Majors and Minors

Majors and Minors

Marine biology? Got it. Product design? Got that, too. Plus Chinese and a host of other language programs, economics, advertising, and a whole lot more. If you’re an explorer—a student undecided about a major or minor—know that you are in good company: one-fourth of incoming UO students aren’t sure about their majors when they enroll.

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Anthropology

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology

Biochemistry

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Bioengineering

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Ecology and Evolution; Human Biology; Marine Biology; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Neuroscience and Behavior

Black studies

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Chemistry

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Cinema studies

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Classical civilization

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Classics

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Greek, Latin, Greek and Latin, Classical Civilization, Classical Archaeology

Climate studies

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Comics and cartoon studies

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Commerce and society

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Comparative literature

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Language and Culture, Disciplines in Dialogue

Creative writing

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Criminology

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Digital humanities

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Disability studies

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Earth sciences

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Geoscience, and Paleontology

Economics

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

English

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Environmental humanities

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Environmental science

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Environmental studies

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Ethics

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Folklore and public culture

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

General social sciences

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences Applied Economics, Business, and Society; Crime, Law, and Society; Globalization, Environment, and Policy; Social Studies Teaching

Geography

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Culture, Politics and Place; Environment, Economy and Sustainability; Geographic Education; Water Science and Policy; Environmental Systems; Geographic Information Science

Greek

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

History

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Human physiology

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Humanities

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Indigenous, race, and ethnic studies

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Interdisciplinary cognitive sciences

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Latin

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Linguistics

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Language Behavior, Linguistic Analysis, Sound, Grammar

Marine biology

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Mathematics

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Standard Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Secondary Teaching,

Medieval studies

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Multidisciplinary science

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Native American and Indigenous studies

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Neuroscience

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Philosophy

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Diversity

Physics

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School-bound; Applied Emphasis

Political science

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences Public Policy and Political Action; Politics, Law and Justice; Politics of Business; Global Engagement; Sustainability, Development, and Social Action; Ethics, Identity, and Society

Psychology

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Queer studies

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Religious studies

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Sociology

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Spatial data science and technology

Available as: Available as Major

College of Arts and Sciences

Theater arts

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Available as: Available as Major, Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Writing, public speaking, and critical reasoning

Available as: Available as Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Undecided about your major?

Making the transition to college can make you feel like a small fish in a big pond, especially when you're undecided about your major. But don't worry—about a quarter of incoming UO students aren’t sure about their majors when they enroll. You’ll be in great company as you explore your academic opportunities.

One benefit to being undecided about your major is that your mind is open—a lot like your future. Among the hundreds of academic programs you'll find here at the UO, there will be many you've never imagined. Each term you can choose from more than 3,000 classes that will help you explore your interests, identify your skills, and find your passion.

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