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Accountancy

You’ll learn a skillset forever in demand in the world of business. Through courses like Strategic Cost Management, Ethics in Accounting, and Federal Taxation, you’ll develop a highly-sought after critical thinking and decision-making skill set and graduate ready to hit the ground running. You’ll also enter the job market with expertise in data analytics that your peers at other institutions will lack.

Unique to Notre Dame, the Data Analytics in Accounting course enhances your ability to identify relevant information, and to find optimal solutions in settings involving uncertainty and risk. Analytical tools include data mining, simulation model building, and optimization.Our students are diverse and multifaceted, but they all have one thing in common: they ask more of business and of themselves. Through the Notre Dame undergraduate Accountancy program they do just that.

And recruiters know that Mendoza grads understand how an organization operates and manages its resources. Our accountancy undergraduates achieved a 98% placement rate last year.

During your time as an accountancy student at Notre Dame, you’ll learn to analyze, evaluate and communicate the results of business activities. In other words, you will develop a highly-sought after critical thinking and decision-making skill set—and use that to advance the greater good.

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Aerospace Engineering

Notre Dame engineers create new things to make life better. Our two undergraduate degree programs, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, will prepare you for careers of leadership and innovation in industry, government, or research laboratories. The Aerospace Engineering program will prepare you to solve problems and advance the state of the art in the design and operation of aircraft and space vehicles, ranging from airplanes to satellites.

The curriculum is based on mathematics, physics, chemistry and the engineering sciences, with emphasis on basic aerospace disciplines such as aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, orbital mechanics, and solid and structural mechanics, and integrating disciplines such as design, experimental methods and systems analysis. Specializations are available in technical areas, including design and manufacturing; thermal and fluid sciences; bioengineering; solid mechanics; materials; control and mechanical systems; and computational engineering.

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Africana Studies

The Department of Africana Studies stands at the center of the study of the African American experience, Africa, and the African Diaspora—the global dispersion of peoples of African descent. Using an interdisciplinary approach to coursework and research, the department introduces students to a wide range of historical and contemporary perspectives, promoting a critical engagement with the whole of human culture.

Our courses focus on race, politics, theology, education, and history related to the Africana world, and our faculty of dedicated teacher-scholars approach these topics from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Our students develop a multifaceted understanding of the Africana experience that prepares them for undergraduate research and internship opportunities in a wide array of fields.

Our strong partnerships across the University can help Africana studies students connect with the financial and academic resources they need to support their endeavors, whether that means access to community engagement opportunities, guidance in crafting a research proposal, funding for international fieldwork or immersive summer language study, grants to defray internship expenses, or help developing competitive applications for prestigious fellowships.

Africana studies majors and minors at Notre Dame hone their research, communications, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while developing a keen cultural understanding and interdisciplinary perspective that prepares them thrive as leaders in their families, churches, communities, and careers.

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American Studies

American Studies is the ideal major for students who are interested in the world around them but who don’t want to limit themselves to just one method or perspective.

Take courses on anything from “The American West” and “American Capitalism” to “Race and Popular Culture” and “Catholics in America” and much, much more. After all, why should you limit yourself?

American Studies is a student-centered major that fosters a vibrant academic community. Our graduates find success in some of the most interesting career fields, graduate programs, and service programs.

Ask our current majors and they will tell you that they love our intellectually provocative curriculum that tackles real-world issues, our brilliant but approachable faculty, and the tightly-knit relationships formed between students and professors in this remarkable department.

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Anthropology

We offer an anthropology major, minor, and honors track. You can also focus your studies in one of our two concentrations: 1) Health & Culture, which includes medical anthropology, bioanthropology, and science & technology studies and 2) Business Anthropology, which includes global trade, cultural marketing, and design anthropology.

For example, concentrating on the interaction between design and anthropology is one of the hottest career trends. Anthropology majors are in demand as user experience specialists in technology companies, independent consultants for NGOs, and qualitative researchers for global organizations. Employers know anthropology students are able to navigate the complexity of human experiences and can integrate the countless skills they learned as anthropology students, including:

• Proven experience working with and among people
• Ethnographic methods such as participant observation
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Focused interviewing
• Critical engagement
• Language fluency
• Cultural competency
• Organizational understanding

The perspectives you gain from anthropology are incredibly valuable in understanding complex global issues through the integrated lens of the human past, biology, communication, and culture.

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Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS)

Applied and computational mathematics and statistics use modeling, simulation, and data analysis to produce solutions to real-world problems. These methods are used in a wide variety of areas in business, engineering, the natural sciences, and the social sciences.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that computational science is one of the top five up-and-coming majors. A Bachelor of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics offers preparation for careers in fields like engineering, business, and actuarial science. It readies students interested in graduate studies in applied mathematics or statistics and provides opportunities to join a variety of interdisciplinary research teams.

The Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. Computational skills, which are often required to solve real-world problems, will be developed continuously throughout the curriculum. For many students, significant work in an area of application will complement their core studies. Graduates of the program will be well prepared for the following opportunities:

• Employment in technical fields requiring skills in statistics and computation
• Employment and further study in quantitative methods in business and economics
• Further training in professional master’s or doctoral programs in applied mathematics or statistics
• Graduate study, at the master’s or doctoral level, in bioinformatics or computational biology

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Arabic

Housed in the Department of Classics, Notre Dame's Program in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies offers an Arabic major and a minor in Middle Eastern and North African studies. Arabic students can also choose an interdisciplinary major in international economics.

Arabic is a difficult but high-demand language that can be an asset in a wide array of careers. Our language courses, taught by native speakers, cultivate the ability to write clearly, listen precisely, speak with fluency, and read critically.

While language is at the Arabic program’s core, a variety of electives complement language acquisition and expose both majors and non-majors to the richness and diversity of Middle Eastern culture and Islamic intellectual history and thought. A full selection of courses in Arabic literature, history, civilization, culture, and religion provide a balanced and integrated approach to the field.

