Fields of Study

Cornell offers nearly 80 formal major fields, listed below, as well as challenging dual-degree programs and a score of interdisciplinary majors that cross traditional departmental boundaries.

Undergraduate Majors

Major	College/School
Africana Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Agricultural Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
American Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Animal Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Anthropology	College of Arts and Sciences
Applied Economics and Management	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences SC Johnson College of Business
Archaeology	College of Arts and Sciences
Architecture	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Asian Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Astronomy	College of Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biological Engineering	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering
Biological Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Biology & Society	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Biomedical Engineering	College of Engineering
Biometry and Statistics	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Chemical Engineering	College of Engineering
Chemistry	College of Arts and Sciences
China and Asia-Pacific Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Civil Engineering	College of Engineering
Classics (Classics, Classical Civ., Greek, Latin)	College of Arts and Sciences
Cognitive Science	College of Arts and Sciences
College Scholar	College of Arts and Sciences
Communication	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Comparative Literature	College of Arts and Sciences
Computer Science	College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering
Design and Environmental Analysis	College of Human Ecology
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering
Economics	College of Arts and Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering	College of Engineering
Engineering Physics	College of Engineering
English	College of Arts and Sciences
Entomology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Environment & Sustainability	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Engineering	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Fiber Science and Apparel Design	College of Human Ecology
Fine Arts	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Food Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
French	College of Arts and Sciences
German Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Global & Public Health Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Human Ecology
Global Development	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Government	College of Arts and Sciences
Health Care Policy	Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
History	College of Arts and Sciences
History of Architecture (transfer students only)	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
History of Art	College of Arts and Sciences
Hotel Administration	Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
Human Biology, Health and Society	College of Human Ecology
Human Development	College of Human Ecology
Independent Major—Arts and Sciences	College of Arts and Sciences
Independent Major—Engineering	College of Engineering
Industrial and Labor Relations	School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Information Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Information Science, Systems, and Technology	College of Engineering
Interdisciplinary Studies	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Italian	College of Arts and Sciences
Landscape Architecture	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Linguistics	College of Arts and Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering	College of Engineering
Mathematics	College of Arts and Sciences
Mechanical Engineering	College of Engineering
Music	College of Arts and Sciences
Near Eastern Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Nutritional Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Human Ecology
Operations Research and Engineering	College of Engineering
Performing and Media Arts	College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy	College of Arts and Sciences
Physics	College of Arts and Sciences
Plant Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Policy Analysis and Management	Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Religious Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Science and Technology Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology	College of Arts and Sciences
Spanish	College of Arts and Sciences
Statistical Science	College of Arts and Sciences
Urban and Regional Studies	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Viticulture and Enology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Cornell offers 122 minors to undergraduates, listed below. Students may pursue minors in any department in any college that offers them, subject to limitations placed by the department offering the minor or by the student's major.

Minors are controlled, tracked, and audited by the academic department or unit in which they are offered. Completed minors will appear on the student's official transcript.

