Undergraduate Majors

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 | Fall 2024

MAJORSCHOOL/COLLEGE
Agricultural Business ManagementALS
Agricultural and Applied EconomicsALS
AgronomyALS
Animal and Veterinary BiosciencesALS
BiochemistryALS
Biological Systems EngineeringALS
BiologyALS
Community and Environmental SociologyALS
Dairy ScienceALS
Dairy and Food Animal ManagementALS
EntomologyALS
Food ScienceALS
Forest ScienceALS
Genetics and GenomicsALS
Global HealthALS
HorticultureALS
Individual MajorALS
Life Sciences CommunicationALS
MicrobiologyALS
Nutritional SciencesALS
Plant PathologyALS
Soil ScienceALS
Wildlife EcologyALS
Business Administration-Human ResourcesBUS
Business Administration-ManagementBUS
Business Administration-MarketingBUS
Business: AccountingBUS
Business: Actuarial ScienceBUS
Business: EntrepreneurshipBUS
Business: Finance, Investment and BankingBUS
Business: Human Resource ManagementBUS
Business: Information SystemsBUS
Business: ManagementBUS
Business: Management and Human ResourcesBUS
Business: MarketingBUS
Business: Operations and Technology ManagementBUS
Business: Real Estate and Urban Land EconomicsBUS
Business: Risk Management and InsuranceBUS
Business: Supply Chain ManagementBUS
ArtEDU
Art EducationEDU
DanceEDU
Education StudiesEDU
Elementary EducationEDU
Elementary Education and Special EducationEDU
Health Promotion and Health EquityEDU
Individual MajorEDU
KinesiologyEDU
Physical EducationEDU
Rehabilitation PsychologyEDU
Special EducationEDU
Theatre and DramaEDU
Biomedical EngineeringEGR
Chemical EngineeringEGR
Civil EngineeringEGR
Computer EngineeringEGR
Electrical EngineeringEGR
Engineering MechanicsEGR
Engineering PhysicsEGR
Environmental EngineeringEGR
Geological EngineeringEGR
Industrial EngineeringEGR
Materials Science and EngineeringEGR
Mechanical EngineeringEGR
Nuclear EngineeringEGR
Community and Organizational DevelopmentHEC
Consumer Behavior and Marketplace StudiesHEC
Design, Innovation, and SocietyHEC
Human Development and Family SystemsHEC
Individual MajorHEC
Interior ArchitectureHEC
Personal FinanceHEC
Textiles and Fashion DesignHEC
African American StudiesL&S
African Cultural StudiesL&S
AnthropologyL&S
Applied Mathematics, Engineering and PhysicsL&S
Art HistoryL&S
Asian Languages and CulturesL&S
Astronomy - PhysicsL&S
Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesL&S
BotanyL&S
Cartography and Geographic Information SystemsL&S
ChemistryL&S
Chicana/o and Latina/o StudiesL&S
ChineseL&S
Classical HumanitiesL&S
Communication ArtsL&S
Communication Sciences and DisordersL&S
Computer SciencesL&S
Conservation BiologyL&S
Data ScienceL&S
EconomicsL&S
EnglishL&S
Environmental SciencesL&S
Environmental StudiesL&S
FrenchL&S
Gender and Women's StudiesL&S
GeographyL&S
Geology and GeophysicsL&S
GermanL&S
HistoryL&S
Individual MajorL&S
Information ScienceL&S
International StudiesL&S
ItalianL&S
JapaneseL&S
Jewish StudiesL&S
JournalismL&S
Landscape ArchitectureL&S
Landscape and Urban StudiesL&S
Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian StudiesL&S
Legal StudiesL&S
LinguisticsL&S
MathematicsL&S
Molecular and Cell BiologyL&S
MusicL&S
Music: EducationL&S
Music: PerformanceL&S
NeurobiologyL&S
PharmacyL&S
PhilosophyL&S
PhysicsL&S
PolishL&S
Political ScienceL&S
PortugueseL&S
PsychologyL&S
Religious StudiesL&S
RussianL&S
Scandinavian StudiesL&S
Social WelfareL&S
Social Work CSWE AccreditedL&S
SociologyL&S
SpanishL&S
StatisticsL&S
ZoologyL&S
NursingNUR
Pharmaceutical SciencesPHM
Pharmacology and ToxicologyPHM