Programs of Study
This section offers concise descriptions of many of Yale's academic departments. Included for each program are a brief overview of the subject, recommendations for freshman year preparation for the major, and policies for placement.
All of the courses listed in this section were offered within the past two years. Most are regularly included in the curriculum. The YCPS, which will be mailed to you in August, provides updated course information.
In some subjects you can earn acceleration credit either while in secondary school or by work done during freshman year. Please see Acceleration and Acceleration Credits for more information.
- African American Studies
- African Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Archaeological Studies
- Architecture
- Art
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Cognitive Science
- College Seminars
- Computer Science
- Computing and the Arts
- Directed Studies
- East Asian Languages and Literatures
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering and Applied Science
- English Language and Literature
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Studies
- Ethics, Politics, and Economics
- Ethnicity, Race, and Migration
- Film Studies
- Forestry & Environmental Studies
- French
- Geology and Geophysics
- Germanic Languages and Literatures
- German Studies
- Hellenic Studies
- History
- History of Art
- History of Science, History of Medicine
- Humanities
- International Studies
- Italian
- Judaic Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Modern Middle East Studies
- Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
- Music
- Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Operations Research
- Perspectives on Science and Engineering
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Portuguese
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian and East European Studies
- Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Southeast Asia Studies
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Teacher Preparation and Education Studies
- Theater Studies
- Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
