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In pursuit of the development of the whole person, Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build a sense of community, and promote responsible leadership for service in the world.

As an institution of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the University holds the conviction that wholeness of personality, true vocation, and the most useful service to God and the world are best discerned from the perspective of Christian faith.

As a community of learning, the University provides programs of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing study committed to the liberal arts and sciences as a foundation for a wide variety of careers and as guidance for a meaningful life.

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Digital marketers learn to be nimble thinkers, skilled in both the art of persuasive communication and the science of data analytics. Our program gives you a deep background in both, along with helping you build the intuition you’ll need to blend them into an effective strategy. Whatever you’re passionate about — finance, healthcare, non-profit work, fashion, retail, travel, education — you name it, there’s a digital marketing career out there for you.Digital marketing has overtaken traditional marketing at companies across the globe. Mobile ad spending is growing and counts for $220 billion annually, and by 2026, it is predicted that more than 68 percent of ad dollars will be spent on digital compared to 32 percent on traditional media. Consumers both buy and research products and services online, which means advertisers are trying to reach them online — researching a product/service, directions to a local store, reviews and more.

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Bachelor of Arts Digital Marketing

We offer a comprehensive program for students interested in majoring in economics. Courses provide you with a basic understanding of economic structures and processes, including economic growth and productivity, unemployment and inflation, taxation and public expenditure, supply and demand, international trade and finance, as well as labor-management cooperation and competition.Other areas of study may include demand theory and estimation, production and cost theory, analysis of market structure, antitrust policy, government regulation of business, capital budgeting, inflation theory, unemployment, determination of interest rates and international economics.

Bachelor of Arts Economics

Our nationally recognized program is built upon exceptional partnerships with public schools throughout central and western North Carolina. You are immersed in a variety of courses which prepare you to effectively plan, deliver research-based instruction, differentiate the curriculum for all learners, use the latest instructional technologies, and develop a global perspective for 21st century classrooms.A strong emphasis is placed on the critical importance of serving students with disabilities and other exceptionalities within the regular and special education classrooms. As such, all elementary education majors have the opportunity to earn teacher licensure in both elementary education and special education. We believe that this is the best preparation a future teacher can receive for today's classrooms

Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education

Human resources practices are crucial for company success. Learn how to shape company and workplace culture to create the kind of work environment that helps people feel supported and excel in their jobs while helping organizations gain competitive advantages in complex business environments.HR professionals play a vital role in keeping businesses successful. These professionals do everything from hiring and training new employees, to creating workplace policies, to planning activities that help maximize an employer’s strategic objectivesOur human resource management major was built by some of the top academic and thought leaders in business education. Our curriculum is fully updated for the modern workplace—you’ll learn about changing work environment trends such as remote work practices, work/life balance needs and human resource management technologies that power the way we work.

Bachelor of Arts Human Resource Management

The instructional studies major provides you with a flexible path to a non-licensure education degree and a broad range of instructional opportunities outside the traditional public school classroom such as in independent or private schools and nonprofit organizations.The degree provides rigorous training and clinical experiences to prepare you for a career as an educator in non-public school settings. The B.A. in Instructional Studies is a degree-only program option. This innovative program allows you to select special areas for emphasis as you prepare for your educational career in elementary, middle grades, religious development, special populations or international education.The major is designed to furnish cutting-edge training in instructional technology. You will receive exceptional mentoring and support in preparation for professional settings after LR. Job search and placement support is provided for all students.

Bachelor of Arts Instructional Studies

The international business major is structured uniquely to include substantial coursework in business, economics and a modern foreign language.The major requirements are intensive and demanding, combining business and language skills into an interdisciplinary, 66-hour program. All the key elements of success in domestic business apply to international business: strong leadership skills, implementation of ethical behavior, expertise in the industry and adaptability to evolving technologiesThe major requirements are intensive and demanding, combining business and language skills into an interdisciplinary, 66-hour program. All the key elements of success in domestic business apply to international business: strong leadership skills, implementation of ethical behavior, expertise in the industry and adaptability to evolving technologies

Bachelor of Arts International Business

The international economics major is a 51-hour interdisciplinary program that combines economics, finance and international politics with a strong background in a chosen foreign language program.Students in the major receive instruction on economic structures and processes, including economic growth and productivity, unemployment and inflation, taxation and public expenditure, supply and demand, international trade and finance, as well as labor-management cooperation and competition.Other areas of study may include demand theory and estimation, production and cost theory, analysis of market structure, antitrust policy, government regulation of business, capital budgeting, inflation theory, unemployment, determination of interest rates and international economics.

Bachelor of Arts International Economics,

As a management student, you will learn about management theory while also receiving a broad background in all areas of business and leadership. You'll get expertise in specific management fields like production or operations management, human resources management and small business management.Graduates from the program are well-prepared for postgraduate studies in all areas of business.Graduates from the program are well-prepared for postgraduate studies in all areas of business.

Bachelor of Arts Management

The marketing major will equip you with a strong comprehension of business and the skills needed to perform the critical functions associated with directing the flow of products and services from the producer to the consumer. Study focuses on the preparation, production, pricing, promotion and placement of goods and services in the hands of customers.You will use your analytical side to interpret data and research, as well as your creative side to develop campaigns and strategies that meet the needs of businesses. You will learn to segment customers, develop budgets, analyze demographics and write marketing plans.

