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Majors & Minors

Lainey Drake ('22), a physics and theatre major, works on the lights for a main stage theatre performance, in Scales Fine Arts Center.

Do something you love.

We believe in a comprehensive education that prepares graduates to pursue a variety of career fields and to adapt and pivot when real-world circumstances require a change of path.

It’s about finding your fit.

Whether you know exactly what you want to study or haven’t quite settled on anything yet, we offer 50+ majors and 60+ minors for you to choose from. Our model and curriculum educate the whole person and often help students discover interests they had never previously discovered.

Over the past seven years, 82% of graduates have declared a second major and/or a minor or minors.

Our cross-curricular partnerships are limited only by your imagination, and we encourage you to find your perfect match.

Undergraduate Programs

A

Accountancy Major, Minor

Actuarial Science Certificate

African American Studies Major, Minor

African Studies Minor

American Ethnic Studies Minor

Anthropology Major, Minor

Applied Mathematics Major

Applied Statistics Major

Arabic Minor

Art History Major, Minor

B

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major

Bioethics, Humanities & Medicine Minor

Biology Major, Minor

Biophysics Major

Business & Enterprise Management Major

C

Chemistry Major, Minor

Chemistry (Biochemistry)Major Concentration

Chemistry (Materials Chemistry)Major Concentration

Chemistry (Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery)Major Concentration

Chinese Language & Culture Major, Minor

Classical Languages Major

Classical Studies Major, Minor

Communication Major, Minor

Computer Science Major, Minor

Contemporary Global Studies Minor

Creative Writing Minor

Critical & Creative Media Major

Cultural Heritage & Preservation Studies Minor

D

Dance Minor

Decision Analytics Major

E

East Asian Studies Minor

Economics Major, Minor

Elementary Education Major

Engineering Major, Minor

English Major, Minor

Entrepreneurship Minor

Environment & Sustainability Studies Major

Environmental Science Major, Minor

Environmental Studies Minor

F

Film & Media Studies Minor

Finance Major

French for Business Concentration

French Studies Major, Minor

G

German & German Studies Major, Minor

Global Trade & Commerce Studies Minor

Greek Major, Minor

H

Health & Exercise Science Major

Health & Human Services Minor

Health Policy & Administration Minor

History Major, Minor

I

Interdisciplinary Honors

Interdisciplinary Humanities Minor

Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Italian Language & Culture Minor

Italian Studies

J

Japanese Language & Culture Major, Minor

Jewish Studies Minor

Journalism Minor

L

Latin Major, Minor

Latin-American & Latino Studies Minor

Linguistics Minor

M

Marketing Communication Minor

Mathematics Major, Minor

Medieval & Early Modern Studies Minor

Middle East & South Asia Studies Minor

Military Science

Music Major, Minor, Concentration

N

Neuroscience Minor

P

Philosophy Major, Minor

Physics Major, Minor

Politics & International Affairs Major, Minor

Psychology Major, Minor

R

Religious Studies Major, Minor

Russian Major, Minor

Russian & East European Studies Minor

S

Schools, Education and Society Minor

Secondary Education Minor

Self-Instructional Languages

Sociology Major, Minor

Spanish Major, Minor

Spanish for Business Concentration

Spanish Interpreting Concentration

Spanish Studies

Spanish Translation/Localization Concentration

Statistics Major, Minor

Studio Art Major, Minor

T

Theatre Major, Minor

W

Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Major, Minor

Writing Minor
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Majors & Minors

Choose from more than 50 majors and over 60 minors to find your perfect fit.

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