中文介绍
西肯塔基大学是一所男女同校的公立大学，自1911年以来一直位于该州第三大城市鲍林格林
1906年成立为西肯塔基州立师范学校，1966年起被称为西肯塔基大学。多年来，西九大学合并了南方师范学校、奥格登学院和鲍林格林商学院
这所大学总共教授200多门学科。护理、基础教育、管理和生物是本科阶段最受欢迎的专业，而娱乐和体育则是最受欢迎；体育管理、组织领导、言语病理学和教育领导是研究生人数最多的专业
鲍林格林位于路易斯维尔以南110英里处，路易斯维尔是该州最大的城市，也是肯塔基州德比的主场，肯塔基州德比是该国最著名的赛马。它位于田纳西州州界以北30英里处，纳什维尔以北60英里处
WKU在肯塔基州也有三个地区校区，分别位于格拉斯哥、伊丽莎白镇诺克斯堡和欧文斯伯勒，这三个校区占该大学人口的15%以上。格拉斯哥位于主校区以西30英里处，伊丽莎白位于鲍林格林和路易斯维尔之间，欧文斯伯勒位于西北70英里处
伦敦摇滚乐队Cage The Elephant的主唱Matt Shultz、曾在超人电视剧《小城镇》中扮演Lex Luthor的演员Michael Rosenbaum和2012年伦敦奥运会游泳金牌得主Claire Donahue都是WKU的众多校友
英文介绍
Western Kentucky University is a coeducational public institution which has been in Bowling Green, the third largest city in the state, since 1911.
Established as Western Kentucky State Normal School in 1906, it has been known as Western Kentucky University since 1966. Over the years, WKU has incorporated Southern Normal School, Ogden College and Bowling Green College of Commerce.
In total, the university teaches more than 200 subjects. Nursing, elementary education, management and biology are the most popular at undergraduate level, while recreation & sport administration, organizational leadership, speech-language pathology and educational leadership are chosen by the highest number of postgraduates.
Bowling Green is 110 miles south of Louisville, the state’s largest city and home of the Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the country. It is 30 miles north of the Tennessee state line and 60 miles north of Nashville.
WKU also has three regional campuses across Kentucky, in Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox and Owensboro, which make up more than 15% of the university’s population between them. Glasgow is 30 miles west of the main campus, Elizabeth is in between Bowling Green and Louisville, and Owensboro is 70 miles north west.
Matt Shultz, lead singer from London-based rock band Cage The Elephant, Michael Rosenbaum, the actor who played Lex Luthor in Superman TV series Smallville, and Claire Donahue, a gold medal-winning swimmer at the London 2012 Olympics, are some of WKU’s many alumni.
科目
工程与技术
- 电气与电子工程
- 通用工程
- 土木工程
- 机械与航空航天工程
物理科学
- 地质、环境、地球和海洋科学
- 化学
- 数学与统计学
- 物理学与天文学
商业与经济
- 经济与计量经济学
- 商业与管理
- 会计与财务
临床、临床前和健康
- 其他健康
社会科学
- 传播与媒体研究
- 社会学
- 地理
- 政治与国际研究（包括发展研究）
计算机科学
- 计算机科学
艺术与人文
- 艺术、表演艺术与设计
- 体系结构
- 语言、文学与语言学
- 历史、哲学和神学
教育
- 教育
生命科学
- 生物科学
- 体育科学
- 农业和林业
心理学
- 心理学
定律
- 定律
科目（英文）
Engineering & technology
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- General Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Physical sciences
- Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
- Chemistry
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Physics & Astronomy
Business & economics
- Economics & Econometrics
- Business & Management
- Accounting & Finance
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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Social sciences
- Communication & Media Studies
- Sociology
- Geography
- Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
Computer science
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Arts & humanities
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- Architecture
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics
- History, Philosophy & Theology
Education
- Education
Life sciences
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- Sport Science
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Psychology
- Psychology
Law
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