Majors by School and College

What Will You Major In?

There’s no shortage of ways to challenge yourself at Boston University. With 300+ programs of study, you can choose a major. Choose two, if you’d like. Find a minor that fascinates you. Take an elective way outside of your comfort zone.

** Please note: The School of Hospitality Administration does not accept first-year student applications. 

College of Arts & Sciences
(CAS)
College of Communication
(COM)
College of Engineering
(ENG)
College of Fine Arts
(CFA)
College of General Studies
(CGS)
Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
(CDS)
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
(Pardee)
Questrom School of Business
(Questrom)
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
(Sargent)
School of Hospitality Administration
(SHA)
School of Music
School of Theatre
School of Visual Arts
Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
(Wheelock)
Programs across Schools
Acting (Performance)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Advertising
BS
College of Communication
African American & Black Diaspora Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
American Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Ancient Greek
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Ancient Greek & Latin
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology & Religion
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology—Specialization in Anthropology, Health & Medicine
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology—Specialization in Biological Anthropology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology—Specialization in Sociocultural Anthropology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Archaeological & Environmental Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Archaeology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Architectural Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Art Education
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
Astronomy
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Astronomy and Physics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Behavior and Health
BS
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology with Specialization in Behavioral Biology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology with Specialization in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology with Specialization in Ecology & Conservation Biology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology with Specialization in Neurobiology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Business Administration & Management (Business Analytics)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Independent Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Information Systems Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Management & Organizations)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Operations & Supply Chain Management)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Accounting Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Finance Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Global Business Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Law Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Marketing Concentration)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Business Administration & Management (Real Estate)
BSBA
Questrom School of Business
Chemistry
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Physics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry with Specialization in Chemical Biology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Chinese Language & Literature
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Cinema & Media Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Classical Civilization
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Classics & Archaeology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Classics & Philosophy
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Classics & Religion
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Comparative Literature
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Composition & Theory
MusB
College of Fine Arts
School of Music
Computer Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Computer Science & Economics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Costume Design and Production (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Data Science
BS
Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Dietetics
BS
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Earth & Environmental Sciences
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics & Mathematics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Education & Human Development
BS
Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Environmental Analysis & Policy
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Film & Television
BS
College of Communication
French & Linguistics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
French Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
German Language & Literature
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Graphic Design
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
Health Science
BS
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
History
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
History of Art & Architecture
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Human Physiology
BS
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Italian & Linguistics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Italian Studies
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Japanese & Linguistics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Japanese Language & Literature
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Journalism
BS
College of Communication
Korean Language & Literature
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Latin
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Lighting Design (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Linguistics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Linguistics & African Languages
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Linguistics & Computer Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Linguistics & Philosophy
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Linguistics and Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
BS
College of Arts & Sciences
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Marine Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Computer Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Mathematics Education
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Philosophy
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Physics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics (includes Statistics)
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Media Science
BS
College of Communication
Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages & Literatures
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Music (Nonperformance)
BA
College of Fine Arts
School of Music
Music (Performance)
MusB
College of Fine Arts
School of Music
Music Education
MusB
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Neuroscience
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Nutrition
BS
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Painting
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
Philosophy
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy & Neuroscience
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy & Physics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy & Political Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy & Psychology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy & Religion
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Physical Therapy (Six-Year Program)
BS/DPT
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Physics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Physics & Computer Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Political Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Pre-Dentistry
BA
Programs across Schools
Pre-Law
BA
Programs across Schools
Pre-Medicine
BA
Programs across Schools
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
BA
Programs across Schools
Printmaking
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
Psychology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Public Relations
BS
College of Communication
Religion
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Russian Language and Literature
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Scene Design (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Science Education with Specialization in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Sculpture
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
Sociology
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Sound Design (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Spanish
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Spanish & Linguistics
BS
College of Arts & Sciences
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
BS
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Stage Management (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Statistics & Computer Science
BA
College of Arts & Sciences
Technical Production (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Theatre Arts Design & Production (Design, Production & Management)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Theatre Arts/Performance (Performance)
BFA
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre

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