The Guide provides descriptions, requirements, and course offerings for all of the majors and certificates at UW–Madison. The list of majors below is subject to change, so please reference the Guide for the most current information, as well as information about certificates.
ALS = College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
BUS = School of Business
EDU = School of Education
EGR = College of Engineering
HEC = School of Human Ecology
L&S = College of Letters & Science
NUR = School of Nursing
PHM = School of Pharmacy
Majors | Spring 2024
| Major | School/College |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and Applied Economics | ALS |
| Agricultural Business Management | ALS |
| Agronomy | ALS |
| Animal and Veterinary Biosciences | ALS |
| Animal Sciences | ALS |
| Biochemistry | ALS |
| Biological Systems Engineering | ALS |
| Biology | ALS |
| Community and Environmental Sociology | ALS |
| Dairy Science | ALS |
| Entomology | ALS |
| Environmental Sciences | ALS |
| Food Science | ALS |
| Forest Science | ALS |
| Genetics and Genomics | ALS |
| Global Health | ALS |
| Horticulture | ALS |
| Individual Major | ALS |
| Life Sciences Communication | ALS |
| Microbiology | ALS |
| Nutritional Sciences | ALS |
| Plant Pathology | ALS |
| Soil Science | ALS |
| Wildlife Ecology | ALS |
| Business: Accounting | BUS |
| Business: Actuarial Science | BUS |
| Business: Entrepreneurship | BUS |
| Business: Finance, Investment and Banking | BUS |
| Business: Information Systems | BUS |
| Business: Management | BUS |
| Business: Management and Human Resources | BUS |
| Business: Marketing | BUS |
| Business: Operations and Technology Management | BUS |
| Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics | BUS |
| Business: Risk Management and Insurance | BUS |
| Business: Supply Chain Management | BUS |
| Art | EDU |
| Art Education | EDU |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | EDU |
| Dance | EDU |
| Education Studies | EDU |
| Elementary Education | EDU |
| Elementary Education and Special Education | EDU |
| Health Promotion and Health Equity | EDU |
| Individual Major | EDU |
| Kinesiology | EDU |
| Physical Education | EDU |
| Rehabilitation Psychology | EDU |
| Special Education | EDU |
| Theatre and Drama | EDU |
| Biomedical Engineering | EGR |
| Chemical Engineering | EGR |
| Civil Engineering | EGR |
| Computer Engineering | EGR |
| Electrical Engineering | EGR |
| Engineering Mechanics | EGR |
| Engineering Physics | EGR |
| Environmental Engineering | EGR |
| Geological Engineering | EGR |
| Industrial Engineering | EGR |
| Materials Science and Engineering | EGR |
| Mechanical Engineering | EGR |
| Naval Science | EGR |
| Nuclear Engineering | EGR |
| Community and Nonprofit Leadership | HEC |
| Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies | HEC |
| Consumer Finance and Financial Planning | HEC |
| Consumer Marketplace Studies | HEC |
| Human Development and Family Studies | HEC |
| Individual Major | HEC |
| Interior Architecture | HEC |
| Personal Finance | HEC |
| Textiles and Fashion Design | HEC |
| African American Studies | L&S |
| African Cultural Studies | L&S |
| Anthropology | L&S |
| Applied Mathematics, Engineering and Physics | L&S |
| Applied Social Science | L&S |
| Art History | L&S |
| Asian Languages and Cultures | L&S |
| Astronomy - Physics | L&S |
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | L&S |
| Biochemistry | L&S |
| Biology | L&S |
| Botany | L&S |
| Cartography and Geographic Information Systems | L&S |
| Chemistry | L&S |
| Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | L&S |
| Chinese | L&S |
| Classical Humanities | L&S |
| Classics | L&S |
| Communication Arts | L&S |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | L&S |
| Computer Sciences | L&S |
| Conservation Biology | L&S |
| Data Science | L&S |
| Economics | L&S |
| English | L&S |
| Environmental Sciences | L&S |
| French | L&S |
| Gender and Women's Studies | L&S |
| Geography | L&S |
| Geology and Geophysics | L&S |
| German | L&S |
| History | L&S |
| Individual Major | L&S |
| Information Science | L&S |
| International Studies | L&S |
| Italian | L&S |
| Japanese | L&S |
| Jewish Studies | L&S |
| Journalism | L&S |
| Landscape and Urban Studies | L&S |
| Landscape Architecture | L&S |
| Latin | L&S |
| Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies | L&S |
| Legal Studies | L&S |
| Linguistics | L&S |
| Mathematics | L&S |
| Microbiology | L&S |
| Molecular and Cell Biology | L&S |
| Music | L&S |
| Music: Education | L&S |
| Music: Performance | L&S |
| Neurobiology | L&S |
| Philosophy | L&S |
| Physics | L&S |
| Polish | L&S |
| Political Science | L&S |
| Portuguese | L&S |
| Psychology | L&S |
| Religious Studies | L&S |
| Russian | L&S |
| Scandinavian Studies | L&S |
| Social Welfare | L&S |
| Social Work CSWE Accredited | L&S |
| Environmental Studies | L&S |
| Sociology | L&S |
| Spanish | L&S |
| Statistics | L&S |
| Zoology | L&S |
| Nursing | NUR |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | PHM |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | PHM |