Majors by Topic
This is a list of UW-Seattle undergraduate majors and minors, grouped according to subject. Options and concentrations are listed when available. Some majors admit students in good academic standing at any time (open), while others have requirements before admission (minimum) or limited capacity for applicants (capacity-constrained).
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The Arts
Architectural Design Architecture Art Interdisciplinary Visual ArtPainting and DrawingPhotomediaThree Dimensional Forum: Ceramics, Glass, SculptureArt History Composition (Music) Dance Creative StudiesDance StudiesDesign Industrial DesignInteraction DesignVisual Communication DesignDrama PerformanceDesignEthnomusicology Guitar Jazz Studies Music Music HistoryVoiceEarly MusicMusic TheoryInstrumentalMusic Education Orchestral Instruments Organ (Music) Piano String Instruments Voice (Music)
Biological & Environmental Sciences
Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Atmospheric Sciences Atmospheric Chemistry and Air QualityClimateMeteorologyData ScienceBiology Ecology, Evolution, and ConservationGeneral (BA)General (BS)Molecular, Cellular, and DevelopmentPhysiologyPlantEnvironmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management Natural Resource and Environmental ManagementRestoration Ecology and Environmental HorticultureSustainable Forest ManagementWildlife ConservationEnvironmental Studies Landscape Architecture Marine Biology Microbiology Neuroscience Oceanography Oceanography (BA)Oceanography (BS)
Business
Business Administration AccountingEntrepreneurshipFinanceHuman Resources ManagementInformation SystemsMarketingOperations and Supply Chain ManagementComputational Finance and Risk Management Construction Management Economics Real Estate
Computing
Business Administration AccountingEntrepreneurshipFinanceHuman Resources ManagementInformation SystemsMarketingOperations and Supply Chain ManagementComputer Science Data ScienceComputer Science and Engineering Human Centered Design and Engineering Informatics Biomedical and Health InformaticsData ScienceHuman-Computer InteractionInformation ArchitectureInformation Assurance and CybersecurityStudent-Designed Concentration
Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics Bioengineering Data ScienceNanoscience and Molecular EngineeringBioresource Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Nanoscience and Molecular EngineeringCivil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Environmental Engineering Human Centered Design and Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Nanoscience and Molecular EngineeringMechanical Engineering BiomechanicsMechatronicsNanoscience and Molecular Engineering
Health Sciences
Environmental Public Health Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Health Informatics and Health Information Management Medical Laboratory Science Nursing Public Health - Global Health Public Health - Global Health (BA)Global Health (BA)Health Education and Promotion (BA)Public Health - Global Health (BS)Nutritional Sciences (BS)Speech and Hearing Sciences
Language & Literature
Asian Languages and Culture Chinese Cinema & Media Studies Classical Studies Classics Comparative History of Ideas Danish English Creative WritingFinnish French German Studies Global Literary Studies Greek Japanese Korean Latin Linguistics Romance LinguisticsNear Eastern Languages and Civilization Near Eastern Culture and CivilizationComparative Islamic StudiesBiblical and Ancient Near Eastern StudiesNorwegian Scandinavian Studies Slavic Languages and Literatures Russian Language, Literature, and CultureEastern European Languages, Literatures, and CultureSouth Asian Languages and Literature (Hindi and Sanskrit) Spanish Swedish
Math
Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences Biological and Life SciencesDiscrete Mathematics and AlgorithmsEngineering and Physical SciencesMathematical Economics and Quantitative FinanceScientific Computing and Numerical AlgorithmsSocial and Behavioral SciencesData Sciences and StatisticsApplied Mathematics Computational Finance and Risk Management Mathematics Comprehensive (BS)Philosophy (BA)Standard (BA)Teacher Preparation (BA)Statistics
Physical Sciences
Astronomy Atmospheric Sciences Atmospheric Chemistry and Air QualityClimateMeteorologyData ScienceBiochemistry Chemistry Chemistry (BA)Chemistry (BS)Chemistry - ACS certified (BS)Earth and Space Sciences BiologyGeoScienceGeologyPhysicsOceanography Oceanography (BA)Oceanography (BS)Physics Comprehensive PhysicsApplied PhysicsBiophysicsTeacher Preparation
Social Sciences
American Ethnic Studies African American StudiesAsian/Pacific American StudiesChicano StudiesComparative American Ethnic StudiesAmerican Indian Studies Anthropology Anthropology of GlobalizationArchaeological SciencesHuman Evolutionary BiologyMedical Anthropology and Global HealthIndigenous ArchaeologyAsian Studies Communication Journalism and Public Interest CommunicationCommunity, Environment, and Planning Comparative Religion Early Care and Education (Online Option) Early Childhood and Family Studies Economics Education Studies Education, Communities, and Organizations European Studies Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Geography Data ScienceCities, Citizenship, and MigrationEnvironment, Economy, and SustainabilityGlobalization, Health, and DevelopmentGIS, Mapping, and SocietyGlobal and Regional Studies History History of Empire and ColonialismHistory of Religion and SocietyHistory of Race, Gender, and PowerHistory of War and SocietyHistory and Philosophy of Science Integrated Social Sciences Jewish Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Law, Societies, and Justice Philosophy Political Science Political EconomyInternational SecurityPsychology Real Estate Social Welfare Sociology