Program Overview

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Northwestern University Academic Catalog

School of Professional Studies

The School of Professional Studies offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs designed to meet the needs of working professionals and individuals seeking to advance their education.

Undergraduate Programs

• Biological Sciences, BSGS
• Communication Studies, BPhil Com
• Economics, BPhil
• Economics, BSGS
• English: Writing, BPhil
• English: Writing, BSGS
• Enterprise Leadership, BS
• Health Sciences, BS
• Humanities, BPhil
• Humanities, BSGS
• Information Systems, BPhil
• Information Systems, BS
• Information Systems, BSGS
• Organization Behavior, BPhil
• Organization Behavior, BSGS
• Psychology, BPhil
• Psychology, BSGS
• Social Sciences, BPhil
• Social Sciences, BS
• Social Sciences, BSGS
• Strategic Communication, BS

Graduate Programs

Data Science

• Data Science, MS
• Data Science, MS Analytics and Modeling Specialization
• Data Science, MS Analytics Management Specialization
• Data Science, MS Artificial Intelligence Specialization
• Data Science, MS Data Engineering Specialization
• Data Science, MS Technology Entrepreneurship Specialization

Global Health

• Global Health, MS

Health Analytics

• Health Analytics, MS

Healthcare Administration

• Healthcare Administration, MS

Health Informatics

• Health Informatics, MS
• Health Informatics, MS Clinical Informatics Specialization
• Health Informatics, MS Health Administration Informatics Specialization
• Health Informatics, MS Health Technology Informatics Specialization

Information Design and Strategy

• Information Design and Strategy, MS
• Information Design and Strategy, MS Communication with Data Specialization
• Information Design and Strategy, MS Content Strategy Specialization
• Information Design and Strategy, MS Learning Design Specialization
• Information Design and Strategy, MS UX/​UI Specialization

Information Systems

• Information Systems, MS
• Information Systems, MS Artificial Intelligence Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Data Science Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Database and Internet Technologies Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Digital Transformation Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Health Informatics Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Information Systems Management Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Information Systems Security Specialization
• Information Systems, MS Project Management Specialization

Liberal Studies

• Liberal Studies, MA
• Liberal Studies, MA Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization

Literature

• Literature, MA
• Literature, MA American Literature Specialization
• Literature, MA British Literature Specialization
• Literature, MA Comparative and World Literature Specialization
• Literature, MA Film, Literature, and Visual Culture Specialization
• Literature, MA Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization

Prose and Poetry

• Prose and Poetry, MFA
• Prose and Poetry, MFA Dual-​Genre Specialization
• Prose and Poetry, MFA Fiction Specialization
• Prose and Poetry, MFA Nonfiction Specialization
• Prose and Poetry, MFA Poetry Specialization
• Prose and Poetry, MFA Publishing and Professional Development Specialization

Public Policy and Administration

• Public Policy and Administration, MA
• Public Policy and Administration, MA Data Analytics for Public Policy Specialization
• Public Policy and Administration, MA Global Health Specialization
• Public Policy and Administration, MA Global Policy Specialization
• Public Policy and Administration, MA Public Administration Specialization
• Public Policy and Administration, MA Public Policy Specialization

Regulatory Compliance

• Regulatory Compliance, MS
• Regulatory Compliance, MS Clinical Research Specialization
• Regulatory Compliance, MS Quality Systems Specialization

Sports Administration

• Sports Administration, MA
• Sports Administration, MA College Sports Management Specialization
• Sports Administration, MA Sports Analytics Specialization

Writing

• Writing, MA
• Writing, MA Dual-​Genre Specialization
• Writing, MA Fiction Specialization
• Writing, MA Nonfiction Specialization
• Writing, MA Poetry Specialization
• Writing, MA Publishing and Professional Development Specialization

Certificates

Post-​Baccalaureate Certificates

• Advanced Accounting, Certificate
• Advanced Studies in Biology for Health Professions, Certificate
• Advanced Studies in Psychology, Certificate
• Artificial Intelligence, Certificate
• Biology for Health Sciences, Certificate
• Business Essentials, Certificate
• Business Writing/​Communication, Certificate
• Change Management, Certificate
• Corporate Communication and Branding, Certificate
• CPA Accounting, Certificate
• Creative Writing, Certificate
• Data Science, Certificate
• Digital Content Management, Certificate
• Fundamentals of Accounting, Certificate
• Health, Science and Society, Certificate
• Human Resources, Certificate
• Law and Policy, Certificate
• Leadership, Certificate
• Math for Data Science, Certificate
• Pre-​Clinical Psychology, Certificate
• Pre-​Graduate Business Administration, Certificate
• Pre-​Medicine, Certificate
• Pre-​Physical Therapy, Certificate
• Pre-​Physician Assistant, Certificate
• Programming, Certificate
• Public Health, Certificate
• Research and Analytics, Certificate
• Social Justice, Certificate
• Specialized Studies, Certificates
• Strategic Communication, Certificate
• Strategic Management, Certificate
• Strategic Marketing, Certificate
• Writing for Print and Digital Media, Certificate

