36 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The United States is a multiethnic, multinational, and multiracial nation in a modern world marked by migration and interdependence. The Asian American Studies Program at Northwestern University reflects that reality and prepares students to fully participate in that world.

This Russian and East European Studies major concentration at Northwestern University is designed for students who wish to combine language and literature with work in other disciplines. It is also a good choice for students whose primary interest rests in non-Russian Slavic countries.

This Russian Language, Literature, and Culture major concentration at Northwestern University is guided by a focus on 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature. 

The Asian Languages and Cultures Major from Northwestern University is designed for students who wish to combine proficiency in an Asian language (Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, Japanese, or Korean) with rigorous training in the humanistic study of an Asian culture or cultures (China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, or comparative).

The dual degree program in Music and Communication at Northwestern University offers students the opportunity to earn either a bachelor of music or bachelor of arts in music and either a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts in communication in five years.

Through the use of empirical evidence, diverse methodologies and intellectual approaches this field boasts a rigorous engagement with communities of African descent in the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe, among others. The African American Studies program is offered at Northwestern University.

The Communication and Engineering program at Northwestern University offers students the opportunity to earn bachelor’s degrees in both communication and engineering in five years. 

The Gender and Sexuality Studies at Northwestern University is home to a popular major and minor for undergraduates in WCAS and is often a second major, minor, or concentration for students in SESP, MEDILL and the School of Communications.

The Human Development in Context program at Northwestern University, formerly called Human Development and Psychological Services, examines how people throughout the lifespan develop in, are influenced by, and shape the social settings they encounter (e.g., families, communities, educational institutions, and the workplace). 

The Jewish Studies program at Northwestern University refers to the study of Judaism, Jewish history, Jewish identity and Jewish culture over time and around the world. Jewish Studies also partners with Middle East and North African Studies (MENA) to provide Hebrew language classes, which are offered at three levels.

The Science in Human Culture program at Northwestern University offers undergraduate students the choice of an adjunct major or a minor field meant to prepare them to confront the impact of science, medicine, and technology on society—and on their own lives.

Studying English Literature program at Northwestern University you will be honing your ability to use language as a tool for analysis and communication.  Language allows us to communicate with other human beings, opening up the possibility of cooperative action in place of comparatively ineffectual individual efforts.

The Anthropology program at Northwestern University draws upon the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences to answer compelling questions about humankind.

The Communication Studies program at Northwestern University is the perfect major for students with multiple interests and diverse talents because the discipline provides theory, tools, and techniques for analyzing, managing and improving communication in every arena of professional and personal interaction.

The American Studies Program at Northwestern University is an honors-track major that is comparative and interdisciplinary in its approach. The major draws on a broad range of faculty from the humanities and social sciences so that students can examine components of U.S. culture, the diverse experiences of Americans, and others affected by Americans locally, nationally, and globally.

The Psychology major at Northwestern University reflects the richness of the field; courses focus on the primary areas of research and instruction—behavior and cognition, clinical, cognitive, personality and social.

Providing students with the opportunity to gain skills in cross-cultural understanding, the adjunct major in African Studies at Northwestern University challenges students by drawing on innovative scholarship across departments and schools while offering a sustained engagement with the African past, present, and future. 

The Spanish program at Northwestern University emphasize an engagement with literary and cultural studies through an attentive reading to the particularities of language and socio-historical context.

 International Studies Program at Northwestern University is launching a revamped curriculum with a new focus on thematic concentrations, languages and study abroad experience. 

In the Latina and Latino Studies Program (LLSP) at Northwestern University, students may take a variety of courses pertaining to the histories, political experiences, cultural, artistic and material expressions, and intellectual traditions of Latinas and Latinos living in the United States.