Bachelor of Arts in Music with Concentration in Instrumental Performance

at State University of New York at Albany USA

Learn how governments, political organizations, individuals, and nations act to create and realize public values and goals. You’ll prepare for responsible and effective citizenship, political participation, and advanced academic or professional studies. You will also learn to understand and appreciate different political values, institutions, and processes that operate in local, national, and international systems.

The political science bachelor's program allows you to focus on the subjects that interest you most, with upper-level concentrations available in American politics; citizenship; equality and inequality; global politics; law and institutions; political theory; political economy and development; public law; security and statecraft.

Located less than one mile from the New York State Capitol, it’s easy to get a head start on a career in law or government as political science major at the widely respected Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy.

If you have an undergraduate degree in accounting and want to make your living investigating white-collar crime, the master’s in forensic accounting at UAlbany can help you achieve your career goals.

This graduate degree qualifies you to take the Uniform CPA Exam required of all certified public accountants, and prepares you to start earning industry-recognized credentials in fraud examination and financial forensics as soon as you obtain your CPA license.

Through this specialized curriculum, you’ll gain general expertise in public accounting practice while mastering advanced topics covered in the most respected certification exams in forensic accounting.

Pursue a career in teaching, performance, arts administration, or the music industry with the bachelor's in music program at the University at Albany. Whether your goal is professional activity or graduate study, our program allows you to expand your knowledge and further your technical skills. Graduates work in non-profit and commercial settings such as choral organizations, churches, opera houses, orchestra management, recording studios, and educational institutions of all levels.

If you want to develop as an artist, challenge yourself and move people with your work, make immediate strides with the bachelor's in art program at the University at Albany. Guided by expert faculty members, you'll be able to follow your interests and discover your artistic potential.

The program focuses on inspiration and passion for visual art while strengthening the technical and craft-based elements of creating work. Instructors will help you cross the line between learning to be an artist and becoming one.

Photography and Related Media
The photography program encourages and facilitates artistic development and sensitivity. Students develop a basic understanding of photographic practices, both historical and contemporary, and explore the myriad ways in which photographs both reflect and define culture. Through courses in black and white and color photography, non-silver processes, and studio photography, students gain empirical knowledge of the many technical and conceptual dimensions of the medium.

The current convergence of most traditional forms of art-making with digital technology presents exciting and complex challenges for artists today. The Photography and Related Media program is structured to empower artists of the future to address these challenges by providing a multi-disciplinary artistic base, informed by a strong foundation in theory and criticism. Students work closely with faculty and peers to develop their unique direction and focus as working artists, utilizing state-of-the-art hardware and software to discover how emerging technologies might inform their work. We are committed to a lucid and critical approach to the myriad tools at artists' disposal today.

Learn how governments, political organizations, individuals, and nations act to create and realize public values and goals. You’ll prepare for responsible and effective citizenship, political participation, and advanced academic or professional studies. You will also learn to understand and appreciate different political values, institutions, and processes that operate in local, national, and international systems.

The political science bachelor's program allows you to focus on the subjects that interest you most, with upper-level concentrations available in American politics; citizenship; equality and inequality; global politics; law and institutions; political theory; political economy and development; public law; security and statecraft.

Located less than one mile from the New York State Capitol, it’s easy to get a head start on a career in law or government as political science major at the widely respected Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy.

Citizenship
Citizenship is a central concept to the study of politics with deep historical roots and increasing tension in modern political life. Courses in this concentration focus on the concept from both the theoretical and empirical standpoints in the U.S. and globally. You will examine citizenship from the individual and institutional perspectives. You will also learn what it means to be a citizen from a legal and a normative vantage point, as a political identity, and in the public policy process.

Learn how governments, political organizations, individuals, and nations act to create and realize public values and goals. You’ll prepare for responsible and effective citizenship, political participation, and advanced academic or professional studies. You will also learn to understand and appreciate different political values, institutions, and processes that operate in local, national, and international systems.

The political science bachelor's program allows you to focus on the subjects that interest you most, with upper-level concentrations available in American politics; citizenship; equality and inequality; global politics; law and institutions; political theory; political economy and development; public law; security and statecraft.

Located less than one mile from the New York State Capitol, it’s easy to get a head start on a career in law or government as political science major at the widely respected Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy.

Security & Statecraft
International conflict and security dominate the politics of most areas of the globe and are key components of our foreign policy conversations. Courses in the concentration focus on the expanded understanding of the concept of security as states and non-state actors develop new strategies, tactics and tools to challenge the established order. You will study patterns of political violence, migration politics, and how nations and the international organizations respond to modern-day threats.

Discover how to predict weather and climate changes through theory, modeling, and observation with the bachelor’s in an atmospheric science program at the University at Albany.

Lead the next generation of weather experts with a deep understanding of how atmospheric patterns impact resource use on a regional or global scale.

With meteorological events closely tied to the global economy, you will be prepared for careers in areas like homeland security, risk assessment, emergency management and environmental engineering. Many of our students also utilize their comprehensive training in atmospheric sciences to pursue advanced degrees in the field.

Examine human interaction from a local, national and global perspectives to better understand the impact of social influence on others. Develop and test theories using quantitative and qualitative methods to predict and understand how patterns of relationships and culture work in the bachelor's in sociology program at the University at Albany.

If you want to dig deep into financial challenges and influence potential economic outcomes with research-driven data, an MA in Economics from the University at Albany will empower you to excel as a modern economist. Enhance your understanding in economics analysis while honing in on a concentration like finance, economic forecasting, international economics and more.

This program prepares you for careers in administration and research in government, business and other private organizations. Acquire advanced training in economic analysis to become an expert in your designated area of concentration.

If you want to dig deep into financial challenges and influence potential economic outcomes with research-driven data, an MA in Economics from the University at Albany will empower you to excel as a modern economist. Enhance your understanding in economics analysis while honing in on a concentration like finance, economic forecasting, international economics and more.

This program prepares you for careers in administration and research in government, business and other private organizations. Acquire advanced training in economic analysis to become an expert in your designated area of concentration.