Graduate Certificates

• Data Science
  • Analytics and Modeling, Graduate Certificate
  • Analytics Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Data Engineering, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
• Global Health
  • Global Health Leadership, Graduate Certificate
• Health Analytics
  • Health Analytics, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Health Data Science, Graduate Certificate
• Health Informatics
  • Health Informatics Graduate Certificate
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Health Informatics, Advanced Graduate Certificate
• Healthcare Industry
  • Healthcare Industry, Graduate Certificate
• Information Design and Strategy
  • Communication with Data, Graduate Certificate
  • Content Strategy, Graduate Certificate
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Design and Strategy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Learning Design, Graduate Certificate
• Information Systems
  • Database &​ Internet Technologies, Graduate Certificate
  • Information Systems Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Information Systems Security, Graduate Certificate
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Systems, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Project Management, Graduate Certificate
• Liberal Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies, Advanced Graduate Certificate
• Literature
  • Interdisciplinary Studies, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Literature, Graduate Certificate
• Predictive Analytics
  • Data Science, Advanced Graduate Certificate
• Public Policy and Administration
  • Climate Change Communication, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Global Policy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Policy Analysis, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Public Administration, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Public Policy and Administration, Graduate Certificate
  • Public Policy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Regulatory Compliance, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Regulatory Compliance Graduate Certificate
• Regulatory Policy &​ Health Systems
  • Regulatory Policy and Health Systems, Graduate Certificate
• Sports Administration
  • College Sports Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Esports, Graduate Certificate
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Sports Administration, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Sports Analytics, Graduate Certificate
  • Sports Communication, Graduate Certificate
  • Sports Management, Graduate Certificate
• Writing
  • Creative Writing, Graduate Certificate
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing, Advanced Graduate Certificate
  • Publishing and Professional Development in Writing, Advanced Graduate Certificate

Data Science, MS Analytics and Modeling Specialization

In the world of data science, the analysts and modelers specialize in testing real-world predictions about data. Data analysts and modelers conduct research and take complex factors into account to build predictive models and create forecasts upon which data-driven decisions can be made. With a focus on traditional methods of applied statistics, this specialization prepares data scientists to utilize algorithms for predictive modeling and analytics, developing models for marketing, finance, and other business applications.

Curriculum

Core Courses (8 units)

• MSDS 400-DL: Math for Modelers
• MSDS 401-DL/401-0: Applied Statistics with R
• MSDS 420-DL/420-0: Database Systems
• MSDS 422-DL/422-0: Practical Machine Learning
• MSDS 460-DL/460-0: Decision Analytics
• MSDS 485-DL/485-0: Data Governance, Ethics, and Law
• MSDS 498-DL/498-0: Capstone Class
• or MSDS 590-DL: Thesis Research
• Any one of the following:
  • MSDS 402-DL: Research Design for Data Science
  • MSDS 403-DL: Data Science and Digital Transformation
  • MSDS 470-DL: Technology Entrepreneurship
  • MSDS 472-DL: Management Consulting
  • MSDS 474-DL: Accounting and Finance for Technology Managers
  • MSDS 475-DL: Project Management
  • MSDS 476-DL/476-0: Business Process Analytics
  • MSDS 480-DL/480-0: Business Leadership and Communications

Specialization Courses (4 units)