Open to all Notre Dame undergraduates, our interdisciplinary minor in Middle Eastern and North African studies aims to educate and equip the next generation of students with scholarly skills and policy acumen that will enable them to navigate future issues involving these regions in a constructive and nuanced manner. Students can choose between two tracks: religion and literature, or history and politics.

Students studying Arablc or Middle Eastern and North African studies at Notre Dame learn from and research alongside world-class scholars in a wide array of liberal arts disciplines. Our program hosts a number of research collaborations and serves as a gathering place for scholars investigating a wide range of topics involving the Middle East and North Africa.

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Architecture

The Architecture major is a five-year program:

• First-year Architecture students develop fundamental hand drawing and drafting skills alongside courses taken for the University Core Curriculum.
• The sophomore year forms the foundation for the principles of construction and their relationship to architectural form and the built environment.
• The third year, which the students spend entirely in Rome, explores traditional urbanism and how classical architecture facilitates a humane and sustainable way of life.
• By the fourth year, issues of regionalism and cross-cultural values are explored through the typological understanding of the city and its architecture developed during the previous three years.
• By the fifth year, the students have forged individual viewpoints about architecture and engage a diversity of issues that culminate in their spring thesis studio.

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Art History

Art History shows you the world. Whether it is an ancient temple in Corinth, Greece, or a desert landscape reinterpreted by Georgia O’Keeffe, the subtle hatching of an Old Master drawing, or the brilliant stained glass of a Gothic cathedral, art history explores past and present cultures in light of contemporary intellectual, social, and artistic issues.

A major or minor in art history provides training in transferable skills employers value: visual analysis, critical thinking and reading, the use of evidence to support an argument, and analytical writing.

Students develop these competencies through the study of the art and architecture of the world in the present and the past and in relation to its context—the political, economic, scientific, and religious forces that inform the work of artists and architects. Art history is a truly global and interdisciplinary field of study.

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Biochemistry

Each year, the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry graduates around 45 majors, in a roughly 3:1 split between biochemistry and chemistry. Both groups share a common curriculum for the first two years. Classes are taught separately from the non-majors track, which allows for smaller class sizes and more in-depth discussions. Once students begin taking advanced courses in their specific majors, classes become even smaller and more personal. Some of the advantages enjoyed by our majors include:

• greater one-on-one contact with professors
• hands-on experience with research grade equipment in undergraduate laboratories
• unique, project-based laboratories emphasizing critical thinking and trouble shooting skills
• individual advising

Chemistry and biochemistry majors are also encouraged to engage in undergraduate research. With over 50 research faculty associated with the department, students can find several options that match their interests. Majors are also welcome to contact faculty in other departments if their research is of interest.

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Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences majors at Notre Dame investigate life, the human condition, and the natural world. The major includes a core curriculum for breadth and eight tracks for depth. The major is comprehensive, yet flexible, and can be tailored to each student’s career goals. Students have individualized academic advising, career guidance, and close relationships with faculty and other mentors. If desired, students can earn a second major and/or minor and study abroad.

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Business Analytics

Business Analytics (BAN) majors are in great demand from Silicon Valley to Chicago and around the world. In the digital age every organization is a technology organization, and they are hiring BAN majors lead digital innovation in every industry, including technology, consulting, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, transportation, and pharmaceuticals.

As a BAN major, students learn scientific, data-driven analysis of business operations. The Business Analytics major is oriented toward statistical methods and data analysis, focusing on topics such as predictive analytics and data visualization with a strong emphasis on statistics and mathematical methods. Students learn how to discover patterns, make predictions, tell stories and derive meaning from complex data sets. BAN Major jobs: Data Analyst (customer, market, financial, supply chain, etc.), consultant. Courses: R, Python, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Data Management, Unstructured Data.

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Chemical Engineering

We combine a strong focus on chemical engineering with a broad education in the humanities and science, giving you the best of both — deep knowledge in chemical engineering and a solid understanding of the related scientific, social, and moral issues. Classes are taught by faculty who care deeply about your learning, who apply the latest teaching innovations and technologies inside the classroom, and who are accessible outside the classroom. Advising and internship opportunities lay the path for your career and education beyond Notre Dame.

Our curriculum marries a solid foundation in chemical engineering principles with modern data science and computational tools. You’ll have the flexibility to tailor your education to your interests and academic goals. Concentrations are available in Biomolecular Engineering, Energy, or Materials.

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Chemistry

Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science” because it connects the physical, life, and applied sciences. A bachelor of science degree in chemistry or biochemistry can take you anywhere you want to go. Those interested in medical or dental school will find that either program of study fulfills the medical/dental school requirements and leads to high MCAT/DAT scores. As a result, our majors experience a high acceptance rate into these professional schools. Students who are interested in a research career will find that their solid foundation in chemistry and biochemistry allows them to branch into other fields of study at the graduate level or focus on a specific area of chemistry that piqued their interest. Each year, the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry graduates around 45 majors, in a roughly 3:1 split between biochemistry and chemistry. Both groups share a common curriculum for the first two years. Classes are taught separately from the non-majors track, which allows for smaller class sizes and more in-depth discussions. Once students begin taking advanced courses in their specific majors, classes become even smaller and more personal. Chemistry and biochemistry majors are also encouraged to engage in undergraduate research. With over 50 research faculty associated with the department, students can find several options that match their interests. Majors are also welcome to contact faculty in other departments if their research is of interest.

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Chinese

Studying Chinese is a great opportunity for a wide array of students. More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world. The growing international economy has created a greater need than ever for employees and researchers who are able to navigate Chinese culture and language. Written Chinese is also the longest continuously used writing system in the world. Chinese not only allows you to explore a different culture, it is also valuable in the study of history and society across time.

