STEM Opportunities

STEM Opportunities at Drake

A Drake degree in a STEM field can give you the academic knowledge, preparation, real-world experiences, and connections to take your talents and skills to some incredibly exciting places.

Students interested in an education in STEM now have access to brand new, cutting-edge resources in the newly opened STEM@DRAKE complex.

Completed in Fall 2017, the complex brings together science, technology, education, and math departments in a collaborative learning environment. With new lab spaces, classrooms, and lecture halls equipped with the latest technology, the STEM@DRAKE complex is designed to maximize exploration and collaboration in state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces.

In Collier-Scripps hall, students work in collaboration stations with wall-mounted displays and modular furniture that can be easily moved to meet the individual needs of each class.

In the Science Connector building, students conduct research using a 120-foot track installed with force plates that measure how walking and running impacts the human body.

Students in the Occupational Therapy building use a four-room apartment and streetscape, complete with automobile, to gain practice in a real-world situation and provide practical training to caregivers.

STEM-related Majors and Minors at Drake

Depending on your interests and goals, Drake University offers a variety of programs to prepare you for a career in STEM.

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science*
• Astronomy*
• Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology*
• Biology*
• Biophysics*
• Chemistry*
• Computer Science*
• Data Analytics*
• Environmental Science*
• Geography Minor
• Health Sciences
• Information Systems
• Kinesiology
• Mathematics
• Mathematics Education (Secondary)                      
• Neuroscience
• Occupational Therapy (must enroll as pre-occupational therapy)
• Physics*
• Physics / Pre-engineering*
• Psychology
• Pre-dentistry
• Pre-medicine
• Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) (must apply after completing Pre-pharmacy)
• Quantitative Economics*

Concentrations

• Behavior Analysis of Developmental Disabilities
• Comparative Animal Behavior Concentration
• Diabetes Concentration
• Global and Comparative Public Health Concentration

Education STEM Endorsements

• K–5 STEM Endorsement
• 5–8 STEM Endorsement
• K–12 STEM Specialist
  
  

New STEM Programs

• Master of Science in Athletic Training

*For international students on an F-1 visa: These majors qualify for the 24-month STEM Optional Practical Training extension. All majors without an asterisk (and all minors and concentrations) are not designated by ICE/USCIS for this extension.