Program Overview

Northwestern University Programs

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, 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

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:

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

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:

Computer Science Second Major for ISP Students

• Course List:
  • Core courses
    • COMP_SCI 111-0: Fundamentals of Computer Programming
    • COMP_SCI 150-0: Fundamentals of Computer Programming 1.5
    • COMP_SCI 211-0: Fundamentals of Computer Programming II
    • COMP_SCI 212-0: Math Foundations of CS Part 1: Discrete Math for CS
    • COMP_SCI 213-0: Introduction to Computer Systems
    • COMP_SCI 214-0: Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Breadth courses
    • Theory
      • COMP_SCI 335-0: Introduction to the Theory of Computation
      • COMP_SCI 336-0: Design & Analysis of Algorithms
    • Systems
      • COMP_SCI 322-0: Compiler Construction
      • COMP_SCI 339-0: Introduction to Database Systems
      • COMP_SCI 340-0: Introduction to Networking
      • COMP_SCI 343-0: Operating Systems
      • COMP_SCI 345-0: Distributed Systems
      • COMP_SCI 346-0: Microcontroller System Design
      • COMP_SCI 350-0: Introduction to Computer Security
      • COMP_SCI 354-0: Computer System Security
      • COMP_SCI 358-0: Introduction to Parallel Computing
      • COMP_SCI 368-0: Programming Massively Parallel Processors with CUDA
      • COMP_SCI 440-0: Advanced Networking
      • COMP_SCI 441-0: Resource Virtualization
      • COMP_SCI 443-0: Advanced Operating Systems
      • COMP_SCI 446-0: Kernel and Other Low-level Software Development
      • COMP_SCI 450-0: Internet Security
      • COMP_SCI 468-0: Programming Massively Parallel Processors with CUDA
      • COMP_ENG 303-0: Advanced Digital Design
      • COMP_ENG 346-0: Microcontroller System Design
      • COMP_ENG 358-0: Introduction to Parallel Computing
      • COMP_ENG 361-0: Computer Architecture I
      • COMP_ENG 368-0: Programming Massively Parallel Processors with CUDA
      • COMP_ENG 468-0: Programming Massively Parallel Processors with CUDA
    • Artificial Intelligence
      • COMP_SCI 325-0: Artificial Intelligence Programming
      • COMP_SCI 337-0: Natural Language Processing: Classical Approaches
      • COMP_SCI 344-0: Design of Computer Problem Solvers
      • COMP_SCI 348-0: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
      • COMP_SCI 349-0: Machine Learning
      • COMP_SCI 371-0: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
      • COMP_SCI 372-0: Designing and Constructing Models with Multi-Agent Languages
    • Interfaces
      • COMP_SCI 313-0: Tangible Interaction Design and Learning
      • COMP_SCI 315-0: Design, Technology, and Research
      • COMP_SCI 329-0: HCI Studio
      • COMP_SCI 330-0: Human Computer Interaction
      • COMP_SCI 331-0: Introduction to Computational Photography
      • COMP_SCI 333-0: Interactive Information Visualization
      • COMP_SCI 351-1: Introduction to Computer Graphics
      • COMP_SCI 352-0: Machine Perception of Music & Audio
      • COMP_SCI 353-0: Natural & Artificial Vision
      • COMP_SCI 370-0: Computer Game Design
      • COMP_SCI 372-0: Designing and Constructing Models with Multi-Agent Languages
      • COMP_SCI 376-0: Computer Game Design and Development
      • COMP_SCI 377-0: Game Design Studio
      • ELEC_ENG 332-0: Introduction to Computer Vision
    • Software Development and Programming Languages
      • COMP_SCI 310-0: Scalable Software Architectures
      • COMP_SCI 321-0: Programming Languages
      • COMP_SCI 338-0: Practicum in Intelligent Information Systems
      • COMP_SCI 377-0: Game Design Studio
      • COMP_SCI 380-0: Software Quality Engineering
      • COMP_SCI 392-0: Rapid Prototyping for Software Innovation
      • COMP_SCI 393-0: Software Construction
      • COMP_SCI 394-0: Agile Software Development
  • Project courses
    • COMP_SCI 399-0: Projects
    • INTG_SCI 398-0: Undergraduate Research

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)
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Undergraduate

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

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