The Chinese program prepares students for incredible academic experiences and pairs well with other fields of study at Notre Dame. Notre Dame offers a Chinese major, supplementary major or minor. We also offer a Chinese International Economics major and an honors track.

The program teaches beginner through advanced level language courses. The Chinese program also offers a wide range of courses in English on Chinese literature and culture.

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Civil Engineering

Civil engineers design, build, and renew the structures and infrastructure that drive our modern world. Their work is often visible, including buildings, bridges, roads, dams, airports, and energy and water transport systems. Civil engineers also must consider the dynamic relationship between infrastructure and the Earth system, planning for sustainability and resiliency against issues such as flooding, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and volcanoes.

Sub-disciplines include structural, water resources, transportation, coastal, construction, and geotechnical engineering. Learn more through the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Classics

The Department of Classics studies Greco-Roman Civilization from the Late Bronze Age to the disintegration of the Roman Empire and provides instruction in the ancient Greek and Latin languages, Greek and Roman literature, and the history, art, religion, philosophy, and archaeology of the Greco-Roman world. Homer’s Greece and Plato’s Athens, Cicero’s Rome, Vergil’s Italy, and Augustine’s Africa can be explored in two major courses of study and a variety of minor options.

Much can be learned from the texts of the Greco-Roman world in translation. More still can be gained from reading them in Latin and Greek. Even short exposure to these languages provides powerful tools for analyzing the original texts. With advanced study students enjoy unmediated contact with the writers of Greco-Roman antiquity. For these students the appreciation of a phrase in a letter of St. Paul, of an effect in a passage of Vergil, or of an important nuance in a dialogue of Plato are everyday experiences.

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Computer Engineering

Our programs do not assume that you come to Notre Dame with any previous experience in programming. You can become an expert software engineer through your time and experience at Notre Dame.

This program focuses on understanding the basic nature of the electronic devices that go into the creation of modern computers and on the detailed architecture and organization of such systems, both within the central processing unit and in how larger systems are assembled. Modern design tools and techniques are introduced very early in the program and used throughout to design, analyze, and prototype real digital computing systems.

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Computer Science (Arts & Letters)

The Bachelor of Arts in computer science allows you to pursue a broad liberal arts education while building a strong foundation in computer science. Housed in the College of Arts and Letters, the program involves significant coursework in the College of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

The B.A. in computer science is flexible, so you can explore other interests in the liberal arts while learning foundational principles that will launch you into your desired field. You will learn the fundamentals of computer science, including algorithms, structured programming, data structures, programming languages, and software engineering.

You will take:

• Computer science and math courses
• University Core Curriculum
• Arts and Letters requirements
• 15 or more credit hours in an Arts and Letters “cognate area of study” (second major, supplementary major, minor, or a focus within a specific discipline).
• You are also encouraged to develop and complete a senior thesis project that blends computer science and your cognate area of study.

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Computer Science (College of Engineering)

This program focuses on the application of computers to real-world problems, especially in the design, development, and use of software. The program fosters understanding of the key properties of algorithms and how to recognize and design good algorithms efficiently. You’ll also develop the ability to engineer large, efficient, portable and scalable pieces of software that implements good algorithms in ways that are useful to end users

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Design

Design at the University of Notre Dame lays emphasis on the art, science, and practice of building platforms and experiences that create tangible communication between content and users through traditional and contemporary media. Students can major in industrial design or visual communication design or minor in collaborative innovation.

The design programs are established around human-centered design principles. Design training focuses on building a deep empathy with stakeholders and solving wicked problems with contextual solutions that derive from a holistic vision.

The visual communication design program offers instruction in areas of packaging, scale-graphics, UX/UI, social design, visualization of data, and user-centered design that explore research, process, and methods in design.

The industrial design program offers research and course topics that include social innovations, UX, health care, product automation, digital modeling and visualization, and cultural divergence. The design division has over 150 majors and minors, many of whom have a second course of study in business, engineering, or humanities.

The department encourages multidisciplinary learning with faculty and students actively collaborating with various departments and colleges across campus including the College of Engineering, Keough School for Global Affairs, Mendoza Business School, The School of Architecture, College of Science, and IDEA Center at Innovation Park.

Design programs enjoy significant funding support for internal and external projects, summer internships, and study abroad opportunities. The program’s long-standing engagement with social design projects both locally and abroad in Nepal, Haiti, South Africa, and India support a core mission to create design solutions for underserved populations, turning scholarship into service, and using design to make a difference in the lives of others.

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Economics

The Economics major is highly prized because it is both versatile and valuable. It is one of the most popular majors at every premier university in the country, including Notre Dame.

The undergraduate economics major within the College of Arts and Letters allows you to acquire strong quantitative, analytical, and communications skills in the context of a liberal arts curriculum. The program provides students with the insights of scientific analysis and social perspective to deepen their understanding of the complex economic forces at work in society.

To help foster the Catholic mission of the University, the department teaches a variety of courses that provide students with an understanding of how economics can be used as a tool to help those most in need. These classes include Development Economics, Health Economics, and the Economics of Catholic Social Teaching. Internships at the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities also provide an opportunity for students to support the University's mission.

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Education, Schooling, and Society (supplementary major)

The primary goal of this interdisciplinary program is to help students acquire diverse perspectives on important questions in education. Education is a complex and challenging aspect of the human experience. It is both an end in itself and a means to many personal, professional, and spiritual goals. Thus, understanding its history and traditions, analyzing its processes, critiquing its goals, and studying its outcomes are of great importance to all of us.

The Education, Schooling, and Society (ESS) program uses the tools and resources of a liberal arts perspective to help students reflect on, research, and influence the role of education in society. In addition, the program provides a rich body of resources for students who may want to pursue careers in education or youth facing careers after graduation, including teaching, research, working for non-profits, or policy making.

