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Undergraduate Majors and Minors at UC Irvine

Consult the UCI General Catalogue for available degrees and definitions of majors, minors, concentrations, specializations, and emphases.

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• Claire Trevor School of the Arts
• School of Biological Sciences
• The Paul Merage School of Business
• Department of Education
• The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
• College of Health Sciences
• School of Humanities
• Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• School of Physical Sciences
• School of Social Ecology
• School of Social Sciences

 
CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

• Arts and Humanities (Not open for entering students)
• Dance
  • Specializations (B.F.A. only): Choreography, Performance
• Drama
• Music
  • Emphases (B.A. only): Composition, Music History, Music Theory, Performance
  • Specializations (B.Mus. only): Guitar and Lute Performance; Instrumental Performance: Bassoon, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, Horn, Oboe, Percussion, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin, Violoncello; Jazz Studies: Bass, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet. Piano Performance; Vocal Performance
• Music Theatre
• Studio Art
  • Concentration: Game Culture and Technology (available to currently enrolled students majoring in Studio Art, Computer Science, Informatics, or Information and Computer Science)
• Arts Undeclared
• Minors: Digital Arts; Drama; Studio Art
• Concentration: Medieval Studies (in combination with any major in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts or the School of Humanities)

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SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biological Sciences
• Developmental and Cell Biology
• Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Genetics
• Microbiology and Immunology
  • Specializations: Microbiology, Immunology, Virology
• Neurobiology
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (coordinated for the College of Health Sciences)
• Plant Biology
• Concentration: Biological Sciences Education
• Minor: Biological Sciences

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THE PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

• Business Administration
  • Specializations: Accounting, General Management, Marketing
    
• Business Information Management (offered jointly with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences)
• Minors: Accounting; Management
• 3-2 Program: Available to outstanding undergraduates in all majors*

*The Henry Samueli School of Engineering majors should contact their academic counselor.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

• Minor: Educational Studies

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THE HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

• Aerospace Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
  • Specialization: Biophotonics, Micro and Nano Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering: Premedical
• Chemical Engineering
  
  • Specializations: Biochemical Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Materials Science
• Civil Engineering
  
  • Concentrations: Computer Applications; Engineering Management; Infrastructure Planning; Mathematical Methods
  • Specializations: General Civil Engineering; Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources; Structural Engineering; Transportation Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences)
  • Tracks: Algorithms; Artificial Intelligence; Graphics/Vision; Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Electrical Engineering
  
  • Specializations: Electro-optics and Solid-State Devices; Power Electronics and Power Systems; Systems and Signal Processing
• Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Science Engineering
  • Specialization: Biomaterials; Electronics Processing and Materials; Materials and Mechanical Design
• Mechanical Engineering
  
  • Specializations: Aerospace Engineering; Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering; Flow Physics and Propulsion Systems; Design of Mechanical Systems
• Engineering Undeclared (Only open to incoming freshmen)
• Minor: Biomedical Engineering; Materials Science Engineering

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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

• Nursing Science
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (coordinated by the School of Biological Sciences)
• Public Health Policy (coordinated with the School of Social Ecology)
• Public Health Sciences (coordinated with the School of Social Ecology)
• Minor: Public Health

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

• African American Studies
• Art History
• Asian American Studies
• Chinese Studies
  • Emphases: Chinese Culture and Society; Chinese Language and Literature
• Classical Civilization
• Classics
  
  • Emphases: Greek; Latin
• Comparative Literature
  • Specialization: Cultural Studies
• East Asian Cultures
• English
  
