UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGEES

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Undergraduate Majors, Minors, and Associated Areas of Study

Students are urged to become informed of and understand all requirements concerning their intended majors, minors, and associated areas of study. Special restrictions apply to some majors and minors; for example, some minors require formal application or declaration by students, others may be completed without such formalities. Information about the programs listed below may be found in the academic unit sections of the Catalogue.

Undergraduate majors are offered in all of the bachelor's degree programs on the list of degree titles; the degree programs are referred to as majors in the following list. In association with these majors, UCI offers a number of minors, concentrations, specializations, and emphases.

A minor consists of a coordinated set of courses (seven or more) which together take a student well beyond the introductory level in an academic field, subject matter, and/or discipline but which are not sufficient to constitute a major. An interdisciplinary minor consists of courses offered by two or more departments, schools, or programs. Generally, all minors are available to all students, with the following exceptions: (1) students may not minor in their major, and (2) students may not complete certain other major/minor combinations that are expressly prohibited, as noted in the Catalogue. Minors are listed on a student's transcript but not on the baccalaureate diploma.

A concentration is a program of interdisciplinary study consisting of courses offered by two or more schools or programs. Concentrations are similar to minors in that they require fewer units of work than majors do, and the area of concentration appears on the student's transcript but not on the baccalaureate diploma. Concentrations are taken in combination with a major in one of the schools or programs offering the concentration.

A specialization is a program of study which enables students to focus on courses in a particular field within a major. The area of specialization pursued appears on the student's transcript but not on the baccalaureate diploma.

An emphasis is a program of study within a major which emphasizes a specific area of the discipline. Emphases usually have a defined course of study and are not listed on the transcript nor on the baccalaureate diploma.

In addition, the Campuswide Honors Program, various major-specific honors programs, and Excellence in Research programs are available. See the Division of Undergraduate Education section for information.

CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Majors:
Arts and Humanities
Dance
   Specializations (B.F.A. only):
         Choreography
         Performance
Drama
Music
   Emphases (B.A. only):
       Composition
       Music History
       Music Theory
       Performance
   Specializations (B.Mus. only):
       Composition
       Guitar and Lute Performance
       Instrumental Performance (Bassoon, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, Horn, Oboe, Percussion, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin, Violoncello)
      Jazz Studies (Bass, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet)
      Piano Performance
      Vocal Performance
   Studio Art
      Concentration: Game Culture and Technology

Minors:
   Digital Arts
   Drama
   Studio Art
Concentration: Medieval Studies (in combination with any major in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts or the School of Humanities)

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Majors:
   Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
   Biological Sciences
   Developmental and Cell Biology
   Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
   Genetics
   Microbiology and Immunology
      Specializations:
      Immunology
      Microbiology
      Virology
   Neurobiology
   Pharmaceutical Sciences (coordinated for the College of Health Sciences)
   Plant Biology

Concentration: Biological Sciences Education

Minor: Biological Sciences

THE PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Majors:
   Business Administration
   Business Information Management (offered jointly with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences)

Minors:
   Accounting
   Management

3-2 Program: Available to outstanding undergraduates in all majors* (*The Henry Samueli School of Engineering majors should contact their academic counselor.)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Minor: Educational Studies

THE HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Majors:
   Aerospace Engineering
   Biomedical Engineering
      Specialization: Biophotonics
   Biomedical Engineering: Premedical
   Chemical Engineering
      Specializations:
      Biochemical Engineering
      Environmental Engineering
      Materials Science
   Civil Engineering
      Concentrations:
      Computer Applications
      Engineering Management
      Infrastructure Planning
      Mathematical Methods
      Specializations:
      General Civil Engineering
      Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
      Structural Engineering
      Transportation Systems Engineering
   Computer Engineering
   Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences)
      Tracks:
      Algorithms
      Artificial Intelligence
      Embedded Systems
      Parallel and Distributed Computing
   Electrical Engineering
      Specializations:
      Electro-optics and Solid-State Devices
      Power Electronics and Power Systems
      Systems and Signal Processing
   Engineering
   Environmental Engineering
   Materials Science Engineering
      Specializations:
      Biomaterials
      Electronics Processing and Materials
      Materials and Mechanical Design
   Mechanical Engineering
      Specializations:
      Aerospace Engineering
      Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering
      Flow Physics and Propulsion Systems
      Design of Mechanical Systems