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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 (Individualized Studies major)
Law, Societies, and Justice
Linguistics
Philosophy
Women Studies
Comparison of Ideas and Theories inside Cultures American Ethnic Studies
American Indian Studies
Art History
Asian American Studies
Asian Languages and Literature
Cinema Studies
Classics
Dance
Drama
English
European Studies
Foreign Languages
Germanics
Law, Societies, and Justice
Music
Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Philosophy
Romance Languages and Literature
Scandinavian Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Women Studies
Creative Expression (Fine Arts) Architecture
Art
Creative Writing (English)
DXARTS (Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media)
Landscape Architecture
Linguistic Expression American Indian Studies
Asian American Studies
Asian Languages and Literature
Classics
Communication
English (Creative Writing)
European Studies
Foreign Languages
Germanics
Linguistics
Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Philosophy
Romance Languages and Literature
Scandinavian Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
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
Early Childhood and Family Studies
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Social Welfare
Women Studies
The Built Environment Architecture
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Community, Environment, & Planning (CEP)
Construction Management
Geography
Landscape Architecture
Business-related Issues Communication
Construction Management
Economics
Forest Resources
Geography
Industrial Engineering
Informatics
International Studies
Sociology
Human Centered Design and Engineering
Economic Policy Economics
Geography (Economic Geography)
Political Science (Political Economy)
Environment and Society Community, Environment, & Planning (CEP)
Forest Resources
Geography
Landscape Architecture
Program on the Environment
Health and the Social Sciences Anthropology
Early Childhood and Family Studies
Environmental Health
Geography
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Health (Individualized Studies major)
Sociology
Social Welfare
Speech and Hearing Science
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 African Studies
Anthropology
Asian Studies
Area Studies
Business (Certificate of International Studies in Business)
Canadian Studies
Communication (international communication, communication and culture, journalism, etc.)
Comparative History of Ideas (CHID)
Comparative Religion
East Asian Studies
European Studies
Geography
German Area Studies
History
Jackson School of International Studies
Jewish Studies
Latin American Studies
Law, Societies, and Justice
Near Eastern Languages & Civilization
Near Eastern Studies
Political Science (International Studies)
Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
Scandinavian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies
Women Studies
Political Change International Studies
History
Law, Societies, and Justice
Philosophy
Political Science
Sociology
Women Studies
Social Interaction Anthropology
Communication
Community, Environment, & Planning (CEP)
Early Childhood and Family Studies
Law, Societies, and Justice
Philosophy
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
Environmental Science & Resource Management (Forest Resources)
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Microbiology
Neurobiology
Oceanography
Psychology (Behavior Neurobiology/Animal Behavior)
Physiology
Plant Biology
Physical Sciences Astronomy
Atmospheric Sciences
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Earth and Space Sciences
Geography
Oceanography
Physics
Science and the Environment Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Community, Environment, & Planning (CEP)
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 (Individualized Studies major)
Social Welfare
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Marine Sciences and Biology Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Biology (Physiology)
Oceanography

There is no Marine Biology major, but there is a Marine Biology minor.

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)
Human Centered Design and Engineering
Computer and Quantitative Sciences Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences
Business (Information Systems option)
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Geography (Geographic Information Systems)
Informatics
Math
Statistics
Human Centered Design and Engineering

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