#collegemajors

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Know Your Major: Classical Studies

Latin and Greek enthusiasts (id est, kids who wanted to be Annabeth when they were younger and just kind of rolled with it) have THREE variants of study within the Classics major: Language and Literature (interdisciplinary studies), Language Intensive (as the name suggests), and Greek and Roman cultures (historical focus).  Unfortunately, there is yet to be a variant that exclusively focuses on Catullus' melodramatic love life. 

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Know Your Major: Political Science (and the IOP!)

Students in the Political Science major explore the politics of both ancient and modern, foreign and domestic governments through a variety of methodologies and perspectives.  Additionally, ALL UChicago students have access to the Institute of Politics, directed by David Axelrod. Abbreviated as the IOP, it prepares students for political leadership and success through personal development as well as facilitating internships. Students can participate in The Iowas Project to attend the Iowa caucuses and gain political experience. Just this autumn quarter, UChicago hosted Pete Butigeg, Andrew Yang, Samantha Power, Michele Norris, Brian H. Hook, and more!

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Know Your Major: Psychology

Freudians and Freud-haters alike can choose the psychology major to explore how mental processes lead to behavior. Students learn the research methods for gathering information, statistical analyses of information, and the major areas of psychology: Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Social, and Perception-based. Students also conduct their own research, and many get involved in a professor's research during their tenure at the College.

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Know Your Major: Physics

Fysics Physics majors explore all aspects of the physical world: matter, energy, forces, and all the rest. Interested students can also focus in on a variety of subjects within the majors, such as astrophysics, theoretical physics, biophysics, etc. UChicago physicists have won a variety of prizes, including a number of Nobel Prizes, and students in the major have a chance to join in that storied history. And they totally know what they're doing, guys.

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Know Your Major: Sociology

Students in the Sociology major can direct their study in a variety of directions, depending on the social phenomena and institutions they intellectually gravitate towards. Students gain a firm grasp on the subject by studying social theory, methodologies, statistics, and more. UChicago was the first school in the United States to establish a Sociology Department, and continues to put forth innovative research in the field.

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Know Your Major: Linguistics

The Linguistics major combines science-based theoretical studies, as well as the study of a non-Indo-European language to which students can apply the theory they have learned. Our Linguistics Department is the oldest in the United States! Specifically, students are able to learn American Sign Language, Swahili, Modern Greek, and various African Languages. 

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Know Your Major: Global Studies

How can we interpret the specific when considering the whole world? This is the heart of the Global Studies major, in which students analyze the worldwide implications of particulars like water, borders and migration, transportation, origin myths, and more. One course even explores "The Anthropology and Politics of 'Fun.'" Pictured: a recent graduate within the major. 

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Know Your Major: Statistics

The Statistics major is all about creating data-based mathematical models which can be applied to natural and social sciences. Past and current faculty members have authored influential monographs and analyses, including one that used Bayesian methods to fix the authorship of the Federalist Papers. At least, that's what they say they do, it's more likely that they do this: https://fal.cn/35Ad5