Academic Majors and Minors Guidance on Choosing a Major Minors Majors BY DEPARTMENT Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Chemistry and Life Science Civil and Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science English and Philosophy Foreign Languages Geography and Environmental Engineering History Law Mathematical Sciences Military Instruction Physical Education Physics and Nuclear Engineering Social Sciences Systems Engineering West Point’s 36 majors and 19 minor options afford cadets the opportunity to explore, discover, and develop their academic interests. opens in a new window Aeronautical Engineering aeronautical engineering aeronautical-engineering civil-and-mechanical-engineering minor aerodynamics aeronautical aeronautical-engineering aerospace astronautical minor space-engineering space-science stem technology opens in a new window America in the World america in the world america-in-the-world history minor american american-politics history international opens in a new window American Foundations american foundations american-foundations social-sciences minor american american-government american-politics minor opens in a new window American Politics american politics american-politics social-sciences major american-politics foreign-policy political-science opens in a new window Applied Statistics applied statistics applied-statistics mathematical-sciences minor applied-statistics math mathematics minor statistics stem technology opens in a new window Applied Statistics & Data Sciences applied statistics & data sciences applied-statistics-and-data-sciences mathematical-sciences major applied-statistics data-science math mathematics stem opens in a new window Chemical Engineering chemical engineering chemical-engineering chemistry-and-life-science major abet chemical-engineering chemical-engineering-technology chemistry lab stem technology opens in a new window Chemistry chemistry chemistry chemistry-and-life-science major chemistry lab medical medical-science medicine stem technology opens in a new window Civil Engineering civil engineering civil-engineering civil-and-mechanical-engineering major abet civil-engineering construction infrastructure lab stem technology opens in a new window Computer Science computer science computer-science electrical-engineering-and-computer-science major abet computer-and-information-science computer-and-information-system-security computer-science stem technology opens in a new window Cyber Science cyber science cyber-science electrical-engineering-and-computer-science major computer-and-information-system-security cyber-science cybersecurity information-assurance lab machine-learning stem technology opens in a new window Cyber Security cyber security cyber-security electrical-engineering-and-computer-science minor cyber-science cybersecurity minor stem technology opens in a new window Defense & Strategic Studies defense & strategic studies defense-and-strategic-studies military-instruction major defense military military-science security strategy opens in a new window Diversity & Inclusion Studies diversity & inclusion studies diversity-and-inclusion-studies behavioral-sciences-and-leadership minor cultural culture diversity equity ethnic gender minor minority social-inequality opens in a new window Economics economics economics social-sciences major economics macroeconomics microeconomics opens in a new window Electrical Engineering electrical engineering electrical-engineering electrical-engineering-and-computer-science major abet communications-engineering electrical-engineering electronics lab stem technology opens in a new window Engineering Management engineering management engineering-management systems-engineering major abet engineering-management industrial-management project-management technology opens in a new window Engineering Management engineering management engineering-management systems-engineering minor engineering-management industrial-management minor project-management technology opens in a new window Engineering Psychology engineering psychology engineering-psychology behavioral-sciences-and-leadership major cognitive-science human-factors-engineering opens in a new window English english english english-and-philosophy major english literary literature writing opens in a new window Environmental Engineering environmental engineering environmental-engineering geography-and-environmental-engineering major abet environmental-engineering environmental-science health-engineering lab stem technology opens in a new window Environmental Science environmental science environmental-science geography-and-environmental-engineering major environmental-science lab stem technology opens in a new window Foreign Area Studies: Africa foreign area studies: africa foreign-area-studies-africa foreign-languages major africa african-studies culture foreign-area foreign-language foreign-studies international opens in a new window Foreign Area Studies: East Asia foreign area studies: east asia foreign-area-studies-east-asia foreign-languages major culture east-asia east-asian-studies foreign-area foreign-studies international opens in a new window Foreign Area Studies: Eurasia foreign area studies: eurasia foreign-area-studies-eurasia foreign-languages major culture eurasia eurasian-studies foreign-area foreign-studies international opens in a new window Foreign Area Studies: Europe foreign area studies: europe foreign-area-studies-europe foreign-languages major culture europe european-studies foreign-area foreign-studies international opens in a new window Foreign Area Studies: Latin America foreign area studies: latin america foreign-area-studies-latin-america foreign-languages major culture foreign-area foreign-studies international latin-america latin-american-studies opens in a new window Foreign Area Studies: Middle East foreign area studies: middle east foreign-area-studies-middle-east foreign-languages major culture foreign-area foreign-studies international middle-east middle-eastern-studies opens in a new window Foreign Language: Arabic foreign language: arabic foreign-language-arabic foreign-languages major arabic foreign-language international linguistics opens in a new window Foreign Language: Chinese foreign language: chinese