• MSDS 410-DL: Supervised Learning Methods
• MSDS 411-DL: Unsupervised Learning Methods
• Any two electives
  • MSDS 402-DL: Research Design for Data Science
  • MSDS 403-DL: Data Science and Digital Transformation
  • MSDS 413-DL: Times Series Analysis and Forecasting
  • MSDS 430-DL: Python for Data Analysis
  • MSDS 431-DL: Go and AI-Assisted Programming
  • MSDS 432-DL: Foundations of Data Engineering
  • MSDS 434-DL: Data Science and Cloud Computing
  • MSDS 436-DL: Technology Product Engineering
  • MSDS 440-DL: Conversational AI Assistants
  • MSDS 442-DL: AI Agent Design and Development
  • MSDS 450-DL: Marketing Analytics
  • MSDS 451-DL: Financial Engineering
  • MSDS 452-DL: Graphical and Network Models
  • MSDS 453-DL: Natural Language Processing
  • MSDS 454-DL: Applied Probability and Simulation Modeling
  • MSDS 455-DL: Data Visualization
  • MSDS 456-DL: Sports Performance Analytics
  • MSDS 457-DL: Sports Management Analytics
  • MSDS 458-DL: Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
  • MSDS 459-DL: Knowledge Engineering
  • MSDS 462-DL: Computer Vision
  • MSDS 464-DL: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
  • MSDS 466-DL: Applied Generative AI for Enterprises
  • MSDS 470-DL: Technology Entrepreneurship
  • MSDS 472-DL: Management Consulting
  • MSDS 474-DL: Accounting and Finance for Technology Managers
  • MSDS 476-DL/476-0: Business Process Analytics
  • MSDS 480-DL/480-0: Business Leadership and Communications
  • MSDS 490-DL: Special Topics in Data Science
  • MSDS 499-DL: Independent Study

About the Final Project

As their final course in the program, students take either a master's thesis project in an independent study format or a classroom final project class in which students integrate the knowledge they have gained in the core curriculum in a team project approved by the instructor. In both cases, students are guided by faculty in exploring the body of knowledge of data science. The master’s thesis or capstone class project count as one unit of credit.

• Choose one:
  • MSDS 498-DL/498-0: Capstone Class
  • MSDS 590-DL: Thesis Research

Additional Baccalaureate Options

Certificates

• Kellogg Certificates
  • Financial Economics Certificate
  • Managerial Analytics Certificate
• McCormick Certificates
• Medill Certificates
• Programs &​ Centers Certificates
  • Leadership
  • Sustainability and Energy
• SESP Certificates
• SoC Certificates

Minors

• Bienen Minors
• Programs &​ Centers Minors
  • Transportation and Logistics Minor
• 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

Study Outside Northwestern

Undergraduate Research

Special Programs &​ Courses

• College Transition Programs
• Innovation in News and Storytelling
• Military Programs
  • Naval Science

Academic Calendar

Academic Integrity

Academic Support

Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music

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

School of Communication

• Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Human Communication Sciences Major
  • Human Communication Sciences Minor
• Communication Studies
  • Communication Studies Major
  • Management of Creative Industries Certificate
• Dance
• Human Communication Sciences
• Interdepartmental Communication Options
• 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

• 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
• Social Policy
  • Social Policy Major
• Experiential Learning
• Civic Engagement Certificate

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Applied Mathematics
• Architectural Engineering and Design
• 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 Science
  • Computer Science Degree
  • Computer Science Minor (McCormick School of Engineering)
• Curious Life Certificate
  • Curious Life Certificate
• Design Engineering (Engineering Design)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Computer Engineering Degree
  • Electrical Engineering Degree
• Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics Degree
• Environmental Engineering
• Farley Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship Minor
• General Engineering
• 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
• Segal Design Institute
  • Manufacturing and Design Engineering Degree
  • Segal Design Certificate
• Robotics

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

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

Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

• Advanced Expression
• African Studies
  • African Studies Adjunct Major
  • African Studies Minor
• American Studies
  • American Studies Major
• Anthropology
  • Anthropology Major
  • Anthropology Minor
• Arabic
• 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
• 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
• Chemistry
  • Chemistry Major
  • Chemistry Minor
  • Chemistry Second Major for ISP Students
  • Chemistry BA/​MS
• Chicago Field Studies
• Chinese
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• German
  • German Major
  • German Minor
  • German Studies Minor
  • Business German Minor
• Global Health Studies
  • Global Health Studies Adjunct Major
  • Global Health Studies Minor
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Historical Studies
• History
  • History Major
  • History Minor
• Humanities
  • Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program
• Integrated Science
  • Integrated Science Major
• International Studies
  • International Studies Adjunct Major
  • International Studies Minor
• Italian
• Japanese
• Jewish Studies
  • Jewish Studies Major
  • Hebrew Studies Minor
  • Jewish Studies Minor
• Korean
• Latin
• 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
• 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
• Native American and Indigenous Studies
  • Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
• Natural Sciences
• Neurobiology
  • Neuroscience Major
  • Neuroscience Second Major for ISP Students
• Neuroscience
• Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
• 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
• Psychology
  • Psychology Major
  • Psychology Minor
• Religious Studies
  • Religious Studies Major
  • Religious Studies Minor
  • Catholic Studies Minor
• Russian
• 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
• Sociology
  • Sociology Major
  • Sociological Research Minor
  • Sociological Studies Minor
• Spanish &​ 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
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Writing Program

