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Majors & Degree Tracks

All degrees offered by Hunter College are listed below, sorted alphabetically by major. For detailed information about degree requirements, please consult the college catalogs or the department website.

Note: This list does not include certificate programs that may be offered by Continuing Education or IELI.

Major or Program Degree(s) Department(s) School
Accounting BS, MS ECON SAS
Adolescent Literacy MS EDU SOEi
Adult Nurse Practitioner MS, DNP NURS SON
Africana & Puerto Rican / Latino Studies BA AFPRL SAS
Ancient Greek BA CLA SAS
Animal Behavior Conservation Certificate, MA PSYCH SAS
Anthropology BA, BA/MA, MA ANTHRO SAS
Applied Behavior Analysis Adv. Certificate, MS EDU SOE
Arabic BA CLA SAS
Archaeology, Interdepartmental BA ANTHRO / CLA SAS
Art History BA, MA ART SAS
Arts Management and Leadership Certificate Interdepartmental SAS
Asian American Studies Minor AASP SAS
Audiology AuD COMSC SHP 2
Behavioral Neurobiology BA BIO / PSYCH SAS
Biochemistry MA, PhD 3 BIO / CHEM SAS
Bioinformatics (Quantitative Biology) BA, MA 4 Interdepartmental 5 SAS
Biology BA, MA BIO SAS
Biology Adolescent Education BA, BA/MA, MA, Adv. Certificate BIO / EDU SOE
Biomedical Laboratory Management MS MLS SAS
Biophysics BA, BA/MA BIO / PHYS SAS
Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience PhD PSYCH SAS 3
Biological Sciences with Specialization in Biotechnology BA/MA, BS/MA 6 BIO / MLS SAS
Business Studies Certificate Interdepartmental SAS
Chemistry BA, MA, PhD 3 CHEM SAS
Chemistry Adolescent Education BA, BA/MA, MA, Adv. Certificate CHEM SOE
Childhood Education (QUEST) 7 BA, MSEd EDU SOE
Childhood Literacy MSEd EDU SOE
Chinese BA CLA SAS
Chinese Adolescent Education BA, MA CLA / EDU SOE
Classical Studies BA CLA SAS
Clinical Nurse Leader™ MS NURS SON
Community / Public Health Nursing MS, DNP NURS SON
Comparative Literature BA RL SAS
Computer Science BA, MA CSCI SAS
Counseling 8 MSEd EDU SOE
Creative Writing (for BA, a concentration in the English Major) BA, MFA ENG SAS
Curatorial Studies Adv Certificate ART SAS
Cytotechnology Adv Certificate MLS SAS
Dance BA, MFA DAN SAS
Dance Education BA, BA/MA, MA DAN / EDU SOE
Early Childhood Education 9 MSEd EDU SOE
Earth Science Adolescent Education BA/MA, MA, Adv. Certificate EDU / GEOG SOE
Economics BA, BA/MA, MA ECON SAS
Educational Psychology 10 MA EDU SOE
English Adolescent Education BA, MA, Adv. Certificate EDU / ENG SOE
English MA program in Literature, Language, and Theory MA ENG SAS
English Language Arts (concentration in English BA)11 BA ENG SAS
Environmental Studies BA GEOG SAS
Family Nurse Practitioner DNP NURS SON
Film BA FM SAS
French BA, MA RL SAS
French Adolescent Education BA, MA, Adv. Certificate EDU / RL SOE
Geographic Information Science Certificate GEOG SAS
Geography BA, MA GEOG SAS
German BA GRMN SAS
German Adolescent Education BA EDU / GRMN SOE
Gerontological / Adult Nurse Practitioner MS, DNP NURS SON
Hebrew BA CLA SAS
Hebrew Adolescent Education BA CLA / EDU SOE
History BA, MA HIST SAS
Human Biology BA ANTHRO / BIO SAS
Human Rights Minor, Certificate Interdepartmental 12 SAS
Instructional Leadership EdD EDU SOE
Integrated Media Arts MFA FM SAS
Italian BA, MA RL SAS
Italian Adolescent Education BA, MA, Adv. Certificate RL / EDU SOE
Japanese Sequence 1 CLA SAS
Jewish Studies BA Interdepartmental 13 SAS
Latin BA CLA SAS
Latin Adolescent Education MA, Adv. Certificate CLA / EDU SOE
Latin American and Caribbean Studies BA LACS SAS
Latin and Greek BA CLA SAS
Linguistics Minor ANTHRO SAS
Linguistics and Rhetoric (concentration in English major) BA ENG SAS
Literatures, Language and Criticism (concentration in English major) BA ENG SAS
Mathematics BA, BA/MA MATH SAS
Mathematics Adolescent Education BA, BA/MA, MA, Adv. Certificate EDU / MATH SOE
Media Studies BA FM SAS
Medical Laboratory Sciences BS, BS/MA 14 MLS SAS
Medical Laboratory Technology Certificate MLS SAS
Music BA, BMus, BA/MA, MA 15 MUS SAS
Music Education BA/MA, MA EDU / MUS SOE
Nursing, Accelerated Second-Degree Pathway BS NURS SON
Nursing Administration / Urban Policy and Leadership MS/MS NURS / UAP
SON
Nursing Education Certificate NURS SON
Nursing, Generic Pathway BS NURS SON
Nursing, RN Pathway BS NURS SON
Nutrition MS NUTR
Nutrition and Food Sciences BS NFS
Nutrition and Wellness BS NW
Philosophy BA PHILO SAS
Philosophy, Politics and Society (concentration in philosophy major) BA PHILO SAS
Physical Therapy DPT PT SHP
Physics BA, BA/MA, MA, PhD 3 PHYS SAS
Physics Adolescent Education BA, MA, Adv. Certificate PHYS / EDU SOE
Playwriting MFA THEA SAS
Political Science BA POLSCI SAS
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practitioner MS, DNP NURS SON
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate NURS SON
Psychology BA, MA PSYCH SAS
Psychology with Neuroscience Concentration BA PSYCH SAS
Public Health BS PH
Public Policy Minor, Certificate Interdepartmental 18 SAS
Pure Mathematics MA MATH SAS
Religion BA REL SAS
Romance Languages BA RL SAS
Russian BA CLA SAS
Russian Adolescent Education BA CLA / EDU SOE
School Administration and Supervision Certificate EDU SOE
Social Research MS SOC SAS
Social Studies Adolescent Education BA, MA, Adv. Certificate EDU / GEOG / HIST SOE
Social Welfare PhD SOCWRK Grad Center
Social Work BSW/MSW SOCWRK SSW
Social Work Administration 21 Certificate SOCWRK SSW
Social Work/Divinity 16 MSW/MDiv SOCWRK SSW
Sociology BA SOC SAS
Sociology and Social Research BA/MS SOC SAS
Spanish MA RL SAS
Spanish Adolescent Education BA, MA, Adv. Certificate EDU / RL SOE
Spanish and Latin American Literature BA RL SAS
Spanish←→English Translation and Interpretation BA RL SAS
Special Education 18 MSEd EDU SOE
Speech-Language Pathology MS COMSC SHP
Statistics BA MATH SAS
Statistics and Applied Mathematics BA/MA, MA MATH SAS
Studio Art BA, BFA, MFA 19 ART SAS
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 20 MA EDU SOE
Theatre BA, MA THEA SAS
Therapy (Family, Individual, or Adoption)21 Certificate SOCWRK SSW
Urban Policy and Leadership MS UAP SAS
Urban Planning17 MUP, MUP/JD 22 UAP SAS
Urban Studies BA UAP SAS
Visual Arts Education MA ART/EDU SOE
Women and Gender Studies BA WGS SAS