foreign-language-chinese foreign-languages major chinese foreign-language international linguistics mandarin opens in a new window Foreign Language: French foreign language: french foreign-language-french foreign-languages major foreign-language french international linguistics opens in a new window Foreign Language: German foreign language: german foreign-language-german foreign-languages major foreign-language german international linguistics opens in a new window Foreign Language: Persian foreign language: persian foreign-language-persian foreign-languages major foreign-language international linguistics persian opens in a new window Foreign Language: Portuguese foreign language: portuguese foreign-language-portuguese foreign-languages major foreign-language international linguistics portuguese opens in a new window Foreign Language: Russian foreign language: russian foreign-language-russian foreign-languages major foreign-language international linguistics russian opens in a new window Foreign Language: Spanish foreign language: spanish foreign-language-spanish foreign-languages major foreign-language international linguistics spanish opens in a new window General History general history general-history history minor history opens in a new window Geography geography geography geography-and-environmental-engineering major culture geography geopolitics human lab opens in a new window Geography geography geography geography-and-environmental-engineering minor culture geography geopolitics human minor physical opens in a new window Geospatial Information Science geospatial information science geospatial-information-science geography-and-environmental-engineering major cartography geographic-information-science geography gis stem technology opens in a new window Grand Strategy grand strategy grand-strategy social-sciences minor grand-strategy international-relations minor national-security-policy politics opens in a new window History history history history major history international military united-states opens in a new window International Affairs international affairs international-affairs social-sciences major foreign-policy governance international-affairs international-relations security-studies opens in a new window Kinesiology kinesiology kinesiology physical-education major kinesiology occupational-therapy sports-science opens in a new window Law & Legal Studies law & legal studies law-and-legal-studies law major law legal-studies opens in a new window Life Science life science life-science chemistry-and-life-science major biological-science life-science medical medical-science pre-med stem technology opens in a new window Management management management behavioral-sciences-and-leadership major business-administration entrepreneurship general-management public-adminstration social-enterprise opens in a new window Mathematical Sciences mathematical sciences mathematical-sciences mathematical-sciences major math mathematics modeling numerical stem opens in a new window Mechanical Engineering mechanical engineering mechanical-engineering civil-and-mechanical-engineering major abet cad mechanical-engineering stem technology thermodynamics opens in a new window Network Science network science network-science mathematical-sciences minor mathematics minor network-science technology opens in a new window Nuclear Engineering nuclear engineering nuclear-engineering physics-and-nuclear-engineering major abet lab nuclear-engineering nuclear-policy nuclear-proliferation nuclear-science nuclear-weapons radiation stem technology opens in a new window Nuclear Science nuclear science nuclear-science physics-and-nuclear-engineering minor minor nuclear-policy nuclear-proliferation nuclear-science nuclear-weapons radiation technology opens in a new window Operations Research operations research operations-research mathematical-sciences major analyst-engineering mathematics operations-research optimization technology opens in a new window Philosophy philosophy philosophy english-and-philosophy major ethics justice morality philosophy opens in a new window Photonics photonics photonics physics-and-nuclear-engineering minor electrical minor optical-science optics photonics stem technology opens in a new window Physics physics physics physics-and-nuclear-engineering major lab physics quantum-mechanics stem technology opens in a new window Psychology psychology psychology behavioral-sciences-and-leadership major experiments io-psych industrial-and-organizational-psychology leadership organizational-behavior opens in a new window Regional Studies regional studies regional-studies foreign-languages minor africa east-asia eurasia eurasian-studies europe international latin-america latin-american-studies middle-east middle-eastern-studies minor regional-studies opens in a new window Robotics robotics robotics electrical-engineering-and-computer-science minor automation-engineering mechatronics minor robotics stem technology opens in a new window Sociology sociology sociology behavioral-sciences-and-leadership major gender race sexuality social-inequality sociology opens in a new window Space Science space science space-science physics-and-nuclear-engineering minor minor space-operations space-science space-systems stem technology opens in a new window Space Science space science space-science physics-and-nuclear-engineering major lab space-engineering space-science space-systems stem technology opens in a new window Systems & Decision Sciences systems & decision sciences systems-and-decision-sciences systems-engineering major abet decision-science project-management stem systems-management systems-science technology opens in a new window Systems Engineering systems engineering systems-engineering systems-engineering major abet project-management stem systems-engineering systems-management technology opens in a new window Systems Engineering systems engineering systems-engineering systems-engineering minor minor project-management stem systems-engineering systems-management technology opens in a new window Terrorism Studies terrorism studies terrorism-studies social-sciences minor counterterrorism terrorism opens in a new window War Technology and Society war technology and society war-technology-and-society history minor history technology