The ESS program is home to both a minor and supplementary major. Typically, students apply for admission to the program late in their freshman year or during their sophomore year. All students are required to meet with either Father Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., Ph.D or Dr. Christensen before enrolling.

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Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering encompasses all areas of research, development, design, and operation of electrical and electronic systems and their components. Our program offers challenging coursework, research, and exposure to developments in the field, preparing you to excel in innovation and life-long learning. The discipline of electrical engineering is grounded in the physical sciences and mathematics. If you enjoy these subjects, you will find electrical engineering a fascinating and rewarding field of study.

Subareas range from the exploration of information and its communication, through the physics of new materials and devices and the circuits made from them, to the algorithms that run on to next generation computing platforms.

Our graduates are sought by all major industries in the aerospace, chemical, nuclear, automotive, medical, metallurgical, textile, railway, petroleum, and other industries, as well as in computers, electronics, communications, and power. Recent graduates have continued into top graduate schools and taken positions at companies such as Analog Devices, Boeing, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Texas Instruments.

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English

The English major at Notre Dame allows you to explore the rich and powerful ways in which literature engages fundamental aspects of the human experience — including the most pressing issues and questions of today’s world.

Our 10-course curriculum and exciting and diverse course offerings expose you to a wide range of literary cultures, historical periods, forms, and genres. The flexibility of our degree allows many of our students to double major, and they do so in a wide range of fields. Our small classes (15–17 students) will enable you to form strong relationships with your professors and your fellow students.

The English major provides you with invaluable training in critical thinking, public speaking, and writing — skills that are greatly needed and desired in many different professions — and expands your capacities for imaginative thinking, innovation, and leadership.

The list of English faculty who have won teaching awards is long and distinguished, which means that as an English major, you will experience direct contact with some of the best faculty at Notre Dame. Our faculty excel in fields ranging from Old English to the Modern Irish Novel, from William Shakespeare to Herman Melville, from Anne Bradstreet to Toni Morrison.

Our growing faculty has also strengthened our expertise in global and multicultural literature and in the digital humanities. In addition, we possess a creative writing faculty ranked among the best in the nation. Each semester we offer approximately 15–20 creative writing classes (in fiction, poetry, nonfiction prose, and playwriting/screenwriting), from introductory to advanced levels.

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Environmental Earth Sciences

Earth scientists quantify the geologic processes that affect the human environment. The Environmental Earth Sciences program blends the disciplines of fluid dynamics, hydrology, environmental chemistry, and geochemistry framed within the larger context of Earth systems and a focus on the geology side of the environment and planetary systems.

The program provides a foundation in the physical sciences, with emphasis on processes that occur near or at the surface of the Earth and the impact of human activity on such processes. Course topics include: Dynamic Earth, Planet Earth, Global Change Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Earth Materials/Petrology, Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Isotope, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Environmental Microbiology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.

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Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineers address critical challenges at the interface between humans and the environment. Environmental engineers provide access to clean water by designing water treatment systems and remediating contaminated source waters; manage solid and hazardous wastes; develop ways to mitigate air pollution; create sustainable waste-to-value solutions, and develop and oversee environmental regulations. They also explore ways to prevent problems from happening in the first place. Addressing grand challenges will require graduates who have an understanding of sustainability, population growth, and food, water, and energy demands. Learn more through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists.

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Environmental Sciences

Environmental Science students work towards a broad understanding of the interactions that define the natural world while integrating the physical and biological sciences into their studies. The major is multidisciplinary, providing a firm foundation in the basic ecological principles, while allowing students the freedom to focus on specific areas such as aquatic ecology, geological sciences, entomology, and vertebrate zoology.

Environmental Sciences majors may also choose to specialize with a concentration in the Earth Sciences. The curriculum for this concentration, which is identical to the general Environmental Science curriculum over the first two years, includes a series of extremely popular Earth Science field trips and opens up a myriad of professional possibilities.

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Film, Television, and Theatre

As a major in Film, Television, and Theatre you will learn about vital arts and entertainment across various media. You will have an opportunity to blend scholarly inquiry with hands-on artistic and production work. You will delve deeper into films, TV shows, and plays, discover stories from across the globe, and learn about perspectives and cultures different from your own. You will study the history of film, TV, and theatre as well as individual films, TV shows, and plays. You will learn about directors and writers, and different approaches to making film, TV, and theatre. You will study canonical works and lesser-known ones. You can learn cinematography, lighting, set design, acting, sound design, animation, and other creative skills. You can try your hand at writing plays and screenplays, or even develop a new musical.

As an FTT major, you will have small discussion classes and lots of opportunities for experience with high-level equipment. You will work in collaboration with your peers. You will develop close relationships with faculty mentors through classes and work on outside productions and projects.

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Finance

Located in the Department of Finance, undergraduates find a degree in finance well worth the investment.

Through classes like Investment Theory, Corporate Financial Reporting and Managerial Economics, you’ll be equipped with the skills to make the firms you serve more effective and efficient—and to do so through an ethical framework that advances the greater good.

You’ll also have the chance to attend seminars through the Clark Lecture Series, where guest lecturers address relevant topics in the world of finance. Recent presentations have touched on everything from banker compensation to the impact of labor obligations on credit markets to credit allocation under economic stimulus.

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French and Francophone Studies

Whether your interest is global or local, the program of French and Francophone Studies at Notre Dame provides an entrée into research and scholarship on language, culture, politics, economics, migration, gender, public health, and faith, among other areas of concentration. Study French at Notre Dame, and you can do anything. We offer a major, supplementary major, or minor in French.

French is spoken regularly by close to 275 million people worldwide. And it is an official working language of the United Nations, UNESCO, the International Monetary Fund, the International Olympic Committee, the Council of Europe, and the European Commission.

French and Francophone literature, theater, and film still have the capacity to captivate, and the legacy of French philosophers, literary theorists, and social scientists continues to influence and shape most other disciplines in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters.

