Majors and Minors
The College of Arts and Science is the largest school at Vanderbilt, offering more than 100 majors and minors across 70+ fields of study. From English to Economics, Climate Studies to Chemistry, and Philosophy to Physics, you can easily find a program that fuels your passion and sets you on your desired career path.
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List of Majors
Are you looking for a particular course of study at Vanderbilt? You're in the right place. All our degree programs are listed below — just start typing in the search box to filter the list, or use the column headers to sort them. The major's name and the "Learn More" button will take you to the host department's website to learn more. The file icon will take you to an Admissions webpage with a basic description of the major.
Pre-Professional Study at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt offers an academic path for students who wish to pursue professional degrees in Medicine/Health, Business, Law, Nursing, or Architecture. For detailed information on the requirements and resources for your chosen area of study, please visit the Pre-Professional Study at Vanderbilt page.
Special Programs
List of Minors
- African American and Diaspora Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Arabic Language
- Architecture and the Built Environment
- Art
- Asian American and Asian Disapora Studies
- Asian Studies
- Astronomy
- Biological Sciences
- Brazilian Studies
- Business Studies (in partnership with Peabdoy, Blair, Engineering, and the Owen School)
- Chemistry
- Chinese Language and Culture
- Cinema and Media Arts
- Communication of Science and Technology
- Communication Studies
- Creative Writing
- Culture, Advocacy, and Leadership
- Data Science
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Economics
- Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- European Studies
- French
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- German Studies
- History
- History of Architecture
- History of Art
- Islamic Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Language and Culture
- Jewish Studies
- Korean Language and Culture
- Latin American Studies
- Latino and Latina Studies
- Literary Studies
- Mathematics
- Medicine, Health, and Society
- Mediterranean Archaeology
- Mediterranean Studies
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (in partnership with the School of Engineering)
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Economy
- Political Science
- Portuguese
- Psychology
- Quantum Information Science and Engineering (in partnership with the School of Engineering)
- Religious Studies
- Russian Studies
- Scientific Computing (in partnership with the School of Engineering)
- Sociology
- South Asian Language and Culture
- Spanish
- Spanish for the Professions
- Theatre