Fields of Study Chart

	Undergraduate Education			Graduate Education
	B.A.	B.S.	Minor	M.A/M.F.A.	M.S.	Ph.D.	Designated Emphasis
Agroecology	x
Anthropology	x		x			x	x
Archaeology						c
Cultural Anthropology						c
Biological Anthropology						c
Applied Economics and Finance					x
Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism	x
Applied Mathematics		x	x		x	x
Applied Physics		x
Art	x
Art and Design: Games and Playable Media	x
Assistive Technology			x
Astronomy and Astrophysics						x
Astrophysics			x
Bioelectronics/Biophotonics			x
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology		x
Bioinformatics			x
Biology	x	x	x
Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics ¹²		x			x	x
Bioinformatics		c
Biomolecular Engineering		c
Biotechnology	x
Black Studies			x
Business Management Economics	x
Accounting	c
Chemistry	x	x	x		x	x
Biochemistry		c
Classical Studies	x		x
Coastal Science and Policy					x		x
Cognitive Science		x
Community Studies	x
Computational Media					x	x	x
Computer Engineering		x	x
Computer Systems		c
Digital Hardware		c
Networks		c
Systems Programming		c
Computer Science ²	x	x	x
Computer Science: Computer Game Design		x
Computer Science and Engineering ²					x	x
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies	x						x
Data Science							x
Digital Arts and New Media ^{3, 20}				(s)
Earth Sciences ¹⁸		x	x		x	x
Geology		c
Geophysics		c
Ocean Sciences		c
Planetary Sciences		c
Earth Sciences / Anthropology Combined B.A.	x
East Asian Studies			x
Ecology and Evolution		x
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology¹⁷				x		x	x
Economics	x		x			x
Economics / Mathematics Combined B.A.	x
Education ^{4, 6, 16, 19}			x	x		x	x
Bilingual-Multicultural Education				c
Multiple Subjects Credential (elementary)				c
Single Subjects Credential (secondary)				c
Education, Democracy, and Justice	x
Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics			x
Electrical Engineering		x	x
Electronics/Optics		c
Communications, Signals, Systems, and Controls		c
Electrical and Computer Engineering ¹⁵					x	x
Environmental Art and Social Practice ³				x
Environmental Sciences		x
Environmental Studies	x					x	x
Conservation Science and Policy	c
Geographic Information Systems	c
Global Environmental Justice	c
Environmental Studies / Biology Combined B.A.	x
Environmental Studies / Earth Sciences Combined B.A.	x
Environmental Studies / Economics Combined B.A.	x
Feminist Studies	x					x	x
Film and Digital Media	x		x			x	x
Critical Studies	c
Integrated Critical Practice	c
Games and Playable Media					x
Global Economics	x
Global and Community Health B.A.	x
Global and Community Health B.S.		x
Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies			x
History ^{1, 22}	x		x	(s)		x
The Americas and Africa	c
Asia and the Pacific	c
Europe and the Mediterranean World	c
History of Art and Visual Culture	x		x
Curation, Heritage, and Museums	c
History of Consciousness						x	x
Human Computer Interaction					x
Human Language Media and Modeling							x
Italian Studies			x
Jewish Studies	x		x
Language Studies	x		x
Chinese	c		c
French	c		c
German	c		c
Italian	c		c
Japanese	c		c
Spanish	c		c
Latin American and Latino Studies	x		x			x	x
Latin American and Latino Studies / Politics Combined	x
Latin American and Latino Studies / Sociology Combined	x
Legal Studies	x		x
Linguistics ⁵	x		x	x		x
Literature ¹	x		x	x		x	x
Creative/Critical Writing						c
Creative Writing	c
French Literature	c
General Literature	c
German Literature	c
Greek and Latin literatures	c
Italian Literature	c
Spanish/Latin American/Latino literatures	c
Marine Biology		x
Mathematics ¹³	x	x	x	x		x
Mathematics Education	x
Mathematics: Theory and Computation		x
Microbiology		x
Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology ⁷					x	x	x
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology		x			x	x
Middle Eastern and North African Studies			x
Music ⁸	x			x		x
Contemporary Practices	c
Global Musics	c
Western Art Music	c
Music: Electronic Music			x
Music: Jazz, Spontaneous Composition, and Improvisation			x
Music: Western Art Music			x
Natural Language Processing					x
Network and Digital Technology	x
Neuroscience		x
Ocean Sciences					x	x
Biological Oceanography						c
Chemical Oceanography						c
Geological Oceanography						c
Physical Oceanography						c
Philosophy ⁹	x		x	x		x	x
Physics ¹⁰		x	x		x	x
Physics (Astrophysics)		x
Plant Sciences		x
Politics	x		x			x	x
Psychology ¹	x					x
Cognitive Psychology						c
Developmental Psychology						c
Social Psychology						c
Robotics Engineering		x
Robotics and Control							x
Science Communication					x
Scientific Computing							x
Scientific Computing and Applied Mathematics ¹¹					x
Science Education		x
Social Documentation ³				x			x
* Sociology	x					x	x
* GISES Intensive	c
Spanish Studies	x		x
Languages and Linguistics	c
Literature and Culture	c
Statistical Science ¹⁴					x	x
Statistics			x				x
Sustainability Studies			x
Technology and Information Management		x	x
Theater Arts	x		x	x
Dance	c		x
Design and Technology	c
Drama	c
Visual Studies						x	x
Writing

