Northwestern University
NU
Established 1851 · Private institution · Evanston, Illinois, United States
“Quaecumque sunt vera ("Whatsoever things are true")”
Faculties, departments and degree programmes at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Use them to fill in the faculty, department and course fields on your assignment cover page above.
Schools of Northwestern University
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Head: Adrian W. B. Randolph (Dean)
- African Studies
- Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Physics
- Art History
- Art Theory and Practice
- Asian American Studies
- Asian Languages and Cultures
- Biological Sciences
- Black Studies
- Business Institutions
- Chemistry
- Chicago Field Studies
- Classics
- Cognitive Science
- Comparative Literary Studies
- Computer Science (Weinberg)
- Critical Theory
- Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Policy and Culture
- Ethics and Civic Life (Brady Scholars Program)
- French and Italian
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- German
- Global Health Studies
- History
- Integrated Science
- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS)
- International Studies
- Jewish and Israel Studies
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Latina and Latino Studies
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Materials Science
- Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences
- Mathematics
- Middle East and North African (MENA) Languages
- Middle East and North African (MENA) Studies
- Molecular Biosciences
- Native American and Indigenous Studies
- Neurobiology
- Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN)
- Philosophy
- Physics and Astronomy
- Plant Biology and Conservation
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies (REEES)
- Science in Human Culture
- Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Sociology
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Statistics and Data Science
- Writing Program
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Head: Christopher Schuh (Dean)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
- Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Kellogg School of Management
Head: Francesca Cornelli (Dean)
- Accounting Information and Management
- Finance
- Management and Organizations
- Managerial Economics and Strategy
- Marketing
- Operations
Feinberg School of Medicine
Head: Eric G. Neilson (Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean)
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Head: Zachary Clopton (Dean)
School of Communication
Head: E. Patrick Johnson (Dean)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Communication Studies
- Radio/Television/Film
- Theatre
- Dance
- Performance Studies
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Head: Charles Whitaker (Dean)
School of Education and Social Policy (SESP)
Head: Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Dean)
- Human Development in Context
- Learning Sciences
- Social Policy
- Secondary Teaching
Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
Head: Jonathan Bailey Holland (Dean)
- Brass
- Strings
- Voice and Opera
- Piano
- Percussion
- Woodwinds
- Jazz Studies
- Music Theory and Cognition
- Composition
- Musicology
- Conducting
- Music Education
School of Professional Studies
Head: Thomas F. Gibbons (Dean)
The Graduate School
Head: Kelly Mayo (Dean)
Northwestern University in Qatar
Head: Marwan M. Kraidy (Dean)
Degree programmes at Northwestern University
Bachelor's degrees
- BA/BS (various majors, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences) · Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- BS in Computer Science · McCormick School of Engineering
- BS in Biomedical Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- BS in Mechanical Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- BS in Journalism · Medill School of Journalism
- BM (Bachelor of Music, various tracks) · Bienen School of Music
- BA in Communication Studies · School of Communication
Master's degrees
- MBA (Full-Time, Part-Time, Executive, One-Year, MBAi) · Kellogg School of Management
- Master in Management (MiM) · Kellogg School of Management
- MS in Computer Science · McCormick School of Engineering
- MS in Artificial Intelligence · McCormick School of Engineering
- MS in Biomedical Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- MS in Electrical Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- MS in Robotics · McCormick School of Engineering
- MS in Data Science · School of Professional Studies
- MPH (Master of Public Health) · Feinberg School of Medicine
- MA in Public Administration · School of Professional Studies
- LLM in Taxation · Pritzker School of Law
- MSL (Master of Science in Law) · Pritzker School of Law
- MSED in Secondary Teaching · School of Education and Social Policy
- MM in Voice and Opera Performance · Bienen School of Music
Doctoral degrees
- JD (Juris Doctor) · Pritzker School of Law
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) · Feinberg School of Medicine
- DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) · Feinberg School of Medicine
- AuD (Doctor of Audiology) · Feinberg School of Medicine
- PhD in Economics · Economics
- PhD in Computer Science · Computer Science
- PhD in Chemistry · Chemistry
- PhD in Physics · Physics and Astronomy
- PhD in Political Science · Political Science
- PhD in Psychology · Psychology
- PhD in Sociology · Sociology
- PhD in History · History
- PhD in English Literature · English
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- PhD in Materials Science and Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering · McCormick School of Engineering
- PhD in Management and Organizations · Kellogg School of Management
- PhD in Finance · Kellogg School of Management
- DMA in Piano Performance · Bienen School of Music
- PhD in Musicology · Bienen School of Music
- PhD in Human Development and Social Policy · School of Education and Social Policy
Officers of Northwestern University
- President: Mung Chiang
- Provost: Erik Luijten
- Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees: Julie Allen
- Associate Vice President for Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance: Emily Babb
- Vice President for Student Affairs: Susan M. Davis
- Interim Vice President for Research: Sumit Dhar
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Amanda Distel
- Vice President and Chief Investment Officer: Amy Falls
- Vice President and Chief Operating Officer: Luke Figora
- Vice President for Athletic Strategy: Derrick Gragg
- Vice President and General Counsel: Stephanie Graham
- Vice President for International Relations: Dévora Grynspan
- Interim Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer: Priya Harjani
- Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation: Mark Jackson
- Vice President and Dean of Enrollment: Stacey Kostell
- Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations: Jennifer L. Kunde
- Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development: David A. Lively
- Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of Feinberg School of Medicine: Eric G. Neilson
- Vice President for Technology and Chief Information Officer: Sean Reynolds
- Vice President for Global Marketing and Communications: Jon Yates
- Dean, School of Education and Social Policy: Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
- Dean, Pritzker School of Law: Zachary Clopton
- Dean, Kellogg School of Management: Francesca Cornelli
- Dean, School of Professional Studies: Thomas F. Gibbons
- Dean, Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music: Jonathan Bailey Holland
- Dean, School of Communication: E. Patrick Johnson
- Dean, Northwestern University in Qatar: Marwan M. Kraidy
- Dean, The Graduate School: Kelly Mayo
- Dean, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: Adrian W. B. Randolph
- Dean, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science: Christopher Schuh
- Dean of Libraries: Xuemao Wang
- Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications: Charles Whitaker