What can I do with this major?

Often the first and best advice about choosing an available Emory College major or minor is to explore the courses and electives you can take within that curriculum. Attending Emory College Majors Fair, reading individual course descriptions online, learning about curriculum requirements, and contacting faculty in these departments are all essential steps to help you predict your satisfaction with a given major.

To get started online, helpful resources include Emory College Departments & Programs, the Goizueta Business School BBA Pre-Health Advising or the Pre-Law Advising Office curriculum planning sites.

Finding Guidance When You Need It

“What Can I Do With This Major?” features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities.

Scroll to the bottom of each profile for links to professional associations, occupational outlook information, and job search resources.

A
African American Studies
American Studies
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Anthropology & Anthropology and Human Biology
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Arabic
Art History
B
Biology
Biophysics
C
Chemistry
Chinese Studies
Classical Civilization
Classics and English
Classics and History
Classics and Philosophy
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
D
Dance and Movement Studies
E
East Asian Studies
Economics
Economics and Computer Science
Economics and Mathematics
Economics and Human Health
Engineering
English
English and Creative Writing
English and History
Environmental Studies/Science
F
Film and Media
French Studies
G
Greek
H
History
History and Art History
Human Health
I
Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture
International Studies
Italian Studies
J
Japanese
L
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin
Linguistics
M
Math and Political Science
Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Media Studies
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies
Music
N
Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Nursing
P
• Philosophy
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy, Politics, Law
Physics and Astronomy
Physics
Physics for Life Sciences
• Playwriting
• Political Science
• Psychology
Psychology and Linguistics
Public Policy Analysis
Q
Quantitative Science
Quantitative Social Science
R
Religious Studies
Russian and East European Studies
S
Sociology
Spanish and Linguistics
Spanish and Portuguese
T
Theater and Film Studies

W
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies