Northwestern University

Accounting Information and Management

The Accounting Information & Management doctoral program trains students in empirical/archival and analytical/theoretical research methods focusing on the role of accounting in the market for financial information.

Acting

The Northwestern MFA in Acting offers comprehensive training in acting technique to advanced students while offering a historical context for the work of theatre and an understanding of the role and responsibilities of theatre artists in society.

Advanced Teaching Certificate

African-American/Black Studies.

African Studies

The Program of African Studies (PAS) is the oldest African Studies program in the United States. Founded in 1948, PAS enjoys a unique legacy of sponsoring research on Africa, training students in African Studies, and facilitating the involvement of Northwestern's departments.

American Studies

The American Studies Program is interdisciplinary, comparative, and internationally oriented. The competitive-admissions major examines the development and expressions of national culture alongside those of borderland and diasporic American cultures and amongst global cultures.

Ancient Greek

The Classics Cluster and Certificates offer a wide range of opportunities for students interested in Greek and Roman antiquity and/or its reception from medieval through contemporary times. Certificates are offered in Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Studies.

Anthropology

The Graduate Program in Anthropology fosters the historic diversity of the discipline by building an intellectual dialogue between different humanistic and scientific approaches. Its research and graduate training program emphasizes the integration of the major anthropological subfields, including Archaeology, Biological, Cultural, and Linguistic Anthropology.

Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humankind from a broadly comparative and historical perspective. Anthropology advances understanding of human biological and cultural diversity around the world and across time.

Applied Mathematics

The applied mathematics program is intended to provide the knowledge necessary for applying mathematical ideas and techniques to the problems that arise in engineering or science.

Applied Physics

The Applied Physics Graduate Program is a joint program between the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science and the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, and spans multiple departments including Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering.

Architecture and Related services, Other

Art History

The Department of Art History offers a full-time doctoral program that is designed to prepare graduates for professional lives as art historians and theorists of visual and spatial cultures. The PhD curriculum moves from a general introduction to the methods and philosophies of the discipline to a more specific exploration of the student's chosen field.

Art History

Art history involves studying objects and practices from various perspectives, including their material form, sensory experience, and historical, ideological, and social contexts, tracing their influences and impact on societies over time and across geographies.

Art Theory and Practice

As its name suggests, the Department of Art Theory and Practice explores both the making of contemporary art and the ideas and theories that drive it. The study of art practice in traditional media, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography, is the core of the undergraduate course structure.

Art Theory and Practice

The Art Theory and Practice two-year graduate program is best suited to students looking to pursue intense and prolonged periods of studio work in addition to academic study. The program's small size, averaging 10 students, ensures a continuous intensive exchange among faculty and graduate students.

Asian American Studies

Asian American studies is a vital component of a liberal arts education, and Northwestern's Asian American Studies Program provides students with the tools to understand the histories, cultures, and experiences of Asian Americans.

Asian Languages and Cultures

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures focuses on Asian humanities and languages past and present. The Asian Languages and Cultures major is designed for students to gain both language training and cultural understanding.

Asian Studies

Faculty in the Asian Studies Graduate Cluster (ASGC) offer comprehensive yet focused exposure to Asian cultures, histories and societies with an emphasis on transdisciplinary research and methodologies. The program trains students in advanced research and interdisciplinary studies across the humanities and social sciences.

Astronomy

The Northwestern Astronomy PhD is designed to provide students with a broad training in astronomy while enabling them to get started quickly with their graduate research. It is a flexible program that allows students to complement their astronomy training with a selection of physics courses or courses from other quantitative disciplines.

B.A., B.Ph. and B.S.G.S. in Economics

B.A., B.S., or Non-Degree in Liberal Arts, Other

B.A. CMN and B.S. CMN in Dance

B.A. CMN and B.S. CMN in Interdept Studies in Speech

B.A. CMN and B.S. CMN in Radio-TV-Film

BA CMN, BS CMN, B.Phil.Com. & B.P.H.C. in Comm. Studies

B.A. in African American Studies

B.A. in African Studies

B.A. in Animate Arts

B.A. in Asian and Middle East Studies

B.A. in Asian & Middle East Language & Civilization

B.A. in Asian Studies

B.A. in Business Institutions

B.A. in CAS - Undecided

B.A. in Comparative Literature

B.A. in Computing and Information Systems

B.A. in Drama

B.A. in Entrepreneurship

B.A. in European Studies

B.A. in Gender Studies

B.A. in Geography

B.A. in Geological Sciences

B.A. in Global Health Studies

B.A. in Humanities

B.A. in Integrated Marketing and Communications

B.A. in Italian

B.A. in Material Science

B.A. in Middle Eastern Languages & Civilizations

B.A. in Music

B.A. in Organizational Leadership

B.A. in Religion

B.A. in Science and Human Culture

B.A. in Slavic Lang. & Literature (Including Russian)

B.A. in Urban Studies

BA Math Methods in the Social Sciences

Biological Sciences

The science of biology constitutes the study of organisms at all levels of complexity and in all their diversity. The undergraduate major in biological sciences provides a broad, modern curriculum in the life sciences.

Biomedical Engineering

The Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program centers on engineering methods for studying biological and physiological processes and the application of concepts to medical problems.

Biomedical Engineering

The Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program centers on engineering methods for studying biological and physiological processes and the application of concepts to medical problems.

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering offers one of the largest and broadest programs in the country at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Biostatistics

The Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics program is a one-year program, providing graduate biostatistics training for students who intend to plan, direct and execute health research and/or analyze health data. The program is distinguished by its concurrent emphasis on both statistical methodology and computer programming skills.

Biotechnology

The Biotechnology Certificate reflects an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental training that is broader than what is available through an individual department. This certificate program promotes interdisciplinary education in biotechnology, interactions among faculty and among students with interests in biotechnology.

Black Diaspora Studies

Black Studies by its very nature is an interdisciplinary field. It acquaints students with myriad ways of thinking, researching, and writing about the diverse experiences of African Americans in the United States and of African descended people throughout the African Diaspora.

Black Studies

Black Studies by its very nature is an interdisciplinary field. It acquaints students with myriad ways of thinking, researching, and writing about the diverse experiences of African Americans in the United States and of African descended people throughout the African Diaspora.

Black Studies

The Department of Black Studies offers courses that focus on populations, discourses, practices, movements, and contexts of African descent in the African diaspora (e.g., the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia).

B.Mus. in Music Performance

B.Mus. in Music Technology

B.Ph. and B.S.G.S. in Computer Studies

B.Ph. and B.S.G.S in Fine and Performing Arts (General)

B.Ph. and B.S.G.S. in Organizational Behavior

B.Ph. and B.S.G.S in Social Sciences

BPH, BSGS, BPHC in SCS Ad Hoc

B.Ph., BSGS in Philosophy

B.P.H.C. in Communication Systems

B.Phil. and B.S.G.S. in Environmental Studies

B.Phil. Or B.S.G.S. in English Writing

B.S.Ed. In Education and Social Policy

B.S.Ed. In Human Development and Psychological Services

B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education

B.S.E.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S.G.S. in Biological Science

B.S.G.S. in Environmental Sciences

B.S. in Architectural Engineering and Design

B.S. in Combined Studies in Engineering

B.S. in Engineering

B.S. in Health Sciences

B.S. in Integrated Marketing and Communication

B.S. in Medical Engineering

B.S. in Medicine

B.S. in Secondary Teaching

B.S. or Non-Degree in Speech Pathology

Certificate in British Literature

Certificate in Health, Science, and Society

Certificate in Management

Certificate in Music Performance

Certificate in Policy Analysis

Certificate in Prehealth Professions

Certificate in Pre-Medicine

Certificate in Pre-nursing

Certificate in Pre-Physical Therapy

Certificate in Pre-Physician Assistant

Certificate in Programming

Certificate in Prosthetics/Orthotics

Certificate in Research and Analytics

Certificate in Strategic Communication

Certificate in Strategic Management

Certificate in Tax Law

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Graduates of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Program develop proficiency in modern chemical and biological engineering theory and practice through a core curriculum. They gain specialized knowledge through elective courses within and outside of the department.

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Graduates of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Program develop proficiency in modern chemical and biological engineering theory and practice through a core curriculum. They gain specialized knowledge through elective courses within and outside of the department.

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering impacts nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Chemical engineers harness the power of chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics to develop processes that transform raw materials.

Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry focuses on graduate teaching and research at the forefront of the discipline, and prepares students for research positions in industry or academia. Advanced courses, seminars, and research opportunities are offered in inorganic, organic, physical and biological chemistry.

Chemistry

Chemistry is the study of molecular structure, chemical reactions, and the molecular basis of solids, liquids, and gases.

Civic Engagement

The Civic Engagement Certificate prepares motivated students to make a positive impact in their communities by organizing and mobilizing to implement policy.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering develop proficiencies in the theories and practices that allow to sustain human societies, and frame their future given the environmental changes to come. They acquire specialized knowledge through core courses specific to various research areas and elective courses.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering develop proficiencies in the theories and practices that allow to sustain human societies, and frame their future given the environmental changes to come. They acquire specialized knowledge through core courses specific to various research areas and elective courses.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering bridges science and society, and thus plays a leading role in planning, designing, building, and ensuring a sustainable future.

Classical Latin

The Classics Cluster and Certificates offer a wide range of opportunities for students interested in Greek and Roman antiquity and/or its reception from medieval through contemporary times. Certificates are offered in Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Studies.

Classical Studies

The Classics Cluster and Certificates offer a wide range of opportunities for students interested in Greek and Roman antiquity and/or its reception from medieval through contemporary times. Certificates are offered in Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Studies.

Classics

Classics majors and minors study the language, literature, history, and culture of Greek and Roman antiquity. The department offers a wide range of topics and has strengths in Greek and Latin literature, mythology, Greek history, the ancient economy, and ancient philosophical writing.

Clinical and Translational Research

Students in the Certificate in Clinical and Translational Research gain expertise in clinical and translational science and become more interdisciplinary in their professional endeavors. Clinical and translational research is a discipline that fosters multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and team-based approaches to research.

Clinical Investigation

The Degree Program in Clinical Investigation is sponsored by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) institute. This program is part-time and consists of evening courses primarily for medical residents, fellows and junior faculty members who wish to receive formal training in clinical research.

Clinical Psychology

The Program in Clinical Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is one of only a handful of programs in the United States based in an academic medical center and housed in a psychiatry department.

Clinical Psychology

The PhD Program in Clinical Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is one of only a handful of programs in the United States based in an academic medical center and housed in a psychiatry department.

Cognitive Science

The Cognitive Science Certificate provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the mind, combining knowledge and expertise from multiple disciplines including computer science, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, and biology, among other fields.

Cognitive Science

Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the mind, brain, and intelligence. It draws on methods and perspectives from cognitive psychology, computer science, linguistics, and philosophy.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern brings together researchers studying mechanisms and disorders of communication in an interdisciplinary setting. Research centers around basic and clinical aspects of speech, language, learning, hearing, and swallowing.

Communication Studies

The Department of Communication Studies offers courses that explore the major media, practices, and problems of a communication-intensive society. Topics include bargaining and negotiation, collective decision making, organizational innovation, human-computer interaction, Internet use, popular culture, social movements, and the history of political discourse in the United States.

Communication Studies

The Department of Communication Studies houses the doctoral programs in Communication Studies (Rhetoric and Public Culture) and Rhetoric, Media, and Publics. The Department is also a key participant in the doctoral programs in Media, Technology and Society and Technology and Social Behavior.

Comparative and Historical Social Science

Co-sponsored by the Departments of Political Science and Sociology, the Certificate Program in Comparative-Historical Social Science (CHSS) supports training for graduate students interested in comparative and historical research. Students in the program complete their PhD in either political science or sociology.

Comparative Literary Studies

The Comparative Literary Studies Program is an interdepartmental, interdisciplinary program for the study of literature across national and linguistic lines.

Comparative Literary Studies

Graduates of Comparative Literary Studies leave with the historical knowledge, linguistic skills, and interpretive methodologies necessary to undertake scholarly research on and to teach literature in at least two languages.

Composition

Composition students pursue a course of study that develops analytical and creative skills and enjoy several opportunities to hear their works performed.

Computer Engineering

Northwestern University's Computer Engineering program is a joint program between the Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering.

Computer Engineering

Northwestern University's Computer Engineering program is a joint program between the Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering.

Computer Engineering

Computer engineering deals with digital design, computer hardware and architecture, robotics, microprocessors, software and programming, and the interrelationships between hardware and software.

Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science.

Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science.

Computer Science and Learning Sciences

The Joint PhD Program in Computer Science and Learning Sciences builds on enduring and growing connections between research on learning and computation. This program is intended for students with an interest in both fields who would otherwise be forced to choose one area or the other.

Computer Science (BA)

The Program in Computer Science offers students the opportunity to study computer science within the context of Weinberg College's focus on liberal arts and sciences, as distinct from the engineering context in the McCormick School's Department of Computer Science.

Computer Science (BS)

Computer science involves the understanding, use, and extension of computational ideas and their implementation. This McCormick degree program prepares students to comprehend the breadth of computer science and its key intellectual questions.

Counseling

The Master of Arts degree in Counseling, delivered on-ground and online, is dedicated to the cutting edge preparation of tomorrow's clinical mental health counselors nationwide.

Creative Writing

The Creative Writing Major includes four tracks: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre. A strong literature component and a course in the history and culture of literary production anchor the Creative Writing Major within a context of general literacy.

Creative Writing

Critical Theory

This program proposes a thorough introduction to critical theory through a structured, interdepartmental curriculum. Critical theory is encountered frequently in the study of politics and philosophy and has become an integral part of literary theory and cultural analysis.

Curious Life

The Curious Life Certificate (CLC) begins with a foundational experience called PATH, taken as a CLC gateway course by first- and second-year students, introducing them to a holistic approach to their performance as it relates to both their academic and personal life at Northwestern.

Dance

The dance major prepares students for further advanced academic work or a wide range of positions in the dance field. The major's comprehensive curriculum emphasizes the study of dance as well as the act of dancing, providing students with robust opportunities for writing, research, and analysis in the field.

Data Science

As the amount of data in the world continues to grow, so does the need for tools and techniques to understand it. These skills are used in nearly every area of life, from finance and medicine to sports, law, and the sciences.

Directing

The Department of Theatre offers two distinctive MFA programs: the MFA in Stage Design and the MFA in Directing. The program leading to the MFA in Directing trains stage directors to possess strong practical knowledge of theater practice and to demonstrate an understanding of a range of storytelling styles and practices in the theater.

D.Mus. in Composition

D.Mus. in Conducting

D.Mus. in Music-Performance

D.Mus. in Piano & Organ

D.Mus. In String Instruments

D.Mus. in Voice & Opera

Doctor of Audiology

Doctor of Juridical Science

Doctor of Juridical Science in Law

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Documentary Media

The Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Media is a professional degree that provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to create compelling documentaries and other kinds of media using documentary methods. This program encourages connectivity across disciplines, formats, and genres.

DPT in Physical Therapy

Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences

The Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP) combines graduate study in biochemistry and structural biology, cancer biology, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics and genomics, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, pharmacology, systems biology, and biomedical informatics into a single program.

Earth and Planetary Sciences

The Earth and Planetary Sciences (EEPS) PhD Program trains graduate students to become conscientious thought leaders in and outside of academia.

Earth and Planetary Sciences

The field of Earth and Planetary Sciences involves studies of the past, present, and future of the Earth and other planets. Our curriculum covers a broad range of sub-disciplines spanning traditional Earth Science.

Economics

The program in economics enables students to understand the basic concepts, theories, and techniques of economics as they apply to economic problems and policies. These may focus on macroeconomics, applied microeconomics, quantitative economics, or economic history.

Economics

The PhD Program in Economics prepares students for careers in college teaching and research, government and international agencies, or private business. The curriculum covers all principal areas of economic study and research.

Education Sciences

The Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences (MPES) is designed for PhD students who want to pursue a research career studying critical policy and practice issues in the field of education. The program provides a unified system of research mentoring and coursework for students from a diverse set of academic fields.

Electrical Engineering

The Electrical Engineering (EE) division in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in EE. Areas of study include Solid-State, Photonic, and Quantum Technologies and Signals and Systems.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering involves the development and application of electronic and optical technologies for generating, communicating, and processing information.

Electrical Engineering

The Electrical Engineering (EE) division in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in EE. Areas of study include Solid-State, Photonic, and Quantum Technologies and Signals and Systems.

Elementary Teaching

Students who wish to be licensed as teachers must apply to the SESP Teacher Education Program. Elementary Teaching within the program is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Engineering Design Innovation

The Master of Science in Engineering Design Innovation (EDI) at the Segal Design Institute is an 18-month, full-time design innovation graduate program that teaches students from a variety of backgrounds how to address complex design problems using a stakeholder-centered approach to human-centered design.

Engineering, Other

Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

The program in Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics educates students in mathematical methods and their application to various scientific and engineering fields.

Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

The program in Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics educates students in mathematical methods and their application to various scientific and engineering fields.

English

The Graduate Program in the Department of English offers advanced study and research in literary history, criticism, and theory, with excellent opportunities for interdepartmental and interdisciplinary study.

English

The Department of English values multiple kinds of critical inquiry and creativity. While some courses emphasize the formal qualities of literary works, others address such questions as what counts as literary or how to characterize the relationships among literature, culture, and society.

English

The Graduate Program in the Department of English offers advanced study and research in literary history, criticism, and theory, with excellent opportunities for interdepartmental and interdisciplinary study.

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineers are the technical professionals who identify and design solutions for environmental problems, providing answers about the potentially harmful interrelationships between human civilization and the environment.

Environmental Sciences

The environmental sciences address one of society's greatest challenges: preservation and stewardship of the natural world. The curriculum synthesizes the natural sciences, engineering, and other fields.

Finance

The Finance doctoral program provides students with rigorous training in finance, economics, mathematics and statistics. These tools, plus opportunities for supervised independent research, enable students to make their own contributions to the understanding of financial markets and institutions.

