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 how they relate to the world of work.
Programs include:
American Studies
American Studies (minor)
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering, B.S.
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/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
Biomedical Instrumentation Emphasis B.S.
Bioengineering/Biotechnology 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.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering B.S.
Chemical Engineering/Nanotechnology 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.
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.S.
Business Analytics, B.A.
Policy Analytics, B.A.
Environment and Sustainability Analytics, B.A.
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.
Economics
Economics/Economic Analysis and Policy B.S.
Economics/Quantitative Economics B.S.
Economics minor
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering, B.S.
Electric Vehicle, B.S.
Ground and Aerial Robotics, B.S.
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
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.
Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering B.S.
Materials Science and Engineering/Nanotechnology B.S.
Computational, B.S.
Semiconductor, B.S.
Materials Sciences and Engineering minor
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering B.S.
Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering B.S.
Natural Sciences Education
Natural Sciences Education minor
Natural Sciences Education minor with teaching credential
Neuroscience
Neuroscience, B.A.
Neuroscience, B.S.
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.
Health Psychology, B.A.
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.
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.