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Gender Studies

Gender Studies analyzes systems of gender and sexuality in diverse local, national, and global contexts. Gender Studies students and scholars identify, examine, and challenge injustice, while imagining and creating better futures that serve the common good.

At the University of Notre Dame, Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary academic unit. Our Program is home to more than 100 students and more than 60 faculty associated with 22 areas of study across campus.

The Gender Studies Program develops, promotes, and supports scholarship, creative work, pedagogy, service, and activism that expand knowledge, respect human dignity, foster solidarity, and build toward the common good. Our Program actively supports campus efforts to make the University of Notre Dame more diverse, equitable, and just. We are a resource to the Notre Dame community regarding issues related to gender and sexuality, and we work to bridge rigorous research with student development, leadership, and praxis—the integration of learning with social justice.

Our undergraduate students benefit from internship programs that emphasize the holistic and practical applications of a Gender Studies education, connecting learning with community service and positive social change. Our graduate students have the opportunity to develop their pedagogical skills by teaching our introductory course and mentoring our undergraduate students. In addition to their teaching, our award-winning faculty members foster critical attention to gender and sexuality in their research, creative work, service, and activism.

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German

The German Program offers undergraduates a number of options: a major with two concentrations, each with a possible honors track, a supplementary major with two concentrations, an international economics major with a concentration in German, and a minor.

The Language and Literature concentration is for students who want the deepest immersion in the language, and who wish to study great literature, cinema, and general German culture. This concentration corresponds to the traditional major in German language and literature and is also recommended for anyone contemplating graduate work in German.

The German Studies concentration is for students who wish to craft their own broader interdisciplinary program centered on Germany, based on proficiency in the language and a grounding in the culture

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Global Affairs

The Keough School undergraduate major in global affairs is an interdisciplinary and integrated study of contemporary global issues, grounded in a human-centered approach. This approach demands that future policymakers consider first those affected the most by the world’s daunting challenges. When you major in global affairs, the Keough School becomes your primary academic home. You’ll immerse yourself in multidisciplinary, cutting-edge research and scholarship that is relevant to policy and practice. This means that when you graduate, you’ll be equipped to navigate, work, and create positive change in our interconnected, multicultural world.

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Greek and Roman Civilization

The Department of Classics studies Greco-Roman Civilization from the Late Bronze Age to the disintegration of the Roman Empire and provides instruction in the ancient Greek and Latin languages, Greek and Roman literature, and the history, art, religion, philosophy, and archaeology of the Greco-Roman world. Homer’s Greece and Plato’s Athens, Cicero’s Rome, Vergil’s Italy, and Augustine’s Africa can be explored in two major courses of study and a variety of minor options.

A broad survey of the literature and culture of Greece and Rome is provided by the Classical Civilizations Major. The Major in Classics adds a close study of the ancient languages.

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History

The study of history is vital to an understanding of our contemporary world, for we can hardly understand the present moment if we don’t develop an awareness of how it came to be.

Historians pursue every place, period, population, and process under the sun, from antiquity to the near present, and on these journeys to the past they explore the connections that make up the complexity of human society – from individuals to institutions, from economics to religion to recreation, and from formal politics to family life.

As they learn to recognize the fundamental importance of context, perspective, and contingency to the changes and continuities that occur within and between individual lives, communities, countries, and continents, students of history acquire not just a firm knowledge of the past; they also develop an invaluable way to approach and analyze the world.

The study of history not only opens a window into the past; it also provides a framework for understanding the present and charting the future.

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International Economics

To help you prepare for careers in global business, nonprofits, or government, the International Economics curriculum combines rigorous coursework in the Department of Economics with advanced training in either Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish. The major also provides you with opportunities for study abroad as well as overseas internships and research projects.

This course of study exemplifies the College of Arts and Letters’ cross-disciplinary approach to nurturing the development of business leaders and global citizens who have both the analytical and cultural skills needed to navigate today’s interconnected world economy.

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Italian Studies

The Italian Studies Program offers undergraduates eight options: a Major with two tracks, each with a possible Honors Track, a Supplementary Major with two tracks, Italian International Economics, and a Minor.

The Literature and Culture track is for students who want the deepest immersion in the language, and who wish to study great literature, cinema, and general Italian culture. This concentration corresponds to the traditional major in Italian language and literature, and is also recommended for anyone contemplating graduate work in Italian.The Italian Studies track is for students who wish to craft their own broader interdisciplinary program centered on Italy, based on proficiency in the language and a grounding in the culture.

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Japanese

Japanese is the perfect option if you are looking to expand your cultural horizons and explore career opportunities in a wide array of industries. Many companies in the U.S. and around the world are looking for employees who can navigate Japanese culture and act as language liaisons. The Japanese program sets you up for incredible academic experiences and pairs well with other fields of study at Notre Dame.

We offer a Japanese major, supplementary major, and minor. We also offer a Japanese International Economics major and an honors track. In addition to language classes, the department offers courses in English on Japanese literature and culture.

You can take advantage of many opportunities for Japanese language and culture studies at Notre Dame, from beginning to advanced Japanese courses and language tables to study abroad programs. There is also support for intensive summer language study abroad and international research and internships. Outside the classroom, you can participate in a number of cultural events, such as Movie Night, Sakura Matsuri, and Senpai Voices. The student-run Japan Club also organizes many cultural and social activities throughout the year that complement and enrich our academic program.

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Latino Studies

Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary field of academic research and scholarship engaged in understanding the past, present, and future of the youngest and fastest-growing population in the United States. Latinos encompass immigrants from every country in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as those whose ancestors were long ago incorporated during U.S. westward expansion.

