Undergraduate Majors

Arts

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Art (BA)
Art (BFA)		 School of Art & Art History BA, BFA
Art History School of Art & Art History BA
Cinema Cinematic Arts Department BA
Dance (BA)
Dance (BFA)		 Dance Department BA, BFA
English English Department BA
English & Creative Writing English Department BA
Music (BA)
Music (BM)
  • Composition
  • Music Therapy
  • Performance
  • Jazz Performance
 School of Music BA, BM
Screenwriting Arts Cinematic Arts Department BA
Theatre Arts Theatre Arts Department BA

Business

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Actuarial Science Statistics & Actuarial Science Department BS
Economics (BA)
Economics (BS)		 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)		 Political Science Department BA, BS
Sport and Recreation Management
  • Business Studies track
  • Entrepreneurship track
  • Event Management track
 Health & Human Physiology Department BS

Communication & Media

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
Cinema Cinematic Arts Department BA
Communication Studies Communication Studies Department BA
English English Department BA
English & Creative Writing English Department BA
Journalism (BA) School of Journalism & Mass Communication BA
Linguistics Linguistics Department BA
Screenwriting Arts Cinematic Arts Department BA
Speech & Hearing Science Communication Sciences & Disorders Department BA
Sport Media and Culture  School of Journalism & 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 & Planning (BA)
Environmental Policy & Planning (BS)		 Geographical and Sustainability Sciences Department BA, BS
Environmental Sciences (BA)
Environmental Sciences (BS)		 Environmental Sciences Program BA, BS
Geography (BA)
Geography (BS)		 Geographical and Sustainability Sciences Department BA, BS
Geoscience (BA)
Geoscience (BS)		 Earth and Environmental Sciences Department BA, BS
Sustainability Science Geographical and Sustainability Sciences Department BS

Health & 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
 Anthropology Department BA, BS
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BA)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BS)		 Carver College of Medicine BA, BS
Biology (BA)
Biology (BS)		 Biology Department BA, BS
Biomedical Sciences Biology Department BS

Criminology, Law & Justice (BA)

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

Humanities

Undergraduate Major Administrative Home Undergraduate Degree(s) Available
African American Studies African American Studies Program BA
American Studies American Studies Department BA
Ancient Civilization Classics Department BA
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (BS)
  • Cultural Resource and Heritage Management track
  • Environmental Anthropology track
  • Gender and Culture track
  • Medical Anthropology track
 Anthropology Department BA, BS
Art History School of Art & Art History BA
Classical Languages Classics Department BA
English English Department BA
English & Creative Writing English Department BA
Ethics & Public Policy Philosophy Department BA
Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies Program BA
Geography (BA)
Geography (BS)		 Geographical & Sustainability Sciences Department BA, BS
History History Department BA
International Studies Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures  BA
Journalism (BA) School of Journalism & Mass Communication BA
Linguistics Linguistics Department BA
Philosophy Philosophy Department BA
Religious Studies Religious Studies Department BA
Social Justice Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Department BA
Sport Studies American Studies Department 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
 Anthropology Department BA, BS
Art History School of Art & Art History BA
Asian Languages & Literature
  • Chinese track
  • Japanese track
 Asian & Slavic Languages and Literatures Department BA
Classical Languages Classics Department BA
French French & Italian Department BA
German German Department BA
Global Health Studies Division of Interdisciplinary Studies BA, BS
History History Department BA
International Relations (BA)
International Relations (BS)		 Political Science Department BA, BS
International Studies Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures  BA
Italian French & Italian Department BA
Political Science (BA)
Political Science (BS)		 Political Science Department BA, BS
Portuguese Spanish & Portuguese Department BA
Religious Studies Religious Studies Department BA
Russian Asian & Slavic Languages and Literatures Department BA
Spanish Spanish & Portuguese Department BA

Languages & Cultures

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

Life Sciences

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

Math and Computer Sciences

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

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

Writing & Literature

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