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Department and Subject Area Codes

Codes and abbreviations for current departments and subject areas are available.

Updated January 2026

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Subject Area Name Subject Area Code Department Name Department Code Division Status/Discontinued Term
Aerospace Studies AERO ST Aerospace Studies AERO ST SS Active
African American Studies AF AMER African American Studies AF AMER SS Active
African Studies AFRC ST African Studies AFRC ST IS Active
Afrikaans AFRKAAN Germanic Languages GERMAN HU 21W
American Indian Studies AM IND American Indian Studies AM IND SS Active
American Sign Language ASL Linguistics LING HU Active
Ancient Near East AN N EA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Anesthesiology ANES Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine ANES PM MN Active
Anthropology ANTHRO Anthropology ANTHRO SS Active
Applied Chemical Sciences APP CHM Chemistry and Biochemistry CHEM PS Active
Applied Linguistics APPLING Applied Linguistics APPLING HU Active
Arabic ARABIC Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Archaeology ARCHEOL Archaeology ARCHEOL SS Active
Architecture and Urban Design ARCH&UD Architecture and Urban Design ARCH&UD AA Active
Armenian ARMENIA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Art ART Art ART AA Active
Art History ART HIS Art History ART HIS HU Active
Arts and Architecture ART&ARC Arts and Architecture ART&ARC AA Active
Arts Education ARTS ED Visual and Performing Arts Education VPA ED AA Active
Asian ASIAN Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Asian American Studies ASIA AM Asian American Studies ASIA AM SS Active
Astronomy ASTR Physics and Astronomy PHY&AST PS Active
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences A&O SCI Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences A&O SCI PS Active
Bioengineering BIOENGR Bioengineering BIOENGR EN Active
Bioinformatics (Graduate) BIOINFO Bioinformatics BIOINFO LF Active
Bioinformatics (Undergraduate) BIOINFR Computer Science COM SCI EN Active
Biological Chemistry BIOL CH Biological Chemistry BIOL CH MN Active
Biomathematics BIOMATH Computational Medicine COM MED MN Active
Biomedical Research BMD RES Biomedical Research BMD RES LF Active
Biostatistics BIOSTAT Biostatistics BIOSTAT PH Active
Bulgarian BULGR Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Central and East European Studies C&EE ST Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Chemical Engineering CH ENGR Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering CHM&BE EN Active
Chemistry and Biochemistry CHEM Chemistry and Biochemistry CHEM PS Active
Chicana and Chicano Studies CHICANO Chicana and Chicano Studies CHICANO SS 20F
Chicana/o and Central American Studies CCAS Chicana/o and Central American Studies CCAS SS Active
Chinese CHIN Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Civil and Environmental Engineering C&EE Civil and Environmental Engineering C&EE EN Active
Classics CLASSIC Classics CLASSIC HU Active
Clusters CLUSTER Cluster Program CLST PG GS Active
Communication COMM Communication COMM SS Active
Community Engagement and Social Change CESC Community Engagement and Social Change CESC GS Active
Community Health Sciences COM HLT Community Health Sciences COM HLT PH Active
Comparative Literature COM LIT Comparative Literature COM LIT HU Active
Computational and Systems Biology C&S BIO Computational and Systems Biology C&S BIO LF Active
Computer Science COM SCI Computer Science COM SCI EN Active
Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials CAEM Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials CAEM SS 21 Sum
Conservation of Cultural Heritage CLT HTG Conservation of Cultural Heritage CLT HTG SS Active
Czech CZCH Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Dance DANCE World Arts and Cultures/Dance WAC/DAN AA Active
Data Science in Biomedicine DS BMED Computational Medicine COM MED MN Active
Dentistry DENT Dentistry DENT DN Active
Design|Media Arts DESMA Design|Media Arts DESMA AA Active
Digital Humanities DGT HUM Digital Humanities DGT HUM HU Active
Disability Studies DIS STD Disability Studies DIS STD GS Active
Dutch DUTCH European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
Dutch DUTCH Germanic Languages GERMAN HU 21W
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences EPS SCI Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences EPS SCI PS Active
East Asian Studies EA STDS East Asian Studies E A STD IS Active
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology EE BIOL Ecology and Evolutionary Biology EE BIOL LF Active
Economics ECON Economics ECON SS Active
Education EDUC Education EDUC EI Active
Electrical and Computer Engineering EC ENGR Electrical and Computer Engineering EC ENGR EN Active
Engineering ENGR Engineering and Applied Science ENGR EN Active
