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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY – 2008 High School Counselor Update
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
 Academic programs are arranged in
easy-to-navigate interest clusters to
help students find the right academic
fit.
 Each academic interest offers multiple
choices in majors and special academic
opportunities.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
INTEREST CLUSTERS.
• Agriculture and food sciences
• Architecture, construction and design
• Business, finance and economics
• Communication and languages
• Education
• Engineering, computing and math
• Natural resources and the environment
• Social sciences, behavioral sciences and human
services
• Visual and performing arts
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES
Majors in agriculture or the food sciences
prepare students for diverse careers,
from work in a research lab to a
corporate office, a classroom to a cattle
ranch.
COLLEGES:
Career Possibilities:
• Food microbiologist, entomologist, wildlife
biologist, nutritionist
• Commodity trader, market analyst
• Advertising, agriscience teacher
• Landscape architect, golf course architect
Agricultural Sciences &
Natural Resources
Human Sciences
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Agriculture Learning Community
 International study options at England’s Royal
Agriculture College, and Plant and Soil
Science’s “Gardens of Europe” study tour
 State and national legislative internships
 Dietetic internships
 Service learning, Principles of Hippotherapy
 Turf management experience at Texas Tech’s
Rawls Course
ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN
Students interested in
creative design of all types,
from technical to artistic,
can find the right fit in the
architecture, construction
and design cluster.
COLLEGES:
Architecture
Agricultural Sciences &
Natural Resources
Human Sciences
Visual & Performing Arts
Career Possibilities:
 Design: Architectural, Landscape, Interior,
Furniture, Graphic & Web Design or Visualization
 Construction Product Development, Marketing or
Sales, Construction Technology
 Real Estate Development
ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Architecture Learning Community
 International study programs in Canada, Mexico, Spain/Belgium
& Spain/France
 Interior Design study tour to major U.S. cities such as New York
and Chicago
 Architecture internships in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and El
Paso in the Practicum+Studio program
BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
From personal finance to corporate accounting,
marketing and sales to health care administration,
or retailing to restaurant management, Texas Tech’s
business programs give students what they need to
succeed.
COLLEGES:
Rawls College of Business
Agricultural Sciences & Natural
Resources
Arts & Sciences
Human Sciences
Mass Communications
BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Special business programs in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey, the UK, the Czech Republic
 Service learning classes let students produce real work for real organizations
 Actual portfolio management valued at $1.5 million in the Student Managed
Investment Fund (SMIF)
 Skyviews, the College of Human Sciences’ full-service
restaurant
Career Possibilities:
Certified Public Accountant, Computer Network Security,
Non-Profit Management, Web Application Design,
Retailing, Personal Financial Planning, Corporate
Finance, Restaurant, Hotel & Institutional Management
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
Whether they study mass media or
one-on-one communication, students
use the latest technology and real-life
experiences to put them on the
cutting edge.
Career Possibilities:
COLLEGES:
Agricultural
Sciences & Natural
Resources
Arts & Sciences
Mass
Communications
Visual & Performing
Arts
Advertising or Public Relations Specialist, Journalist
(Print, Web, Photography, Broadcast), Documentary
Filmmaker, TV/Film Scriptwriter, Technical
Communications for Computer Software Documentation
or Web Design, Teaching
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
Special Academic Opportunities:
 International study programs in Mexico (photography,
Spanish language and culture), Spain (mass communications,
public relations, Spanish language and culture), and Germany
 Students typically receive academic credit for internship
experiences, including placements such as BusinessWeek
Online, ABC News, 20/20 and ESPN
 “News Central” combined print, online and
television newsroom experience
 Daily Toreador newspaper, KTXT-FM Radio
Station and KTXT-TV
EDUCATION
Field experiences are a hallmark of Texas Tech’s
teacher preparation program, one of only 11 in
Texas to be nationally accredited through the
National Council for Accrediting Teacher
Education.
COLLEGES:
Education
Engineering
Agricultural Sciences &
Natural Resources
Human Sciences
Arts & Sciences
Mass Communications
Visual & Performing Arts
EDUCATION
97% overall pass
rate on TExES
exams
NCATE and State
of Texas
accreditations
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Education Learning Community
 International experience in a Department of
Defense school partially fulfills the student
teaching requirement
 International study with TTU faculty in the
Dominican Republic
 TTU’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s
Science Education Scholars (SEDS)
program allows teacher candidates to
create programs and curricula for precollege science teachers
ENGINEERING, COMPUTING AND MATH
With a major in engineering, computing and math,
students can choose to work with nanoparticles or
robotics, bridge design or computer programming.
