Major Fields of Study

The University of Houston comprises 13 colleges:

• Architecture
• Bauer College of Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Honors
• Hotel and Restaurant Management
• Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
• Law
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Social Work
• and Technology.

They offer 14 baccalaureate degrees in over 100 fields of study, 26 master's degrees, and six doctoral and professional degrees.

The Law Center and the Graduate College of Social Work offer only graduate degrees. For more information about these and other graduate-level programs, refer to the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

A list of undergraduate major fields of study offered by the University of Houston follows. Detailed information about these programs can be found in the college sections of this catalog.

Undergraduate Major Fields of Study by College

• Architecture
• Bauer College of Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Hotel and Restaurant Management
• Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Pharmacy
• Technology
• Undergraduate Interest Areas

College of Architecture

• Architecture, B.ARCH.
• Environmental Design, B.S.
• Industrial Design, B.S.
• Interior Architecture, B.S.

Bauer College of Business

• Pre-Business Administration ¹
• Accounting, B.B.A.
• Management Information Systems, B.B.A.
• Marketing-Entrepreneurship, B.B.A.
• Finance, B.B.A.
  • Finance--Global Energy Management
• Management, B.B.A.
• Marketing, B.B.A.
• Supply Chain Management, B.B.A.

College of Education

• Health, B.S.
• Human Development and Family Studies, B.A., B.S.
• Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.

Cullen College of Engineering

• Engineering Unspecified (freshmen only)
• Biomedical Engineering, B.S.B.E.
• Chemical Engineering, B.S.CH.E.
• Civil Engineering, B.S.C.E.
• Computer Engineering, B.S.CP.E.
• Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E.
• Industrial Engineering, B.S.I.E.
• Mechanical Engineering, B.S.M.E.
• Petroleum Engineering, B.S.P.E.T.E

Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

• Hotel and Restaurant Management, B.S.

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

• Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Unspecified
• American Sign Language Interpreting, B.A.
• Anthropology, B.A., B.S.
• Art, B.A.
• Art History, B.A.
• Art (Studio)
  • Studio Art--Graphic Communications, B.F.A.
  • Studio Art--Painting, B.F.A.
  • Studio Art--Photography/Digital Media, B.F.A.
  • Studio Art--Sculpture, B.F.A.
• Chinese Studies, B.A.
• Classical Studies, B.A.
• Communication
  • Communication--Advertising, B.A.
  • Communication--Corporate Communication, B.A.
  • Communication--Interpersonal Communication, B.A.
  • Communication--Journalism, B.A.
  • Communication--Media Production, B.A.
  • Communication--Media Studies, B.A.
  • Communication--Public Relations, B.A.
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A., B.S.
• Economics, B.A., B.S. (Arts and Sciences)
• English, B.A.
  • English--Creative Writing, B.A.
  • English--Literature, B.A.
  • English--Linguistics, B.A.
• French, B.A.
• German, B.A.
  • German Area Studies, B.A.
• History, B.A.
• Human Nutrition and Foods, B.A., B.S.
• Italian Studies, B.A.
• Kinesiology, B.S.
  • Kinesiology--Exercise Science, B.S.
  • Kinesiology--Fitness and Sports, B.S.
  • Kinesiology--Movement and Sports Studies, B.S.
  • Kinesiology--Sports Administration, B.S.
• Liberal Studies, B.A.
• Music, B.A., B.M.
  • Music--Applied, B.M.
  • Music Composition, B.M.
  • Music Theory, B.M.
• Philosophy, B.A.
• Political Science, B.A., B.S.
• Psychology, B.A., B.S.
• Sociology, B.A., B.S.
• Spanish, B.A.
• Theatre, B.A.
  • Theatre-Dance, B.A.
  • Theatre--Design/Technology
  • Theatre--Performance

