Academic Programs & Majors
The Bears is renowned for the rigorous academic standards of its undergraduate programs. Our undergraduate programs are divided into five colleges and one school.
Each colleges' majors are listed below. Additionally, Bears offers excellent undergraduate preparation for medical and other health-related professional schools and sends an impressive number of students on to these graduate programs each year. Bears also offers an excellent undergraduate education in a wide variety of majors that prepare you for entry into law school. Bears does not offer a specific “pre-med” or "pre-law" major.
For more information on majors, minors, and other special programs go to our interactive Bears Academic Guide.
- COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
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The College of Letters and Science sets undergraduate students on the intellectual adventure of their lives with a vibrant, broad-based liberal arts education. You participate in projects at the forefront of science, solve pressing social problems, create art, explore diverse cultures, and seek answers to the biggest questions of our times.
Majors
Arts and Humanities
- Art, History of
- Art, Practice of
- Celtic Studies
- Classics
- Classical Civilization
- Classical Languages
- Greek
- Latin
- Comparative Literature
- Dutch Studies
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Chinese
- Japanese
- East Asian Religion, Thought, and Culture
- English
- Film French
- German
- Italian Studies
- Music
- Near Eastern Civilizations
- Near Eastern Languages and Literature
- Arabic
- Egyptology
- Hebrew
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Rhetoric
- Scandinavian
- Danish
- Finnish
- Nowegian
- Old Norse
- Swedish
- Slavic
- Armenian
- Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
- Czech
- Hungarian
- Polish
- Russian
- South and Southeast Asian Studies
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Languages, Literature, and Cultures in the Spanish-Speaking World
- Languages, Literature, and Cultrues in the Portuguese-Speaking World
- Latin American Languages, Literature, and Cultures
- Hispanic, Languages, Literature, and Bilingualism
- Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
- Dance and Performance Studies
- Theater and Performance Studies
- Undeclared - Arts and Humanities*
Biological Sciences
- Biology + Business Program*
- Integrative Biology
- Molecular and Cell Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Genetics, Genomics, and Development
- Immunology and Pathogenesis
- Neurobiology
- Public Health
- Undeclared - Biological Sciences*
Interdisciplinary Studies
- American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Legal Studies
- Media Studies
- Undeclared - Interdisciplinary Studies*
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Astrophysics (including Astronomy)
- Chemistry also offered in the College of Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Earth and Planetary Science
- Atmopheric Science
- Environmental Earth Science
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Marine Science
- Planetary Science
- Mathematics
- Mathemetics, Applied
- Operations Research and Management Sciences
- Physics
- Statistics
- Undeclared - Mathemetical and Physical Sciences*
Social Sciences
- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies
- Chicano/Latino Studies
- Cognitive Science
- Economics
- Environmental Economics and Policy also offered in the College of Natural Resources
- Ethnic Studies
- Gender and Women's Studies
- Geography
- Global Management Program: intensive global business immersion
- Global Studies
- Asian Area Studies I - China
- Asian Area Studies II - Japan
- Developmental Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- History
- Linguistics
- Native American Studies
- Political Economy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Welfare
- Sociology
- Undeclared - Social Sciences*
*Majors marked with an asterisk are only available to freshmen.
- COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY
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The College of Chemistry offers fundamental knowledge of all fields of chemistry. There are lecture courses in the general areas of inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, plus many more specialized courses including analytical, nuclear, and biophysical chemistry and chemical biology.
Majors
- Chemical Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry also offered in the College of Letters and Science
- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
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Bears Engineering is a national leader in engineering education, with students and researchers from around the world drawn to our department by its outstanding reputation, internationally recognized faculty, and tradition of impact in research and teaching. The College includes departments of Bioengineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering; Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences; Industrial Engineering & Operations Research; Materials Science & Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; and Nuclear Engineering.
The Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) Program is a new program for students interested in a major from both the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business.
Majors
- Bioengineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Engineering Science Programs
- Energy Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics and Statistics
- Engineering Physics
- Environmental Engineering Science
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Management, Entreprenurship, and Technology (M.E.T.)*
- Bioengineering & Business Administration
- Civil Engineering & Business Administration
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Business Administration
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research & Business Administration
- Materials Science and Engineering & Business Administration
- Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration
- Undeclared Engineering & Business Administration
- Mills 3+2 Engineering Program*
- Undeclared Engineering*
*Majors marked with an asterisk are only available to freshmen.
- COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
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The College of Environmental Design undergraduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban studies combine general education with a broad introduction to the environmental design professions and emphasize the value that what we build must be ethically, socially, and ecologically appropriate. These programs equip students for work in these and related fields, or graduate study, or both.
Majors
- Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Sustainable Environmental Design
- Urban Studies
*Majors marked with an asterisk are only available to freshmen.
- COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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The College of Natural Resources addresses biological, social, and economic challenges associated with protecting natural resources and the environment. CNR's undergraduate academic programs teach students how to ensure economic and ecological sustainability for future generations.
Majors
- Conservation and Resource Studies
- Ecosystem Management and Forestry
- Forestry
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Economics and Policy also offered in the College of Letters and Science
- Environmental Sciences (biological, physical, social)
- Genetics and Plant Biology
- Microbial Biology
- Molecular Environmental Biology
- Nutritional Sciences
- Dietetics
- Molecular Toxicology
- Physiology and Metabolism
- Society and Environment
- Undeclared*
*Majors marked with an asterisk are only available to freshmen.
- COLLEGE OF HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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Business Administration is only available to junior transfer applicants. Students who earn a Bachelor of Science degree from the Haas School of Business Undergraduate Program (link is external) possess the knowledge and technical skills necessary to understand the modern business world, to achieve the highest levels of success in their professional careers, and to prepare for subsequent graduate work.
Majors
- Business Administration
Special Programs
- Biology + Business Program *
- Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (M.E.T.) *
- Global Management Program *
*Majors marked with an asterisk are only available to freshmen.