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If you’re still wondering who you want to be and what you want to pursue, an education at Jewell supports you in your path toward self-discovery.

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Accounting

Our faculty help you secure accounting internships, apply for jobs or graduate school and even help prepare you for the CPA exam.

Degree Type: Major
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Biochemistry

As a biochemistry major, you’ll explore the chemical processes that make life possible while developing a strong foundation in biology, chemistry, laboratory techniques and scientific research. You’ll examine biological systems at the molecular level and learn to apply scientific methods to complex questions.

Degree Type: Major
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Biology

As a biology major, you’ll study living organisms and the systems that sustain life while developing skills in observation, experimentation, research and scientific analysis. You’ll explore topics ranging from cellular and molecular biology to ecology, evolution and organismal biology.

Degree Type: Major
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Biomedical Science

As a biomedical science major, you’ll build a strong foundation in the biological and chemical sciences while exploring human health, disease and the science behind medical advances. You’ll develop laboratory, research and analytical skills that prepare you to understand complex biomedical questions.

Degree Type: Minor
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Black Studies

Degree Type: Minor
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Business

Incorporating a traditional business curriculum with a liberal arts education teaches you to use intellectual, global and ethical resources to solve problems.

Degree Type: Major Minor
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Business – Artificial Intelligence

Incorporating a traditional business curriculum with a liberal arts education teaches you to use intellectual, global and ethical resources to solve problems.

Degree Type: Major Minor
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Business – Economics

Incorporating a traditional business curriculum with a liberal arts education teaches you to use intellectual, global and ethical resources to solve problems.

Degree Type: Major Minor
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Business – Finance

Incorporating a traditional business curriculum with a liberal arts education teaches you to use intellectual, global and ethical resources to solve problems.

Degree Type: Major
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Business – Management

Incorporating a traditional business curriculum with a liberal arts education teaches you to use intellectual, global and ethical resources to solve problems.

Degree Type: Major
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Why Choose a Liberal Arts College?

Like many prospective students in and outside the Kansas City area, one of your first questions about William Jewell College is likely: What does a liberal arts education even mean? How can attending a liberal arts college in Missouri benefit me? And we embrace those kinds of questions, because it means you’re already thinking critically about your purpose and your future.