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

• Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, B.A., B.S.
• Biology, B.A., B.S.
• Biology-Medical Technology, B.S.
• Chemistry, B.A., B.S.
• Computer Science, B.S.
  • Computer Science--Business Option, B.S.
  • Computer Science--Systems Option, B.S.
• Earth Science, B.A.
• Environmental Science--Environmental Systems and Modeling, B.S.
• Geology, B.S.
• Geophysics, B.S.
• Interdisciplinary Sciences, B.I.SCI.
• Mathematics, B.A., B.S.
  • Mathematics--Mathematical Biology Option, B.S.
  • Mathematics--Mathematical Finance Option, B.S.
• Physics, B.A., B.S.
  • Physics--Geophysics Option, B.S.

College of Pharmacy

• Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S.

College of Technology

• Biotechnology, B.S.
• Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Computer Information Systems, B.S.
• Construction Management, B.S.
• Consumer Sciences and Merchandising, B.S.
• Digital Media, B.S.
• Electrical Power Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Human Resources Development, B.S.
• Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Surveying Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Organizational Leadership and Supervision, B.S

Undergraduate Interest Areas

• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Nursing
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Undergraduate Major Fields of Study Listed Alphabetically

• Accounting Major
• American Sign Language and Interpreting Major
• Anthropology Major
• Applied Music - MUSA
• Architecture Major
• Art (Studio) Major
• Art History Major
• Bachelor of Arts in Art
• Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences Major
• Bioinformatics in Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences Minor
• Biology Major
• Biomedical Engineering Major
• Bioprocessing in Biomedical & Biopharmaceutical Sciences Minor
• Biotechnology Major
• Chemical Engineering Major
• Chemistry Major
• Chinese Studies Major
• Civil Engineering Major
• Classical Studies Major
• Communication Sciences and Disorders Major
• Communications Major
• Computer Applications Technology Minor
• Computer Engineering Major
• Computer Engineering Technology Major
• Computer Engineering Technology Minor
• Computer Graphics Technology Minor
• Computer Information Systems Major
• Computer Science Major
• Construction Management Major
• Construction Management Minor
• Consumer Science & Merchandising Minor
• Consumer Science and Merchandising Major
• Digital Media Major
• Earth Science Major
• Economics Major
• Electrical Engineering Major
• Electrical Power Engineering Technology Major
• Electrical Power Engineering Technology Minor
• English Major
• Entrepreneurship Major
• Environmental Design Major
• Environmental Science Major
• Finance Major
• French Major
• Geology Major
• Geophysics Major
• German Area Studies Major
• German Major
• Graphic Communications Technology Minor
• Health Major
• History Major
• Hotel and Restaurant Management Major
• Human Development & Family Studies Major
• Human Development and Consumer Sciences Minor
• Human Nutrition and Foods Major
• Industrial Design Major
• Industrial Engineering Major
• Information Systems Development Minor
• Information Systems Management Minor
• Interdisciplinary Sciences Major
• Interdisciplinary Studies Major
• Interior Architecture Major
• Italian Major
• Kinesiology Major
• Liberal Studies
• Management Information Systems Major
• Management Major
• Manufacturing Systems Minor
• Marketing Major
• Mathematical Biology Major
• Mathematics Major
• Mechanical Engineering Major
• Mechanical Engineering Technology Major
• Music, Applied Major
• Music (Areas of Elective Studies) Major
• Music Composition Major
• Music Major
• Music Theory Major
• Organizational Leadership and Supervision Major
• Organizational Leadership and Supervision Minor
• Petroleum Engineering Major
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) Major
• Philosophy Major
• Physics Major
• Political Science Major
• Psychology Major
• Purchasing Minor
• Sociology Major
• Spanish Major
• Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Major
• Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Minor
• Supply Chain Management Major
• Surveying and Mapping Minor
• Surveying Engineering Technology Major
• Theatre and Dance Major
• Training and Development Minor

Catalog Publish Date: August 19, 2010
This Page Last Updated: January 18, 2011
Effective Date of Archive: August 15, 2011