Notes:

  1. Four-semester sequence fulfills Foreign Language Requirement, but does not qualify as a major.
  2. Offered in conjunction with the CUNY Graduate Center.
  3. Offered in conjunction with the CUNY Graduate Center.
  4. MA offered only by Math Department.
  5. Includes classes in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics.
  6. For undergraduate Medical Lab Science students.
  7. Undergraduate students require a double-major in either English with a concentration in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, or Social Studies. Graduate students can pursue Childhood Education with a Bilingual Extension, or with a concentration in Math and Science.
  8. Concentrations: School, Mental Health, Rehabilitation.
  9. Early Childhood Education is also available with a Bilingual Extension.
  10. Concentrations: General Educational Psychology; Assessment, Research and Evaluation.
  11. BA Concentrations: Language and Civilization; Literature,  Language and Criticism, English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Preparation for Secondary School Teaching, Linguistics and Rhetoric.
  12. Includes classes in Political Science, History, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Sociology.
  13. Includes classes in History, Hebrew, English, and Political Science.
  14. The BS/MA program is offered jointly with the Biology Department as a degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences/Biological Sciences with a specialization in Biotechnology.
  15. MA Concentrations: Composition, Ethnomusicology, Music History, Music Theory, Performance
  16. Offered in conjunction with Baruch College.
  17. Includes classes in Urban Affairs and Planning, Economics, Political Science, History, and Sociology.
  18. Concentrations: Early Childhood, Childhood: Learning Disabilities, Childhood: Behavior Disorders, Severe/Multiple Disabilities, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Blind and Visually-Impaired, Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation, Gifted and Talented
  19. Concentrations: Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking / Drawing / Works on Paper, Photography, Clay and Casting, Combined Media
  20. Concentrations: Pre-K-12, Adult
  21. These certificates are for MSWs seeking to further their education in a speciality of interest to them. These programs do not carry academic credit.
  22. Offered in conjunction with Brooklyn Law School.

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