Latino Studies is relevant for practically every academic discipline and useful for careers in architecture, business, church leadership, community organizing, the arts, engineering, law, medicine, teaching, and much more. Each semester, the Institute for Latino Studies offers a wide array of undergraduate courses that range from classroom lectures and seminars to community-based, service-learning courses in the local Latino community of South Bend. ILS also offers annual summer service-learning courses in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

In addition, students in either the supplementary major or minor programs may opt to do a Senior Thesis in Latino Studies. More than 30 affiliated faculty at the ILS, in a variety of fields, are willing to assist you in your research endeavors

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Marketing

Located in the Department of Marketing, you’ll develop analytical thinking, strategic ability and creativity through a range of innovative courses.

By immersing yourself in courses like Marketing Research, Consumer and Organizational Buyer Behavior and Social Media, you’ll begin to understand what motivates consumers, the role of marketing in society, and how to build and execute successful brands.

During your senior year, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in Advertising Campaigns, a course that gives you the chance to create, produce and present promotional solutions in support of products and services for real clients.

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Mathematics

The mathematics curriculum offers programs tailored for students interested in careers in life sciences, business administration, engineering and social science. We have a mathematics honors program for students who expect to do graduate work in a mathematical science or enter a career with a strong background in modern mathematics. Majors may write a thesis on a mathematical subject or a related interdisciplinary field.The Department of Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame provides students with rigorous mental discipline and unsurpassed imaginative stimulation. Our programs prepare students for graduate studies as well as a range of professional fields, including law, business, medicine and secondary education, where they will collaborate with other professionals.

The department has a longstanding and fast-growing commitment to undergraduate research. In addition to undergraduates’ research for course credit and participation in faculty research projects, the department has offered organized opportunities for students for more than 20 years and has significantly increased their availability in recent years.

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Mathematics (honors program for Arts & Letters students)

The rigorous Mathematics Honors Program is for students who enjoy mathematics, thrive on challenge, and want to understand how and why mathematics works. It provides outstanding preparation for a variety of careers that value strong analytic and quantitative skills, as well as for further study in all mathematical intensive areas of the sciences.

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Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering program will prepare you to design solutions to many of the greatest challenges facing humanity, with opportunities across a wide variety of technology sectors, including energy, transportation, robotics, and medical devices.

The curriculum is built on a foundation in mathematics, physics, chemistry and the engineering sciences. Through selection of elective courses, you’ll be able to specialize in a given sequence or to prepare as a generalist. Elective course sequences are available in aerospace, design and manufacturing, thermal and fluid sciences, bioengineering, solid mechanics, materials, control and mechanical systems, and computational engineering.

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Medieval Studies

Medieval Studies offers three majors and one minor, draws from twelve disciplines, and is tailored to each student’s personal and professional goals. Students are encouraged to build a unique program of study, in consultation with a faculty advisor, around an area of concentration from that captures an interest, prepares for a field, or contributes to an academic pursuit.

A Medieval Studies seminar (3 credits) is also required. Students in the seminars are expected to read widely and discuss vigorously a set of sources which present a particular issue from several points of view. In addition they are also expected to write a substantial research paper. The goal of the seminar is to engage students in thinking critically and knowledgeably across the boundaries of traditional disciplines while maintaining a focus on a particular time, place, or issue.

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Music

Studying music at Notre Dame offers avenues to build on the strengths, experiences, and training you bring to the program as well as new opportunities to engage deeply with familiar and unfamiliar sounds, traditions, and ways of understanding music through theories, histories, and cultures ranging from the Western classical tradition to musics around the world.

Our curriculum combines a strong foundation with a variety of advanced electives. It is designed to prepare you for professional careers in performance and academic study of music. You can also pair music with any other major if you wish to further your musical development while developing your knowledge in another subject, from anthropology to finance to computer science. The knowledge and skills developed through studying music will help you thrive in a wide variety of fields after graduation.

As a music major, you can choose between two overlapping concentrations in academics and performance, with academic track students taking lessons and performance students enrolling in history, theory, and ethnomusicology courses. An honors option is available if you intend to pursue graduate study in music after graduation. Acceptance into the honors track is by invitation of the faculty during the spring semester of your sophomore year.

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Neuroscience and Behavior

Neuroscience is a relatively young, exciting, and fundamentally interdisciplinary field devoted to the study of the nervous systems. Problems range from investigation of the evolution of nervous system in basal vertebrates to the application of neuroscience to education and law. Neuroscientists also seek to develop neurologically plausible models of human thinking, affect and behavior.

Neuroscience creates a context for scholarly conversation about the nature of mind, brain, and behavior. It engages experts in collaboration across diverse fields, including biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, physics and psychology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the major, the curriculum includes flexibility such that it can be customized to best prepare students for a variety of future careers.

Students studying neuroscience will be prepared to pursue professional programs (medical, dental, veterinary, clinical psychology, or other health professions) and graduate programs in areas such as neuroscience, biological sciences or psychology

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Philosophy

Every major in Philosophy at Notre Dame begins with a common foundation of three classes and then picks his or her own intellectual path, choosing each semester from the wide range of small, discussion-based seminars offered on topics ranging from ethics to the philosophy of science to feminism to the history of philosophy. The major is organized around a core of three classes which all of our majors take: 1. Ancient & Medieval Philosophy 2. Modern Philosophy 3. Formal Logic These courses, which are taught every semester, give students a grounding in the history of philosophy and give them the logical tools needed to think about and assess philosophical arguments. Beyond this core, the major consists of five other seminars, which each student can choose based on his or her interests. These upper-level courses are all taught by faculty members and are rarely larger than 10 or 12 students. As a result, each of our majors has multiple chances to work closely with members of the faculty. Because of the size of Notre Dame's department, we are able to offer an unusually broad range of classes every semester. To give you a sense of the courses we offer, you can find this semester's course offerings. Some students take a broad range of courses; others focus their seminar choices on a particular area of interest

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Philosophy and Theology (joint major)

Theology majors enjoy great freedom in developing their own course of study. In community with some two hundred fellow majors and a welcoming faculty of almost sixty scholars, students choose from a range of elective courses that address everything from ancient Judaism to environmental ethics to Catholic dialogue with Islam.