Financial Economics

The PhD Program in Financial Economics is offered jointly by the Department of Economics in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Finance in the Kellogg School of Management. The program prepares students for careers in college teaching and research, government and international agencies, or private business.

Financial Economics

To earn the Financial Economics Certificate, students admitted to the Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates must complete KELLG_FE 310-0 Principles of Finance and three additional KELLG_FE courses.

French

Studies in French and Italian provide unique insights into the language, thought, and character of cultures different from our own. Such knowledge builds an awareness of our own society's diversity and the ways it resembles and differs from others.

French and Francophone Studies

The PhD Program in French and Francophone Studies focuses on literary and cultural production from the Francophone world. The program is distinguished by a deep exploration of the continued impact French literature and culture has on modern literary theory, philosophy, and critical thought.

Gender and Sexuality Studies

The Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS) program brings together dynamic faculty and graduate students conducting research in the theory and history of gender, feminism, and sexuality studies. GSS draws from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, training students in core concepts of gender and sexuality studies.

Gender and Sexuality Studies

The Gender and Sexuality Studies Program is a dynamic interdisciplinary program that draws on faculty and courses from more than 20 departments and several schools, including Weinberg College, the School of Communication, and the Pritzker School of Law.

Genetic Counseling

The Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling is a six-quarter (18-month) program leading to a master's in Genetic Counseling and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC). The curriculum emphasizes the scientific and medical aspects of the profession, along with the counseling and psychosocial aspects.

German

The German major is designed for students to accomplish two broad goals: to develop their language proficiency and gain linguistic confidence, and to become familiar with issues and discourses in German literature, culture, and history.

German Literature and Critical Thought

The Department of German offers training in German-language literature, culture, and thought from the mid-eighteenth to the early twenty-first century, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary work in the fields of critical theory, philosophy and literature, literary theory, intellectual and cultural history, and media theory.

Global and Ecological Health Engineering

The Certificate in Global and Ecological Health Engineering trains engineers to become globally competent in either biomedical or environmental engineering. This four-quarter program is run concurrently with the existing biomedical and environmental engineering master's programs with one additional quarter, and includes a summer research project abroad.

Global Politics and Religion

The graduate certificate program in Global Politics and Religion is an interdisciplinary initiative co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Religious Studies. It offers a coordinated program of study for graduate students interested in the interrelations between religion, politics, culture, law, and governance in different parts of the world.

Health and Biomedical Informatics

The Master of Science (MS) in Health and Biomedical Informatics (HBMI) offers students a unique opportunity to gain expertise in a rapidly evolving field that blends healthcare, data science, and information technology. The program emphasizes the development of novel methods tailored to complex biomedical challenges.

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator.

Health Professions Education

The Master of Science in Health Professions Education (MS-HPE) is a two-year, part-time executive program through Northwestern University.

Health Sciences Integrated Program

The Health Sciences Integrated Program (HSIP) offers doctoral student training in multiple disciplines within the health sciences, including biostatistics, health and biomedical informatics, health services and outcomes research, and social sciences and health.

Health Services and Outcomes Research

The Master of Science in Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR) provides training in research methods and the substantive field of health services and outcomes research. Health services and outcomes research can play a critical role in informing the healthcare policymaking process and developing clinical practice improvements.

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Health services and outcomes research can play a critical role in informing the healthcare policymaking process; developing clinical practice improvements; reducing healthcare disparities; and shaping the future organization and delivery of healthcare.

History

The history major enables students to broaden their intellectual horizons as they study the experiences of people in times and places other than their own.

History

The PhD Program in History trains students in core research and teaching skills intended to prepare them for a wide variety of careers, including in academia, in education more broadly, in public history, and in the public and private sectors.

Human Communication Sciences

Undergraduate majors in human communication sciences can pursue a course of study tailored to their goals, including coursework to prepare specifically for a career in audiology and hearing sciences, or in speech-language pathology. It is an attractive major particularly for students who plan to become health practitioners.

Human Computer Interaction

This certificate allows Northwestern students from all departments to develop their interest and exposure to ideas and research in HCI, including the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

Human Development and Social Policy

The Human Development and Social Policy Program (HDSP) studies how public policy affects human development and well-being, how research on human development across the life span informs policy, and how people affect policy.

Human Development in Context

The Human Development in Context (HDC) program 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).

IMC Certificate

Industrial Engineering

Northwestern's industrial engineering students graduate with the skills needed to create, design, analyze, and improve the operation of complex organizational systems, e.g., financial systems, information systems, production systems, logistics, and transportation.

Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

The Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences PhD Program produces researchers who combine strength in core methodologies of operations research (e.g., optimization, stochastic modeling and simulation, statistics, and data analytics) with the ability to apply them to yield practical benefits in solving problems that are important in the real world.

Integrated Data Science

The past decade has witnessed an accelerating growth in the volume and complexity of data in many data-enabled science and engineering (DESE) fields. To maximize the discovery potential, the field employs advanced data analytics methods and algorithms, visualization techniques, and high-performance computing.

Integrated Marketing Communications

Medill offers a Certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications open to undergraduates throughout Northwestern.

Integrated Science

The Integrated Science Program is a highly selective BA program in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN)

The Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN) is a highly interactive and collaborative program, with faculty distributed across more than 20 departments on the Chicago and Evanston campuses. The program encourages interdisciplinary neuroscience research among six NU-affiliated centers.

Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program

The Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS) Program provides the resources and training environment necessary to promote the development of PhD students into independent, creative research scientists and teachers. The program includes approximately 55 training faculty from various science and engineering departments.

Italian Literature and Culture

The Italian Literature and Culture program offers an interdisciplinary exploration of Italy's artistic, literary, and political traditions - from Dante to Ferrante, from medieval epic to global cinema.

Jazz Studies

The jazz program offers courses in jazz improvisation, composition and arranging, history, and ensembles.

Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies at Northwestern is an interdisciplinary enterprise examining Jewish life from ancient to modern times with a focus on the interaction between the Jewish people and the world. It explores Jewishness as a cultural, ethnic and/or religious identity.

Journalism

All Medill undergraduates pursue the bachelor of science in journalism degree. In addition to their studies in journalism, they acquire a strong background in the arts and sciences.

