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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;
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;
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)		;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 Science	Environmental Science Major		;Undergraduate;	;Earth and the Environment; ;Physical and Life Sciences;
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;
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	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;