STEM majors, which are favored by international students, are the general term for the four major disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The salary and employment competitiveness of STEM majors, coupled with U.S. regulations that provide three years of OPT internships after graduation, are a dream for science and engineering students. But in fact, STEM majors also cover humanities and social disciplines such as psychology, education, and communication media.

➤Psychology
In the United States, psychology is a specialty that strictly emphasizes scientific thinking. For example, psychometric and quantitative psychology, research and experimental psychology, developmental and child psychology, personality psychology, social psychology, biological psychology and experimental psychology are all included in STEM majors, such as MPS Industrial at the University of Maryland , Organizational Psychology, the MA Program in Social Sciences (MAPSS)-Psychology from the University of Chicago, and the Master of Psychology, MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from New York University.

➤Pedagogy
Data analysis tools and mathematical models commonly used in the field of education are actually closely related to research methods in science and engineering. From educational statistics and research methods, educational evaluation and research to teaching technology, etc., they are all within the scope of STEM majors. Columbia University School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Boston College, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and Pennsylvania State University all have STEM majors in the field of education.

➤Business Studies
Most of the STEM majors in business are in the master's level. In addition to the well-known master's degrees in business analysis and financial engineering, applied analysis, executive information systems, logistics management, financial risk management, and mathematical finance subjects are also considered STEM! Such as Columbia University's Master of Enterprise Risk Management, Washington University in St. Louis' Masters in Quantitative Finance Program and the University of Connecticut's Master of Financial Risk Management.

➤Communication media category
With the explosive growth of new media, the form and market demand of communication media continue to expand, and a large number of related theories are combined with programming, big data, interactive technology, etc. to create new sparks. For example, there are two STEM professional master's degrees at the Boston University School of Communication: MS in Media Ventures and MA in Emerging Media. New York University's MA in Media, Culture and Communication; University of Chicago's MA in Digital Studies-Digital Media; University of Southern California's MS Communication Data Science and MS Digital Social Media are all STEM fields.

Some other common departments include: Digital Communication and Media / Multimedia Digital Communication and Media / Multimedia, Animation, Interactive Technology Video Graphics and Special Effects Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics Special Effects, Web Page Digital / Multimedia and Information Resources Design Web page, Digital/Multimedia and information resource design, Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster Network/Multimedia management and network system administrator, Computer software and Media Applicant Computer software and media application. ． ． wait.

➤Quantitative Social Sciences
Quantitative Social Sciences will learn and apply a large number of quantitative and experimental related methods and tools in the research of social science issues, including programming and data analysis courses, so it also belongs to STEM. For example, Northwestern University, Georgetown University, and the University of Pennsylvania all offer STEM courses in quantitative social sciences. The Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences offered by Columbia University and the Master's (Sc.M.) Program in Social Analysis and Research offered by Brown University both have Economics Track and Data Science courses. Since the nature is somewhat similar to business analysis, the career choices are naturally very diverse, including investment banking, finance-related industries and consulting-oriented paths.

Even in the humanities, majors in the same category have very different names and emphasis in different schools. As can be seen from the fact that some schools have upgraded liberal arts majors to STEM projects, it is not easy to decide the direction of majors from broad categories or names. In addition, if you want to learn these subjects that span STEM fields, you must learn related technologies such as data analysis and mathematical models. Therefore, before submitting your university application, it is very important to understand your goals in detail and formulate strategies for your own conditions. If you want to further improve your application materials, you are welcome to make an appointment with AEI's admissions consultant!

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