Juris Doctor in Law

Latina and Latino Studies

The Latina and Latino Studies Program offers a major and a minor whose courses explore the consequences of European imperial expansions and the workings of oppression across the hemisphere, paying critical attention to the uneven hemispheric dynamics of Latina and Latino life.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) cluster and certificate draw on the expertise of more than two dozen Northwestern faculty members from different disciplines. Building on this strong faculty base and on established ties to the region, they encourage graduate students to think of familiar questions in unfamiliar ways, and to pose new ones.

Learning and Organizational Change

The Learning and Organizational Change program examines formal and informal change among individuals, groups, organizations, and systems. Students study organizational change, learning, and design thinking to analyze systems, structures, and team dynamics through multiple perspectives and approaches.

Learning Sciences

The Interdisciplinary Learning Sciences Program prepares researchers, developers, and practitioners to advance the scientific understanding and practice of teaching and learning. Through coursework and research apprenticeships, students engage in three facets of learning sciences research and theory.

Learning Sciences

The Learning Sciences concentration involves understanding and promoting learning in a wide range of social contexts. Students learn about the most up-to-date theories of learning and applied design, including new technologies, learning environments, curriculum, social arrangements, and space.

Legal Studies

The Legal Studies program promotes the interdisciplinary study of law, legal institutions, and legal processes from social science and humanities perspectives. It is not a prelaw program; instead, it examines how legal institutions, actors, and processes fit within a broader context.

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics offers a PhD program, providing students with a solid background in linguistic theory with an emphasis on empirical and experimental methodologies.

Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, examining its structures and the principles that govern how language works.

M.A. and M.F.A. in Radio-TV-Film

M.A. and M.F.A. in Theatre

M.A. and M.Mus. in Music

M.A. and M.S. in Mathematics

M.A. and M.S. in Psychology

M.A. in Anthropology

M.A. in Art History

M.A. in Audiology and Hearing Sciences

M.A. in Classics (Latin and Greek)

M.A. in Clinical Research & Regulatory Administration

M.A. in Communication Studies

M.A. in Comparative Literary Studies

M.A. in Economics

M.A. in French

M.A. in German

M.A. in History

M.A. in Human Development & Social Policy

M.A. in Learning Disabilities

M.A.in Learning Sciences

M.A. in Liberal Arts, Other

M.A. in Liberal Studies

M.A. in Linguistics

M.A. in Literature

M.A. in Media, Technology and Society

M.A. in Philosophy

M.A. in Political Science

M.A. in Public Policy and Administration

M.A. in Religion

MA in Screen Cultures

M.A. in Slavic Lang. & Literature (including Russian)

M.A. in Sociology

M.A. in Spanish and Portuguese

M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology

M.A. in Writing

Management and Organizations

The PhD program in Management and Organizations (MORS) integrates psychological, sociological, economic, and complex systems perspectives on the study of organizations and their members. Faculty and students pursue research on the behavior of individuals, groups, organizations and groups of organizations.

Management and Organizations and Sociology

Students in this joint program offered by Kellogg School of Management's Management & Organizations (MORS) Department and Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences Sociology Department are interested in topics that bridge management strategy and economic sociology, such as social movements, the production of culture, entrepreneurship, social networks, and inequality in organizations.

Managerial Analytics

To earn the Managerial Analytics Certificate, students admitted to the Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates must complete KELLG_FE 310-0 Principles of Finance and three KELLG_MA courses.

Managerial Economics and Strategy

The PhD program in Managerial Economics & Strategy (MECS), offered jointly by the Departments of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences (MEDS) and Strategy, emphasizes the use of rigorous theoretical and empirical models to solve problems in both theoretical and applied economics.

Manufacturing and Design Engineering

The Manufacturing and Design Engineering (MaDE) degree, administered with the Segal Design Institute, focuses on applying user-centered design to real-world problems in team-based, interdisciplinary settings, with a year-long product design and development experience.

Marketing

The Kellogg Marketing doctoral program provides rigorous training in the skills required for success as a world-class marketing researcher. This is achieved via coursework, close collaboration with faculty, and intellectual exchange in a department known for its research culture.

Marriage and Family Therapy

The Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy (MSMFT) is a terminal degree program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. The program is designed for students drawn to the field of mental health who have a passion for understanding and treating relationships.

Master in Manufacturing Management

Master of Arts in Sports Administration

Master of Engineering Management

Master of Law

Master of Law-Foreign Lawyers

Master of Laws in Human Rights

Master of Law - Taxation

Master of Product Development

Master of Project Management

Master of Prosthetics-Orthotics

Master of Public Policy & Administration

Master of Studies in Law

Masters in Information Techology

Masters of Manufacturing Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Northwestern's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the world's first academic department of its kind, offers graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in diverse areas of materials science, including nanomaterials, biomaterials, electronic materials, metals, ceramics, and polymers.

Materials Science and Engineering

Northwestern's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the world's first academic department of its kind, offers graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in diverse areas of materials science, including nanomaterials, biomaterials, electronic materials, metals, ceramics, and polymers.

Materials Science and Engineering

The discipline of materials science and engineering has expanded rapidly in response to growing demand for materials that make improved use of existing resources or are needed for new technologies. The program at Northwestern is broad based, offering opportunities in polymer science, ceramics, metallurgy, surface science, biomaterials, nanomaterials, and electronic materials.

Mathematics

The Graduate Program in the Department of Mathematics aims to develop students into productive research mathematicians. The extremely low student-faculty ratio, approximately two-to-one, allows for close relationships between students and faculty.

Mathematics

Mathematics is celebrated as the "Queen of the Sciences." The Department of Mathematics offers a curriculum that develops familiarity with how mathematics is employed in intellectual inquiry.

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Analytical Consulting

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Biotechnology

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Decision Sciences

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Entrepreneurship

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Health Industry Management

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Industrial Relations

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Information Management

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in International Business

M.B.A. and M.M.M in Media Management

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Operations Management

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Real Estate

M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Technology & Industry Mgmt.

