Majors and Minors

Majors and Minors

With thirty-four departments and thirteen programs, the School of Arts and Sciences offers more than 100 majors and minors in biological, mathematical, and physical sciences, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences, providing you with an education of unparalleled breadth and depth.

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African Area Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - African Area Studies (Minor)

African Languages (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - African Languages (Minor)

African, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Literatures - Regional (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - African, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Literatures - Regional (Major) | BA

African, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Literatures (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - African, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Literatures (Minor)

Africana Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Africana Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Agroecology (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Agroecology (Minor)

American Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - American Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Animal Science (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Animal Science (Minor)

Anthropology - Cultural (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Anthropology - Cultural (Major, Minor) | BA

Anthropology - Evolutionary (Major, Minor) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Anthropology - Evolutionary (Major, Minor) | BS

Anthropology - General (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Anthropology - General (Major, Minor) | BA

Arabic (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Arabic (Minor)

Archaeology (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Archaeology (Minor)

Architectural Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Architectural Studies (Minor)

Art (Major, Minor) | BA

 		MGSA Advising - Art (Major, Minor) | BA

Art History (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Art History (Major, Minor) | BA

Arts Management and Leadership (Minor)

 		MSGA Advising - Arts Management and Leadership (Minor)

Asian American Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Asian American Studies (Minor)

Asian Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Asian Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Astrobiology (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Astrobiology (Minor)

Astronomy (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Astronomy (Minor)

Astrophysics (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Astrophysics (Major) | BS

Biochemistry (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Biochemistry (Minor)

Biological Sciences (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Biological Sciences (Major, Minor) | BA

Biomathematics (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Biomathematics (Major) | BA

Business Administration (Minor)

 		RBS Advising - Business Administration (Minor)

Business and Technical Writing (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Business and Technical Writing (Minor)

Cell Biology and Neuroscience (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Cell Biology and Neuroscience (Major) | BA

Chemistry - Business/Law (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - Business/Law (Major) | BA

Chemistry - Chemical Biology (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - Chemical Biology (Major) | BA

Chemistry - Chemical Physics (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - Chemical Physics (Major) | BA

Chemistry - Core Option (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - Core Option (Major) | BA

Chemistry - Environmental (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - Environmental (Major) | BA

Chemistry - Forensic Chemistry (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - Forensic Chemistry (Major) | BA

Chemistry - General American Chemical Society (ACS) (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry - General American Chemical Society (ACS) (Major) | BA

Chemistry (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry (Minor)

Chemistry Education (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Chemistry Education (Minor)

Chinese (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Chinese (Major, Minor) | BA

Cinema Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Cinema Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Classical Humanities (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Classical Humanities (Minor)

Classics - Classical Humanities (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Classics - Classical Humanities (Major) | BA

Classics - Greek and Latin (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Classics - Greek and Latin (Major) | BA

Classics - Greek Option (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Classics - Greek Option (Major) | BA

Classics - Latin Option (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Classics - Latin Option (Major) | BA

Cognitive Science (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Cognitive Science (Major, Minor) | BA

Communication - Health & Wellness Communication (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Communication - Health & Wellness Communication (Major) | BA

Communication - Leadership in Organizations & Community (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Communication - Leadership in Organizations & Community (Major) | BA

Communication - Relationships and Family Communication (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Communication - Relationships and Family Communication (Major) | BA

Communication - Strategic Public Communication and Public Relations (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Communication - Strategic Public Communication and Public Relations (Major) | BA

Communication (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Communication (Major) | BA

Comparative and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Comparative and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (Minor)

Comparative Literature - Advanced Studies in Literature (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Comparative Literature - Advanced Studies in Literature (Major) | BA

Comparative Literature (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Comparative Literature (Major, Minor) | BA

Computer Science (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Computer Science (Major) | BA

Computer Science (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Computer Science (Major) | BS

Computer Science (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Computer Science (Minor)

Creative Expression and the Environment (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Creative Expression and the Environment (Minor)

Creative Writing (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Creative Writing (Minor)

Criminal Justice (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Criminal Justice (Major) | BA

Criminology (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Criminology (Minor)

Critical Intelligence Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Critical Intelligence Studies (Minor)

Culinary Nutrition (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Culinary Nutrition (Minor)

Dance (Major, Minor) | BA

 		MGSA Advising - Dance (Major, Minor) | BA

Data Science - Chemical Data Science (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Data Science - Chemical Data Science (Major) | BS

Data Science - Computer Science Track (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Data Science - Computer Science Track (Major) | BS

Data Science - Economics Track (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Data Science - Economics Track (Major) | BS

Data Science - Societal Impact Track (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Data Science - Societal Impact Track (Major) | BA

Data Science - Statistics Track (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Data Science - Statistics Track (Major) | BA

Data Science (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Data Science (Minor)

Developmental Psychology (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Developmental Psychology (Minor)

Digital Communication, Information, and Media (Minor)

 		SCI Advising - Digital Communication, Information, and Media (Minor)

Disabilities Studies (Minor)

 		Bloustein School Advising - Disabilities Studies (Minor)

Earth and Planetary Sciences - Environmental Geology Option (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Environmental Geology Option (Major) | BS

Earth and Planetary Sciences - General Option (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Earth and Planetary Sciences - General Option (Major) | BA

Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geological Sciences (Major, Minor) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geological Sciences (Major, Minor) | BS

Earth and Planetary Sciences - Planetary Science Option (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Planetary Science Option (Major) | BS

Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (Minor)

Economics (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Economics (Major, Minor) | BA

Education as a Social Science (Minor)

 		GSE Advising - Education as a Social Science (Minor)

English (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - English (Major, Minor) | BA

Entomology (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Entomology (Minor)

Entrepreneurship (Minor)

 		RBS Advising - Entrepreneurship (Minor)

Environmental and Business Economics (Minor)

 		SEBS

Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior (Minor)

Environmental Sciences (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Environmental Sciences (Minor)

Environmental Studies (Major) | BA *Second Major only

 		SAS Advising - Environmental Studies (Major) | BA *Second Major only

Environmental Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Environmental Studies (Minor)

European Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - European Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Exercise Science (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Exercise Science (Major) | BS

Food Science (Minor)

 		SEBS

French (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - French (Major, Minor) | BA

Gender and Media (Minor)

 		SAS/ SC&I Advising - Gender and Media (Minor)

Genetics (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Genetics (Major) | BA

Geography (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Geography (Major, Minor) | BA

German (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - German (Major, Minor) | BA

Global Humanities (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Global Humanities (Major) | BA

Government and Business (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Government and Business (Minor)

Greek - Ancient (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Greek - Ancient (Minor)

Greek - Modern (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Greek - Modern (Minor)

Health Administration (Major, Minor) | BS

 		Bloustein School Advising - Health Administration (Major, Minor) | BS

Health and Society (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Health and Society (Minor)

Health Equity (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Health Equity (Minor)

Hindi (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Hindi (Minor)

History - Ancient History and Classics(Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - History - Ancient History and Classics(Major) | BA

History - Law and History (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - History - Law and History (Minor)

History - STEM in Society (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - History - STEM in Society (Minor)

History (Major/ Minor) BA

 		SAS Advising - History (Major/ Minor) BA

History/French (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - History/French (Major) | BA

History/Political Science (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - History/Political Science (Major) | BA

Holocaust Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Holocaust Studies (Minor)

Horticultural Therapy (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Horticultural Therapy (Minor)

Human Resource Management (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SMLR Advising - Human Resource Management (Major, Minor) | BA

Hungarian (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Hungarian (Minor)

Information Technology and Informatics (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Information Technology and Informatics (Major) | BA

International and Global Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - International and Global Studies (Minor)

Italian (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Italian (Major, Minor) | BA

Japanese (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Japanese (Major) | BA

Jewish Studies - Advanced Language (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Jewish Studies - Advanced Language (Major) | BA

Jewish Studies (Major,Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Jewish Studies (Major,Minor) | BA

Journalism and Media Studies - Global Media (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Journalism and Media Studies - Global Media (Major) | BA

Journalism and Media Studies - Sports Journalism (Major) | BA

 		SCI Advising - Journalism and Media Studies - Sports Journalism (Major) | BA

Journalism and Media Studies (Major) | BA

 		SC&I Advising - Journalism and Media Studies (Major) | BA

Korean (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Korean (Major, Minor) | BA

Labor Studies - Diversity in the Workplace Option (Minor)

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies - Diversity in the Workplace Option (Minor)

Labor Studies - Labor Unions and Social Movements (Minor)

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies - Labor Unions and Social Movements (Minor)

Labor Studies - Law and the Workplace Option (Minor)

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies - Law and the Workplace Option (Minor)

Labor Studies - Work Organization and Management (Minor)

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies - Work Organization and Management (Minor)

Labor Studies - Work, Globalization, and Migration (Minor)

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies - Work, Globalization, and Migration (Minor)

Labor Studies (Minor)

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies (Minor)

Labor Studies and Employment Relations (Major) | BA

 		SMLR Advising - Labor Studies and Employment Relations (Major) | BA

Landscape Design (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Landscape Design (Minor)

Language and Culture of Ancient Israel (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Language and Culture of Ancient Israel (Minor)

Latin (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Latin (Minor)

Latin American Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Latin American Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Latino and Caribbean Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Latino and Caribbean Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Linguistics (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Linguistics (Major, Minor) | BA

Marine Sciences (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Marine Sciences (Minor)

Mathematics - Actuarial (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Mathematics - Actuarial (Major) | BA

Mathematics (Major, Minor) | BA or BS

 		SAS Advising - Mathematics (Major, Minor) | BA or BS

Medical Ethics and Health Policy (Minor)

 		Bloustein School Advising - Medical Ethics and Health Policy (Minor)

Medieval Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Medieval Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Meteorology (Minor)

 		SEBS

Middle Eastern Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Middle Eastern Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

Military Science- Aerospace Science Track (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Military Science- Aerospace Science Track (Minor)

Military Science- Military Science Track (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Military Science- Military Science Track (Minor)

Military Science- Naval Science Track (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Military Science- Naval Science Track (Minor)

Military Science- Non-commissioning (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Military Science- Non-commissioning (Minor)

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Major) | BA

Music (Major, Minor) | BA

 		MGSA Advising - Music (Major, Minor) | BA

Music Technology (Minor)

 		MGSA Advising - Music Technology (Minor)

Nutrition (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Nutrition (Minor)

Organizational Leadership (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Organizational Leadership (Minor)

Persian (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Persian (Minor)

Philosophy (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Philosophy (Major, Minor) | BA

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) (Minor)

Physics - Applied (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Physics - Applied (Major) | BS

Physics - General Option (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Physics - General Option (Major) | BA

Physics - Planetary Physics Option (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Physics - Planetary Physics Option (Major) | BS

Physics - Professional Option (Major) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Physics - Professional Option (Major) | BS

Physics (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Physics (Minor)

Plant Science (Minor)

 		SEBS Advising - Plant Science (Minor)

Political Science (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Political Science (Major, Minor) | BA

Portuguese (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Portuguese (Major, Minor) | BA

Psychology (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Psychology (Major, Minor) | BA

Public Administration and Management (Minor)

 		Bloustein School Advising - Public Administration and Management (Minor)

Public Health (Major, Minor) | BS

 		Bloustein School Advising - Public Health (Major, Minor) | BS

Public Policy (Major, Minor) | BS

 		Bloustein School Advising - Public Policy (Major, Minor) | BS

Quantitative Economics (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Quantitative Economics (Minor)

Religion (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Religion (Major, Minor) | BA

Russian (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Russian (Major, Minor) | BA

Sexualities Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Sexualities Studies (Minor)

Slavic and Eastern European Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Slavic and Eastern European Studies (Minor)

Social Justice (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Social Justice (Minor)

Social Work (Major) | BA

 		School of Social Work Advising - Social Work (Major) | BA

Sociology (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Sociology (Major, Minor) | BA

South Asian Studies (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - South Asian Studies (Minor)

Spanish - Spanish Intensive (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Spanish - Spanish Intensive (Major) | BA

Spanish (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Spanish (Major, Minor) | BA

Speech and Hearing Sciences in Linguistics (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Speech and Hearing Sciences in Linguistics (Major) | BA

Sport Management (Major, Minor) | BS

 		SAS Advising - Sport Management (Major, Minor) | BS

Statistics (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Statistics (Major, Minor) | BA

Statistics/Mathematics (Major) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Statistics/Mathematics (Major) | BA

Theater Arts (Major, Minor) | BA

 		MGSA Advising - Theater Arts (Major, Minor) | BA

Turkish (Minor)

 		SAS Advising - Turkish (Minor)

Urban Planning and Design (Major, Minor) | BS

 		Bloustein School Advising - Urban Planning and Design (Major, Minor) | BS

Urban Studies (Minor)

 		Bloustein School Advising - Urban Studies (Minor)

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

 		SAS Advising - Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Major, Minor) | BA

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