Fields of Study Chart

	Undergraduate Education				Graduate Education
	B.A.	B.S.	Minor	Certificate	M.A/M.F.A.	M.S.	Ph.D.	Designated Emphasis	Contiguous Pathway
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
Computational Physics		c
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
Biology²	x	x	x						2, 8
Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics ^2,3		x				x	x		2, 3
Bioinformatics		c
Biomolecular Engineering		c
Biotechnology	x
Black Studies			x
Business Management Economics	x
Accounting	c
Chemistry²	x	x	x			x	x		2
Biochemistry		c
Classical Studies	x		x
Coastal Science and Policy						x		x
Cognitive Science		x
Community Studies	x
Community-Based Action Research and Advocacy (CARA)				x
Computational Media						x	x	x
Computer Engineering		x	x
Computer Systems		c
Digital Hardware		c
Networks		c
Systems Programming		c
Computer Science ⁴	x	x	x
Computer Science: Computer Game Design		x
Computer Science and Engineering ⁴						x	x		4
Creative Technologies	x
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies⁵	x							x	5
Data Science								x
Digital Arts and New Media ^3,6					(s)
Earth Sciences ⁷		x	x			x	x		7
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 Biology^{2, 8}					x		x	x	2, 8
Economics	x		x				x
Economics / Mathematics Combined B.A.	x
Education ^{9, 10, 11, 18, 20, 26}			x		x		x	x	11, 18, 20, 26
Bilingual-Multicultural Education					c
Multiple Subjects Credential (elementary)					c
Single Subjects Credential (secondary)					c
Education, Democracy, and Justice¹¹	x								11
Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics			x
Electrical Engineering¹²		x	x						12
Electronics/Optics		c
Communications, Signals, Systems, and Controls		c
Electrical and Computer Engineering ¹²						x	x		12
Environmental Art and Social Practice ¹³					x
Environmental Sciences ⁷		x							7
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.¹⁴	(d)
Environmental Studies / Economics Combined B.A.	x
Feminist Studies¹⁵	x						(s)	x
Film and Digital Media	x		x				x	x
Critical Studies	c
Integrated Critical Practice	c
Games and Playable Media¹⁶						(s)
Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Technologies, Applications and Research					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 ^1,17	x		x		(s)		x		17
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
Humanizing Technologies				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 Studies¹⁸	x		x				x	x	18
Language Intensive	c
Latin American and Latino Studies / Education Combined	x
Latin American and Latino Studies / Politics Combined	x
Latin American and Latino Studies / Sociology Combined	x
Legal Studies	x		x
Linguistics ¹⁹	x		x		x		x		19
Literature ^{1, 20}	x		x		x		x	x	20
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
Materials Science and Engineering						x	x
Mathematics ²¹	x	x	x		x		x		21
Mathematics Education	x
Mathematics: Theory and Computation		x
Microbiology		x
Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology ²		x				x	x	x	2
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology²		x				x	x		2
Middle Eastern and North African Studies			x
Music ²²	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 ²³	x		x		x		x	x	23
Physics ²⁴		x	x			x	x		24
Quantum Information Science	c
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 ²⁵						x			25
Science Education²⁶		x							26
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 ²⁷						x	x		27
Statistics			x					x
Sustainability Studies			x
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)				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
Visualizing Abolition Studies				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 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.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.

³ 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.

⁴A 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.

⁵A 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.

⁶Admission to DANM MFA suspended for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

⁹The 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.

¹⁰ 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).

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴Environmental Studies / Earth Sciences Combined B.A. discontinued beginning Fall 2024.

¹⁵ Admission for the Feminist Studies Ph.D. suspended for the 2024-25 academic year.

¹⁶ Admissions to the Games and Playble Media Professional M.S. suspended for the 24-25 academic year.

^17. Admissions for the History M.A. suspended through the 2025-26 academic year.

^18. A four-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree in Latin American and Latino Studies and the M.A/Credential Master's in Education..

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

²⁰ A four-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's degree in Literature and the M.A/Credential Master's in Education.

²¹ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the existing bachelor's and master's degree in mathematics.

²² 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.

²³ A five year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating the exiting bachelor's and master's degree in philosophy.

²⁴ A 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.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ 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.

²⁷ A five-year contiguous bachelor's/master's pathway is available coordinating existing bachelor's degrees and the M.S. in Statistical Science.

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