The Graduate School

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

Programs A-​Z

Courses A-​Z

• Accounting and Information Systems (ACCT)
• African Studies (AFST)
• Anthropology (ANTHRO)
• Applied Physics (APP_PHYS)
• Arabic (ARABIC)
• Art History (ART_HIST)
• Art Theory &​ Practice (ART)
• Asian Languages and Cultures (ASIAN_LC)
• Astronomy (ASTRON)
• Biological Sciences (BIOL_SCI)
• Biomedical Engineering (BMD_ENG)
• Biostatistics (BIOSTAT)
• Black Studies (BLK_ST)
• Career Development (CRDV)
• Chemical Engineering (CHEM_ENG)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Chicago Field Studies (CFS)
• Chicago Metropolitan Exchange Program (CME)
• Chinese (CHINESE)
• CIC Traveling Scholar (CIC)
• Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV_ENV)
• Classics -​ Readings in English (CLASSICS)
• Clinical Psychology (CLIN_PSY)
• Cognitive Science (COG_SCI)
• Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)
• Communication Studies (COMM_ST)
• Comparative &​ Historical Social Science (CHSS)
• Comparative Literary Studies (COMP_LIT)
• Comparative Race and Diaspora (CRD)
• Computer Engineering (COMP_ENG)
• Computer Science (COMP_SCI)
• Counseling (COUN)
• Dance (DANCE)
• Data Science (DATA_SCI)
• Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP)
• Earth and Planetary Sciences (EARTH)
• Economics (ECON)
• Electrical Engineering (ELEC_ENG)
• Engineering Science &​ Applied Math (ES_APPM)
• English (ENGLISH)
• Entrepreneurship &​ Innovation (ENTREP)
• Environmental Policy &​ Culture (ENVR_POL)
• Epidemiology (EPID)
• Finance (FINC)
• French (FRENCH)
• Gender Studies (GNDR_ST)
• General Engineering (GEN_ENG)
• Genetic Counseling (GENET_CN)
• German (GERMAN)
• Global Avant-​garde and Modernist Studies (GAMS)
• Global Health (GBL_HLTH)
• Greek (GREEK)
• Health and Biomedical Informatics (HBMI)
• Health Sciences Integrated Program (HSIP)
• Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSR)
• Hebrew (HEBREW)
• Hindi and Urdu (HIND_URD)
• History (HISTORY)
• Human Development &​ Social Policy (HDSP)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Industrial Engineering &​ Management Sciences (IEMS)
• Initiative for Sustainability &​ Energy at NU (ISEN)
• Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program (IBIS)
• Interdisciplinary Seminar (KPHD)
• Italian (ITALIAN)
• Japanese (JAPANESE)
• Korean (KOREAN)
• Latin (LATIN)
• Latin American &​ Caribbean Studies (LATIN_AM)
• Latina and Latino Studies (LATINO)
• Learning Sciences (LRN_SCI)
• Legal Studies (LEGAL_ST)
• Linguistics (LING)
• Management and Organizations (MORS)
• Managerial Econ &​ Strategy (MECS)
• Marketing (MKTG)
• Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
• Materials Science &​ Engineering (MAT_SCI)
• Mathematics (MATH)
• Mechanical Engineering (MECH_ENG)
• Media, Technology &​ Society (MTS)
• Medical Humanities and Bioethics (MHB)
• Medical Scientist Training (MSTP)
• Medieval Studies (MDVL_ST)
• Middle East and North African Studies (MENA)
• MS in Family Therapy (MS_FT)
• Music (MUSIC)
• Music Composition (MUS_COMP)
• Music Education (MUSIC_ED)
• Music Technology (MUS_TECH)
• Music Theory (MUS_THRY)
• Musicology (MUSICOL)
• Neurobiology &​ Physiology (NEUROBIO)
• Neuroscience (NEUROSCI)
• Neuroscience (NUIN)
• Operations Management (OPNS)
• Performance Studies (PERF_ST)
• Persian (PERSIAN)
• Philosophy (PHIL)
• Physics (PHYSICS)
• Plant Biology &​ Conservation (PBC)
• Political Science (POLI_SCI)
• Portuguese (PORT)
• Predictive Science and Engineering (PSED)
• Professional Development (PROF_DEV)
• Psychology (PSYCH)
• Public Health (PUB_HLTH)
• Quantitative &​ Systems Biology (QSB)
• Radio/​Television/​Film (RTVF)
• Religion (RELIGION)
• Reproductive Science and Medicine (REPR_SCI)
• Russian (RUSSIAN)
• Segal Design Institute (DSGN)
• Slavic Languages &​ Literature (SLAVIC)
• Sociology (SOCIOL)
• Spanish (SPANISH)
• Spanish and Portuguese (SPANPORT)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Swahili (SWAHILI)
• TGS General Registrations (TGS)
• Theatre &​ Drama (TH&​DRAMA)
• Theatre (THEATRE)
• Turkish (TURKISH)