MBA in Business and Social Environment

M.B.A. in Executive Masters Program

M.B.A. in Human Resource Management

M.B.A. in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

M.B.A. in Management

M.B.A. in Management & Strategy

M.B.A. in Managerial Economics

MBA, MMM in Marketing Management

M.B.A & M.M.M. in Public and Not-For-Profit Management

MBA, MMM, M.S. in Accounting Information & Management

M.B.A., M.S., and M.M.M. in Finance

M.B.A., M.S. and M.M.M. in Marketing

MBA, MS in Analytical Finance

Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares graduates for careers in industry, research, and academia while conducting leading-edge research in robotics and autonomy, biosystems and health, AI and design, and advanced manufacturing.

Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares graduates for careers in industry, research, and academia while conducting leading-edge research in robotics and autonomy, biosystems and health, AI and design, and advanced manufacturing.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is critical to nearly all engineered systems. From large-scale highly-integrated systems such as aircraft down to nanoscale bio-inspired materials design, if physical motion or mechanics is involved, mechanical engineers play a central role.

Media, Technology, and Society

The Program in Media, Technology, and Society (MTS) offers an innovative, interdisciplinary, and flexible curriculum focusing on the impact of our dynamic media and technology environment.

Medical Humanities and Bioethics

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program provides a rigorous exploration of medicine and its ethical implications through the perspectives of anthropology, literature, philosophy, history, and law. Students acquire the interdisciplinary tools to develop a broader, richer understanding of medicine in society and to engage in complex ethical analysis.

Medical Humanities and Bioethics

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program provides a rigorous exploration of medicine and its ethical implications through the perspectives of anthropology, literature, philosophy, history, and law. Students acquire the interdisciplinary tools to develop a broader, richer understanding of medicine in society and to engage in complex ethical analysis.

Medieval Studies

The Medieval Studies Cluster is designed to prepare students to succeed as scholars in this challenging interdisciplinary field.

M.F.A. in Design

M.F.A. in Writing

Middle East and North African Studies

Students in the MENA languages program acquire important language skills and a fresh perspective on the cultures and people of the MENA region (stretching from Morocco to Iran), which is a very diverse region with more than sixty languages being spoken throughout.

Middle East and North African Studies (MENA)

The PhD certificate in Middle East and North African Studies (MENA) offers rigorous, interdisciplinary approaches to the study and understanding of the world region stretching roughly from Morocco in the West to Iran and Central Asia in the East, the Mediterranean in the North and into Saharan Africa and the Sudan in the South.

M.Mus. And M.A. in Musicology

M.Mus. In Composition

M.Mus. in Conducting

M.Mus in Jazz Pedagogy

M.Mus. In Music Cognition

M.Mus. in Music Education

M.Mus. in Music-Performance

M.Mus. in Music Technology

M.Mus. in Music Theory

M.Mus. in Piano & Organ

M.Mus. In String Instruments

M.Mus in Voice and Opera

M.P.A.S in Physician Assistant Studies

M.P.A.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

M.P.H. in Public Health

M.S.C. in Communication Systems

M.S.C.I.S. in Computer Information Systems

M.S.Ed. in Education & Social Policy

M.S.Ed. In Higher Education Administration

M.S. in Applied Mathematics

M.S. in Artificial Intelligence

M.S. in Astronomy

M.S. in Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

M.S. in Biological Sciences

M.S. in Biotech

M.S. in Chemistry

M.S. in Civil Engineering

M.S. in Clinical Embryology

M.S. in Communications

M.S. in Communications Systems

M.S. in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

M.S. in Creative Writing

M.S. in Educational Studies

M.S.in Elementary Teaching

M.S. in Energy and Sustainability

M.S. in Engineering Design & Innovation

M.S. in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

M.S. in Epidemiology

M.S. in Family Therapy

M.S. in Geological Sciences

M.S. in Global Health

M.S. in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

M.S. in Health Communication

M.S. in Health Services & Outcomes Resolution

M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

M.S. in Integrative Life Sciences

M.S. in Leadership for Creative Enterprises

M.S. in Learning and Organizational Change

M.S. in Learning & Organization Change

M.S. in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences

M.S. in Managerial Economics Strategy

M.S. in Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences

M.S. in Medical Informatics

M.S. in Nanobiotechnology

M.S. in Neuroscience

M.S. in Operations Management

M.S. in Physics and Astronomy

M.S. in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Science

M.S. in Robotics

M.S. in Secondary Teaching

M.S. in Speech and Language Path/Learning Disabilities

M.S. in Statistics

M.S. in Technology & Social Behavior

M.S.J. in Editorial Journalism

M.S., M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Management Organizations

M.S., M.B.A. and M.M.M. in Transportation

M.S.M.C. in Integrated Marketing Communications

Music

Students admitted to the PhD Program in Music pursue academic coursework and write a dissertation in one of four specializations: Composition & Music Technology, Music Education, Musicology, and Music Theory & Cognition.

Music Cognition

Undergraduates majoring in theory or cognition receive a broad education in music analysis and the cognitive sciences. The emphasis is on cognitive musicology, whereby music is studied using the tools and insights of cognitive science and musicological research.

Music Education

Graduates with a major in music education meet all requirements for teacher certification in the state of Illinois as well as most other states. Students take the professional program required of all music students along with courses in a chosen specialization: instrumental, choral, or general education.

Musicology

Encompassing much more than music history, the musicology major approaches music as a social activity shaped by aesthetic movements and intellectual theories - in essence, the humanistic study of music in culture.

Music Theatre

The Music Theatre Certificate supports emerging artists from the School of Communication majoring in theatre, dance, or performance studies and Bienen School of Music students majoring in voice to create a second area of study.

Music Theory

Undergraduates majoring in theory or cognition receive a broad education in music analysis and the cognitive sciences. The emphasis is on cognitive musicology, whereby music is studied using the tools and insights of cognitive science and musicological research.

Neurobiology

The master's program in Neurobiology features hands-on training of independent research combined with focused classroom instruction to prepare students for careers in medicine, industry, academic research, and/or teaching. Students can earn this degree in one year of intensive study.

Neuroscience

Modern neuroscience is increasingly interdisciplinary, crossing traditional boundaries to address new opportunities and challenges in understanding brain function and dysfunction. Northwestern's undergraduate major in neuroscience is designed to provide both deep training in neuroscience and opportunities for additional study in a related Allied Field.