English ENGL English ENGL HU Active
English as a Second Language ESL Writing Programs WRITING HU Active
English Composition ENGCOMP Writing Programs WRITING HU Active
Environment ENVIRON Environment and Sustainability ENVIRON GS Active
Environmental Health Sciences ENV HLT Environmental Health Sciences ENV HLT PH Active
Epidemiology EPIDEM Epidemiology EPIDEM PH Active
Ethnomusicology ETHNMUS Ethnomusicology ETHNMUS MU Active
European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
Family Medicine FAM MED Family Medicine FAM MED MN Active
Fiat Lux FIAT LX Fiat Lux FIAT LX GS Active
Filipino FILIPNO Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Film and Television FILM TV Film, Television, and Digital Media FTV&DM TF Active
Food Studies FOOD ST Food Studies FOOD ST GS Active
French FRNCH European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
French FRNCH French and Francophone Studies FR FRNC HU 21W
Gender Studies GENDER Gender Studies GEN STD SS Active
Geography GEOG Geography GEOG SS Active
German GERMAN European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
German GERMAN Germanic Languages GERMAN HU 21W
Gerontology GRNTLGY Gerontology GRNTLGY PA Active
Global Health GLB HLT Global Health GLB HLT IS Active
Global Jazz Studies GJ STDS Global Jazz Studies GJ STDS MU Active
Global Studies GLBL ST Global Studies GLBL ST IS Active
Graduate Student Professional Development GRAD PD Graduate Division GRADDIV GI Active
Greek GREEK Classics CLASSIC HU Active
Health Policy and Management HLT POL Health Policy and Management HLT POL PH Active
Healthcare Administration HLT ADM Health Policy and Management HLT POL PH Active
Hebrew HEBREW Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Hindi-Urdu HIN-URD Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
History HIST History HIST SS Active
Honors Collegium HNRS Honors Collegium HNRS GS Active
Human Genetics HUM GEN Human Genetics HUM GEN MN Active
Hungarian HNGAR Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Indigenous Languages of the Americas IL AMER Spanish and Portuguese SPAN HU Active
Indo-European Studies I E STD Indo-European Studies I E STD HU Active
Indonesian INDO Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Information Studies INF STD Information Studies INF STD EI Active
International and Area Studies I A STD International and Area Studies I A STD IS Active
International Development Studies INTL DV International Development Studies INTL DV IS Active
International Migration Studies I M STD International Migration Studies I M STD IS Active
Iranian IRANIAN Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Islamic Studies ISLM ST Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Italian ITALIAN European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
Italian ITALIAN Italian ITALIAN HU 21W
Japanese JAPAN Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Jewish Studies JEWISH Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Korean KOREA Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Labor and Workplace Studies LBR&WS Labor and Workplace Studies LBR&WS SS 19F
Labor Studies LBR STD Labor Studies LBR STD SS Active
Latin LATIN Classics CLASSIC HU Active
Latin American Studies LATN AM Latin American Studies LATN AM IS Active
Law LAW Law LAW LW Active
Law (Undergraduate) UG-LAW Law LAW LW Active
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies LGBTQS Gender Studies GEN STD SS Active
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies LGBTQS Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies LGBTQS HU 24F
Life Sciences LIFESCI Life Sciences LIFESCI LF Active
Linguistics LING Linguistics LING HU Active
Lithuanian LTHUAN Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Management MGMT Management MGMT MG Active
Management – Executive MBA MGMTEX Management MGMT MG Active
Management – Full-Time MBA MGMTFT Management MGMT MG Active
Management – Fully Employed MBA MGMTFE Management MGMT MG Active
Management – Global Executive MBA Asia Pacific MGMTGEX Management MGMT MG Active
Management-Master of Financial Engineering MGMTMFE Management MGMT MG Active
Management – Master of Science in Business Analytics MGMTMSA Management MGMT MG Active
Management – PhD MGMTPHD Management MGMT MG Active
Materials Science and Engineering MAT SCI Materials Science and Engineering MAT SCI EN Active
Mathematics MATH Mathematics MATH PS Active
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MECH&AE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MECH&AE EN Active
Medical History MED HIS Neurobiology NEURBIO MN Active
Medicine MED Medicine MED MN Active
Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics MIMG Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics MIMG BB Active
Middle Eastern Studies M E STD Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Military Science MIL SCI Military Science MIL SCI SS Active
