At the University of Houston, you’ll find degree programs that will pave the way to the future you envision — whether you want to build the physical foundations of the future as an engineer or architect, shape young minds as an educator, or study how far humanity has already come as an anthropologist. Here are the areas of study available at UH, taught by world-renowned professors.

Freshman Majors with Additional Requirements - These majors have additional admissions requirements for freshman students. Please review our freshman majors with additional requirements to see what other criteria must be met for admittance into these majors.

Transfer Majors with Additional Requirements - These majors have additional admissions requirements for transfer students. Please review our transfer majors with additional requirements to see what other criteria must be met for admittance into these majors.

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*Some programs do not have a national ranking system.

**These are also available as a minor.

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Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

Majors

• Architecture, B.Arch.** 
• Environmental Design, B.S. 
• Industrial Design, B.S.  
• Interior Architecture, B.S. 

*All new Environmental Design students should select Architecture as their major when applying.

Learn more about the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design.

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Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

School of Art 

Majors

• Art, B.A. 
• Art History, B.A.** 
• Graphic Design, B.F.A.
• Painting, B.F.A.  
• Photography/Digital Media, B.F.A. 
• Sculpture, B.F.A. 

Minors

• Art Education
• Studio Arts

School of Music 

Majors

• Music, B.A. or B.M. 
• Music Therapy, B.M.T.** 
• Performance, B.M. 

Minor

• Music Literature/History

School of Theatre & Dance 

Majors

• Acting, B.F.A. 
• Dance, B.A. or B.F.A. 
• Playwriting & Dramaturgy, B.F.A. 
• Production & Design, B.F.A. 
• Stage Management, B.F.A. 
• Theatre Education, B.F.A. 

Learn more about the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts.

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C. T. Bauer College of Business

Majors

• Accounting, B.B.A.** 
• Entrepreneurship, B.B.A.** 
• Finance, B.B.A.** 
• Management & Leadership, B.B.A.** 
• Management Information Systems, B.B.A.** 
• Marketing, B.B.A.** 
• Supply Chain Management, B.B.A.** 

Minors

• Business Administration (non-business majors only)
• Human Resources Management
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Sales

Business majors apply to UH as Pre-Business and apply for the select their area of focus once Core Business Requirements and Prerequistes have been completed.

Learn more about the C. T. Bauer College of Business.

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College of Education

Majors

• Health, B.S.** 
• Human Development & Family Studies, B.A. or B.S.**
• Teaching & Learning, B.S. 

Minors

• Asian American Studies
• Education
• Special Populations

Learn more about the College of Education.

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Cullen College of Engineering

Majors

• Biomedical Engineering 
• Chemical Engineering 
• Civil Engineering 
• Computer Engineering 
• Computer Engineering and Analytics (Katy Instructional Site Only)
• Construction Engineering (Katy Instructional Site Only)
• Electrical Engineering 
• Industrial Engineering 
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Petroleum Engineering 
• Systems Engineering (Katy Instructional Site Only)

Learn more about the Cullen College of Engineering.

Technology Division

Majors

• Biotechnology, B.S. 
• Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.** 
• Computer Information Systems, B.S. (Sugar Land Instructional Site Only)
• Construction Management, B.S.** 
• Digital Media, B.S. 
• Electrical Power Engineering Technology, B.S. 
• Human Resource Development, B.S.** 
• Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S. (Sugar Land Instructional Site Only)
• Retailing and Consumer Science, B.S.** 
• Supply Chain and Logistics Technology, B.S.**
• Technology Leadership and Innovation Management, B.S.** 

Minors

• Applied Innovation
• Bioinformatics in Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
• Bioprocessing in Biomedical & Biopharmaceutical Sciences
• Electrical Power Technology
• E-Tailing
• Fashion Merchandising
• Graphic Communications Technology
• Human Development and Consumer Science
• Manufacturing Systems
• Motion Media
• Package Design
• Purchasing
• Technology Entrepreneurship

Learn more about the Cullen College of Engineering - Technology Division.

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Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership

Major

• Global Hospitality Leadership 

Minor

• Beverage Management and Marketing

Learn more about the Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership.

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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Majors

• African American Studies, B.A.**
• Anthropology, B.A. or B.S.**
• Chinese Studies, B.A.**
• Communication Sciences & Disorders, B.A. or B.S.** 
• Economics, B.A. or B.S.**
• English**
• Exercise Science, B.S. 
• Fitness & Sports, B.S. 
• French, B.A.**
• History, B.A.**  
• Human Nutrition & Foods, B.S.** 
• Interpreting & Translation - ASL/English, B.A.
• Liberal Studies, B.S.
• Mexican American & Latino/a, B.A.
• Philosophy**
• Political Science, B.A. or B.S.** 
• Psychology, B.A. or B.S. 
• Religious Studies, B.S.**
• Sociology, B.A. or B.S.**
• Spanish, B.A.**
• Sports Administration, B.S. 
• Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, B.A.
• World Cultures & Literatures, B.A.**

Minors

• Air Force Leadership
• American Cultures
• Arab Studies
• Classical Studies
• Criminology, Law & Deviance
• English Applied Linguistics
• English Creative Writing
• Food and Society
• French for the Business - Related Professions
• German
• German Area Studies
• Greek
• India Studies
• Italian
• Jewish Studies
• Kinesiology
• Latin
• Latin American Studies
• Legal Studies
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Studies
• Mexican American Studies
• Military Leadership
• National Security Studies
• Naval Science
• Population Health
• Quantitive Social Science
• Spanish for the Global Professions
• U.S. Ethnic Studies
• Women's Studies

Jack J. Valenti School of Communication 

Majors

• Communication Studies, B.A.
• Health Communication, B.A.**  
• Journalism, B.A.**
• Media Production, B.A.**
• Strategic Communication, B.A.

Minors

• Advertising
• Corporate Communication
• Film Studies
• Global & Intercultural Communication
• Hispanic Journalism & Media
• Integrated Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Media Studies
• Public Relations

Learn more about the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Majors

• Atmospheric Science **
• Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, B.A. or B.S.**  
• Biology, B.A. or B.S.**  
• Chemistry, B.A. or B.S.**  
• Computer Science, B.S.**  
• Earth Science, B.S. 
• Environmental Sciences, B.S.  
• Geology, B.S.**  
• Geophysics, B.S.**  
• Honors Biomedical Sciences, B.S. 
• Mathematical Biology, B.S.**  
• Mathematics, B.S.**  
• Physics, B.A. or B.S.** 

Minor

• Data Science

Learn more about the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

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Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing

Major

• Nursing, B.S.N.

Nursing majors apply to UH as Pre-Nursing and apply for the BSN program once prerequiste coursework has been completed.

Learn more about Nursing.

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Hobby School of Public Affairs

Major

• Public Policy, B.A. or B.S.

Minor

• Public Leadership

Learn more about the Hobby School of Public Affairs.

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Undergraduate Student Success

Major

• Integrated Studies

Learn more about Integrated Studies.

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Pre-Professional Tracks

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

These are not majors, you cannot apply for these when applying for admission, but your advisor will work to align your degree plan with prerequisite requirements for a professional track.