Undergraduate Majors

Arts

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available

Art (BA)
Art (BFA)

 

BFA studio disciplines:

  • ceramics
  • graphic design
  • three-dimensional (3D) design
  • drawing
  • intermedia
  • jewelry and metal arts
  • painting
  • photography
  • printmaking
  • sculpture
 School of Art and Art History BA, BFA
Art History School of Art and Art History BA
Cinema Department of Cinematic Arts BA
Dance (BA)
Dance (BFA)		 Department of Dance BA, BFA
English Department of English BA
English and Creative Writing Department of English BA

Music (BA)

  • Major in Music Without Track
  • Chamber Music-Piano track
  • Chamber Music-Strings/Winds track
  • Jazz track
  • Music Theory track
  • Musicology track
  • Piano Pedagogy track

Music (BM)

  • Composition concentration
  • Music Therapy concentration
  • Performance-Brass/Woodwind concentration
  • Performance-Jazz concentration
  • Performance-Organ concentration
  • Performance-Percussion concentration
  • Performance-Piano concentration
  • Performance-String concentration
  • Performance-Voice concentration
 School of Music BA, BM
Screenwriting Arts Department of Cinematic Arts BA
Theatre Arts Department of Theatre Arts BA

Business

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Actuarial Science Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science BS
Economics (BA)
Economics (BS)		 Department of Economics (Tippie College of Business) BA, BS
Enterprise Leadership Division of Interdisciplinary Programs and
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Tippie College of Business)		 BA
Interdepartmental Studies
  • Applied Human Services track
  • Business Studies track
  • Health Science track
 Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA
International Relations (BA)
International Relations (BS)		 Department of Political Science BA, BS
Sport and Recreation Management Department of Health and Human Physiology BS

Communication and Media

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Cinema Department of Cinematic Arts BA
Communication Studies Department of Communication Studies BA
English Department of English BA
English and Creative Writing Department of English BA
Journalism and Mass Communication School of Journalism and Mass Communication BA
Linguistics Department of Linguistics BA
Screenwriting Arts Department of Cinematic Arts BA
Speech and Hearing Science Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders BA
Sport Media and Culture  School of Journalism and Mass Communication BA

Education

Undergraduate Major              Administrative Home                                  Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Science Studies College of Education BS

Environment and Sustainability

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Environmental Policy and Planning (BA)
Environmental Policy and Planning (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
Environmental Sciences (BA)
Environmental Sciences (BS)		 Environmental Sciences Program BA, BS
Geography (BA)
Geography (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
Geoscience (BA)
Geoscience (BS)		 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences BA, BS
Sustainability Science Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BS

Health and Helping

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (BS)
  • Cultural Resource and Heritage Management track
  • Environmental Anthropology track
  • Gender and Culture track
  • Medical Anthropology track
 Department of Anthropology BA, BS
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BA)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BS)		 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Carver College of Medicine) BA, BS
Biology (BA)
Biology (BS)		 Department of Biology BA, BS
Biomedical Sciences Department of Biology BS

Criminology, Law, and Justice

 Department of Sociology and Criminology BA
Exercise Science Department of Health and Human Physiology BS
Global Health Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Studies BA. BS
Health Promotion Department of Health and Human Physiology BS
Health Studies Department of Health and Human Physiology  BA
Human Physiology Department of Health and Human Physiology BS
Interdepartmental Studies
  • Applied Human Services track
  • Business Studies track
  • Health Science track
 Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA
Microbiology Department of Microbiology and Immunology (Carver College of Medicine) BS
Neuroscience Jointly administered:
Department of Biology
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences		 BS
Psychology (BA)
Psychology (BS)		 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences BA, BS
Social Work School of Social Work BA
Sociology
  • Family and Health Services track
  • Human Relations and Business track
 Department of Sociology and Criminology BA
Speech and Hearing Science Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders BA
Sport and Recreation Management Department of Health and Human Physiology BS
Therapeutic Recreation Department of Health and Human Physiology BS

Humanities

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
African American Studies African American Studies Program BA
American Studies Department of American Studies BA
Ancient Civilization Department of Classics BA
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (BS)
  • Cultural Resource and Heritage Management track
  • Environmental Anthropology track
  • Gender and Culture track
  • Medical Anthropology track
 Department of Anthropology BA, BS
Art History School of Art and Art History BA
Classical Languages Department of Classics BA
English Department of English BA
English and Creative Writing Department of English BA
Ethics and Public Policy Department of Philosophy BA
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies BA
Geography (BA)
Geography (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
History Department of History BA
International Studies Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures  BA
Journalism (BA) School of Journalism and Mass Communication BA
Linguistics Department of Linguistics BA
Philosophy Department of Philosophy BA
Religious Studies Department of Religious Studies BA
Social Justice Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies BA

