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Northwestern University Academic Catalog

Undergraduate Programs

The undergraduate programs at Northwestern University are designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in their chosen field of study. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate programs, including majors, minors, and certificates.

School of Communication

The School of Communication at Northwestern University offers undergraduate programs in communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, dance, human communication sciences, performance studies, radio/television/film, and theatre.

• Communication Sciences and Disorders:
  • Human Communication Sciences Major
  • Human Communication Sciences Minor
• Communication Studies:
  • Communication Studies Major
  • Management of Creative Industries Certificate
• Dance:
  • Dance Major
  • Dance Minor
• Human Communication Sciences:
  • Human Communication Sciences Major
  • Human Communication Sciences Minor
• Performance Studies:
  • Performance Studies Major
  • Performance Studies Minor
• Radio/Television/Film:
  • Film and Media Studies Minor
  • Game Design + Media Arts + Animation Minor
  • Radio/Television/Film Major
  • Sound Design Minor
• Theatre:
  • Dance Major
  • Dance Minor
  • Music Theatre Certificate
  • Theatre Major
  • Theatre Minor

School of Education and Social Policy

The School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University offers undergraduate programs in elementary teaching, human development in context, learning and organizational change, learning sciences, secondary teaching, and social policy.

• Elementary Teaching:
  • Elementary Teaching Major
• Human Development in Context:
  • Human Development in Context Major
• Learning and Organizational Change:
  • Learning and Organizational Change Major
• Learning Sciences:
  • Learning Sciences Major
• Secondary Teaching:
  • Secondary Teaching Major
• Social Policy:
  • Social Policy Major

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

The Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University offers undergraduate programs in applied mathematics, architectural engineering and design, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, computer engineering, computer science, design engineering, electrical and computer engineering, engineering sciences and applied mathematics, environmental engineering, general engineering, human computer interaction, industrial engineering and management sciences, machine learning and data science, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and robotics.

• Applied Mathematics:
  • Applied Mathematics Degree
• Architectural Engineering and Design:
  • Architectural Engineering and Design Degree
• Artificial Intelligence:
  • Artificial Intelligence Minor
• Biomedical Engineering:
  • Biomedical Engineering Degree
• Chemical Engineering:
  • Chemical Engineering Degree
  • Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Minor
• Civil and Environmental Engineering:
  • Civil Engineering Degree
  • Environmental Engineering Degree
  • Architectural Engineering and Design
  • Environmental Engineering Minor
• Computer Engineering:
  • Computer Engineering Degree
• Computer Science:
  • Computer Science Degree
  • Computer Science Minor (McCormick School of Engineering)
• Design Engineering:
  • Design Engineering Degree
• Electrical and Computer Engineering:
  • Computer Engineering Degree
  • Electrical Engineering Degree
• Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics:
  • Applied Mathematics Degree
• Environmental Engineering:
  • Environmental Engineering Degree
• General Engineering:
  • General Engineering Degree
• Human Computer Interaction:
  • Human Computer Interaction Certificate
• Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences:
  • Industrial Engineering Degree
• Machine Learning and Data Science:
  • Machine Learning and Data Science Minor
• Materials Science and Engineering:
  • Materials Science and Engineering Degree
• Mechanical Engineering:
  • Mechanical Engineering Degree
• Robotics:
  • Robotics Degree

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University offers undergraduate programs in integrated marketing communications and journalism.

• Integrated Marketing Communications:
  • Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate
• Journalism:
  • Journalism Degree

Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University offers undergraduate programs in advanced expression, African studies, American studies, anthropology, Arabic, art history, art theory and practice, Asian American studies, Asian languages and cultures, astronomy, biological sciences, black studies, business institutions, Catholic studies, chemistry, Chicago field studies, Chinese, classics, cognitive science, comparative literary studies, computer science, critical theory, data science, earth and planetary sciences, economics, empirical and deductive reasoning, English, environmental policy and culture, environmental sciences, ethical and evaluative thinking, ethics and civic life, French and Italian, gender and sexuality studies, general liberal arts, German, global health studies, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, historical studies, history, humanities, integrated science, international studies, Italian, Japanese, Jewish studies, Korean, Latin, Latin American and Caribbean studies, Latina and Latino studies, legal studies, linguistics, literature and arts, materials science, mathematical methods in the social sciences, mathematics, Middle East and North African languages, Middle East and North African studies, molecular biosciences, Native American and indigenous studies, natural sciences, neurobiology, neuroscience, perspectives on power, justice, and equity, philosophy, physics and astronomy, political science, Portuguese, psychology, religious studies, Russian, science in human culture, Slavic languages and literatures, social and behavioral sciences, sociology, Spanish and Portuguese, statistics and data science, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, and writing program.