Undergraduate Minors

Minor	College/School
Aerospace Engineering	College of Engineering
Africana Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
American Indian and Indigenous Studies	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
American Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Animal Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Anthropology	College of Arts and Sciences
Applied Economics	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences SC Johnson College of Business
Applied Exercise Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Human Ecology
Applied Mathematics	College of Engineering
Arabic	College of Arts and Sciences
Archaeology	College of Arts and Sciences
Architecture	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Asian American Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Astrobiology	College of Arts and Sciences
Astronomy	College of Arts and Sciences
Biological Engineering	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	College of Engineering
Biomedical Sciences	College of Veterinary Medicine
Biometry and Statistics	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Business	SC Johnson College of Business
China and Asia-Pacific Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Civil Infrastructure	College of Engineering
Classical Civilization	College of Arts and Sciences
Classics	College of Arts and Sciences
Climate Change	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cognitive Science	College of Arts and Sciences
Communication	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Community Food Systems	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Comparative Literature	College of Arts and Sciences
Computer Science	College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering
Computing in the Arts	College of Arts and Sciences
Creative Writing	College of Arts and Sciences
Crime, Prisons, Education, and Justice	College of Arts and Sciences
Crop Management	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dance	College of Arts and Sciences
Data Science	Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Data Science in Astronomy	College of Arts and Sciences
Demography	Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Design & Environmental Analysis	College of Human Ecology
Digital Agriculture	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dyson Business Minor for Engineers	SC Johnson College of Business
Dyson Business Minor for Life Sciences Majors	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences SC Johnson College of Business
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering
East Asian Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
English	College of Arts and Sciences
Education	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering	College of Engineering
Engineering Communications	College of Engineering
Engineering Entrepreneurship	College of Engineering
Engineering Management	College of Engineering
Entrepreneurship and Innovation	SC Johnson College of Business
Entomology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Environmental Engineering	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering
Environment & Sustainability	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
European Studies	Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Fashion Studies	College of Human Ecology
Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Fiber Science	College of Human Ecology
Film	College of Arts and Sciences
Fine Arts	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Food and Agricultural Business	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences SC Johnson College of Business
Food Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
French	College of Arts and Sciences
Fungal Biology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Game Design	College of Engineering
German Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Gerontology	College of Human Ecology
Global Asia Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Global Health	College of Human Ecology
Health Policy	Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Healthy Futures	College of Human Ecology
History	College of Arts and Sciences
History of Art	College of Arts and Sciences
History of Capitalism	College of Arts and Sciences
Horticulture	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Human Development	College of Human Ecology
Inequality Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Infectious Disease Biology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Information Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering
International Relations	Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
International Development Studies	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
International Trade & Development	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences SC Johnson College of Business
Italian Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Jewish Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Landscape Studies	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Latin American Studies	Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Latina/o Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Law and Society	College of Arts and Sciences
Leadership	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Linguistics	College of Arts and Sciences
Marine Biology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering	College of Engineering
Mathematics	College of Arts and Sciences
Mechanical Engineering	College of Engineering
Media Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Medieval Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Migration Studies	Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Minority, Indigenous, and Third World Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Moral Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Music	College of Arts and Sciences
Near Eastern Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Nutrition & Health	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Human Ecology
Operations Research & Management Science	College of Engineering
Performing and Media Arts	College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy	College of Arts and Sciences
Physics	College of Arts and Sciences
Plant Breeding	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Plant Sciences	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Policy Analysis and Management	Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Public Policy	College of Arts and Sciences
Public Service Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Real Estate	Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
Religious Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Robotics	College of Engineering
Russian	College of Arts and Sciences
Sanskrit Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Science Communication and Public Engagement	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Science & Technology Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Smart Cities	College of Engineering
Soil Science	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
South Asian Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Southeast Asian Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Spanish	College of Arts and Sciences
Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sustainable Business and Economic Policy	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences SC Johnson College of Business
Sustainable Energy Systems	College of Engineering
Theatre	College of Arts and Sciences
Urban and Regional Studies	College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Viking Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Visual Studies	College of Arts and Sciences
Viticulture and Enology	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Graduate study at Cornell is interdisciplinary by design. Fields span departments and even disciplines. Graduate students are admitted to fields of study, which are composed of faculty members who come together around shared intellectual interests and may draw from different campuses or colleges.

For example, the graduate field of economics includes faculty from:

• policy analysis and management (College of Human Ecology)
• applied economics and management (College of Agriculture & Life Sciences)
• industrial and labor relations (School of Industrial and Labor Relations)
• management (Johnson Graduate School of Management)
• civil and environmental engineering (College of Engineering)
• sociology (College of Arts & Sciences)
• economics (College of Arts & Sciences)

Graduate Fields of Study

Graduate Fields
Accounting
Aerospace Engineering
Africana Studies
American Indian Studies (minor field)
American Studies (minor field)
Animal Science
Anthropology
Applied Economics and Management
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Archaeology
Architecture
Art
Asian Literature, Religion and Culture
Asian Studies
Astronomy and Space Sciences
Atmospheric Science
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Biological and Environmental Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical and Biological Sciences
Biomedical and Biological Studies
Biophysics
Business Administration (MBA)
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
City and Regional Planning
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Classics
Cognitive Science (minor field)
Communication
Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Comparative Literature
Computational Biology
Computational Science and Engineering (minor field)
Computer Science
Demography (minor field)
Design and Environmental Analysis
Development Sociology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Economics
Education
Electrical and Computer Engineering
English Language and Literature
Entomology
Environmental Quality (minor field)
Epidemiology (minor field)
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (minor field)
Fiber Science and Apparel Design
Film and Video Studies (minor field)
Food Science and Technology
Genetics, Genomics and Development
Genomics (minor field)
Geological Sciences
Germanic Studies
Global Development
Government
History
History of Art, Archaeology, and Visual Studies
Horticulture
Hotel Administration
Human Development
Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Industrial and Labor Relations
Information Science
Integrative Plant Science
Landscape Architecture
Latin American Studies (minor field)
Latina/o Studies (minor field)
Law
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies (minor field)
Linguistics
Management
Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medieval Studies
Microbiology
Music
Natural Resources and the Environment
Near Eastern Studies
Neurobiology and Behavior
Nutrition
Operations Research and Information Engineering
Parasitology
Peace Studies and Peace Science (minor field)
Performing and Media Arts
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Physics
Plant Biology
Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Psychology
Public Affairs
Public Health
Real Estate
Regional Science
Risk Analysis, Communication and Policy (minor field)
Romance Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Sociology
Soil and Crop Sciences
Statistics
Sustainable Energy (minor field)
Systems Engineering
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Urban Studies (minor field)
Veterinary Medicine
Water Resources (minor field)