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SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

The University of Pittsburgh offers numerous undergraduate majors. Those majors are listed below, along with the degree conferred and the school or college offering the major. Majors in which a minor is also available are marked with an asterisk. See the individual school's or college's section of this bulletin for specific major and degree requirements. Please note that undergraduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville are described in their separate bulletins.

The University Honors College offers a Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) degree in many of the majors listed below (see University Honors College section of this bulletin for details). Also, the many double major possibilities are not listed here; students should check with the individual school to determine the range of double majors allowed.

MAJORS

Major
Degree Conferred
School/College1
Accounting BSBA CBA
Administration of Justice* BA CGS
Africana Studies BA CAS
Anthropology BA CAS
Applied Mathematics BS CAS
Architectural Studies BA CAS
Bioengineering* BSE ENG
Biological Sciences BS CAS
CAS Major/Business BA or BS CAS
Chemical Engineering* BSE ENG
Chemistry BS CAS
Child Development and Child Care BS ED
Chinese BA CAS
Civil Engineering* BSE ENG
Classics* BA CAS
Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition BS SHRS
Communication: Rhet & Comm BA CAS
Communication Science BA SHRS
Computer Engineering BSE ENG
Computer Science BS CAS
Dental Hygiene BS CGS
Ecology and Evolution BS CAS
Economics* BA or BS CAS
Electrical Engineering* BSE ENG
Emergency Medicine BS SHRS
Engineering Physics BSE ENG
English Literature* BA CAS
English Writing BA CAS
Environmental Geology BS CAS
Environmental Studies BA CAS
Film Studies BA CAS
Finance BSBA CBA
French* BA CAS
General Management BSBA CBA
Geology BS CAS
German* BA CAS
Health Information Management BS SHRS
Health Services BS CGS
History* BA CAS
History and Phil of Science BA CAS
History of Art & Architecture BA CAS
Humanities Area BA CGS
Industrial Engineering* BSE ENG
Information Science BS SIS
Interdisciplinary Studies BA or BS CAS
Italian* BA CAS
Japanese BA CAS
Legal Studies* BA CGS
Liberal Studies BA or BS CGS
Linguistics* BA CAS
Marketing BSBA CBA
Materials Science and Engineering* BSE ENG
Mathematics BS CAS
Mathematics-Economics BA or BS CAS
Mathematics-Philosophy BA or BS CAS
Mechanical Engineering* BSE ENG
Media Communications BA CGS
Metallurgical Engineering BSE ENG
Microbiology BS CAS
Molecular Biology BS CAS
Movement Science BS ED
Music* BA CAS
Natural Sciences Area BS CGS
Neuroscience* BS CAS
Nursing BSN NURSE
Occupational Therapy BS SHRS
Pharmacy PharmD2 PHARM
Philosophy* BA CAS
Physics* BS CAS
Physics and Astronomy BA or BS CAS
Polish BA CAS
Political Science* BA CAS
Politics-Philosophy BA CAS
Psychology BS CAS
Public Administration* BA CGS
Rehabilitation Science BS SHRS
Religious Studies* BA CAS
Russian BA CAS
Scientific Computing BS CAS
Self Design BA or BS CAS
Social Sciences Area BA CGS
Social Work BASW SW
Sociology* BA CAS
Spanish BA CAS
Statistics BS CAS
Studio Arts* BA CAS
Theatre Arts BA CAS
Urban Studies BA CAS
* Minor in this field is also available.
1Abbreviations are as follows:

CAS = College of Arts and Sciences
CBA = College of Business Administration
Dental = School of Dental Medicine
Ed = School of Education
Eng = School of Engineering
CGS = College of General Studies
SHRS = School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
SIS = School of Information Sciences
Nurse = School of Nursing
Pharm = School of Pharmacy
SW = School of Social Work
2The PharmD is not an undergraduate degree, but the School of Pharmacy admits undergraduates (including incoming freshmen) to its professional program that leads to a PharmD degree. See School of Pharmacy section of this bulletin for details.




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