Below is a list of all Course Groups currently in Handshake. These are located in Institution Settings > Course Groups. Click on the category title (e.g. Agriculture, Food & Horticulture) to reveal the list of course groups in that category. For more context and steps on mapping courses, refer to Institution Settings: Course Groups.
Agriculture, Food & Horticulture
- Agricultural Production Operations
- Agriculture
- Agriculture Public Services
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Food Science
- Landscape & Nursery
- Plant Sciences/Horticulture
- Soil Science
Arts & Design
- Architecture
- Art History
- City, Urban, Regional Planning
- Cosmetology (Added Oct. 2020)
- Culinary Arts
- Design & Applied Arts
- Drama & Theatre Arts
- Fine & Studio Arts
- Foreign Languages & Literature
- Game Development (Added Oct. 2020)
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
- Interior Design
- Landscape Architecture
- Language Arts Education
- Museum Studies
- Music & Music Education
- Photography
- Product Design/Packaging
- Textiles & Clothing
- Visual & Performing Arts
Business, Entrepreneurship & Human Resources
- Accounting
- Actuarial/Risk Analysis
- Agriculture Business
- Business Administration & Management
- Business Analytics
- Construction Management
- Consulting
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance & Financial Management
- Food Industry Management
- Human Resources
- Insurance
- International Business
- Management Science
- Marketing
- Non Profit Management
- Operations Management
- Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
- Real Estate
- Retail & Hospitality Administration
- Sales
- Sport Business & Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Civics & Government
- Criminal Justice/Criminology
- Emergency Management/Homeland Security
- Fire Protection (Added Oct. 2020)
- Forensics
- International Studies/Comparative Politics
- Law
- Political Science & Government
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Urban Planning
Communications
- Advertising
- Communication & Media Studies
- Digital Communication
- Documentary/Film
- Journalism
- Public Relations
- Radio, Television, Media
Computer Science, Information Systems & Technology
- Computer Programming
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications
- Cyber Security
- Data Mining
- Data Science
- Information Systems Management
- Library Sciences
- Software Design
- User Experience/Social Computing
Education
- Agriculture Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Education Administration
- Primary Education
- Health & Physical Education
- Higher Education
- Language Arts Education
- Mathematics Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agriculture & Biological Engineering
- Automation Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil/Environmental Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- General Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nautical/Naval Engineering
- Network Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Packaging Engineering
General Studies
- General Studies
- Individual Studies
- Undeclared
Health Professionals
- Athletic Training
- Communication Disorders Sciences & Services
- Dentistry
- Dietetics
- Health/Exercise Science
- Health/Hospital Administration
- Health and Medical Assisting Services (Added Oct. 2020)
- Healthcare Technology
- Kinesiology
- Medicine
- Movement Science
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Optometry (Added Oct. 2020)
- Pharmacy
- Physical/Occupational Therapy
- Public Health
- Speech Pathology
- Veterinary Sciences
Humanities & Languages
- British Sign Language
- Classical Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Cultural & Ethnic Studies
- English
- Foreign Languages & Literature
- Gender Studies
- History
- Liberal Arts (Added Oct. 2020)
- Linguistics
- Philosophy/Ethics
- Religious Studies/Divinity/Theology
Life Science
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Cell Biology
- Ecology
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Immunology
- Marine Biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Physiological Science
- Zoology
Manufacturing, Production, and Skilled Trades
(Category & all course groups added Oct. 2020)
- Construction Trades
- Metalworking and Plasticworking
- Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings
- Woodworking
Math & Physical Sciences
- Astronomy/Space Exploration (Category change Oct. 2020)
- Aviation (Category change Oct. 2020)
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
Natural Resources, Sustainability & Environmental Science
- Cartography
- Conservation
- Earth Sciences
- Environmental Management & Sciences
- Fisheries & Wildlife
- Forestry
- Geology/Mining
- Natural Resource Management
- Oceanography
Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- Cognition & Neuroscience/Biopsychology
- Counseling
- Family & Consumer Science
- Geography
- Human & Child Development
- Psychology
- Social Work/Human Services
- Sociology
Social Sciences Technologies & Technicians
(Category & all course groups added Oct. 2020)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Civil Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Computer Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies
- Electrical Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies & Technicians
- Environmental Control and Systems Technologies & Technicians
- Industrial Production Technologies & Technicians
- Mechanical Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies & Technicians
- Nuclear Engineering Technologies & Technicians
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies & Technicians
- Science Technologies & Technicians
- Transportation Operations, Maintenance, and Repair