• Advanced Expression:
  • Advanced Expression Major
• African Studies:
  • African Studies Adjunct Major
  • African Studies Minor
• American Studies:
  • American Studies Major
• Anthropology:
  • Anthropology Major
  • Anthropology Minor
• Arabic:
  • Arabic Major
  • Arabic Minor
• Art History:
  • Art History Major
  • Art History Minor
• Art Theory and Practice:
  • Art Theory and Practice Major
  • Art Theory and Practice Minor
• Asian American Studies:
  • Asian American Studies Major
  • Asian American Studies Minor
• Asian Languages and Cultures:
  • Asian Languages and Cultures Major
  • Asian Humanities Minor
  • Advanced Asian Languages Minor
• Astronomy:
  • Astronomy Major
  • Astronomy Minor
• Biological Sciences:
  • Biological Sciences Major
  • Biological Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
• Black Studies:
  • Black Studies Major
  • Black Studies Minor
• Business Institutions:
  • Business Institutions Minor
• Catholic Studies:
  • Catholic Studies Major
  • Catholic Studies Minor
• Chemistry:
  • Chemistry Major
  • Chemistry Minor
  • Chemistry Second Major for ISP Students
  • Chemistry BA/MS
• Chicago Field Studies:
  • Chicago Field Studies Major
  • Chicago Field Studies Minor
• Chinese:
  • Chinese Major
  • Chinese Minor
• Classics:
  • Classics Major
  • Classics Minor Concentrations
• Cognitive Science:
  • Cognitive Science Major
  • Cognitive Science Minor
• Comparative Literary Studies:
  • Comparative Literary Studies Major
  • World Literature Minor
  • Comparative Literary Studies BA/MA
• Computer Science:
  • Computer Science Major
  • Computer Science Minor (Weinberg College)
  • Computer Science Second Major for ISP Students
  • Computer Science BA/MS
• Critical Theory:
  • Critical Theory Minor
• Data Science:
  • Data Science Major
  • Data Science Minor
• Earth and Planetary Sciences:
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences Major
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences Minor
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
• Economics:
  • Economics Major
  • Economics Minor
  • Economics BA/MA
• Empirical and Deductive Reasoning:
  • Empirical and Deductive Reasoning Major
  • Empirical and Deductive Reasoning Minor
• English:
  • English Major
  • Creative Writing Major
  • English Minor
  • Creative Writing Minor
• Environmental Policy and Culture:
  • Environmental Policy and Culture Adjunct Major
  • Environmental Policy and Culture Minor
• Environmental Sciences:
  • Environmental Sciences Major
  • Environmental Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
• Ethical and Evaluative Thinking:
  • Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Major
  • Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Minor
• Ethics and Civic Life:
  • Brady Scholars Program
• French and Italian:
  • French Major
  • French Minor
  • Italian Literature and Culture Major
  • Italian Minor
  • French BA/MA
• Gender and Sexuality Studies:
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies Major
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor
• General Liberal Arts:
  • General Liberal Arts Major
  • General Liberal Arts Minor
• German:
  • German Major
  • German Minor
  • German Studies Minor
  • Business German Minor
• Global Health Studies:
  • Global Health Studies Adjunct Major
  • Global Health Studies Minor
• Greek:
  • Greek Major
  • Greek Minor
• Hebrew:
  • Hebrew Major
  • Hebrew Minor
• Hindi:
  • Hindi Major
  • Hindi Minor
• Historical Studies:
  • Historical Studies Major
  • Historical Studies Minor
• History:
  • History Major
  • History Minor
• Humanities:
  • Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program
• Integrated Science:
  • Integrated Science Major
  • Integrated Science Minor
• International Studies:
  • International Studies Adjunct Major
  • International Studies Minor
• Italian:
  • Italian Major
  • Italian Minor
• Japanese:
  • Japanese Major
  • Japanese Minor
• Jewish Studies:
  • Jewish Studies Major
  • Hebrew Studies Minor
  • Jewish Studies Minor
• Korean:
  • Korean Major
  • Korean Minor
• Latin:
  • Latin Major
  • Latin Minor
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies:
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor
• Latina and Latino Studies:
  • Latina and Latino Studies Major
  • Latina and Latino Studies Minor
• Legal Studies:
  • Legal Studies Major
  • Legal Studies Minor
• Linguistics:
  • Linguistics Major
  • Linguistics Minor
  • Linguistics BA/MA
• Literature and Arts:
  • Literature and Arts Major
  • Literature and Arts Minor
• Materials Science:
  • Materials Science Minor
• Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences:
  • MMSS Adjunct Major
• Mathematics:
  • Mathematics Major
  • Mathematics Minor
  • Mathematics Second Major for ISP Students
  • Mathematics Second Major or Minor for MMSS Students
• Middle East and North African Languages:
  • Arabic Minor
• Middle East and North African Studies:
  • Middle East and North African Studies Major
  • Middle East and North African Studies Minor
• Molecular Biosciences:
  • Molecular Biosciences Major
  • Molecular Biosciences Minor
• Native American and Indigenous Studies:
  • Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
• Natural Sciences:
  • Natural Sciences Major
  • Natural Sciences Minor
• Neurobiology:
  • Neuroscience Major
  • Neuroscience Second Major for ISP Students
• Neuroscience:
  • Neuroscience Major
  • Neuroscience Minor
• Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity:
  • Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity Major
  • Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity Minor
• Philosophy:
  • Philosophy Major
  • Philosophy Minor
• Physics and Astronomy:
  • Physics Major
  • Physics Minor
  • Physics Second Major for ISP Students
• Political Science:
  • Political Science Major
  • Political Science Minor
• Portuguese:
  • Portuguese Major
  • Portuguese Minor
• Psychology:
  • Psychology Major
  • Psychology Minor
• Religious Studies:
  • Religious Studies Major
  • Religious Studies Minor
  • Catholic Studies Minor
• Russian:
  • Russian Major
  • Russian Minor
• Science in Human Culture:
  • Science in Human Culture Adjunct Major
  • Science in Human Culture Minor
• Slavic Languages and Literatures:
  • Slavic Languages and Literatures Major
  • Russian and East European Studies Minor
• Social and Behavioral Sciences:
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Major
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Minor
• Sociology:
  • Sociology Major
  • Sociological Research Minor
  • Sociological Studies Minor
• Spanish and Portuguese:
  • Spanish Major
  • Spanish Minor
  • Portuguese Language and Lusophone Cultures Minor
• Statistics and Data Science:
  • Data Science Major
  • Data Science Minor
  • Statistics Major
  • Statistics Minor
• Swahili:
  • Swahili Major
  • Swahili Minor
• Turkish:
  • Turkish Major
  • Turkish Minor
• Urdu:
  • Urdu Major
  • Urdu Minor
• Writing Program:
  • Writing Program Major
  • Writing Program Minor

