2025

Auckland Royal Academy

College Majors by Academic Area of Study
This list of college majors, categorized by area of study, includes codes you can include when you’re filling out the Auckland Royal Academy Administration Instructions. You can indicate up to five majors or areas of study you’re interested in under the optional Intended Major question.

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 100
⦁ Agricultural business and management 101
⦁ Agronomy and crop science 102
⦁ Animal sciences 103
⦁ Applied horticulture/horticultural business services 104
⦁ Equestrian/equine studies 105
⦁ Food science and technology 107
⦁ Soil sciences 108
⦁ Agroecology/sustainable agriculture 109


Architecture and Related Services 120
⦁ Architecture 121
⦁ Architectural technology/ technician 122
⦁ City/urban, community, and regional planning 123
⦁ Environmental design 124
⦁ Landscape architecture 125


Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 140
⦁ Area studies 141
⦁ Ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies 142


Biological and Biomedical Sciences 160
⦁ Biology/biological sciences, general 161
⦁ Biochemistry 162
⦁ Biophysics 163
⦁ Biotechnology 164
⦁ Botany/plant biology 165
⦁ Cell/cellular biology and anatomical sciences 166
⦁ Ecology 167
⦁ Genetics 168
⦁ Marine biology and biological oceanography 169
⦁ Microbiological sciences and immunology 170
⦁ Molecular biology 171
⦁ Neuroscience 185
⦁ Pharmacology and toxicology 172
⦁ Physiology, pathology, and related sciences 173
⦁ Radiation biology/radiobiology 174
⦁ Zoology/animal biology 175


Business Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 200
⦁ Accounting and related services 201
⦁ Actuarial science 202
⦁ Administrative assistant and secretarial science 203
⦁ Business administration, management, and operations 204
⦁ Business/managerial economics 205
⦁ Business statistics 206
⦁ Construction management 207
⦁ Fashion merchandising 208
⦁ Finance and financial management services 209
⦁ General sales, merchandising, and related marketing operations 210
⦁ Hospitality administration/ management 211
⦁ Hotel, motel, and restaurant management 225
⦁ Human resources management and services 212
⦁ Insurance 213
⦁ International business 214
⦁ Investments and securities 215
⦁ Labor and industrial relations 216
⦁ Management information systems/services 217
⦁ Marketing/marketing management 218
⦁ Meeting and event planning 230
⦁ Project management 235
⦁ Real estate 219
⦁ Transportation/mobility management 220


Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 250
⦁ Communication and media studies 252
⦁ Digital communication and media/multimedia 253
⦁ Journalism 254
⦁ Photojournalism 255
⦁ Public relations, advertising, and applied communication 270
⦁ Radio and television 257


Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 300
⦁ Artificial intelligence 301
⦁ Computer programming 302
⦁ Computer game programming 311
⦁ Computer science 303
⦁ Computer software and media applications 304
⦁ Computer systems analysis 305

⦁ Computer systems networking and telecommunications 306
⦁ Data processing 307
⦁ Information sciences/studies 308
⦁ Information technology project management 309
⦁ Modeling, virtual environments, and simulation 310


Construction Trades 390
⦁ Carpentry/carpenter 391


Education 400
⦁ Adult and continuing education and teaching 401
⦁ Agricultural teacher education 402
⦁ Art teacher education 403
⦁ Bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural education 404
⦁ Business teacher education 405
⦁ Early childhood education and teaching 407
⦁ Early childhood and family studies 436
⦁ Educational administration and supervision 408
⦁ Education/teaching of the gifted and talented 416
⦁ Elementary education and teaching 417
⦁ English/language arts teacher education 418
⦁ English as a second language 437
⦁ Family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education 419
⦁ Health teacher education 420
⦁ Higher education/higher education administration 421
⦁ Junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching 422
⦁ Kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 423
⦁ Mathematics teacher education 424
⦁ Music teacher education 425
⦁ Physical education teaching and coaching 426
⦁ Psychology teacher education 427
⦁ Science teacher education/general science teacher education 429
⦁ Second language learning 438
⦁ Secondary education and teaching 430
⦁ Social science teacher education 431
⦁ Special education and teaching 432
⦁ Student counseling and personnel services 433
⦁ Teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor 434
⦁ Technology teacher education/ industrial arts teacher education 435


Engineering 450
⦁ Aerospace, aeronautical, and space engineering 451
⦁ Agricultural engineering 452
⦁ Architectural engineering 453
⦁ Biochemical engineering 478
⦁ Biological/biosystems engineering 480
⦁ Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 454
⦁ Chemical engineering 455
⦁ Civil engineering 456
⦁ Computer engineering, general 457
⦁ Construction engineering 458
⦁ Electrical and electronics engineering 459
⦁ Engineering chemistry 485
⦁ Engineering mechanics 460
⦁ Engineering physics/ applied physics 461
⦁ Engineering science 462
⦁ Environmental/environmental health engineering 463
⦁ Geological/geophysical engineering 464
⦁ Industrial engineering 465
⦁ Materials engineering 466
⦁ Mechanical engineering 467
⦁ Mining and mineral engineering 468
⦁ Naval architecture and marine engineering 469
⦁ Nuclear engineering 470
⦁ Ocean engineering 471
⦁ Petroleum engineering 472
⦁ Preengineering 490
⦁ Surveying engineering 473
⦁ Polymer/plastics engineering 475


Engineering Technologies 500
⦁ Civil engineering technology 510
⦁ Computer engineering technology 501
⦁ Drafting/design engineering technologies 502
⦁ Electrical engineering technologies 511
⦁ Energy systems technologies 517
⦁ Environmental control technologies 512
⦁ Industrial production technologies 513
⦁ Mechanical engineering/ technologies 514
⦁ Nanotechnology 515
⦁ Nuclear engineering technology 507
⦁ Plastics and polymer engineering technology 508
⦁ Robotics technology 516
⦁ Telecommunications technology 509


English Language and Literature/Letters 520
⦁ American literature (United States and Canada) 521
⦁ Creative writing 522
⦁ English literature (British and Commonwealth) 523
⦁ Rhetoric and composition/ writing studies 535
⦁ Professional, technical, business, and scientific writing 525

Family and Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences 540
⦁ Apparel and textiles 541
⦁ Foods, nutrition, and wellness studies 542
⦁ Housing and human environments 543
⦁ Human development, family studies, and related services 544


Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 550
⦁ African languages, literatures, and linguistics 551
⦁ Arabic language and literature 552
⦁ Classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics 553
⦁ Comparative literature 554
⦁ East Asian languages, literatures, and linguistics 555
⦁ French language and literature 556
⦁ German language and literature 557
⦁ Italian language and literature 558
⦁ Linguistics 559
⦁ Russian language and literature 560
⦁ Spanish language and literature 561


Health Professions and Related Programs 600
⦁ Allied health and medical assisting services 601
⦁ Allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions 602
⦁ Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems 640
⦁ Athletic training/trainer 603
⦁ Clinical/medical laboratory science/ research and allied professions 605
⦁ Communication sciences and disorders 606
⦁ Dental hygiene/hygienist 607
⦁ Dental laboratory technology/ technician 608
⦁ Dental support services and allied professions 609
⦁ Dietetics and clinical nutrition services 610
⦁ Environmental health 611
⦁ Health and medical administrative services 612
⦁ Health and wellness 650
⦁ Health services/allied health/ health sciences 613
⦁ Hospital/health care facilities administration 614
⦁ Mental and social health services 615
⦁ Music therapy/therapist 616
⦁ Nuclear medical technology/ technologist 617
⦁ Nurse anesthetist 618
⦁ Nursing 619
⦁ Osteopathic medicine/ osteopathy (DO) 622
⦁ Pharmaceutical marketing and management 670
⦁ Pharmaceutical sciences 671
⦁ Physician assistant 625

⦁ Podiatric medicine/ podiatry (DPM) 626
⦁ Prechiropractic studies 675
⦁ Predentistry studies 627
⦁ Premedicine/premedical studies 628
⦁ Preoccupational therapy studies 678
⦁ Preoptometry studies 680
⦁ Prepharmacy studies 629
⦁ Prephysical therapy studies 682
⦁ Preveterinary studies 630
⦁ Public health 631
⦁ Radiologic technology/ science-radiographer 632
⦁ Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions 633
⦁ Respiratory care therapy/ therapist 634
⦁ Surgical technology/technologist 636
⦁ Therapeutic recreation/ recreational therapy 637


