Departments and Programs

Academic Departments

Undergraduates may concentrate their studies in the following fields:

Anthropology

Architecture

Art and Archaeology

Astrophysical Sciences

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Civil Engineering and Operations Research

Classics

Comparative Literature

Computer Science

East Asian Studies

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Economics

Electrical Engineering

English

Geosciences

Germanic Languages and Literatures

History

Mathematics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Molecular Biology

Music

Near Eastern Studies

Philosophy

Physics

Politics

Psychology

Public and International Affairs (Woodrow Wilson School)

Religion

Romance Languages and Literatures

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Sociology

Interdepartmental Programs

Undergraduates may supplement their concentration by participating in any of the following programs, most of which grant certificates of proficiency:

African Studies

African-American Studies

American Studies

Applications of Computing

Applied and Computational Mathematics

Architecture and Engineering

Cognitive Studies

Creative Writing

East Asian Studies

Engineering and Management Systems

Engineering Biology

Engineering Physics

Environmental Studies

European Cultural Studies

Geological Engineering

Hellenic Studies

Humanistic Studies

7-Areas of Concentration

Undergraduate concentration patterns have remained fairly constant over the years. Here, in descending order, are the 12 areas of concentration that were the most popular in 1995–96:

Department Number of Concentrators

History 255

Economics 210

Politics 196

English 182

Molecular Biology 170

Woodrow Wilson School (Public and International Affairs) 136

Civil Engineering and Operations Research 126

Psychology 103

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 89

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 66

Electrical Engineering 63

Chemistry 61