Combined majors. In addition, students may complete a combined major leading to a B.A. degree in a number of designated fields. Combined majors currently available include those in Earth sciences/anthropology, economics/mathematics, environmental studies/biology, environmental studies/Earth sciences, environmental studies/economics, Latin American and Latino studies/politics, and Latin American and Latino studies/sociology. Students also have the option of pursuing a double major.

c = concentration, or emphasis, within a program. Some programs give students the option of following a general course of study or selecting a concentration; other programs require students to choose a concentration. Consult the linked program.

¹ An intensive major is also available.

² A five-year contiguous bachelor’s/master’s pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in computer science and engineering.

³ A Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree is awarded in digital arts and new media, social documentation, and environmental art and social practice.

⁴The state of California does not allow academic majors in education that lead to a teaching credential. Instead, we offer an undergraduate major in education, democracy and justice and two minors in education for students who are considering a career in teaching or who hold a more general interest in educational studies. Please note that the major and minors in education do not provide a California Teaching Credential. Additionally, please note that the UC Santa Cruz teaching credential program is a graduate program and coursework taken in the major or minor cannot be substituted for credential requirements, except in specifically designated pathways.

UCSC offers the professional clear Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) and Bilingual Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) multiple subjects credentials, which are used in self-contained elementary classrooms (K-6) where all subjects are taught by the same teacher. UCSC also offers the CLAD and BCLAD single subjects credentials, which are used in departmentalized settings where the teacher is responsible for one subject (7-12).

⁵A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree and master's degree in linguistics.

⁶A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree in critical race and ethnic studies and the MA/Credential Master's in education..

⁷ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating an existing bachelor's degree from within the chemistry or biology programs (majors administered by the departments of MCD Biology, EE Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Biomolecular engineering) and the M.S. in microbiology and environmental toxicology.

⁸ A Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree in music also available. A Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree in composition is also available.

⁹A five year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the exiting bachelor's and master's degree in philosophy.

¹⁰A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree and master's degree in physics. Students in the B.S./M.S. path can pursue concentrations in material and device physics, energy and the environment, computational physics, and medical biophysics.

¹¹ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating existing bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics, mathematics, computer science, robotics engineering, physics, applied physics, physics (astrophysics), and the M.S. in scientific computing and applied mathematics.

¹² A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics bachelor's degree (bioinformatics concentration) with the master's degree.

¹³ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's and master's degree in mathematics.

¹⁴A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating existing bachelor's degrees and the M.S. in Statistical Science.

¹⁵ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degrees and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

¹⁶ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree in science education and the M.A/Credential Master's in Education.

^17. A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degrees and the ecology and evolutionary biology M.A.

^18. A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating existing bachelor's degree in Earth sciences or environmental sciences and the M.S. degree in Earth sciences.

¹⁹ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree and the M.A/Credential Master's in Education.

²⁰. Admission to DANM MFA is suspended for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.

_²¹. Admission to History MA is suspended for the 2023-24 academic year.

Degrees

B.A. = Bachelor of Arts
B.M. = Bachelor of Music
B.S. = Bachelor of Science
D.M.A. = Doctor of Musical Arts
Ed.D = Doctor of Education
M.A. = Master of Arts
M.F.A. = Master of Fine Arts
M.S. = Master of Science
Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy

* Revised: 09/25/23