Can't find the exact major you're looking for? Know there's more than one pathway to your dream career!
The list below was designed to help guide you in selecting the UC Irvine major and/or minor that matches your academic needs and professional ambitions. The UC Irvine Catalog is also your best resource for locating specializations, concentrations, and areas of emphasis within each major.
*Transfer students applying to majors with an asterisk are encouraged to also indicate an alternate major on the UC Application. All majors at UC Irvine are selective and applicants are encouraged to earn the highest possible GPA.
Majors at UC Irvine
Use the list below as a guide to related majors at UC Irvine that can help lead you to the industry you're interested in.
Art, B.A.
Art History, B.A.
Dance, B.A., Dance BFA
Drama, B.A.
Film and Media Studies, B.A.
Music, B.A., Music BFA
Business Administration, B.A.*
Business Economics, B.A.
Business Information Management, B.S.*
Economics, B.A.
Mathematics, B.S.
Quantitative Economics, B.A.
African American Studies, B.A
Art History, B.A.
Asian American Studies, B.A.
Chinese Studies, B.A.
Classics, B.A.
Comparative Literature, B.A.
East Asian Cultures, B.A
English, B.A.
European Studies, B.A.
Film and Media Studies, B.A.
French, B.A.
Gender and Sexuality Studies, B.A.
German Studies, B.A.
Global Cultures, B.A.
Global Middle East Studies, B.A.
History, B.A.
Japanese Language and Literature, B.A.
Korean Literature and Culture, B.A.
Language Science, B.A.
Literary Journalism, B.A
Philosophy, B.A.
Religious Studies, B.A.
Spanish, B.A.
Applied and Computational Mathematics, B.S.
Business Information Management, B.S.*
Computer Engineering, B.S.*
Computer Science, B.S*
Computer Science and Engineering, B.S.*
Cognitive Sciences, B.S
Data Science, B.S.*
Game Design & Interactive Media, B.S.*
Informatics, B.S.*
Software Engineering, B.S.*
Biology/Education, B.S
Chemistry, B.S. - Chemistry Education
Earth System Science, B.S. - Geosciences Education with Secondary Teaching Certification
Education Sciences, B.A.
English, B.A. - English for Future Teachers
Language Science, B.A.
Mathematics, B.S. - Mathematics for Education/Secondary Teaching Certification
Physics, B.S. - Physics Education
Aerospace Engineering, B.S.*
Biomedical Engineering, B.S.*
Biomedical Engineering: Premedical, B.S*
Chemical Engineering, B.S.*
Civil Engineering, B.S.*
Computer Engineering, B.S.*
Computer Science and Engineering, B.S.*
Electrical Engineering, B.S.*
Engineering, B.S.*
Environmental Engineering, B.S. *
Materials Science and Engineering, B.S.*
Mechanical Engineering, B.S.*
Software Engineering, B.S.*
African American Studies, B.A.
Anthropology, B.A.
Asian American Studies, B.A.
Business Economics, B.A.
Chicano/Latino Studies, B.A.
Chinese Studies, B.A.
Criminology, Law and Society, B.A.
Cognitive Sciences, B.S.
East Asian Cultures, B.A
Economics, B.A.
Environmental Engineering, B.S.*
Environmental Science and Policy, B.A.
European Studies, B.A.
French, B.A.
Gender and Sexuality Studies, B.A.
German Studies, B.A.
Global Cultures, B.A.
Global Middle East Studies, B.A.
International Studies, B.A.
Japanese Language and Literature, B.A.
Korean Literature and Culture, B.A.
Language Science, B.A.
Political Science, B.A.
Psychological Science, B.A.
Public Health Sciences, B.S./Public Health Policy, B.A.
Quantitative Economics, B.A.
Social Ecology, B.A.
Social Policy and Public Service, B.A.
Sociology, B.A.
Spanish, B.A.
Urban Studies, B.A.
Business Information Management, B.S.*
Computer Science and Engineering, B.S.*
Civic and Community Engagement (minor)
Environmental Science and Policy, B.A.
Global Middle East Studies (major, minor)
Global Sustainability (minor)
History and Philosophy of Science (minor)
Medical Humanities (minor)
Native American Studies (minor)
Criminology, Law and Society, B.A.
Environmental Science and Policy, B.A.
International Studies, B.A.
Philosophy, B.A.
Political Science, B.A.
Psychological Science, B.A.
Social Ecology, B.A.
Social Policy and Public Service, B.A.
Urban Studies, B.A.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.S.
Biological Sciences, B.S.
Biology/Education, B.S
Biomedical Engineering, B.S.*
Biomedical Engineering: Premedical, B.S*
Chemistry, B.S.
Cognitive Sciences, B.S.
Developmental and Cell Biology, B.S.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, B.S.
Exercise Sciences, B.S.
Genetics, B.S.
Human Biology, B.S.
Microbiology and Immunology, B.S.
Neurobiology, B.S.
Nursing Science, B.S.*
Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S.
Public Health Sciences, B.S. / Public Health Policy, B.A.
Applied Physics, B.S.
Chemical Engineering, B.S.*
Chemistry, B.S.
Earth System Science, B.S.
Environmental Science and Policy, B.A.
Materials Science and Engineering, B.S.*
Mathematics, B.S.
Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S.
Physics, B.S.
Cognitive Sciences, B.S.
Education Sciences, B.A.
Gender and Sexuality Studies, B.A.
Language Science, B.A.
Nursing Science, B.S.*
Psychology, B.S.
Psychological Science, B.A.
Public Health Sciences, B.S. / Public Health Policy, B.A.