Operations Management

The Operations Management doctoral program trains students to apply theoretical, data-driven or empirical analysis to advance our understanding of how work and processes are, or should be, organized and managed.

Performance Studies

The Department of Performance Studies advances the study and making of performance, which it locates in creative processes, lived experience, change-making, and the pursuit of embodied knowledge.

Performance Studies

The Department of Performance Studies is committed to the interdisciplinary study of performance. Students in the program produce provocative research and creative work in cultural studies and ethnography, performance theory and criticism, and the adaptation and staging of narrative texts.

Performance Studies

The Department of Performance Studies is committed to the interdisciplinary study of performance. Students in the program produce provocative research and creative work in cultural studies and ethnography, performance theory and criticism, and the adaptation and staging of narrative texts.

Ph.D. and D.Mus. in Musicology

Ph.D. in African American Studies

Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics

Ph.D. in Audiology and Hearing Sciences

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

Ph.D. in Classics (Latin and Greek)

Ph.D. in Cumpouter Science and Learning Science

Ph.D. in Geological Sciences

Ph.D. in German

Ph.D. in Health Sciences

Ph.D. in Human Development-Social Policy

Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences

Ph.D. in Intercultural and International Studies

Ph.D. in Learning Disabilities

Ph.D. in Managerial Economics and Decision Science

Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology

Ph.D. in Medical Science Training Program

Ph.D. in Music Education

Ph.D. in Music Theory

Ph.D. in Nanobiotechnology

Ph.D. in Neuroscience

Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy

Ph.D. in Radio-TV-Film

Ph.D. in Religion

Ph.D. in Slavic Lang. & Literature (Including Russian)

Ph.D. in Speech and Language Pathology

Ph.D. in Statistics

Ph.D. in Technology & Social Behavior

Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama

Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy is committed to exposing students to a broad range of philosophical traditions and issues. With strengths in Anglo-American and continental philosophy, the department provides courses in all systematic areas of philosophy.

Philosophy

The Doctoral Program in Philosophy trains students historically and systematically, fosters the growth of philosophical skills, and encourages broad and incisive exploration of individual interests.

Physics

Graduate Programs in Physics prepare students for careers in research, teaching, or industry. Students first acquire a strong theoretical background in quantum mechanics, statistical physics, electrodynamics, and classical mechanics.

Physics

Graduate Programs in Physics prepare students for careers in research, teaching, or industry. Students first acquire a strong theoretical background in quantum mechanics, statistical physics, electrodynamics, and classical mechanics.

Physics

Many students in physics pursue career paths involving the natural sciences and engineering, both in academia and industry, while others find that the quantitative thinking and problem solving skills that characterize physics and astronomy can be fruitfully applied to many nonscience areas.

Piano

The major in piano performance focuses on private lessons, studio classes, piano repertoire, piano pedagogy, and accompanying classes. Frequent performances as a soloist and as an assisting musician develop skills in public presentation.

Plant Biology and Conservation

The Program in Plant Biology and Conservation focuses on preparing students for future leadership positions in botanical science and plant conservation. Conducted jointly by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG), the program offers master of science and doctoral degrees through The Graduate School.

Plant Biology and Conservation

The Program in Plant Biology and Conservation focuses on preparing students for future leadership positions in botanical science and plant conservation. Conducted jointly by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG), the program offers master of science and doctoral degrees through The Graduate School.

Political Science

The Political Science PhD Program is designed for students whose primary concern is a mastery of theories, methods of research, and substantive literature of the discipline of political science.

Political Science

Political science is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives. It entails understanding political ideas, ideologies, institutions, public policies, and behavior, as well as groups, classes, government, diplomacy, law, strategy, and war.

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Data Science

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in African American & Diaspora Studies

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Business Administration

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Research

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Design for Organizational Effectiveness/Leadership Coaching

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Film, Literature and Visual Culture

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Global Health

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Healthcare Compliance

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Healthcare Industry

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Health Informatics

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Services & Outcomes Resolution

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Higher Education Administration

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in International Taxation

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Learning and Organizational Change

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Learning Design/Data and Analytics

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Mathematics Causeway

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Media and Science

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Middle Eastern & North African Studies

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nanobiotechnology

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Physical Therapy

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Physician's Assistant

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Policy Analysis

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medicine

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Sports Analytics

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Sports Communication

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Synthetic Biology

Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Teacher Leadership

Post-Masters Certificate in Advanced Data Science

Post-Masters Certificate in African American & Diaspora Studies

Post-Masters Certificate in Classical Studies

Post-Masters Certificate in Clinical & Translational Research

Post-Masters Certificate in Database and Internet Technologies

Post-Masters Certificate in Design for Organizational Effectiveness/Leadership Coaching

Post-Masters Certificate in Executive Management & Construction

Post-Masters Certificate in Learning Design/Data and Analytics

Post-Masters Certificate in Medical Informatics

Post-Masters Certificate in Medieval Studies

Post-Masters Certificate in Middle Eastern & North African Studies

Post-Masters Certificate in Nanobiotechnology

Post-Masters Certificate in Piano and Organ

Post-Masters Certificate in Quality Systems

Post-Masters Certificate in Sports Analytics

Post-Masters Certificate in String Instruments

Post-Masters Certificate in Transdisciplinary Developmental Sciences

Post-Masters Certificate in Violin, Guitar and Strings

Post-Masters Certificate in Voice & Opera

Predictive Science and Engineering Design

The Predictive Science and Engineering Design (PSED) Cluster brings together dynamic faculty and graduate students conducting research in a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, including physical sciences, engineering, computer science and applied mathematics.

Pre-Medicine Certificate

Psychology

The Doctoral Program in Psychology prepares students to be future leaders in scientific psychology through programs in five areas: clinical psychology; personality, development & health psychology; cognitive psychology; social psychology; and cognitive and affective neuroscience.

Psychology

Psychology is a useful major for students planning careers in education, medicine, law, or management. It provides knowledge about human behavior and about research methods and data analysis.

Public Health

The Program in Public Health prepares students for public health practice, teaching, and research endeavors.

