UC Merced Majors and Minors
UC Merced offers more than 60 undergraduate academic programs and 18 graduate programs taught by more than 400 full-time faculty members, visiting professors and lecturers, who come to Merced from some of the world's top-ranked universities.
Listed below are three academic pathways with related majors that could lead to various careers you may be considering.
We'll help you find out what your interests are and get you on the right path.
Programs include:
Accounting
Accounting, B.S.
Accounting minor
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering, B.S.
American Studies
American Studies (minor)
Anthropology
Anthropology B.A.
Anthropology minor
Applied Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Computational Biology B.S
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Computational and Data Sciences B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Computer Science B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Custom B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Economics B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Education B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Engineering B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Environmental B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences/Physics B.S.
Applied Mathematical Sciences Minor
Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, B.S.
Bioengineering
Bioengineering/Biomedical Instrumentation B.S.
Bioengineering/Biotechnology B.S.
Bioengineering/Pre-Medical, B.S.
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences, B.A.
Biological Sciences/ Developmental Biology B.S.
Biological Sciences/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology B.S.
Biological Sciences/Human Biology B.S.
Biological Sciences/Microbiology and Immunology B.S.
Biological Sciences/Molecular and Cell Biology B.S.
Business Administration
Business Administration/Financial Economics B.A.
Business Administration/Management B.A.
Business Administration minor
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering, B.S.
Chemical Engineering/Computational B.S.
Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering B.S.
Chemical Engineering/Nanotechnology B.S.
Chemical Engineering/Semiconductor B.S.
Chemistry
Chemistry/Biological Chemistry B.S.
Chemistry/Chemistry B.S.
Chemistry/Materials Chemistry B.S.
Chemistry minor
Chicanx Studies
Chicanx Studies minor
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering B.S.
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science B.A.
Cognitive Science B.S.
Cognitive Science minor
Communication and Media
Communication and Media B.A.
Communication and Media/Linguistics, B.A.
Communication and Media/Media Production, B.A.
Communication and Media minor
Community Research and Service
Community Research and Service minor
Computer Science and Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering B.S.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies B.A.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies minor
Data Science and Analytics
Data Science and Analytics, B.A.
Data Science and Analytics/Business Analytics, B.A.
Data Science and Analytics/Custom Emphasis, B.A.
Data Science and Analytics/Policy Analytics, B.A.
Data Science and Analytics/Environment and Sustainability Analytics, B.A.
Data Science and Analytics/Behavioral Modeling Analytics, B.A.
Data Science and Computing
Data Science and Computing/Applied Mathematics B.S.
Data Science and Computing/Biology B.S.
Data Science and Computing/Chemistry B.S.
Data Science and Computing/Custom B.S.
Data Science and Computing/Environmental Systems Science B.S.
Data Science and Computing/Materials Science and Engineering B.S.
Data Science and Computing/Physics B.S.
Data Science and Computing minor
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, B.S.
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology/Pre-Health, B.S.
Economics
Economics/Economic Analysis and Policy B.S.
Economics/Quantitative Economics B.S.
Economics minor
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering, B.S.
Electrical Engineering/Electric Vehicle, B.S.
Electrical Engineering/Ground and Aerial Robotics, B.S.
Electrical Engineering/Machine Learning, B.S.
Electrical Engineering/Sustainable Energy, B.S.
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering B.S.
Environmental Humanities
Environmental Humanities B.A.
Environmental Humanities minor
Environmental Systems Science
Environmental Systems Science/Earth and Climate Science B.S.
Environmental Systems Science/Ecosystem Science B.S.
Geospatial Technology
Geospatial Technology minor
Global Arts Studies
Global Arts/Performance Studies B.A.
Global Arts/Visual Studies B.A.
Global Arts Studies minor
History
History B.A.
History minor
Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies, B.A.
Liberal Studies/Humanities and Arts, B.A.
Liberal Studies/Social Sciences, B.A.
Literatures in English
Literatures in English B.A.
Literatures in English/Literature and Social Justice B.A.
Literatures in English/Literature and the Environment B.A.
Literatures in English minor
Management Analytics and Decision-Making
Management Analytics and Decision-Making minor
Management and Business Economics
Management and Business Economics B.S.
Management and Business Economics minor
Management of Innovation, Sustainability, and Technology (MIST)
Management of Innovation, Sustainability, and Technology (MIST), B.A.
MIST/Innovation, B.A.
MIST/Sustainability Management, B.A.
MIST/Technology Management, B.A.
Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering B.S.
Materials Science and Engineering/Nanotechnology B.S.
Materials Science and Engineering/Computational, B.S.
Materials Science and Engineering/Semiconductor, B.S.
Materials Sciences and Engineering minor
Materials Sciences and Engineering minor
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering B.S.
Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering B.S.
Mechanical Engineering/Agricultural Technology B.S.
Natural Sciences Education
Natural Sciences Education minor
Natural Sciences Education minor with teaching credential
Neuroscience
Neuroscience, B.A.
Neuroscience, B.S.
Neuroscience/Computational, Perceptual, and Cognitive Neuroscience, B.S.
Neuroscience/Molecular, Cellular, and System Neuroscience, B.S.
Neuroscience/ Neuroscience of Human Health and Development, B.S.
Neuroscience/Pre-Med, B.S.
Neuroscience minor
Philosophy
Philosophy B.A.
Philosophy minor
Physics
Physics B.S.
Physics/Astrophysics B.S.
Physics/Biophysics and Soft Matter B.S.
Physics/Computation and Data Science B.S.
Physics/Custom B.S.
Physics/Engineering and Applied Physics B.S.
Physics/Mathematical and Computational Physics B.S.
Physics/Quantum Science and Technology B.S.
Physics minor
Political Science
Political Science/American Politics B.A.
Political Science/Comparative Politics B.A.
Political Science/International Relations B.A.
Political Science/Law and Policy B.A.
Political Science minor
Psychology
Psychology, B.A.
Psychology/Health Psychology, B.A.
Psychology/Social Psychology, B.A.
Psychology minor
Public Health
Public Health B.A.
Public Health B.S.
Public Health/Pre-Medical B.S.
Interdisciplinary Public Health minor
Science, Technology, and Ethics
Science, Technology, and Ethics, B.S.
Science, Technology, and Ethics minor
Sociology
Sociology B.A.
Sociology/Community Studies B.A.
Sociology/Health, Medicine, and Society B.A.
Sociology/Justice, Law, and Society B.A.
Sociology/Race and Racial Justice B.A.
Sociology minor
Spanish
Spanish B.A.
Spanish minor
Writing Studies
Writing Studies B.A.