  • Emphases: Creative Writing
• European Studies
  
  • Emphases: British Studies; Early Modern Europe; Encounters with the Non-European World; French Studies; German Studies; Italian Studies; Medieval Studies; The Mediterranean World: Past and Present; Modern Europe (1789 - Present); Russian Studies; Spanish/Portuguese Studies
• Film and Media Studies
• French
• German Studies
• Global Cultures
  • Emphases: (1) Atlantic Rim, (2) Hispanic, U.S. Latino/Latina and Luso-Brazilian Culture, (3) Africa (Nation, Culture) and its Diaspora, (4) Asia (Nation, Culture) and its Diaspora, (5) Europe and its Former Colonies, (6) Pacific Rim and (7) Inter-Area Studies
• History
• Humanities (Interdisciplinary)
• Humanities and Arts (Not open for entering students)
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Korean Literature and Culture
• Latin
• Literary Journalism
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
  • Emphases: Judaism/Christianity/Islam; World Religious Traditions
• Spanish
  
  • Emphases: (1) Cinema: Spain, Latin America, and U.S. Latino; (2) Literature and Culture; (3) Spanish for Future Teachers
• Women's Studies
• Humanities Undeclared 
• Minors: African American Studies; Archaeology; Art History; Asian American Studies; Asian Studies, Chinese Language and Literature; Classical Civilization; Comparative Literature; English; European Studies; Film and Media Studies; French; German Studies; Global Cultures; Greek; History; Humanities and Law; Italian Studies; Japanese Language and Literature; Jewish Studies; Korean Literature and Culture; Latin; Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Philosophy; Portuguese; Queer Studies; Religious Studies; Russian Studies; Spanish; Women's Studies
• Concentration: Medieval Studies (in combination with any major in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts or the School of Humanities)

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DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Biomedical Computing
• Business Information Management (offered jointly with The Paul Merage School of Business)
• Computer Science
• Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering)
  • Tracks: Algorithms; Artificial Intelligence; Graphics/Vision; Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Informatics
  • Specializations: Software Engineering; Human-Computer Interaction; Organizations and Information Technology
    
• Information and Computer Science
  
  • Specializations: Artificial Intelligence; Computer Systems; Implementation and Analysis of Algorithms; Information Systems; Networks and Distributed Systems; Optimization; Software Systems
• Information and Computer Sciences Undeclared (Only open to incoming freshmen)
• Minors: Informatics; Information and Computer Science; Statistics
• Concentrations: Engineering and Computer Science in the Global Context (by approval of the Associate Dean, in combination with any major in the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences); Game Culture and Technology (available to currently enrolled students majoring in Computer Science, Informatics, Information and Computer Science, or Studio Art)

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INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

• Business Information Management (offered jointly by The Paul Merage School of Business and the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences)
• Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly by the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and The Henry Samueli School of Engineering)
• Minors: Civic and Community Engagement; Global Sustainability; History and Philosophy of Science; Native American Studies

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SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

• Chemistry
  
  • Concentrations: Biochemistry; Chemistry Education
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Earth and Environmental Studies
• Mathematics
  
  • Concentration: Mathematics for Economics
  • Specializations: Applied and Computational Mathematics; Mathematics for Education; Statistics
• Physics
  
  • Concentrations: Applied Physics; Biomedical Physics; Computational Physics; Philosophy of Physics; Physics Education
  • Specialization: Astrophysics
• Physical Sciences Undeclared 
• Minors: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; Mathematics

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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY

• Criminology, Law and Society
• Psychology and Social Behavior
• Social Ecology
• Social Ecology Undeclared 
• Urban Studies
• Minors: Criminology, Law and Society; Environmental Design; Psychology and Social Behavior; Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Studies

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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Anthropology
• Business Economics
  • Specialization: International Issues and Economics
• Chicano/Latino Studies
• Economics
  • Specialization: International Issues and Economics
• International Studies
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Quantitative Economics
  • Specialization: International Issues and Economics
• Social Science Undeclared (Only open to incoming freshmen)
• Sociology
• Social Science
  • Specializations: Multicultural Studies; Public and Community Service; Research and Social Policy; Social Sciences for Secondary School Education
    
• Minors: Anthropology; Chicano/Latino Studies; Conflict Resolution; Economics; Linguistics; Medical Anthropology; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology

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