Quantitative and Systems Biology

The mission of the one-year Quantitative and Systems Biology (QSB) program is to train students in quantitative and systems biology approaches and techniques that will enable them to succeed in top PhD and MD programs, or to directly enter research careers in industry or academia.

Radio/Television/Film

The Department of Radio/Television/Film offers education in the history, theory, and production of media. Broad-based and interdisciplinary in orientation, the department offers a range of perspectives on media forms from cinema to broadcast and cable television to alternative media to emerging technologies.

Religious Studies

The Doctoral Program in Religious Studies focuses on the history, anthropology, theory, methodological research and applications of the field within each of seven areas of concentration.

Religious Studies

The Department of Religious Studies offers undergraduates from across Northwestern the opportunity to study religions as historical and cultural phenomena, including the scholarly exploration of religious traditions, histories, cultures, beliefs, practices, and sacred texts from around the world.

Reproductive Science and Medicine

The Master of Science in Reproductive Science and Medicine (MS-RSM) is a full-time, terminal master of science degree focusing on human reproductive biology and medicine. It offers thesis and non-thesis tracks to meet the needs of applicants and their professional goals.

Rhetoric and Public Culture

The Rhetoric and Public Culture certificate addresses foundational problems in both the practice of democracy and the conduct of inquiry. "Rhetoric" refers to systematic study of how texts, images, and other media operate as a mode of action, with particular attention to democratic politics.

Rhetoric, Media, and Publics

Rhetoric, Media, and Publics is an interschool program between the School of Communication, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and the Medill School of Journalism, Media & Integrated Marketing Communications. The PhD program is grounded in the humanistic tradition of rhetoric and its focus on the study of politics, philosophy, and the arts.

Robotics

Robotics and embodied AI are where AI meets the physical world. The Robotics certificate consists of 6 units of coursework from disciplines including mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Screen Cultures

The Screen Cultures PhD Program continues Northwestern's historical leadership in the cultural and critical analysis of film, television, and emerging media by integrating interdisciplinary opportunities both within the School of Communication and across the University.

Segal Design

This certificate program, administered by the Segal Design Institute, develops a set of design and problem-solving skills that prove valuable in a wide range of careers. The program focuses on applying user-centered design to address real-world problems in team-based, interdisciplinary settings.

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Northwestern's Doctoral Program in Slavic Languages and Literatures, one of the best in the country, specializes in Russian literature and culture. It focuses on the readings of major works, their relation to cultural and intellectual history, and the questions they raise for problems of literary criticism and theory.

Slavic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers a full program of study in Russian language and literature and a range of other courses.

Social Policy

The Social Policy concentration explores how policies function as the guiding principles on which social programs are based. Courses analyze how social policies and social institutions influence the course of human lives and how people can influence social policies.

Society, Biology, and Health

The primary objective of the Society, Biology, and Health Certificate is to create an interdisciplinary graduate training environment that will foster innovative research on the complex associations among social factors and health over the life course.

Sociology

The Doctoral Program in Sociology has particular strength in several substantive specialties, including the sociology of culture; social organization, institutions, and social movements; sexualities; social inequality, labor markets, race, and gender; comparative and historical sociology; law and society; and economic sociology.

Sociology

Sociology is the systematic study of social groups. The basic premise of sociology is an intuition about human life: human beings are not islands.

Spanish

The Department of Spanish & Portuguese offers courses in language, literature, and culture that speak to a variety of interests, whether focused on Latin American, Iberian, US Latino, or Lusophone African traditions.

Spanish and Portuguese

The Graduate Program in Spanish and Portuguese focuses on the diverse Latin American, Iberian, and U.S. Latino literary and cultural traditions.

Stage Design

The Master of Fine Arts in Stage Design program at Northwestern University prepares a select group of scenery, costume, and lighting designers for professional careers in the American Theatre, international theater and related design fields. Central to this three-year program is an emphasis on intensive collaboration between designers and directors.

Statistics

Statistics is often used to design surveys and experiments, and to analyze the results. It is an essential tool for understanding patterns and relationships in data.

Statistics and Data Science

The Program in Statistics and Data Science provides students with comprehensive training in statistics and data science theory, methodology, and the application of these methods to problems in a wide range of fields.

Statistics and Data Science

The Doctoral Program in Statistics and Data Science provides students with comprehensive training in statistics and data science theory, methodology, and the application of these methods to problems in a wide range of fields.

String Instruments

Bachelor of Music degrees in string instruments require a minimum of 48 units, and include core music requirements, major requirements, Foundational Disciplines, and elective requirements, with a minimum of six courses outside of Bienen required to graduate.

Sustainability Studies

Technology and Social Behavior

The combined PhD in Communication and Computer Science, known as the PhD in Technology and Social Behavior (TSB), provides training in social science methods to study human behavior and computer technology. Students design and implement new technologies and prepare for a wide range of academic and industrial jobs.

Theatre

Undergraduate majors in Theatre have access to practical and theoretical training across a range of theatrical fields, grouped into the domains of performance, design and management, and history/literature/criticism/theory.

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

The interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (TAM) combines many disciplines in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science including civil and environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science. Qualified students may pursue the MS or PhD in solid mechanics or fluid mechanics.

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

The interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (TAM) combines many disciplines in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science including civil and environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science. Qualified students may pursue the MS or PhD in solid mechanics or fluid mechanics.

Transdisciplinary Developmental Sciences

A goal for the Transdisciplinary Developmental Sciences certificate is for students to develop an in-depth understanding of the developmental emergence and course of the mechanisms and processes related to their field, through investigation, training, and coursework.

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Voice and Opera

Students majoring in voice take a concentrated program of courses designed to prepare them for professional performance. In addition to individual instruction, students take courses in vocal pedagogy, conducting, opera workshop, repertoire, and diction.

Winds and Percussion Instruments

Designed to prepare students for professional performance and teaching as well as for advanced study, the major in winds and percussion emphasizes intensive one-on-one training with a celebrated faculty.

Writing for the Screen and Stage

The MFA Program in Writing for the Screen and Stage trains leaders in the fields of screen/television and playwriting who will help form the entertainment industry of the future. Graduates leave with a deep understanding of media writing; familiarity with production concepts, equipment, and techniques; and an understanding of the universals that connect all media narratives.