International

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (BS)
  • Cultural Resource and Heritage Management track
  • Environmental Anthropology track
  • Gender and Culture track
  • Medical Anthropology track
 Department of Anthropology BA, BS
Art History School of Art and Art History BA
Asian Languages & Literature
  • Chinese track
  • Japanese track
 Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures BA
Classical Languages Department of Classics BA
French Department of French and Italian BA
German Department of German BA
Global Health Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA, BS
History Department of History BA
International Relations (BA)
International Relations (BS)		 Department of Political Science BA, BS
International Studies Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures  BA
Italian Department of French and Italian BA
Political Science (BA)
Political Science (BS)		 Department of Political Science BA, BS
Portuguese Department of Spanish and Portuguese BA
Religious Studies Department of Religious Studies BA
Russian Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures BA
Spanish Department of Spanish and Portuguese BA

Languages and Cultures

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
African American Studies African American Studies Program BA
American Studies Department of American Studies BA
Ancient Civilization Department of Classics BA
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (BS)
  • Cultural Resource and Heritage Management track
  • Environmental Anthropology track
  • Gender and Culture track
  • Medical Anthropology track
 Department of Anthropology BA, BS
Art History School of Art and Art History BA
Asian Languages and Literature
  • Chinese track
  • Japanese track
 Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures BA
Classical Languages Department of Classics BA
French Department of French and Italian BA
German Department of German BA
Global Health Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA. BS
International Relations (BA)
International Relations (BS)		 Department of Political Science BA, BS
International Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA
Italian Department of French and Italian BA
Linguistics Department of Linguistics BA
Portuguese Department of Spanish and Portuguese BA
Religious Studies Department of Religious Studies BA
Russian Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures BA
Spanish Department of Spanish and Portuguese BA
Translation Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures BA

Life Sciences

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Applied Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy BS
Astronomy (BA)
Astronomy (BS)		 Department of Physics and Astronomy BA, BS
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BA)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BS)		 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Carver College of Medicine) BA, BS
Biology (BA)
Biology (BS)		 Department of Biology BA, BS
Biomedical Sciences Department of Biology BS
Chemistry (BA)
Chemistry (BS)		 Department of Chemistry BA, BS
Environmental Policy and Planning (BA)
Environmental Policy and Planning (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
Environmental Sciences (BA)
Environmental Sciences (BS)		 Environmental Sciences Program BA, BS
Exercise Science Department of Health and Human Physiology  BS
Geoscience (BA)
Geoscience (BS)		 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences BA, BS
Global Health Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA, BS
Health Promotion Department of Health and Human Physiology BS
Health Studies Department of Health and Human Physiology BA
Human Physiology Department of Health and Human Physiology BS
Interdepartmental Studies
  • Applied Human Services track
  • Business Studies track
  • Health Science track
 Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA
Microbiology Department of Microbiology and Immunology (Carver College of Medicine) BS
Neuroscience Jointly administered:
Department of Biology
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences		 BS
Physics (BA)
Physics (BS)		 Department of Physics and Astronomy BA, BS
Psychology (BA)
Psychology (BS)		 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences BA, BS
Science Studies College of Education BS
Speech and Hearing Science Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders BA
Therapeutic Recreation Department of Health and Human Physiology BS

Math and Computer Sciences

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Actuarial Science Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science BS
Computer Science (BA)
Computer Science (BS)		 Department of Computer Science BA, BS
Data Science Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (joint with Department of Computer Science) BS
Geography (BA)
Geography (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
Informatics (BA)
Informatics (BS)		 Department of Computer Science BA, BS
Mathematics (BA)
Mathematics (BS)		 Department of Mathematics BA, BS
Physics (BA)
Physics (BS)		 Department of Physics and Astronomy BA, BS
Statistics Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science BS

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (BS)
  • Cultural Resource and Heritage Management track
  • Environmental Anthropology track
  • Gender and Culture track
  • Medical Anthropology track
 Department of Anthropology BA, BS
Communication Studies Department of Communication Studies BA
Criminology, Law and  Justice Department of Sociology and Criminology BA
Economics (BA)
Economics (BS)		 Department of Economics (Tippie College of Business) BA, BS
Environmental Policy and Planning (BA)
Environmental Policy and Planning (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
Ethics and Public Policy Department of Philosophy BA
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies BA
Geography (BA)
Geography (BS)		 Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS
Global Health Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA, BS
Informatics (BA)
Informatics (BS)		 Department of Computer Science BA, BS
Interdepartmental Studies
  • Applied Human Services track
  • Business Studies track
  • Health Science track
 Division of Interdisciplinary Programs BA
Journalism School of Journalism and Mass Communication BA
Political Science (BA)
Political Science (BS)		 Department of Political Science BA, BS
Psychology (BA)
Psychology (BS)		 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences BA, BS
Religious Studies Department of Religious Studies BA
Social Work School of Social Work BA
Sociology
  • Family and Health Services track
  • Human Relations and Business track
 Department of Sociology and Criminology BA

Writing and Literature

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Ancient Civilization Department of Classics BA
Asian Languages and Literature
  • Chinese track
  • Japanese track
 Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures BA
Classical Languages Department of Classics BA
English Department of English BA
English and Creative Writing Department of English BA
French Department of French and Italian BA
German Department of German BA
Italian Department of French and Italian BA
Journalism and Mass Communication School of Journalism and Mass Communication BA
Portuguese Department of Spanish and Portuguese BA
Russian Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures BA
Screenwriting Arts Department of Cinematic Arts BA
Spanish Department of Spanish and Portuguese BA
Translation Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures  BA