Spanish Major

The major in Spanish is designed to immerse students in the complexity and diversity of literary and intellectual traditions in Latin American and Iberian cultures while they achieve language fluency. Students are encouraged to focus on particular interests, such as literary and cultural history, Latina and Latino studies, Lusophone studies, race and ethnicity, film, and cultural history. Many students fulfill some of the major requirements through courses taken in study abroad programs.

Major in Spanish Requirements

• 2 courses (unless placed out):
  • SPANISH 201-0: Advanced Spanish I: Contemporary Latin America
  • SPANISH 204-0: Advanced Spanish II: Artivism in the Spanish-Speaking World
  • or SPANISH 200-0: Advanced Spanish for Heritage Language Learners
• 3 literature courses at the 200-level chosen from:
  • SPANISH 250-0: Literature in Spain before 1700
  • SPANISH 251-0: Literature in Spain since 1700
  • SPANISH 260-0: Literature in Colonial Latin America
  • SPANISH 261-0: Literature in Modern Latin America
• 7 300-level courses in the department chosen from:
  • SPANISH 301-0: Topics in Language
  • SPANISH 302-0: Advanced Grammar
  • SPANISH 323-0: Cervantes' Don Quixote
  • SPANISH 333-0: The Spanish Civil War: The Good Fight
  • SPANISH 335-0: Studies in Genre
  • SPANISH 340-0: Colonial Latin American Literature
  • SPANISH 341-0: Latin American Modernismo
  • SPANISH 342-0: Race and Representation in Latin America
  • SPANISH 343-0: Latin American Avant-Gardes
  • SPANISH 344-0: Borges
  • SPANISH 345-0: Reading the 'Boom'
  • SPANISH 346-0: Testimonial Narrative in Latin America
  • SPANISH 347-0: Literature and Revolution in Latin America
  • SPANISH 348-0: Readings in Latin American Short Fiction
  • SPANISH 349-0: Critical Thought in Latin America
  • SPANISH 350-0: Visual Culture in Latina/o America and Spain
  • SPANISH 360-0: Spain: Studies in Culture and Society
  • SPANISH 361-0: Latin America: Studies in Culture and Society
  • SPANISH 362-0: Citizenship and Urban Violence in Latin America
  • SPANISH 363-0: Topics in US Latina/o Literary and Cultural Studies
  • SPANISH 364-0: Cultural Borders/Border Cultures
  • SPANISH 380-0: Topics in Film in Latin America and/or Spain
  • SPANISH 395-0: Topics in Latin American, Latina and Latino, and/or Iberian Cultures
• 3 elective courses at the 200 or 300 level

Honors in Spanish

Majors with strong academic records and an interest in pursuing honors should apply for the honors program during the quarter before independent study for honors is to begin. Students approved by the department enroll in 2 quarters of SPANISH 399-0 during either fall-winter or winter-spring of senior year and complete a senior thesis; the 2 quarters of SPANISH 399-0 count toward the 15 units required for the major.

Students whose theses and grades meet department criteria are recommended to the college for graduation with honors. For more information see the department website, contact a faculty adviser, and see Honors in the Major.