Explore STEM
Explore STEM Opportunities at Kent State Today!
Kent State University offers a world of educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through many of our academic majors and through hands-on, youth STEM activities and innovation camps. Young learners can participate as early as third grade.
Real science happens when students of all ages explore their STEM interests in Kent State’s top-rated makerspaces and state-of-the-art facilities, working with educators who are leaders in their fields of study.
And real science is closer than you think! Kent State offers STEM-focused programs on every campus in our eight-campus system. Discover your connection to STEM interests and in-demand STEM careers at Kent State University.
Majors by Career Field
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Analytics & Economics
Students interested in the mathematics of business, data or economics will find a variety of programs at Kent State that allow them to dig into how economies function and how data powers business today. From business and data analytics to economics, our programs of study connect directly to some of today’s most in-demand careers.
Analytics & Economics
Programs
- Business Analytics - B.B.A.
- Business Analytics - Graduate Certificate
- Business Analytics - M.S.
- Data Analytics - Minor
- Economics - B.A.
- Economics - B.B.A.
- Economics - M.A.
- Economics - Minor
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
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Business & Manufacturing
Offering programs of study for a variety of business and manufacturing careers, Kent State can help students explore everything from materials chemistry to cybersecurity engineering and computer-aided design. Students in the applied engineering program get hands-on learning experiences in the on-campus foundry.
Business & Manufacturing
Programs
- Actuarial Mathematics - B.S.
- Applied Engineering - Foundry Technology Concentration - B.S.
- Applied Engineering - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - Computational Mathematics Concentration - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - Financial Mathematics Concentration - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Concentration - B.S.
- Aviation Maintenance Management - B.S.
- CAD for Manufacturing - Undergraduate Certificate
- Chemistry - Materials Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Computer Information Systems - Minor
- Construction Management – B.S.
- Construction Management - M.S.
- Cybersecurity - A.A.B.
- Cybersecurity Engineering - B.S.
- Geography - B.A.
- Leading Through Challenge - Graduate Certificate
- Mathematics - B.A.
- Mathematics - B.S.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - A.A.S.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Mechatronics Engineering - B.S.
- Physics - B.A.
- Physics - B.S.
- Physics - Minor
- Psychology - Child Psychology Concentration - B.S.
- Psychology - Counseling Careers Concentration - B.A.
- Psychology - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry Concentration - B.S.
- Quantitative Business Management - Graduate Certificate
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
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Earth & Our Environment
There are many ways to explore “green careers” at Kent State including traditional programs of study like earth science and environmental management but students can also explore newer fields like conservation biology and green and alternative energy.
Earth & Our Environment
Programs
- Architecture and Environmental Design - M.S.
- Biochemistry - B.S.
- Botany - B.S.
- Chemistry - B.A.
- Chemistry - B.S.
- Chemistry - Biochemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - Biochemistry-Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - Industrial Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - Materials Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Earth Science - B.A.
- Earth Science - B.S.E.
- Engineering Technology - Green and Alternative Energy Concentration - B.S.
- Environment Management - A.T.S.
- Environmental and Conservation Biology- Conservation Biology Concentration- B.S.
- Environmental and Conservation Biology - Environmental Policy and Management Concentration - B.S.
- Environmental Studies - B.A.
- Floriculture - Undergraduate Certificate
- Geology – B.A.
- Geology – B.S.
- Geology – Environmental Geology Concentration – B.S.
- Geography - B.A.
- Greenhouse Production - Undergraduate Certificate
- Horticulture Technology - A.A.S.
- Horticulture - B.A.H.
- Landscape Architecture - M.L.A. I
- Landscape Architecture - M.L.A. II
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
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Education, Law & Forensics
Connecting to several emerging, in-demand careers, programs of study in these areas at Kent State range from chemistry to geology to physics and neuroscience to computer forensics and information security.
Education, Law & Forensics
Programs
- Anthropology-Archaeology Concentration - B.S.
- Aviation Law and Policy - Minor
- Biology - Animal Ecology Concentration - B.A.
