School of Arts & Sciences

Welcome to the School of Arts and Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia - the College’s largest academic unit and home to many associate and baccalaureate degree programs. Whether you want to prepare for an exciting career in the Arts & Humanities, Education, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences, our dedicated faculty and staff are here to help you discover your interests, challenge your intellect, and help you to plan your future.

Mission

The School of Arts and Sciences is a student-centered, socially-engaged school with an outstanding faculty focused on student success. We seek to educate students through innovative teaching and student engagement, emphasizing interdisciplinary education, global awareness, and service-learning. Our goal is to graduate students who are highly-trained, engaged, and socially-responsible citizens empowered to build their futures in the state of Georgia, the United States, and the world.

Arts & Sciences Majors & Degrees

Arts & Humanities

It is the mission of the Department of Arts and Humanities, comprised of philosophy, english, communications, art, music, theater, and foreign languages, to promote excellence in teaching and learning. Offering a practical and innovative curriculum that helps students develop a sense of social responsibility, the department empowers students to recognize the increasingly porous boundaries among disciplines, investigate artistic, cultural, and social contexts that inform contemporary global society and apply analytical and problem-solving skills in real-world settings.

Bachelor's Degrees and Concentrations

American Studies (BA )

Communication, Literature, and Media Studies
Environmental and Regional Studies
History and Political Science

Interdisciplinary Studies (BS)

Education & Teacher Preparation

Through a clinical model of practice, Education & Teacher Preparation faculty engage in teacher preparation with a focus on content knowledge expertise, effective teaching strategies, and classroom management. Our faculty are confident that, upon graduation, candidates are poised to meet the challenges of contemporary classrooms. All teacher candidates complete professional education coursework and content-specific coursework alongside structured, supervised field experience in the schools.

Bachelor's Degrees and Concentrations

Early Childhood/Special Education (BS)

Middle Grades Education (BS)

Secondary Teacher - Biological Sciences, Certification

Secondary Teacher - Mathematics, Certification

Mathematics & Data Science

Coastal grad talks about what it's like to study Math at Coastal Georgia

A Bachelor in Mathematics or Data Science will prepare students for a variety of careers by developing analytical and critical thinking skills, which are highly desirable in the job market.

Bachelor's Degrees and Concentrations

Mathematics (BS)

Pure/Applied mathematics
Secondary teacher certification

Data Science (BS)

Computational Data Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Financial Analytics
Healthcare Analytics
Marketing Analytics

Natural Sciences

The mission of the Department of Natural Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia is to foster the knowledge and ability to explore the complex and diverse natural world at all levels of organization and to promote the intellectual growth of the liberal arts student within the framework of the scientific perspective.

Specific goals include:

Encouraging active learning through laboratory experiments and outdoor field experiences that utilize and instill an appreciation for the unique coastal environmental resources
Providing opportunities to participate in scientific research, internships, and service within the local community
Developing critical thinking skills that facilitate independent thought and creative expression
Preparing students for careers in the natural sciences and for admission to graduate programs and professional schools.

Bachelor's Degrees and Concentrations

Biological Science (BS)

Biochemistry
Biology/Secondary Education
Biomedical Science
Coastal Ecology
Integrative Biology

Environmental Science (BS)

Chemistry
Environmental Studies
Geology
Marine Science
Natural Science
Sustainability Policy and Management

Social Sciences

It is the mission of the Department of Social Sciences to promote academic excellence and encourage active learning through rigorous and comprehensive instruction, discipline-specific research, and community engagement. The department emphasizes flexibility of scheduling through the use on on-site, online, distance, and hybrid course delivery while developing skills necessary for meaningful careers and admission to graduate programs.

Bachelor's Degrees and Concentrations

Psychology (BS)

pyschological science
Community and Organizational Leadership
Human Services

Math/Sciences Bowl

The College hosts an annual Mathematics & Science Bowl competition for middle, high, and varsity grade students. Teams consist of four to five members from the same school, with one substitute member allowed. Questions focus on math and science concepts taken from the current state standards for each grade level.

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Coastal Georgia Majors & Degrees

Majors

120 semester credit hours for all baccalaureate degrees with at least 21 semester credit hours of upper level courses in the major field, and at least 39 semester credit hours of upper level work overall (30 credits of upper level courses must be completed at Coastal Georgia.)

Accounting (BS)

American Studies (BA)
- Communication, Literature, and Media Studies
- Environmental and Regional Studies
- History and Political Science

Biological Science (BS)
- Biochemistry
- Coastal Ecology
- Biomedical Science
- Secondary Certification (Biology)
- Integrative Biology

Criminal Justice (BS)
- Cyber Defense
- Homeland Security
- Public Management

Data Science (BS)
- Computational Data Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Technology
- Healthcare Technology
- Marketing Analytics

Early Childhood/Special Education (BSED)

Environmental Science (BS)
- Chemistry
- Environmental Studies
- Geology
- Marine Science
- Natural Science
- Sustainability Policy and Management

General Business (BBA)
- Accounting
- Cyber Defense
- Economics
- Finance
- Financial Technologies
- General Business
- Health Care Administration
- Leadership
- Management
- Marketing
- Small Business Creation
- Sports Management

Health Informatics (BS)

Health Sciences (BS)
- Health Promotion
- Exercise Science

Hospitality and Tourism Management (BS)

Interdisciplinary Studies (BS)

Mathematics (BS)
- Pure/Applied Science
- Secondary Teacher Certification

Middle Grades Education (BS)

Nursing , (BS)

Psychology (BS)
- Psychological Science
- Community and Organizational Leadership
- Human Services

Public Management (BS)
- Public Management
- Non-Profit Management and Leadership
- Public Policy
- Economics

Workforce Management and Leadership (BS)
- Technical and Industrial
- Healthcare Information Management
- General Business
- Criminal Justice
- Logistics and Transportation

Associate Degrees & Academic Pathways

The Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) and Associate of Science degree (A.S.) prepare students who are planning further study in many disciplines at Coastal Georgia. These degrees consist of 42 hours of the required core curriculum courses and 18 hours of lower level courses related to a bachelor’s degree field of study.

An Academic Pathway is an advising guide to help students prepare for their intended bachelor’s degree major. By following the course of study for either an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science pathway, students will have the required general education courses to move into a four-year bachelor’s program of study. A pathway is not a major and will not be represented on the diploma.

Students should meet with an advisor in COMPASS Career and Academic Advising who can guide them in selecting and planning for an appropriate academic pathway. Students are also encouraged to investigate specific course requirements for the bachelor’s program they are intending to pursue.

The College of Coastal Georgia offers three academic pathways:

General Studies
Health Professions
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Career Associate Degrees

Online Degrees

The College's growth in the area of online learning has grown precipitously within the last few years. In an effort to accommodate diverse student learners, online education is a popular learning platform, not only in terms of convenience and flexibility, but also the opportunity for students to participate in an interactive virtual classroom environment that offers enhanced class discussions.

Bachelor of Applied Science
- Workforce Management and Leadership

Bachelor of Business Administration
- General Business

Bachelor of Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies

Bachelor of Science
- RN to BSN
- Public Management - Non-Profit Management and Leadership

Certificate Programs

Coastal Science Symposium

The Coastal Science Symposium brings students, faculty, collaborators, and community partners together to explore coastal and marine science research and applications to society.

2021 Coastal Science Symposium

See past proceedings here

Contact Information:

Deborah Browning

Department Coordinator for Arts and Sciences

School: 912-279-5876

Meet Our Faculty/Staff

Education & Teacher Preparation

Dr. Caroline Geiken

Lecturer of Elementary Education and Special Education

School: 912-279-5948