COLLEGES:
Engineering
Arts & Sciences
Architecture
Business
ENGINEERING, COMPUTING AND MATH
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Women in Science and Engineering Learning Community (WISE)
 Engineering Success Learning Community
 International study in Australia, Denmark,
Egypt, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Malta,
Mexico, Turkey, New Zealand, Portugal, the
UK and other countries
 International experience with Engineers
Without Borders
 Co-op Program including partner corporations
such as 3M, Chevron, Dell, Dow Chemical, GE
Aircraft Engines, NASA Johnson Space Center,
Toyota Motor Manufacturing and Xcel Energy
HEALTH, LIFE AND NATURAL SCIENCES
A major in the health, life and natural sciences lets
students explore everything from human health to
hurricanes, animal science to anthropology.
COLLEGES:
Arts & Sciences
Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Honors College
Human Sciences
HEALTH, LIFE AND NATURAL SCIENCES
Pre-Professional
Health Designations
let students explore
options in the
healthcare
professions before
choosing a major.
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Health Sciences Learning Community
 Early Acceptance to Medical School
Programs for Highly Qualified Texas
Residents
 Easy transition to graduate work in
Nursing, Allied Health Professions,
Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, and
Medicine graduate programs at the Health
Sciences Center
 TTU Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI) Undergraduate Research Program
HUMANITIES AND CULTURES
A global society demands cultural literacy. Students
in humanities and cultures develop knowledge of
both ancient and modern thinkers, artists and
civilizations.
COLLEGES:
Career Possibilities:
Archaeologist, Foreign Service Officer,
Museum Science, Teacher, and many other
careers that require strong critical
thinking and communication skills
Graduate School and Professional School
Preparation
Arts &
Sciences
Honors
Visual &
Performing
Arts
HUMANITIES AND CULTURES
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Texas Tech’s campuses in Spain and Germany
provide just two of 400 options abroad
 Minors are available in Asian Studies, Ethnic
Studies, European Studies, International
Studies, Linguistics, Religion Studies and
Women’s Studies
 Students can pair cultural study with a language
major or minor for a better understanding of
their field and increased marketability.
NATURAL RESOURCES & THE ENVIRONMENT
Students in natural resources and the environment
learn while doing in majors like environmental
conservation of natural resources, natural history &
humanities, and wildlife management.
COLLEGES:
Agricultural Sciences &
Natural Resources
Arts & Sciences
Honors
NATURAL RESOURCES & THE ENVIRONMENT
Exceptional Opportunities:
Career Possibilities:
Ecologist, Range Conservationist,
Nature Writer, Documentary
Filmmaker, Environmental
Conservation, Wildlife Biologist
2,300-acre ranch 55 miles from
Lubbock
Texas Tech Center in Junction
Geographic Information Systems
Capstone Classes in Natural
History and Humanities
[Interdisciplinary Studies in the
Natural World] in conjunction
with Tech’s Outdoor Pursuits
Center
SOCIAL SCIENCES, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & HUMAN
SERVICES
Students with a major in social sciences, behavioral
sciences and human services develop a foundation to
understand human behavior and make a positive
difference in their communities.
COLLEGES:
Possible Careers:
Counseling, Human Services
Organization Management,
Children’s Advocacy, Social
Work, Probation or Parole
Officer, Rehabilitation
Counselor, Teaching, NonProfit Management
Arts &
Sciences
Honors
Human
Sciences
SOCIAL SCIENCES, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & HUMAN
SERVICES
Pre-law students
receive special
advising assistance
in the TTU Pre-Law
Program through the
Advising Center at
Texas Tech.
Special Academic Opportunities:
 The Child Development Research Center
(CDRC) childcare facility provides daycare to
children ages six weeks to five years. Students
earn course credit and first-hand experience
with child development.
 Social work students provide more than
11,000 hours of service to the Lubbock
community in practice classes and senior field
placements.
 3+3 Law School Programs
 Legislative internship programs in
Washington, D.C.
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
From photography to music
composition, apparel design to
dance, students in the visual and
performing arts can channel their
talents into virtually every creative
field imaginable.
COLLEGES:
Visual & Performing
Arts
Honors
Human Sciences
Mass
Communications
Career Possibilities:
Studio Artist, Actor, Graphic/Communication
Designer, Art Historian, Music Performer, Music
Promoter, Dancer, Jewelry Maker, Fashion Designer,
Teacher
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Non-majors can
take visual and
performing arts
classes or
audition for
ensembles and
marching band.
Special Academic Opportunities:
 Fine Arts Learning Community
 Apparel design and manufacturing
internships with Michael Kors-New York
and BCBG Max Azria-New York
 Strong links with local arts organizations
provide hands-on experience to arts
students with the Lubbock Symphony
Orchestra, Lubbock Children’s Chorus,
Ballet Lubbock, Lubbock Community
Theatre, Louise Hopkins Underwood
Center for the Arts, and many others.