How do you think about and understand the world?
- Do you like to study human expression of ideas through the arts, language, literature, and philosophy? Check out Arts and Humanities.
- Are you curious about societies, nations, policies, and the individuals that form them? Check into the Social Sciences.
- Do you have an interest in the structures and patterns of living creatures, environments, and the physical world? Check into the Sciences.
- Do you think well quantitatively and want to learn how to measure, design, and numerically describe ideas and objects? Check out Engineering, Computer, Quantitative, and Technical Sciences.
Arts and Humanities
| Comparison of Ideas and Theories across Cultures | American Ethnic Studies
Anthropology Art History Cinema Studies Classics Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) Comparative Literature Comparative Religion English Ethnomusicology (General Studies) Law, Societies, and Justice Linguistics Women Studies |
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| Comparison of Ideas and Theories inside Cultures | American Ethnic Studies
Art History Cinema Studies Classics Dance Drama English Foreign Languages American Indian Studies Asian American Studies Asian Languages and Literature Classics European Studies Germanics Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Romance Languages and Literature Scandinavian Studies Slavic Languages and Literatures Law, Societies, and Justice Music Women Studies |
| Creative Expression (Fine Arts) | Architecture
Art Creative Writing (English) DXARTS (Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media) Landscape Architecture |
| Linguistic Expression | Communication
English (Creative Writing) Foreign Languages American Indian Studies Asian American Studies Asian Languages and Literature Classics European Studies Germanics Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Romance Languages and Literature Scandinavian Studies Slavic Languages and Literatures Linguistics Philosophy |
| Performing Arts | Dance
Drama DXARTS (Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media) Music |
Social Sciences (and related majors)
| Causes and Effects of Human Behavior | Anthropology
American Ethnic Studies Business (Human Resource Management & Organizational Behavior, Marketing) Communication Psychology Sociology Social Welfare Women Studies |
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| The Built Environment | Architecture
Civil and Environmental Engineering Community and Environmental Planning (CEP) Construction Management Geography Landscape Architecture |
| Business-related Issues | Communication
Construction Management Economics Forest Resources Geography Industrial Engineering Informatics International Studies Sociology Technical Communication |
| Economic Policy | Economics
Geography (Economic Geography) Political Science (Political Economy) |
| Environment and Society | Community and Environmental Planning (CEP)
Geography Forest Resources Landscape Architecture Program on the Environment |
| Health and the Social Sciences | Anthropology
Environmental Health Geography Psychology Public Health (General Studies major) Sociology Social Welfare Speech and Hearing Science |
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Ideas,
History of Ideas |
Comparative History of Ideas (CHID)
Comparative Religion Classics, Classical Studies History (American History, Ancient History, European History, History of Asia) History and Philosophy of Science Philosophy Political Science (theory) Women Studies |
| International Focus | Anthropology
Area Studies German Area Studies Near Eastern Studies Scandinavian Studies Business (Certificate of International Studies in Business) Communication (international communication, communication and culture, journalism, etc.) Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) Geography History Jackson School of International Studies African Studies Asian Studies Canadian Studies Comparative Religion East Asian Studies European Studies Jewish Studies Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies South Asian Studies Southeast Asian Studies Latin American Studies Near Eastern Languages & Civilization Law, Societies, and Justice Political Science (International Studies) Women Studies |
| Political Change | International Studies
History Law, Societies, and Justice Political Science Sociology Women Studies |
| Social Interaction | Anthropology
Communication Community and Environmental Planning (CEP) Law, Societies, and Justice Social Welfare Sociology Women Studies |
Sciences (and related majors)
| Biological Sciences | Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Biochemistry Bioengineering Biology General Biology Ecology & Evolution Biology Environmental & Conservation Biology Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Physiology Plant Biology Environmental Science & Resource Management (Forest Resources) Microbiology Neurobiology Oceanography Psychology (Behavior Neurobiology/Animal Behavior) |
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| Physical Sciences | Astronomy
Atmospheric Sciences Biochemistry Chemistry Earth and Space Sciences Geography Oceanography Physics |
| Science and the Environment | Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Chemical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Community & Environmental Planning (CEP) Ecology and Evolution Biology Environmental and Conservation Biology Environmental Health Environmental Science and Resource Management (Forest Resources) Environmental Studies (Program on the Environment) Geography Landscape Architecture Mechanical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Oceanography Paper Science and Engineering Plant Biology |
| Scientific Approaches to Health | Biology
Bioengineering Environmental Health Medical Technology Microbiology Neurobiology Nursing Pharmacy Public Health (General Studies major) Social Welfare Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| Marine Sciences and Biology | Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Biology (Physiology) Oceanography There is no "Marine Biology" degree. See Marine Biology at UW for alternative pathways for studying in this area. |
Engineering, Computer, Quantitative, and Technical Sciences
| Engineering and Technical Sciences | Aeronautics & Astronautics
Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Paper Science and Engineering (Forest Resources) Technical Communication |
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| Computer and Quantitative Sciences | Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences
Business (Information Systems option) Computer Science Computer Engineering Geography (Geographic Information Systems) Informatics Math Statistics Technical Communication |
