Education Discovery Majors
Discover
the major that will spark your forever passion
If you love leading, learning and making a difference, you belong at OHIO. We prepare you to be ready — ready to lead, challenge, grow, and answer your calling. We deliver an outstanding education for our students that extends far beyond the classroom. And you might not realize that here at OHIO’s Patton College of Education, we don’t stop at training traditional school teachers.
We’ve earned a national reputation for providing individualized experiences through engaging hands-on experiential learning. Whether you dream of outdoor adventure expeditions, coaching sports, traveling to Europe to meet with top fashion experts, kayaking along Cape Lookout National Seashore during a summer leadership course, or meeting with Hyatt executives or chefs, we have many opportunities for you to work in your profession before graduation.
Discover the Ohio University major that will elevate your passion into a profession to move you forever forward.
100+
Hours in Experiential Learning
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School District Partners
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College Town in Ohio
Discovery Majors
Customer service leadership (online)
Our online customer service leadership degree is a diversified degree designed to allow students with a plethora of interests to attain a flexible bachelor's degree and build customer service skills.
Family and consumer sciences education
Learn and apply principles of consumer economics, financial literacy and resource management through our family and consumer sciences education program. There are community leadership and teaching (leads to a teaching license in grades 4-12) tracks.
Retail & fashion merchandising
Our retail & fashion merchandising degree prepares students for work in product development, merchandising, buying and retail management.
Restaurant, hotel & tourism
Our restaurant, hotel & tourism degree offers coursework and experience in sectors such as event management, food and beverage services, lodging, private clubs, theme parks, resorts and tourism management.
Hospitality management (online)
Our online hospitality management major leads to a Bachelor of Applied Human and Consumer Sciences degree, which prepares folks to expand their career options in hospitality and tourism.
Outdoor recreation & education
Our outdoor recreation & education degree focuses on areas like outdoor leadership, environmental interpretation, parks and protected areas management, ecotourism and adventure programming. Students earn certifications through coursework.
Recreation management
Our recreation management degree offers hand-on experience in recreational programming, leadership, facility operations, research, risk management, inclusion and event planning.
Physical activity & sport coaching
Our physical activity & sport coaching degree prepares future various levels of coaches and facilitators from youth to college.
Health & physical education
Our health & physical education degree features dual-teaching certification. Graduates earn teaching licensure in both health and physical education for grades PreK-12.
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