This diversity of offerings is built around coursework in Scripture and the Tradition: “Introduction to Old Testament,” “Introduction to New Testament,” “Christian Traditions I,” and “Christian Traditions II.” The first two of these prepare our majors to engage the texts of Scripture, and the latter two offer a survey of the central theological works of the Patristic, Medieval, and Modern periods.

Students who wish major in theology can choose between the Full Major, the Supplemental Major, and the Joint Major in Philosophy & Theology.

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Physics

You know their names—Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and Hawking. They, and scientists like them, explained gravity. They discovered radio waves, x-rays, radioactivity, electromagnetism, superconductivity, and the structure of the atom. And they invented radar, transistors, computers, lasers, MRI’s, electron microscopes, nuclear power, and the Internet. They are physicists. And at the College of Science, you will learn to think like them; you will know some of what they knew. What might you explain, discover, or invent? Find out.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers you more than simply an education in physics; it offers a training ground for the mind, a first-class education in the art and science of problem solving.

Undergraduates work with world-class faculty in the University’s excellent campus facilities, as well as in research facilities around the globe, including those in Japan and South America, at the Fermi and Argonne national laboratories in Illinois, and at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Notre Dame is also part of an international consortium that funded and manages the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. With two 8.4 meter diameter mirrors, the LBT is the world’s most powerful telescope and one of its most advanced. Cutting edge research—research that is truly collaborative, interdisciplinary, and international in scope—is carried out in: astrophysics nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, condensed matter and biophysics, atomic physics.

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Physics in Medicine

Students following the physics in medicine major program will gain a basic broad understanding of the concepts of physics, as well as a foundation for medical school. The program requires completion of 77 science credits total.

Students following the Physics in Medicine major are not allowed to add concentrations; the major program is already designed to accommodate the special interests of those students intending careers in medicine.

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Political Science

Political Science is one of Notre Dame’s most popular majors, with a variety of undergraduate courses to choose from every semester, and more than 45 outstanding and accessible faculty members—many of whom have received teaching awards.

Majoring in political science helps students develop the reading, writing, analytical, research, and data skills they need in order to make the most of their time at Notre Dame and after graduation.

We offer a full range of courses in American politics, international relations, comparative politics, and political theory. The political science major combines breadth and depth, providing structure with enough flexibility to allow students to tailor their choice of courses to help explore, discover, and develop their interests.

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Pre-Health (Arts & Letters)

Pre-health majors at Notre Dame hone their research, communications, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while developing a keen cultural understanding and interdisciplinary perspective that prepares them to thrive as leaders in the medical professions and in their families, churches, and communities.

Our alumni are flourishing in top graduate and professional schools, elite service organizations, and jobs in government service, human resources, education, public policy, marketing, sales, scientific research, health care, and consulting.

Skills you'll learn include:

• Ability to articulate complex thoughts and theories
• Effective oral communication
• Strong writing
• Team Work
• Critical thinking and analytical reasoning
• Ability to apply knowledge to real-world settings
• Ethical judgment and decision making
• Ability to analyze and solve problems with people from different backgrounds

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Preprofessional Studies

The Department of Preprofessional Studies is the parent department for the interdisciplinary majors in Science Preprofessional, Science Computing, and Science Education; and the Minor in Compassionate Care in Medicine.

Science Preprofessional Studies (SCPP) is a 64 credit hour interdisciplinary science major designed to encourage a broader and deeper holistic education, primarily for students preparing for one of the health professions. Established in 1960, this major anticipated recent changes in medical school requirements that emphasize social sciences, humanities, ethics, and statistics, in addition to the core sciences. The smaller number of required science credits allows for more coursework to build competencies outside science.

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Program of Liberal Studies

Are you interested in everything? Do you always have a book in your bag (or two, or three)? Do you love having wide-ranging discussions with your friends that jump from deep questions of human meaning to the mysteries of the natural world to the urgent issues facing contemporary society? Do you hate it when people tell you that you have to choose just one major (or just two; ok, and maybe a minor)? Do you want your education to be personally transformative, while also preparing you for whatever profession you happen to be passionate about upon graduation? Look no further. The Program of Liberal Studies is one of the most distinctive, challenging, and rewarding courses of study that you can pursue at the University of Notre Dame. In an integrated curriculum composed of small discussion-based Seminars and Tutorials spanning the arts, history, literature, natural science, philosophy, politics, and theology, students and professors join a vital conversation about what it means to be human.

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Psychology

The Department of Psychology offers two programs of study: a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior. Although both majors study the brain, mind, and human behavior, they do so by focusing on different domains.

Both majors offer an unparalleled opportunity to prepare for a wide range of careers, including medicine and other health professions, graduate and professional schools, business, and other private-sector careers.

The department also serves those students who are interested in psychology courses as part of a broader liberal arts program or to supplement another major interest.

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Romance Languages and Literatures

The undergraduate major in Romance Languages and Literatures is designed for students who wish to major in two programs (French, Italian, or Spanish). Cross-cultural in focus, the major recognizes the importance of studying the correspondences and differences among various Romance literatures and cultures and of reexamining traditional disciplinary boundaries.

A major in Romance languages is applicable to careers in international law and business, communications, education, fine arts, tourism, and diplomacy, and also complements majors in such fields as art history, cinema studies, comparative literature, history, international relations, linguistics, medieval and Renaissance studies, and music.

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Russian

Russia is the world’s largest country, and learning Russian will allow you to communicate with more than 270 million people worldwide.

Russia is home to some of the world’s finest traditions in the arts. Ballet, theater, cinema, literature, music, and visual arts are only a few of the areas in which Russians have established great traditions and continue to produce remarkable innovators. And studying these masters will enrich the way you view your own culture, as well.

