature, World Literatures
Department/School: Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
Management
Major: Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Concentration: Management
Minor: Nonprofit Organization Management
Department/School: Fermanian School of Business
Marketing
Majors: Business Administration
Concentration: Marketing
Minors: None
Department/School: Fermanian School of Business
Mathematics
Major: Mathematics
Concentrations: None
Minor: Mathematics
Department/School: Mathematical, Information, and Computer Sciences
Media
Major: Media Communication
Concentrations: None
Minor: Media Communication
Department/School: Communication and Theatre
Ministry
Majors: Biblical Studies, Christian Ministry
Concentration: Youth Ministry
Minors: Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry
Department/School: School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Music
Majors: Music, Music and Ministry, Music Education Composition, Vocal Performance, Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance
Concentration: Music and Ministry
Minor: Music
Department/School: Music
Nursing
Major: Nursing
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: School of Nursing
Nutrition and Health
Majors: Nutrition and Food, Dietetics
Concentrations: Food Service Management, Nutrition and Health
Minor: Nutrition
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences
Philosophy
Majors: Philosophy, Philosophy and Theology
Concentrations: None
Minor: Philosophy
Department/School: School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Physical Education
Majors: Physical Education
Concentrations: Teaching and Coaching
Minors: Athletic Coaching
Department/School: Kinesiology
Physics
Major: Physics
Concentrations: None
Minor: Physics
Department/School: Physics and Engineering
Political Science
Major: Political Science
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: History and Political Science
Psychology
Major: Psychology
Concentrations: General Psychology, Therapeutic and Community Psychology
Minor: Pre-Therapeutic Psychology
Department/School: Psychology
Romance Languages
Major: Romance Languages
Concentrations: None
Minors: French
Department/School: Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
Social Science
Major: Social Science
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: History and Political Science
Social Services
Majors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Family and Consumer Sciences, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
Social Work
Major: Social Work
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: Sociology and Social Work
Sociology
Major: Sociology
Concentrations: Criminal Justice, General Sociology
Minors: Sociology, Criminal Justice
Department/School: Sociology and Social Work
Spanish
Major: Spanish
Concentrations: None
Minor: Spanish
Department/School: Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
Speech
Major: Communication
Concentration: Public Address
Minor: Communication
Department/School: Communication and Theatre
Teaching
Majors: Liberal Studies (Multiple Subject) or approved major (Single Subject), Child and Adolescent Development (Multiple Subject)
Concentrations: Child Development, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, Single Subject Teaching Credential
Minors: None
Department/School: School of Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, discipline-specific departments
Theatre
Major: Theatre
Concentrations: None
Minor: Theatre
Department/School: Communication and Theatre
Theology
Major: Philosophy and Theology
Concentrations: None
Minors: None
Department/School: School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Women’s Studies
Major: None
Concentrations: None
Minors: Women’s Studies
Department/School: Women’s Studies Center
Writing
Majors: Writing, Journalism, Broadcast Journalism
Concentrations: None
Minors: Writing, Public Relations (Interdepartmental)
Department/School: Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
Youth Ministry
Major: None
Concentrations: See Christian Ministry major
Minor: Youth Ministry
Department/School: School of Theology and Christian Ministry