- Biology - Organismal Biology Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - B.A.
- Chemistry - B.S.
- Biochemistry - B.S.
- Biochemistry Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry/Pre-Podiatric Medicine Concentration - B.S
- Chemistry - Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - Industrial Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Chemistry - Materials Chemistry Concentration - B.S.
- Computer Forensics and Information Security - Undergraduate Certificate
- Computer Forensics and Security - Minor
- Criminology and Criminal Justice - Global Security Concentration - M.A.
- Cybercriminology - B.S.
- Earth Science - B.A.
- Earth Science - B.S.E.
- Integrated Mathematics - B.S.E.
- Integrated Science - B.S.E.
- Life Science - B.S.E.
- Life Science/Chemistry - B.S.E.
- Neuroscience - B.S.
- Physical Science - B.S.E.
- Physics - B.A.
- Physics - B.S.
- Physics - Minor
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
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Flight & Space
Students interested in aviation can study for a career as a commercial pilot, an air traffic controller, an aerospace engineer and more. Plus, Kent State University has an airport, with its own fleet of aircraft.
Flight & Space
Programs
- Aeronautical Studies - B.S.
- Aeronautical Systems Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Aerospace Engineering - B.S.
- Air Traffic and Airspace Management - B.S.
- Aviation Management - B.S.
- Physics - B.A.
- Physics - B.S.
- Physics - Minor
- Professional Pilot - B.S.
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations - B.S.
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
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Medicine, Health Services & Research
At Kent State, students can study science as well as psychology, pre-med, pre-pharmacy, and pre-podiatry and many more healthcare-related programs. The university is noted for its outstanding Colleges of Nursing and Public Health and their exceptional graduates.
Medicine, Health Services & Research
Programs
- Anthropology- Biological Anthropology Concentration - B.S.
- Biology - B.A.
- Biology - B.S.
- Biology- Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration - B.S.
- Biology - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry Concentration -B.S.
- Biotechnology - B.S.
- Chemistry - B.A.
- Chemistry - B.S.
- Biochemistry - B.S.
- Biochemistry Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry/Pre-Podiatric Medicine Concentration- B.S.
- Exercise Science - B.S.
- Forensic Anthropology - Minor
- Healthcare Design - M.H.D.
- Integrated Health Studies - B.S.
- Medical Laboratory Science - B.S.
- Neuroscience - B.S.
- Nursing - B.S.N.
- Nutrition - B.S.
- Physics - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Podiatry Concentration - B.S.
- Podiatric Medicine - D.P.M.
- Public Health - Pre-Medicine, Dentistry, Osteopathy - B.S.
- Psychology - Child Psychology Concentration - B.S.
- Psychology - Counseling Careers Concentration - B.A.
- Psychology - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry Concentration - B.S.
- Public Health - B.S.P.H.
- Sports Medicine - B.S.
- Zoology - B.S.
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
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Technology & Engineering
Students at Kent State can choose from a variety of programs offering degrees in everything from pure mathematics to mechanical engineering to cybersecurity to software development and game design. These programs of study connect directly to some of today’s most in-demand careers.
Technology & Engineering
Programs
- Actuarial Mathematics - B.S.
- Aeronautical Systems Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Aerospace Engineering - B.S.
- Animation Game Design - B.S.
- Applied Engineering - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - Computational Mathematics Concentration - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - Financial Mathematics Concentration - B.S.
- Applied Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Concentration - B.S.
- Architecture - B.S.
- Architecture - M.Arch
- Chemistry - B.A.
- Chemistry - B.S.
- Computer Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Computer Information Systems - Minor
- Computer Forensics and Information Security - Undergraduate Certificate
- Computer Forensics and Security - Minor
- Computer Science - B.A.
- Computer Science - Cybersecurity Concentration - B.S.
- Computer Science - Data Engineering Concentration - B.S.
- Computer Science - Game Programming Concentration - B.S.
- Computer Science - Robotics and Embedded Systems Concentration - B.S.
- Computer Science - M.S.
- Cybercriminology - B.S.