History 700
⦁ American history (United States) 701
⦁ European history 702


Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related
Protective Services 890
⦁ Criminal justice and corrections 891
⦁ Criminal justice/law enforcement administration 892
⦁ Cyber/computer forensics/ counterterrorism 895
⦁ Financial forensics and fraud investigation 896
⦁ Fire protection 893
⦁ Forensic science and technology 894
⦁ Homeland security 897


Legal Professions and Studies 710
⦁ Legal assistant/paralegal 711
⦁ Prelaw studies 712


Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 720
⦁ General studies 721
⦁ Humanities/humanistic studies 722
⦁ Liberal arts and sciences/ liberal studies 723


Library Science and Administration 730
⦁ Library and archives assisting 731


Mathematics and Statistics 740
⦁ Applied mathematics 741
⦁ Financial mathematics 746
⦁ Mathematics 742
⦁ Statistics 743


Mechanic and Repair Technologies/ Technician 750
⦁ Airframe mechanics and aircraft maintenance technology 751
⦁ Automobile/automotive mechanics technology 752
⦁ Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology 753
⦁ Heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration maintenance technology 754

Military Technologies and Applied Sciences 360
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 770
⦁ Biological and physical sciences 771
⦁ Business analytics 788
⦁ Data science 789
⦁ Human biology 780
⦁ International/global studies 772
⦁ Marine sciences 784
⦁ Mathematics and computer science 773
⦁ Nutrition sciences 775
⦁ Sustainability studies 787


Natural Resources and Conservation 790
⦁ Environmental science 791
⦁ Environmental studies 792
⦁ Fishing and fisheries sciences and management 793
⦁ Forestry 794
⦁ Natural resources management and policy 795
⦁ Wildlife, fish, wildlands science/ management 796


Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 800
⦁ Health and physical education/fitness 801
⦁ Outdoor education 804
⦁ Parks and recreation facilities management 802
⦁ Sport and fitness administration/ management 803
⦁ Sports studies 805


Personal and Culinary Services 810
⦁ Cosmetology and personal grooming services 811
⦁ Culinary arts and related services 815


Philosophy and Religious Studies 820
⦁ Philosophy 821
⦁ Religion/religious studies 822


Physical Sciences 830
⦁ Analytical chemistry 831
⦁ Astronomy 832
⦁ Astrophysics 833
⦁ Atmospheric sciences and meteorology 834
⦁ Atomic/molecular physics 835
⦁ Chemistry 836
⦁ Forensic chemistry 850
⦁ Geological and Earth sciences/ geosciences 837
⦁ Materials science 854
⦁ Nuclear physics 838
⦁ Oceanography, chemical and physical 839
⦁ Organic chemistry 840
⦁ Paleontology 841
⦁ Physical chemistry 842
⦁ Physics 843
⦁ Planetary astronomy and science 844

Psychology 870
⦁ Clinical psychology 871
⦁ Developmental and child psychology 872
⦁ Experimental psychology 873
⦁ Industrial and organizational psychology 874
⦁ Social psychology 875


Public Administration and Social Services 880
⦁ Human services, general 881
⦁ Public administration 882
⦁ Public policy analysis 883
⦁ Social work 884


Social Sciences 900
⦁ Anthropology 901
⦁ Archaeology 902
⦁ Criminology 903
⦁ Economics 904
⦁ Geography 905
⦁ International relations and affairs 906
⦁ Political science and government 907
⦁ Sociology 908


Theology and Religious Vocations 920
⦁ Religious education 921
⦁ Religious music and worship 923
⦁ Theological and ministerial studies 922


Visual and Performing Arts 940
⦁ Art history, criticism, and conservation 941
⦁ Arts, entertainment, and media management 960
⦁ Dance 942
⦁ Digital arts 965
⦁ Drama and theater arts 943
⦁ Design and applied arts 944
⦁ Fashion/apparel design 945
⦁ Film/video and photographic arts 946
⦁ Fine and studio art 947
⦁ Game and interactive media design 970
⦁ Graphic design 948
⦁ Interior design 949
⦁ Music 950
⦁ Music history, literature, and theory 951
⦁ Music performance, general 952
⦁ Music technology 975
⦁ Music theory and composition 953
⦁ Musical theater 976
⦁ Photography 954
⦁ Technical theater/theater design and technology 955
⦁ Voice and opera 956
Other 990
Undecided 999