Program Overview

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Northwestern University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Unit

The Northwestern University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Unit was established in 1926 by congressional authorization when Northwestern became one of the original six universities to create a naval science department. The professor of naval science chairs Northwestern’s Department of Naval Science. Department faculty members are commissioned officers serving on active duty in the US Navy or Marine Corps. They are selected and nominated by their respective services and screened and approved by the University.

Naval ROTC Programs

NROTC offers young men and women the opportunity to obtain leadership and management experience as commissioned officers in the US Navy (Navy option) or Marine Corps (Marine Corps option) after graduation from Northwestern, through either the Scholarship Program or the non-scholarship College Program.

• At Northwestern, NROTC midshipmen lead essentially the same campus life as other students.
• They make their own arrangements for room and board and participate in campus activities of their choice, including the opportunity for University-sponsored overseas study.
• There are no prescribed academic majors for NROTC students, though scientific and technical studies are encouraged.
• NROTC students are required to complete the naval science curriculum, attend a weekly two-hour laboratory, and participate in four to six weeks of active-duty summer training at sea or ashore.
• NROTC students are required to abide by the Midshipmen Regulations issued by the unit.
• Students may enroll in the NROTC program at any time from the beginning of their first year of enrollment until the end of their sophomore year.

Courses

In addition to the required courses listed here, participants in the NROTC program must satisfactorily complete a number of other courses prescribed by the Department of the Navy, which are offered by other departments of the University. Current information on those course requirements is available from the NROTC unit.

• With the exception of NAV_SCI 110-0 and NAV_SCI 355-0 Directed Study, Northwestern course credit is granted for successful completion of naval science courses; applicability to graduation requirements is subject to limitations imposed by the responsible University faculty committees and by the undergraduate schools.
• For more information on credit availability, consult the dean of each school.
• Naval science courses are open to non-NROTC students with department approval.

Course List

• NAV_SCI 110-0 Introduction to Naval Organization: This course is a general introduction to the USN and USMC that emphasizes organizational structure, warfare components and assigned roles/missions of USN/USMC.
• NAV_SCI 120-0 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs: This course is a study of the U.S. Navy and the influence of sea power on history that incorporates both a historical and political science process to explore the major events, attitudes, personalities, and circumstances that have imbued the U.S. Navy with its proud history and rich tradition.
• NAV_SCI 210-0 Marine Navigation: This course is an in-depth study of the theory, principles, procedures, and application of plotting, piloting, and electronic navigation, as well as an introduction to maneuvering boards.
• NAV_SCI 220-0 Naval Ship Systems II - Naval Weapons: This course outlines the theory and employment of weapons systems.
• NAV_SCI 230-0 Leadership and Management Seminar for Naval Officers: The course introduces the student to many of the fundamental concepts of leading Sailors and Marines, which shall be expanded upon during the continuum of leadership development throughout NROTC.
• NAV_SCI 331-0 Naval Operations: This course is a continued study of relative motion, formation tactics, and ship employment.
• NAV_SCI 336-0 Evolution of Warfare: Students trace the development of warfare to the present day.
• NAV_SCI 338-0 Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare: Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare is a course designed to introduce you to the core principles and history of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) as the premier organization in maneuver warfare.
• NAV_SCI 341-0 Naval Leadership and Ethics: The course integrates an intellectual exploration of Western moral traditions and ethical philosophy with a variety of topics, such as military leadership, core values, professional ethics, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Navy regulations, and discussions relating to the roles of enlisted members, junior and senior officers, command relationships, and the ethical conduct of warfare.
• NAV_SCI 345-0 Naval Ship Systems I - Naval Engineering: Students learn detailed ship design, hydrodynamic forces, stability, propulsion, electrical theory and distribution, hydraulic theory and ship control, and damage control.
• NAV_SCI 350-0 Naval Science Lab: Topics shall cover general Navy/Marine Corps mission and policies, force protection, operational security, watch standing, physical fitness, nutrition, stress management, and other professional development subjects not normally included in the curriculum of the Naval Science courses.
• NAV_SCI 355-0 Directed Study: This course is a directed study in naval science.

Northwestern University Schools and Programs

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
• Ethical and Evaluative Thinking
• 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

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 Professional Studies

Undergraduate Programs

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

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• 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

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

• Accelerated Bachelors
• Certificates: Kellogg Certificates, McCormick Certificates, Medill Certificates, Programs & Centers Certificates, SESP Certificates, SoC 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

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
• Ethical and Evaluative Thinking
• 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

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