- Cybersecurity - A.A.B.
- Cybersecurity Engineering - B.S.
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology - A.A.S.
- Emerging Media and Technology - B.S.
- Emerging Media and Technology - M.S.
- Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Information Technology - A.A.B.
- Information Technology - B.S.I.T.
- Mathematics - B.A.
- Mathematics - B.S.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - A.A.S.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Mechatronics Engineering - B.S.
- Mechatronics Engineering Technology - B.S.
- Software Development - Minor
- Technical Modeling Design - A.A.S.
- Web Design and Development - Minor
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Please note: STEM is an acronym for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is NOT a single, unified definition of STEM. Every agency and organization defines it differently. Some agencies use the CIP to define STEM, and those CIP-to-STEM lists vary from agency to agency (and sometimes even within an agency).
STEM for GRADES 3-8
Young learners in grades 3-8 can find STEM camps, campus tours and other learning opportunities on Kent State’s Kent Campus and several of our Regional Campuses. These programs are designed so that young students can explore their interests and discover the STEM areas they enjoy most.
Check out a list of previous opportunities to get a sense of camp opportunities that lead to careers!
Emerging Engineers
This 3-day camp offers hands-on experiments, fun design challenges and a chance to explore the future of engineering. Participants work alongside new friends, learn from expert instructors and experience the thrill of STEM in a collaborative and exciting environment!
Exploring Robotics
Campers explored coding and computational thinking through hands-on experiences with a variety of programmable robots including mBots, Ozobot Evos, Edisons, and Sphero SPRK+.
Junior Adventures With Robots
Young campers were introduced to the fundamentals of coding as they explored a variety of programmable robots including Blue-Bots, Ozobot Evos, Edisons, and Sphero SPRK+.
Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential
LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential is LEGO’s learning platform for amplifying children’s understanding of concepts for science, technology, literacy, and math. Campers engaged in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts as they built with LEGO® elements and program with the intuitive SPIKE™ App.
3D Digital Design for Augmented Reality and Printing
Campers used 3DSlash and Maker Empire to design 3D projects for printing and use CoSpaces and Merge Cubes to create augmented reality projects. Each camper also printed out one of their projects to take home.
Digital Game Design
Campers built from their excitement for video games and learned to design and program their own playable digital games using tools such as RPG Maker MV and more.
Young Women's Summer Institute
YWSI is a week-long program sponsored by the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) for middle school girls in Ohio. Designed to provide hands-on experience with computers, math, science and engineering, YWSI helped girls develop an interest in these subjects by allowing them to work on practical, interesting scientific problems using the latest computer technology.
STEM for GRADES 9-12
High school students are invited to Kent State’s campuses for tours, activities and events to explore Kent State STEM majors and learn more about exciting opportunities in STEM careers.
Check out a list of previous opportunities to get a sense of camp opportunities that lead to careers!
Summer Programs and Camps
High School Visits
We are happy to have welcomed large high school and community groups for on-campus visits. Students have had the opportunity to tour facilities, meet with current students/faculty, and participate in hands-on activities experienced in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University. Group tours have been available for groups of 8 or more.
Summer Institute
SI is the Ohio Supercomputer Center's two-week residential program where gifted high school students learn through project-based, hands-on experiences. Working in small teams, students used OSC's supercomputers to solve complex science and engineering problems, catch hackers using network forensics, study the spread of the bird flu, design computer games and more.
College of Aeronautics and Engineering Camps
Aeronautics Careers Education (A.C.E.) Academy, the Nikki Kukwa Aeronautics Memorial Camp and the Emerging Engineer Camp offer immersive experiences for students interested in engineering and aeronautics. These three unique camps engage participants in hands-on experiments, exciting design projects and exposure to diverse careers in engineering and aeronautics through industry visits and flight experiences.
Creative Coding Workshop
High school students curious about coding are invited to a hands-on Creative Coding Workshop to learn the basics of JavaScript, providing the perfect opportunity for them to express creativity through coding in a supportive learning environment.
