Majors & Programs A-to-Z
Course Descriptions
With more than 60 undergraduate majors and 30 graduate programs, Rochester offers the intellectual excitement of a major research university and the intimacy and opportunities of a liberal arts college.
- Actuarial Studies certificate
- African & African American Studies BA, minor
- American Sign Language BA, minor
- American Studies BA
- Anthropology BA, minor
- Applied Mathematics BS
- Arabic minor
- Archaeology, Technology & Historical Structures BA, minor
- Art History BA, minor
- Asian Studies certificate
- Astronomy minor
- Bioethics BA, minor
- Biological Sciences BS
- Biology BA, minor, MS, PhD
- Biophysics certificate
- Biotechnology certificate
- Brain & Cognitive Sciences BA, BS, minor, PhD
- Business BA, minor
- Chemistry BA, BS, minor, PhD
- Chinese minor
- Classics BA, minor
- Clinical Psychology minor, PhD
- Comparative Literature BA, minor, MA
- Creative Writing minor
- Dance minor
- Developmental Psychology PhD
- Digital Media Studies BA
- Economics BA, minor, PhD
- Economics & Business Strategies BA
- English BA, MA, PhD
With tracks in:
- English Literature minor
- Environmental Geology minor
- Environmental Science BS
- Environmental Studies BA
- Epidemiology BA, minor
- Film & Media Studies BA, minor
- Film & Media Preservation MA
joint program with the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House
- Financial Economics BA
- French BA, minor
- Geological Sciences BA, BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Geomechanics BS
- German BA, minor
- Greek minor
- Health, Behavior, & Society BA, minor
- Health Policy BA, minor
- Health Psychology minor
- History BA, minor, MA, PhD
- Interdepartmental Studies BA, minor, MA, MS
- International Relations BA, minor
- Italian minor
- Japanese BA, minor
- Jewish Studies minor
- Journalism minor
- Latin minor
- Latin-American Studies minor
- Legal Studies minor
- Linguistics BA, minor, MA
- Literary Translation undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate, MA
- Mathematical Modeling in Political Science/Economics certificate
- Mathematics BA, BS, minor, PhD
- Mathematics and Statistics BA
- Medical Anthropology minor
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies minor
- Medphysics certificate
- Movement Studies minor
- Music BA, minor
- Music Cognition minor
- Music & Linguistics minor
- Organizational Psychology minor
- Philosophy BA, minor, MA, PhD
- Physics BA, BS, minor
- Physics & Astronomy BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD
- Polish & Central European Studies certificate
- Political Science BA, minor, PhD
- Psychology BA, minor
- Psychology as a Natural Science minor
- Psychology as a Social Science minor
- Public Health-related Programs
- Religion BA, minor
- Research in Visual Science minor
- Russian BA, minor
- Russian Studies BA, minor
- Social and Emotional Development minor
- Social-Personality Psychology PhD
- Spanish BA, minor
- Stage Management certificate
- Statistics BA, minor
- Studio Arts BA, minor
- Sustainability minor
- Theater minor
- Visual Science minor
- Visual and Cultural Studies PhD
- Women's Studies BA, minor
- Alternative Energy MS
- Audio and Music Engineering BS
- Biomedical Engineering BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Chemical Engineering BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Computer Science BA, BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Electrical and Computer Engineering BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Engineering & Applied Sciences BS
- Engineering Science BA
- Environmental Engineering minor
- Materials Science minor, MS, PhD
- Mechanical Engineering BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Optical Engineering BS
- Optics BS, minor, MS, PhD
- Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM) MS
Course Descriptions
One of the nation’s premiere music schools, Eastman combines a foundation in musicianship with an adventuresome approach to music leadership.
- Applied Music (Performance) BM, BM, DMA
- Composition BM, MA, MM, DMA, PhD
- Conducting (Choral) MM, DMA
- Conducting (Orchestral) MM, DMA
- Early Music MM, DMA
- Ethnomusicology MA
- Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media BM, MM, DMA
- Music Education BM, MA, MM, DMA, PhD
- Musicology MA, PhD
- Opera (Stage Directing) MM
- Pedagogy of Music Theory MA
- Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music MM, DMA
- Theory BM, MA, PhD
The "Double Helix Curriculum" combines basic science and clinical work through all four years of medical school.
Medical Education
Graduate Education
Residency, Fellowships, and Postdocs
Course Descriptions
Our pediatric nurse practitioner program was named the 10th best in the nation in the most recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
Simon is noted for its economics-based approach to business education, emphasizing the interactive nature of business decisions.
Course Descriptions
The Warner School offers master's and doctoral degrees as well as non-degree programs for certification or advanced study.