Bachelor of Arts Marketing

At LR, you can sharpen your own skills as a musician and performing artist, while also learning how to share that skill, professionalism and passion with the next generation of musicians through transformational experiences in the classroom, concert hall, rehearsal room or with the marching band on the field.Through weekly, private lessons with our professional faculty, you’ll receive invaluable mentorship as you develop your musical skills and explore incredible opportunities.

Bachelor of Arts Music

All learning in Western history began as philosophy. That's why a doctorate degree is still called a Ph.D. (doctorate of philosophy). Philosophy is a basic, foundational discipline, even if its vocabulary is specialized. As such, it deals with large questions like: what can we know, what should we do, what may we hope and what is human natureIt is the mother of all academic disciplines, fundamental to intellectual and cultural literacy.

Bachelor of Arts Philosophy

If you are seeking to gain the knowledge and skills needed to systematically analyze important past, current and future political issues, then our political science degree is the right fit for youWithin this program you will gain a better understanding of the concept of government including the origin, emergence, integration, transformation and decline of political communities as well as their institutions and the rules and practices by which they resolve conflicts and make decisions.You will take away a better understanding of logical reasoning and analysis, oral and written communications, argumentation and rhetoric.

Bachelor of Arts Political Science

The politics and international affairs major integrates courses in political science, economics, foreign language and history for students interested in international affairs and/or who are considering careers in diplomacy or related areas of foreign service (at home or abroad).Majors investigate the causes of international conflict and cooperation, learn about American foreign policy and compare and contrast the domestic political systems of countries around the world.

Bachelor of Arts Politics & International Affairs

If you are seeking to develop and critically examine your understanding of issues related to the study of American and world politics, our politics and law degree is the right fit for youWithin this program you will gain a better understanding of the concept of government including the origin, emergence, integration, transformation, and decline of political communities as well as their institutions and the rules and practices by which they resolve conflicts and make decisions.

Bachelor of Arts Politics & Law,

Learn valuable sales management strategies needed for business success by learning how to build business relationships, negotiate sales terms and ultimately close the business deals needed for companies to succeed now and in the future.Sales professionals keep businesses running. In our increasingly solutions-driven economy, connecting consumers and companies with the products and services they need to stay competitive is a fast-growing field for ambitious people excited to make connections and create lasting value for customers.

Bachelor of Arts Professional Sales

Company leadership has a vision, and the people executing on that vision have the skills to build something great. The project manager is the central figure who brings it all together. Turn ideas into strategy, and strategy into concrete goals and milestones to help your team reach the finish line.The global economy has become more project oriented as the practice of project management expands across many industries, including health care, information technology, construction, government, non-profits and professional services.

Bachelor of Arts Project Management

The religious studies major aims to help individuals clarify their religious convictions and life goals, think critically about themselves and the world in which they live, and develop a range of cognitive skills that can be transferred to a variety of important life situationsThe religious studies major aims to help individuals clarify their religious convictions and life goals, think critically about themselves and the world in which they live, and develop a range of cognitive skills that can be transferred to a variety of important life situations

Bachelor of Arts Religious Studies

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you can sharpen your own skills as a musician and performing artist, while also learning how to share that skill, professionalism and passion with the next generation of musicians through transformational experiences in the classroom, concert hall, rehearsal room or with the marching band on the field.Through weekly, private lessons with our professional faculty, you’ll receive invaluable mentorship as you develop your musical skills and explore incredible opportunities.

Bachelor of Music in Music Performance

LR’s mathematics program strives for academic excellence by offering rigorous courses designed to challenge the qualified and motivated student and to liberate the mind through an emphasis on quantitative and abstract reasoning, problem-solving, critical thinking and strong communication skills.The undergraduate courses in mathematics are designed to convey the logical structure of mathematics and prepare you to apply mathematical models to various areas of problem-solving and analysis. The undergraduate courses in mathematics are designed to convey the logical structure of mathematics and prepare you to apply mathematical models to various areas of problem-solving and analysis.

Bachelor of Science Mathematics

Students enrolled at Lenoir-Rhyne University who wish to prepare for a career in engineering may, upon successful completion of the following approved three-year program, transfer to North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University, or UNC-Charlotte, to complete requirements for a bachelor's degree in engineering. Students must complete at least 96 hours at Lenoir-RhyneUpon successful completion and acceptance of at least 32 additional hours in the engineering program at NC A&T, NCSU, or UNC-C students may apply for a bachelor's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Pre-Engineering if the additional hours total 128 hours or more and include Lenoir-Rhyne University's Core Curriculum requirements. Students who choose this option should work closely with an advisor in the Lenoir-Rhyne Physics program.

Bachelor of Science Pre-Engineering

Armed with a rich background in the liberal arts and basic sciences, personal research experience, and many hours spent in the laboratory as well as the field, Biology majors at Lenoir-Rhyne have an edge when it comes to postgraduate education and employment. The biology program has high expectations of its students, who are rewarded with the successes that come to those willing to work hard and commit to their education.

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