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Areas of Study	Undergraduate Options	Graduate Options	Degree Type	Interest
African Studies	African Studies Adjunct Major African Studies Minor	African Studies Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities	Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Langauges and Literatures;
American Studies	American Studies Major		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Anthropology	Anthropology Major Anthropology Minor	Anthropology PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Applied Physics		Applied Physics PhD Program	;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Art History	Art History Major Art History Minor	Art History PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Art Theory and Practice	Art Theory and Practice Major Art Theory Practice Minor	Art Theory and Practice MFA Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Creative Expression and Humanities;
Asian American Studies	Asian American Studies Major Asian American Studies Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Asian Languages and Cultures	Asian Languages and Cultures Major Advanced Asian Languages Minor Asian Humanities Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Biological Sciences	Biological Sciences Major	See Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS) for PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Brain and Mind; ;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Black Studies	Black Studies Major Black Studies Minor	Black Studies PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Business Institutions	Business Institutions Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Policy, Economics and Business;
Chemistry	Chemistry Major Chemistry Minor	Chemistry PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Physical and Life Sciences;
Chicago Field Studies	Internships		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Brain and Mind; ;Earth and the Environment; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences; ;Policy, Economics and Business; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Classics	Classics Major Latin Minor Greek Minor Classical Studies Minor	Comparative Literary Studies & Classics PhD Program Ancient Philosophy PhD Program Classics Graduate Certificates	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Cognitive Science	Cognitive Science Major Cognitive Science Minor	Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Brain and Mind; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Comparative Literary Studies	Comparative Literary Studies Major World Literature Minor Comparative Literature Combined BA/MA Program	Comparative Literary Studies PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Computer Science	Computer Science Major (BA) Computer Science Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Math, Data and Computation;
Critical Theory	Critical Theory Minor	Critical Theory Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Earth and Planetary Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Major Earth and Planetary Sciences Minor	Earth and Planetary Sciences PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Economics	Economics Major Economics Minor Economics Combined BA/MA Program	Economics PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Policy, Economics and Business;
English	Creative Writing Major Literature Major Creative Writing Minor Literature Minor	Literature PhD Literature MA Litowitz Creative Writing MFA/MA Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures;
Environmental Policy and Culture	Environmental Policy and Culture Adjunct Major Environmental Policy and Culture Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Policy, Economics and Business; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Environmental Sciences	Environmental Sciences Major		;Undergraduate;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Ethics and Civic Life (Brady Scholars Program)	Undergraduate Courses	Graduate Fellowships	;Undergraduate;	;Brain and Mind; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
French and Italian	French Major Italian Major French Minor Italian Minor	French and Francophone Studies PhD Program Italian Studies Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Gender and Sexuality Studies	Gender and Sexuality Studies Major Gender and Sexuality Studies Major	Gender and Sexuality Studies Major Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Geography	Geography Adjunct Major Geography Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
German	German Major German Minor Business German Minor German Studies Minor	German Literature and Critical Thought PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Global Health Studies	Global Health Adjunct Major Global Health Studies Minor	Global Health Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Physical and Life Sciences; ;Policy, Economics and Business;
History	History Major History Minor	History PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Policy, Economics and Business; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Integrated Science	Integrated Science Major		;Undergraduate;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS)		Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences PhD Program	;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
International Studies	International Studies Adjunct Major International Studies Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Global and Intercultural Studies;
Jewish and Israel Studies	Jewish Studies Major Jewish Studies Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor	Latin American and Caribbean Studies Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Latina and Latino Studies	Latina and Latino Studies Major Latina and Latino Studies Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Legal Studies	Legal Studies Major Legal Studies Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Policy, Economics and Business;
Linguistics	Linguistics Major Linguistics Minor Lingustics Combined BA/MA Program	Linguistics PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Materials Science	Materials Science Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences	Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS) Adjunct Major		;Undergraduate;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Mathematics	Mathematics Major Mathematics Minor	Mathematics PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Math, Data and Computation;
Middle East and North African (MENA) Languages	Arabic Minor			;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Middle East and North African (MENA) Studies	Middle East and North African Studies Major Middle East and North African Studies Minor	Middle East and North African Studies Graduate Certificate	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Math, Data and Computation; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Molecular Biosciences	See Biological Sciences for major information	Quantitative and Systems Biology (QSB) MS Program See Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS) for PhD Program	;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Native American and Indigenous Studies	Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Neurobiology	Neuroscience Major	Neurobiology MS Program See Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) for PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Brain and Mind; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN)		Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) PhD Program	;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Brain and Mind; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Philosophy	Philosophy Major Philosophy Minor	Philosophy PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Brain and Mind; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Physics and Astronomy	Physics Major Physics Minor	Astronomy PhD Program Physics PhD Program Physics MS Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Plant Biology and Conservation	Plant Biology & Conservation BA/MS Program	Plant Biology and Conservation PhD Program Plant Biology and Conservation MS Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Political Science	Political Science Major Political Science Minor	Political Science PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Policy, Economics and Business; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Psychology	Psychology Major Psychology Minor	Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (CAN) PhD Program Clinical Psychology PhD Program Cognitive Psychology PhD Program Personality, Development, and Health PhD Program Social Psychology PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Brain and Mind; ;Math, Data and Computation; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
Religious Studies	Religious Studies Major Religious Studies Minor Catholic Studies Minor	Religious Studies PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies (REEES)	See Slavic Languages and Literatures for major information		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Science in Human Culture	Science in Human Culture Adjunct Major Science in Human Culture Minor		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Physical and Life Sciences; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Slavic Languages and Literatures	Russian Language, Literature and Culture Major Russian and East European Studies Major Russian and East European Studies Minor	Slavic Languages and Literatures PhD Program Slavic Languages and Literatures MA Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Sociology	Sociology Major Sociology Minor	Sociology PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Spanish and Portuguese	Spanish Major Portuguese Minor Spanish Minor	Spanish and Portuguese PhD Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Global and Intercultural Studies; ;Langauges and Literatures; ;Social and Historical Inquiry;
Statistics and Data Science	Data Science Major Statistics Major Data Science Minor Statistics Minor Statistics Combined BA (or BS)/MS Program	Statistics and Data Science PhD Program Statistics and Data Science MS Program	;Undergraduate; ;Graduate or Doctoral;	;Math, Data and Computation;
Writing Program	Writing Program		;Undergraduate;	;Arts, Culture and Expression; ;Langauges and Literatures;