Molecular and Medical Pharmacology M PHARM Molecular and Medical Pharmacology M PHARM MN Active
Molecular Biology MOL BIO Molecular Biology MOL BIO LF Active
Molecular Toxicology MOL TOX Environmental and Molecular Toxicology E M TOX PH Active
Molecular Toxicology MOL TOX Molecular Toxicology MOL TOX PH 24 Sum
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology MCD BIO Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology MCD BIO LF Active
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology MC&IP Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology MC&IP LF Active
Music MUSC Music MUSC MU 25 Sum
Music MUSC Music Performance, Education, and Composition MUS PEC MU Active
Music Industry MSC IND Music Industry MSC IND MU Active
Musicology MUSCLG Musicology MUSCLG MU Active
Naval Science NAV SCI Naval Science NAV SCI SS Active
Near Eastern Languages NR EAST Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Neurobiology NEURBIO Neurobiology NEURBIO MN Active
Neurology NEURLGY Neurology NEURLGY MN Active
Neuroscience NEUROSC Neuroscience NEUROSC LF Active
Neuroscience (Graduate) NEURO Neuroscience – Graduate NEURO MN Active
Neurosurgery NEURSGY Neurosurgery NEURSGY MN Active
Nursing NURSING Nursing NURSING NS Active
Obstetrics and Gynecology OBGYN Obstetrics and Gynecology OBGYN MN Active
Ophthalmology OPTH Ophthalmology OPTH MN Active
Oral Biology ORL BIO Dentistry DENT DN Active
Orthopaedic Surgery ORTHPDC Orthopaedic Surgery ORTHPDC MN Active
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine PATH Pathology and Laboratory Medicine PATH MN Active
Pediatrics PEDS Pediatrics PEDS MN Active
Philosophy PHILOS Philosophy PHILOS HU Active
Physics PHYSICS Physics and Astronomy PHY&AST PS Active
Physics and Biology in Medicine PBMED Physics and Biology in Medicine PBMED MN Active
Physiological Science PHYSCI Integrative Biology and Physiology INT B&P LF Active
Physiology PHYSIOL Physiology PHYSIOL MN Active
Polish POLSH Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Political Science POL SCI Political Science POL SCI SS Active
Portuguese PORTGSE Spanish and Portuguese SPAN HU Active
Program in Computing COMPTNG Mathematics MATH PS Active
Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences PSYCTRY Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences PSYCTRY MN Active
Psychology PSYCH Psychology PSYCH LF Active
Public Affairs PUB AFF Public Affairs Schoolwide PUB AFF PA Active
Public Health PUB HLT Public Health Schoolwide PUB HLT PH Active
Public Policy PUB PLC Public Policy PUB PLC PA Active
Quantum Science and Technology QNT SCI Physics and Astronomy PHY&AST PS Active
Radiation Oncology RAD ONC Radiation Oncology RAD ONC MN Active
Radiological Science RADIOL Radiological Sciences RADIOL MN Active
Real Estate Development RE DEV Urban Planning URBN PL PA Active
Religion, Study of RELIGN Religion, Study of RELIGN HU Active
Research Practice RES PRC Research Practice RES PRC GS Active
Romanian ROMANIA Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Russian RUSSN Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Scandinavian SCAND European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
Scandinavian SCAND Scandinavian Section SCAND HU 21W
Science Education SCI EDU Science Education SCI EDU PS Active
Semitic SEMITIC Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Serbian/Croatian SRB CRO Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Slavic SLAVC Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
Social Science SOC SC Social Science SOC SC SS Active
Social Thought SOC THT Social Thought SOC THT SS Active
Social Welfare SOC WLF Social Welfare SOC WLF PA Active
Society and Genetics SOC GEN Society and Genetics SOC GEN LF Active
Sociology SOCIOL Sociology SOCIOL SS Active
South Asian S ASIAN Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Southeast Asian SEASIAN Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Spanish SPAN Spanish and Portuguese SPAN HU Active
Statistics STATS Statistics STATS PS 23W
Statistics STATS Statistics and Data Science STAT DS PS Active
Summer Sessions SUMMER Summer Sessions SUMMER SM Active
Surgery SURGERY Surgery SURGERY MN Active
Swahili SWAHILI Linguistics LING HU Active
Thai THAI Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
Theater THEATER Theater THEATER TF Active
Turkic Languages TURKIC Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NR EAST HU Active
Ukrainian UKRN Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures SEEELC HU Active
University Studies UNIV ST University Studies UNIV ST GS Active
Urban Planning URBN PL Urban Planning URBN PL PA Active
Urology UROLOGY Urology UROLOGY MN Active
Vietnamese VIETMSE Asian Languages and Cultures ASIA LC HU Active
World Arts and Cultures WL ARTS World Arts and Cultures/Dance WAC/DAN AA Active
Yiddish YIDDSH European Languages and Transcultural Studies ELTS HU Active
Yiddish YIDDSH Germanic Languages GERMAN HU 21W