Program Statistics

Undergraduate

Privacy &​ Disclosures

Admission

Financial Aid

• Financial Aid Application
• Financial Aid Eligibility

Tuition &​ Payment

• Tuition Benefit
• Withdrawal Refunds

Courses A-​Z

Programs A-​Z

Requirements and Policies

• Courses and Credit
• Enrollment
  • Exams and Attendance
  • Withdrawal
• Grades
• Graduation &​ Degrees
  • Graduation Honors
• In-​Person Arrival and Course Engagement
• Student Status
  • Academic Standing
  • Disciplinary Actions
  • Returning to the University
• Transcripts
• Transfer Credit
  • Test Credit
  • Transfer Types
• Undergraduate Registration Requirement

Additional Baccalaureate Options

Certificates

• Kellogg Certificates
  • Financial Economics Certificate
  • Managerial Analytics Certificate
• McCormick Certificates
• Medill Certificates
• Programs &​ Centers Certificates
  • Leadership
  • Sustainability and Energy
• SESP Certificates
• SoC Certificates

Minors

• Bienen Minors
• Programs &​ Centers Minors
  • Transportation and Logistics Minor
• 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

Study Outside Northwestern

Undergraduate Research

Special Programs &​ Courses

• College Transition Programs
• Innovation in News and Storytelling
• Military Programs
  • Naval Science

Academic Calendar

Academic Integrity

Academic Support

Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music

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

School of Communication

• Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Human Communication Sciences Major
  • Human Communication Sciences Minor
• Communication Studies
  • Communication Studies Major
  • Management of Creative Industries Certificate
• Dance
• Human Communication Sciences
• Interdepartmental Communication Options
• 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

• 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
• Social Policy
  • Social Policy Major
• Experiential Learning
• Civic Engagement Certificate

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Applied Mathematics
• Architectural Engineering and Design
• 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 Science
  • Computer Science Degree
  • Computer Science Minor (McCormick School of Engineering)
• Curious Life Certificate
  • Curious Life Certificate
• Design Engineering (Engineering Design)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Computer Engineering Degree
  • Electrical Engineering Degree
• Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics Degree
• Environmental Engineering
• Farley Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship Minor
• General Engineering
• 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
• Segal Design Institute
  • Manufacturing and Design Engineering Degree
  • Segal Design Certificate
• Robotics

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

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

Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

• Advanced Expression
• African Studies
  • African Studies Adjunct Major
  • African Studies Minor
• American Studies
  • American Studies Major
• Anthropology
  • Anthropology Major
  • Anthropology Minor
• Arabic
• 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
• 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
• Chemistry
  • Chemistry Major
  • Chemistry Minor
  • Chemistry Second Major for ISP Students
  • Chemistry BA/​MS
• Chicago Field Studies
• Chinese
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• German
  • German Major
  • German Minor
  • German Studies Minor
  • Business German Minor
• Global Health Studies
  • Global Health Studies Adjunct Major
  • Global Health Studies Minor
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Historical Studies
• History
  • History Major
  • History Minor
• Humanities
  • Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program
• Integrated Science
  • Integrated Science Major
• International Studies
  • International Studies Adjunct Major
  • International Studies Minor
• Italian
• Japanese
• Jewish Studies
  • Jewish Studies Major
  • Hebrew Studies Minor
  • Jewish Studies Minor
• Korean
• Latin
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies