Undergraduate Majors
Listed below are the undergraduate majors and programs available at Northwestern University. Each link will take you to the corresponding department's website. A small number of links will instead take you to pdf brochures describing the curriculum, faculty, resources, and career opportunities associated with that particular area of study (Adobe Reader required).
| Major | School |
|---|---|
| African American Studies | WCAS |
| African Studies | WCAS |
| American Studies - selective program with a special application at the end of freshman year; not available to transfer students. | WCAS |
| Anthropology | WCAS |
| Applied Mathematics | McCormick |
| Art History | WCAS |
| Art Theory and Practice | WCAS |
| Asian Languages and Civilizations | WCAS |
| Asian Studies - program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| Baritone/Bass - voice and opera | Music |
| Bassoon - woodwind instruments | Music |
| Biological Sciences | WCAS |
| Biomedical Engineering | McCormick |
| Cello - stringed instruments | Music |
| Chemical Engineering | McCormick |
| Chemistry | WCAS |
| Civil Engineering | McCormick |
| Clarinet - woodwind instruments | Music |
| Classical Guitar - stringed instruments | Music |
| Classics (Latin and Greek) | WCAS |
| Cognitive Science | WCAS |
| Communication Studies | Communication |
| Comparative Literary Studies | WCAS |
| Computer Engineering | McCormick |
| Computer Science (Engineering) | McCormick |
| Computer Science (Arts & Sciences) | WCAS |
| Dance | Communication |
| Double Bass - stringed instruments | Music |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | WCAS |
| Economics | WCAS |
| Electrical Engineering | McCormick |
| English | WCAS |
| Environmental Engineering | McCormick |
| Environmental Sciences | WCAS |
| Euphonium - brass instruments | Music |
| Flute - woodwind instruments | Music |
| French | WCAS |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies | WCAS |
| Geography -program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| German | WCAS |
| Harp - stringed instruments | Music |
| History | WCAS |
| Horn - brass instruments | Music |
| Human Communication Sciences | Communication |
| Human Development and Psychological Services | SESP |
| Industrial Engineering | McCormick |
| Integrated Science Program | WCAS |
| International Studies - program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| Italian | WCAS |
| Jazz Studies | Music |
| Jewish Studies | WCAS |
| Journalism | Medill |
| Latina and Latino Studies | WCAS |
| Learning and Organizational Change | SESP |
| Legal Studies - program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| Linguistics | WCAS |
| Manufacturing and Design Engineering | McCormick |
| Materials Science and Engineering | McCormick |
| Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences | WCAS |
| Mathematics | WCAS |
| Mechanical Engineering | McCormick |
| Mezzo/Alto - voice and opera | Music |
| Middle East Languages and Civilizations | WCAS |
| Middle East Studies - program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| Music, Bachelor of Arts | Music |
| Music Composition | Music |
| Music Education - general music, instrumental, choral | Music |
| Music Theory and Cognition | Music |
| Musicology | Music |
| Oboe - woodwind instruments | Music |
| Percussion | Music |
| Performance Studies | Communication |
| Philosophy | WCAS |
| Physics and Astronomy | WCAS |
| Piano | Music |
| Political Science | WCAS |
| Psychology | WCAS |
| Radio/Television/Film | Communication |
| Religious Studies | WCAS |
| Saxophone - woodwind instruments | Music |
| Science in Human Culture - program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| Secondary Teaching | SESP |
| Slavic Languages and Literatures | WCAS |
| Social Policy | SESP |
| Sociology | WCAS |
| Soprano - voice and opera | Music |
| Spanish | WCAS |
| Statistics | WCAS |
| Tenor - voice and opera | Music |
| Theatre | Communication |
| Trombone - brass instruments | Music |
| Trumpet - brass instruments | Music |
| Tuba - brass instruments | Music |
| Undecided Arts or sciences major |
WCAS |
| Undecided Education or social policy major |
SESP |
| Undecided Engineering or applied science major |
McCormick |
| Urban Studies - Program available as a second major only. | WCAS |
| Viola - stringed instruments | Music |
| Violin - stringed instruments | Music |
