PrincetonUniversity
A Princeton Profile 1997-98

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
Jewish Studies
Language and Culture
Latin American Studies
Linguistics Materials Science and Engineering
Medieval Studies
Musical Performance
Near Eastern Studies
Russian Studies
Teacher Preparation
Theater and Dance
Visual Arts
Women's Studies
Woodrow Wilson School (Public and International Affairs)

Areas of Concentration

Undergraduate concentration patterns have remained fairly constant over the years. Here, in descending order, are the 13 areas of concentration that were the most popular in 1996-97:

Department ....................... Number of Concentrators
 
History ..................................... 237
 
Economics ................................... 222
 
Politics .................................... 203
 
English ..................................... 181
 
Molecular Biology ........................... 160
 
Civil Engineering and Operations Research ... 141
 
Woodrow Wilson School 
  (Public and International Affairs) ........ 134
 
Psychology ................................... 97
 
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ............. 92
 
Electrical Engineering ....................... 66
 
Chemistry .................................... 61
 
Religion ..................................... 56
 
Computer Science ............................. 56
 

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