Accounting is the key to understanding how businesses work. It's also the key to unlocking an incredible range of careers. As an accounting major, you'll gain the skills to earn professional certification and work at a Big Four firm, public or private business, government department or many other places.

Anthropology is the study of the world's most fascinating topic: people. As an anthropology student at CMU, you'll learn about people of the past and of the present. People from the farthest corners of the world and those in our own neighborhoods. You'll examine language, culture and biology, and explore what it means to be human.

In the chemistry major with a concentration in chemical technology, you'll master advanced lab techniques and pursue work in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and related industries.

Looking for a valuable skill that helps people? With a minor in American Sign Language (ASL), you will gain conversational skills and better understand the way the Deaf community lives, thinks and communicates.

The history of art is a fascinating look into the cultures of the world. Studying Michelangelo's masterpieces, Picasso's cubist paintings or ancient Assyrian frescoes can help you learn to observe, analyze, teach and write about the intersection of art, history and culture.

To unlock the deepest mysteries of life, you need to get close to your subject reallyclose. As a microscopy student, you'll learn to use the latest techniques and equipment to analyze samples at a cellular, and even atomic, level

Are you great with numbers? Consider the actuarial science undergraduate program at CMU. Actuarial science uses analytical and statistical processes to assess risk in various industries. It's no easy job. But if you enjoy math and statistics, becoming an actuarial scientist can make you a risk management champion. Gain comprehensive training in thinking, reasoning and problem-solving.

Do you have an eye for design? Are you persuasive, strategic and good with people? As an advertising student you'll learn the principles of advertising and gain real-world experience. With an advertising major or minor you'll be prepared for exciting and creative roles in advertising, marketing, branding, PR and more.

Turn your love of stargazing into a challenging career. Explore the beauty and mysteries of the universe. Pursue a major in astronomy and astrophysics and combine coursework with hands-on experience in the exciting field of astronomy and astrophysics. You'll acquire skills that can help you land careers in physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science and more.

You don't have to work as a biologist or even in a laboratory to put a biology minor to work. You'll gain knowledge you can apply to careers in teaching, natural resources, medicine and more through this program.

As a biology for secondary education major, you'll become as adept at teaching as you are behind a microscope. This hands-on program prepares you to teach a range of life-science classes to students in grades 6-12.

As a biology major, you'll unlock the mysteries of even the most complex life forms. You'll start by understanding the simplest building blocks every organism shares. In this concentration, you'll learn about interactions on a molecular level. As you apply them to cellular and physiological processes, you'll also learn advanced lab techniques and participate in research projects.

As a biologist, you'll come to understand the very mechanisms that sustain life. A concentration in ecology, evolution and conservation will take you beyond the lab and into the field, where you'll see how different organisms coexist.

Understanding the basics of business is key to helping your organization achieve its goals. As a business administration minor, you'll demonstrate to employers that you're ready to pitch in and contribute from day one.

Chemists are forged in the lab and as a chemistry major, you'll get the kind of hands-on training critical to your development. From your first day in class until you complete your faculty-guided capstone project, you won't have to wait to learn the magic of discovery. You'll experience it all along the way.