Majors and Programs A-to-Z
Arts, Sciences and Engineering
With more than 75 undergraduate majors and 50 graduate programs, Rochester offers the intellectual excitement of a major research university and the intimacy and opportunities of a liberal arts college.
Arts, Sciences and Engineering course catalog and descriptions
School of Arts and Sciences
- Actuarial Studies certificate
- African and African American Studies BA, minor
- American Sign Language BA, minor
- American Studies BA, minor
- Anthropology BA, minor
- Applied Mathematics BS
- Arabic minor
- Archaeology, Technology and Historical Structures BA, minor
- Art History BA, minor
- Astronomy minor
- Bioethics BA, minor
- Biological Sciences BS
- Biology BA, MS, PhD
- Biological Sciences minor
- Biophysics certificate
- Biotechnology certificate
- Brain and Cognitive Sciences BA, BS, minor, PhD
- British and American Literature BA
- Business BA, BS, minor
- Chemistry BA, BS, minor, PhD
- Chinese minor
- Classical Civilization minor
- Classics BA
- Clinical Psychology minor, PhD
- Comparative Literature BA, minor, MA
- Computational Biology minor
- Computational Linguistics MS
- Creative Writing BA, minor
- Dance BA, minor
- Data Science BA, BS
- Developmental Psychology PhD
- Digital Media Studies BA, minor
- East Asian Studies BA, minor
- Economics BA, minor, PhD
- English BA
- English minor
- Creative Writing
- English Literature
- Journalism
- Theater
- English MA, PhD
- English Literature minor
- Environmental Geology minor
- Environmental Health BS
- Environmental Humanities minor
- Environmental Science BS
- Environmental Studies BA
- Epidemiology BA, minor
- Film and Media Studies BA, minor
- Selznick Film Preservation MA
joint program with the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House
- Selznick Film Preservation MA
- Financial Economics BA
- French BA, minor
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies BA, minor
- Geological Sciences BA, BS, minor
- Geological Sciences MS
- Geosciences PhD
- Geomechanics BS
- German BA, minor
- Greek minor
- Health, Behavior, and Society BA, minor
- Health Policy BA, minor
- Health Psychology minor
- Hebrew 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
- Language Documentation and Description MA
- Language, Media, and Communication BA
- Latin minor
- Latin-American Studies minor
- Legal Studies minor
- Linguistics BA, minor, MA, MS, PhD
- Literary Translation certificate, MA
- Mathematical Modeling in Political Science/Economics certificate
- Mathematics BA, BS, minor, PhD
- Mathematics and Statistics BA
- Medical Anthropology minor
- Medical Physics certificate
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies minor
- Movement Studies minor
- Music BA, minor
- Music and Sound minor
- Music Cognition minor
- Music and Linguistics minor
- Organizational Psychology minor
- Philosophy BA, minor, PhD
- Physics BA, BS, minor, PhD
- Photographic preservation and collections management MA
- Polish and Central European certificate
- Political Science BA, minor, PhD
- Psychology BA, minor
- Public Health-related Programs
- Bioethics BA, minor
- Environmental Health, BS
- Epidemiology BA, minor
- Health, Behavior, and Society BA, minor
- Health Policy BA, minor
- 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 MS, minor
- Theater BA, minor
- Visual Science minor
- Visual and Cultural Studies PhD
- Writing Studies minor
Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Alternative Energy MS
- Audio and Music Engineering BS, minor, MS, PhD
- 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
- Interdepartmental Engineering BS
- Engineering Science BA
- Environmental Engineering minor
- Geomechanics BS
- 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
Eastman School of Music
As one of the world's premier music schools, the Eastman School of Music offers performance-intensive undergraduate degree programs that develop comprehensive musical skills and literacy.
Graduate-degree programs integrate performance skills, music scholarship, pedagogy, and professionalism to prepare students for new challenges in the professional musical world.
Eastman School course catalog and descriptions
- Applied Music (Performance) BM
- 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
- Music Leadership MA
- Musicology MA, PhD
- Opera (Stage Directing) MM
- Pedagogy of Music Theory MA
- Performance and Literature MM
- Guitar
- Guitar-Historical and Classical
- Harp
- Harpsichord
- Multiple Woodwind Specialist
- Organ
- Piano
- Strings, Winds, Brass & Percussion
- Voice and Opera
- Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music MM, DMA
- Theory BM, MA, PhD
School of Medicine and Dentistry
The "Double Helix Curriculum" combines basic science and clinical work through all four years of medical school.
Medical Education
Graduate Education
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD
- Biophysics, Structural and Computational Biology PhD
- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology PhD
- Clinical Investigation MS
- Dental Science MS
- Epidemiology MS, PhD
- Genetics, Development and Stem Cells PhD
- Health Services Research and Policy PhD
- Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology BS/MS
- Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology PhD
- Marriage and Family Therapy MS, post-graduate certificate
- Medical Humanities MS
- Medical Statistics MS
- Medical Technology Innovation MS
- Microbiology MS
- Neurobiology and Anatomy MD-MS
- Neuroscience PhD
- Pathways of Human Disease PhD
- Public Health MPH
- Statistics MA, PhD
- Technical Entrepreneurship and Management in Biomanufacturing & Therapeutic Development MS
- Toxicology PhD
- Translational Biomedical Science PhD
Residency, Fellowships, and Postdocs
School of Nursing
Our top-ranked school is dedicated to preparing exceptional team-oriented health care providers, researchers, educators, clinical leaders and innovators, who continually strive to improve health care provision. Programs include:
- Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses ABPNN
- Accelerated Master’s Program for Non-Nurses AMPNN
- RN to BS Completion Program BS
- RN to BS to MS Program MS
- Nurse Practitioner Programs MS, post-MS
- Nursing Education Program MS, post-MS
- Clinical Nurse Leader MS, post-MS
- Health Care Organization Management and Leadership MS
- Doctor of Nursing Practice DNP
- PhD Program PhD
- MS-PhD Dual Degree Program
- Post-Master’s Certificate Programs MS
- Post-Doctoral Fellowships
- Care Manager Education Program
- Registered Nurse First Assistant Program
- Legal Nurse Consultant Course
Simon Business School
Simon is noted for its economics-based approach to business education, emphasizing the interactive nature of business decisions.
Warner School of Education
Our master’s and doctoral degree programs in teaching and curriculum, counseling and human development, and educational leadership prepare educators for a lifetime of growth and success in their field.
- Teaching and Curriculum MS
- Teaching, Curriculum, and Change PhD
- Teaching and Curriculum EdD
- Teaching and Curriculum New York State Registered Advanced Certificate Programs
- Counseling EdD
- Counseling EdD (accelerated option)
- Human Development EdD
- Human Development EdD (accelerated option)
- Counseling and Counselor Education PhD
- Human Development in Educational Contexts PhD
- Mental Health Counseling EdD
- Administration MS
- Higher Education Administration MS
- Higher Education Administration MS (with a Specialization in Student Affairs)
- Educational Administration in K-12 Schools MS
- Educational Administration in K-12 Schools EdD
- Educational Administration in K-12 Schools EdD (accelerated option)
- Educational Policy MS, PhD
- Online Teaching MS, certificate
- Health Professions Education MS
