Program Overview

Northwestern University Programs

Overview of Programs

Northwestern University offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students. The university is composed of several schools, including the Pritzker School of Law, the Graduate School, and the School of Professional Studies.

Pritzker School of Law

Programs

• Juris Doctor
• Master of Laws (LLM) Programs
  • LLM
  • LLM - International Human Rights
  • LLM - Taxation
  • Executive LLM Programs
    • Madrid
    • Seoul
    • Tel Aviv
• Master of Science in Law

Executive LLM Programs

Program Overview

Northwestern Law's Executive LLM programs are designed for professionals who cannot or do not wish to undertake a full-time LLM degree in the United States or elsewhere. The international Executive LLM programs are made possible through partnerships with IE Law School in Madrid, Spain; KAIST Moon Soul Graduate School of Future Strategy in Seoul, South Korea; and Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will receive a LLM degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

Bar Exam Information

Only some states permit foreign lawyers to take the bar examination, and each state has its own requirements as to prior legal education, coursework in a US LLM program, and other matters. Some states which otherwise permit LLM-degree holders to sit for their bar examinations do not admit students from Executive programs. As such, the Executive LLM programs do not guarantee students that they will qualify to take the bar examination or practice law in the United States.

School of Professional Studies

Programs

• Undergraduate Programs
  • Biological Sciences
  • Communication Studies
  • Economics
  • English: Writing
  • Enterprise Leadership
  • Health Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Information Systems
  • Organization Behavior
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Strategic Communication
• Graduate Programs
  • Data Science
  • Global Health
  • Health Analytics
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Health Informatics
  • Information Design and Strategy
  • Information Systems
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Prose and Poetry
  • Public Policy and Administration
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Sports Administration
  • Writing
• Certificates
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
    • Advanced Accounting
    • Advanced Studies in Biology for Health Professions
    • Advanced Studies in Psychology
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Biology for Health Sciences
    • Business Essentials
    • Business Writing/Communication
    • Change Management
    • Corporate Communication and Branding
    • CPA Accounting
    • Creative Writing
    • Data Science
    • Digital Content Management
    • Fundamentals of Accounting
    • Health, Science and Society
    • Human Resources
    • Law and Policy
    • Leadership
    • Math for Data Science
    • Pre-Clinical Psychology
    • Pre-Graduate Business Administration
    • Pre-Medicine
    • Pre-Physical Therapy
    • Pre-Physician Assistant
    • Programming
    • Public Health
    • Research and Analytics
    • Social Justice
    • Specialized Studies
    • Strategic Communication
    • Strategic Management
    • Strategic Marketing
    • Writing for Print and Digital Media
  • Graduate Certificates
    • Data Science
    • Global Health
    • Health Analytics
    • Health Informatics
    • Healthcare Industry
    • Information Design and Strategy
    • Information Systems
    • Liberal Studies
    • Literature
    • Predictive Analytics
    • Public Policy and Administration
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Regulatory Policy & Health Systems
    • Sports Administration
    • Writing

The Graduate School

Programs

• Academic Policies and Procedures
• Programs A-Z
• Courses A-Z
• Program Statistics

Academic Policies and Procedures

• Academic Calendar
• Academic Integrity
• Ad Hoc Combined Degrees
• Certificate Requirements
• General Registration Policies
• Graduation and Diploma Mailing
• Leaves of Absence
• Master's Degree Requirements
• Minor Requirements
• Nondiscrimination Statement
• Patent and Invention Policy
• PhD Degree Requirements
• Readmission
• Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Student Funding Policies
• Student Handbook and Code of Conduct
• Teaching
• Withdrawal

Undergraduate

Programs

• Undergraduate Programs
• Additional Baccalaureate Options
• Dual Graduate & Undergraduate Degrees
• Dual Bachelor's Degrees
• Study Outside Northwestern
• Undergraduate Research
• Special Programs & Courses

Additional Baccalaureate Options

• Certificates
  • Kellogg Certificates
  • McCormick Certificates
  • Medill Certificates
  • Programs & Centers Certificates
• Minors
  • Bienen Minors
  • Programs & Centers Minors
  • SoC Minors
  • McCormick Minors
  • WCAS Minors
• Second Majors
  • Bienen Second Majors
  • WCAS Second Majors

Dual Graduate & Undergraduate Degrees

• Honors Program in Medical Education
• Premedical Scholars Program

Dual Bachelor's Degrees

• BA/BS in Liberal Arts and Engineering
• BA/BMus in Liberal Arts and Music
• BA/BS or BS/BS in Communication and Engineering
• BA/BMus, BS/BMus, BA/BAMus, or BS/BAMus in Communication and Music
• BSED/BMus or BSED/BAMus in Education and Social Policy and in Music
• BS/BMus or BS/BAMus in Engineering and Music
• BSJ/BMus in Journalism and Music
• BSED/BSJ in Education and Social Policy and in Journalism

Schools and Colleges

Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music

• Composition and Music Technology
• Conducting and Ensembles
• Jazz
• Music Cognition
• Music Core
• Music Education
• Music Studies for Nonmajors
• Music Technology
• Music Theory and Cognition
• Musicology
• Piano
• String Instruments
• Voice and Opera
• Winds and Percussion Instruments

School of Communication

• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Communication Studies
• Dance
• Human Communication Sciences
• Interdepartmental Communication Options
• Performance Studies
• Radio/Television/Film
• Theatre

School of Education and Social Policy

• Elementary Teaching
• Human Development in Context
• Learning and Organizational Change
• Learning Sciences
• Secondary Teaching
• Social Policy
• Experiential Learning
• Civic Engagement Certificate

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Applied Mathematics
• Architectural Engineering and Design
• Artificial Intelligence
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Curious Life Certificate
• Design Engineering (Engineering Design)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
• Environmental Engineering
• Farley Center for Entrepreneurship
• General Engineering
• Human Computer Interaction
• Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
• Machine Learning and Data Science
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Segal Design Institute
• Robotics

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Journalism

Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

• 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
• 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 & Portuguese
• Statistics and Data Science
• Swahili
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Writing Program