Russian is also important for science and technology. After English, it is the second most important world language for research publications in chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics, and the biological sciences.

Speak Russian to engage in the Russian economy. Russia is one of the largest producers, if not the largest producer, of numerous natural resources and raw materials including petroleum, diamonds, gold, copper, manganese, uranium, silver, graphite, and platinum. Russia is the second-largest steel producer in the world after Japan, and it has an enormous timber reserve. It is the world’s largest producer of natural gas, third-largest producer of oil, and fourth-largest in terms of mining coal. Russia has an estimated 40% of the total world reserves of natural gas, and its proven oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia’s. Russia is an enormous market for U.S. goods and services. With Russian language skills, you can work with American businesses participating in this successful market.

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Science-Computing

The Science-Computing collegiate sequence is an individualized course of study which incorporates courses from the four basic areas of science along with a sequence of computing courses. The program will give the student working knowledge of various computer languages and experience using current computer technology. By choosing science electives appropriately, the student has the option of focusing in an area of science of particular interest. Graduates of this program have the knowledge and skills to enter the scientific computing job market immediately upon graduation.

The Department of Preprofessional Studies is the parent department for the interdisciplinary majors in Science Preprofessional, Science Computing, and Science Education; and the Minor in Compassionate Care in Medicine.

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Science-Education

The Science-Education collegiate sequence is an individualized course of study which incorporates many courses from the four basic areas of science along with education courses that most states require to give the student the background necessary to receive a certificate to teach in a secondary education system. Science-Education students take courses in the College of Science and other colleges of the University, as well as the Education Department at Saint Mary's College. Information concerning the requirements for the secondary education in the various states, as well as the general course requirements for a certificate necessary to teach science in a secondary education program, is available in the assistant and associate dean's office, 215 Jordan Hall.

The Department of Preprofessional Studies is the parent department for the interdisciplinary majors in Science Preprofessional, Science Computing, and Science Education; and the Minor in Compassionate Care in Medicine.

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Sociology

Sociology at Notre Dame teaches you to use empirical data to ask and answer complex and multi-faceted questions and to write with clarity, depth, and precision. By helping you understand context, studying sociology prepares you for a variety of career paths. Additionally, sociology helps you live our campus commitment to social justice and human rights, helping you to direct your talents, gifts, and energy in practical and meaningful ways to help others.

Sociology provides students with insights and skills which can be applied to many fields of work or study. Our training in quantitative analysis as well as critical thinking helps our students to make sense of complex problems and to communicate ideas effectively to a wide variety of audiences. Sociology students are encouraged to ask difficult questions and systematically search for answers, making them valuable contributors in whatever field they choose to pursue. The cultural competence you will gain by studying sociology is crucial in fields such as business, medicine, education, data science, law, and many others.

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Spanish

Spanish is spoken in Spain, Central and South America, Equatorial Guinea, the Sahara, and parts of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Philippines. The cultural wealth and vibrancy of the Spanish-speaking world is increasingly acknowledged for its diversity and unique contribution to civilization.

In 2019, 7.6% of the world population was Spanish-speaking. Forecasts estimate that the number of Spanish-speaking people in 2050 will be higher than that.

Of the over 400 million native speakers of Spanish in the world, over 38 million live in the United States. In fact, according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States is the world's fourth-largest “Spanish-speaking” country, with over one person in ten who speaks Spanish as his or her native language. In 2060, the United States is forecast to be the second Spanish-speaking country in the world after Mexico: almost one in three Americans will be Hispanic. The study of Spanish-speaking cultures helps students better understand the historical and cultural contexts that form part of today's world

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Statistics (supplementary major)

Today, data are pervasive in the physical and biological sciences, technology, healthcare, and business. Making valid conclusions, predictions and decisions based on data is statistics. A bachelor of science in statistics from the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) prepares graduates for a wide variety of jobs including:

• Analysis of investment data in the banking industry
• Identification of patterns in translation data for online sales
• Estimation of actuarial risk in the insurance industry
• Analysis of political surveys
• Analysis of performance data in manufacturing

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Strategic Mangement

Through courses like International Management, Strategic IT and Innovation and Design Thinking, you’ll develop the ability to understand how and why organizations change, how employees and the market react to the change, and where to look for strategic opportunities for growth.

Located in the Department of Management & Organization, you can choose your path to a greater understanding of management. Major in Strategic Management, minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or minor in Impact Consulting.

You’ll graduate with the flexibility to pursue several career paths. A greater understanding awaits.

note: This major was formerly known as Management Consulting.

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Studio Art

From personal practice to the integration of visual art across disciplines, studio art offers a way of problem-solving through visual thinking, production, and analysis. Notre Dame students can major or minor in studio art.

Studio art prepares students to contribute creatively to the social and cultural discourses that shape contemporary society.

The major seeks to promote growth and development of the student through a range of courses dealing with aesthetics and composition, critical skills, and mastery in both traditional and digital techniques. The interdisciplinary structure of the curriculum encourages students to explore a range of media in pursuit of their educational or career objectives.

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Theology

Majors in theology enjoy great freedom in developing their own course of study. In community with some two hundred fellow majors and a welcoming faculty of almost sixty scholars, students choose from a range of elective courses that address everything from ancient Judaism to environmental ethics to Catholic dialogue with Islam.

This diversity of offerings is built around coursework in Scripture and the Tradition: “Introduction to Old Testament,” “Introduction to New Testament,” “Christian Traditions I,” and “Christian Traditions II.” The first two of these prepare our majors to engage the texts of Scripture, and the latter two offer a survey of the central theological works of the Patristic, Medieval, and Modern periods. Students who wish major in theology can choose between the Full Major, the Supplemental Major, and the Joint Major in Philosophy & Theology.

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