Majors & Minors

Spanning 4 undergraduate schools, Penn’s more than 90 majors allow students to integrate their interests and approach learning from an interdisciplinary perspective. All Penn students complete a foundation of course work in the liberal arts and sciences along with a major area of study within their undergraduate school.

College of Arts and Sciences

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  • African Studies
  • Africana Studies
  • American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Minor
  • Ancient History
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Asian American Studies Minor
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Basis of Behavior
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Chemistry
  • Cinema Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Cognitive Science
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Criminology
  • Dutch (Netherlandic) Minor
  • Earth Science
  • East Asian Area Studies
  • East Asian Languages and Civilizations
  • Economics
  • Engineering Major
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies Minor
  • Fine Arts
  • French Studies
  • French Studies Minor
  • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
  • Geology
  • German Studies
  • Health and Societies
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Individualized Major
  • International Relations
  • Italian Studies
  • Jewish Studies
  • Korean Studies Minor
  • Latin American and Latino Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logic, Information and Computation
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Middle East Studies
  • MusicNear Eastern Languages and Civilizations
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy, Politics and Economics
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Romance Languages Dual Major
  • Russian
  • Russian (Slavic Languages) Minor
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Sociology
  • South Asia Studies
  • Spanish
  • Theatre Arts
  • Urban Studies
  • Visual Studies

Penn Engineering

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  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Science
  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Cognitive Science Minor
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Cognitive Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Media Design
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy and Sustainability Minor
  • Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor
  • Individualized Major
  • Market and Social Systems Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  • Nanotechnology Minor
  • Systems Science and Engineering

School of Nursing

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  • Nursing
  • Health Communication Minor
  • Multicultural/Global Health Care Minor
  • Nursing and Health Services Management Minor
  • Nutrition Minor

The Wharton School

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  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Business Economics & Public Policy
  • Environmental Policy & Management
  • Finance
  • Global Analysis
  • Individualized
  • Insurance & Risk Management
  • Legal Studies & Business Ethics
  • Management
  • Managing Electronic Commerce
  • Marketing
  • Marketing & Communication
  • Marketing & Operations Management
  • Operations & Information Management
  • Real Estate
  • Retailing
  • Social Impact & Responsbility
  • Statistics