The designators shown below are used in Washington University's course descriptions and listed here alphabetically by code. The primary fields covered in each section are also listed.
A (Architecture)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
A46 ARCH |
Architecture |
A48 LAND |
Landscape Architecture |
A49 MUD |
Urban Design |
AS1 MedSoc |
Medicine and Society |
AS2 PCS |
Process Control Systems |
AS3 UMSLEN |
UMSL Joint Engineering Program |
B (Business)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
B50 ACCT |
Accounting |
B51 ADMN |
Administration |
B52 FIN |
Finance |
B53 MGT |
Management |
B54 MEC |
Managerial Economics |
B55 MKT |
Marketing |
B56 OB |
Organizational Behavior |
B57 SCOT |
Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology |
B59 DAT |
Data Analytics |
B60 ACCT |
Graduate Accounting |
B62 FIN |
Graduate Finance |
B63 MGT |
Graduate Management |
B64 MEC |
Graduate Managerial Economics |
B65 MKT |
Graduate Marketing |
B66 OB |
Graduate Organizational Behavior |
B67 SCOT |
Graduate Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology |
B69 DAT |
Graduate Data Analytics |
B90 BEE |
Brookings Executive Education |
B99 INTL |
International Studies |
E (Engineering)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
E35 ESE |
Electrical & Systems Engineering |
E37 MEMS |
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science |
E44 EECE |
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering |
E60 Engr |
General Engineering |
E62 BME |
Biomedical Engineering |
E81 CSE |
Computer Science & Engineering |
EGS EGS |
Engineering Graduate Studies |
F (Art)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
F00 Art |
Art |
F10 ART |
Art (Core and Major Studio Courses) |
F20 ART |
Art (Elective Studio Courses) |
I (Interdisciplinary Programs)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
I02 MAIR |
Military Aerospace Science |
I25 MILS |
Military Science |
I50 INTER D |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
I52 IMSE |
Institute of Materials Science & Engineering |
I53 DCDS |
Division of Computational and Data Sciences |
I60 BEYOND |
Beyond Boundaries |
L (Arts & Sciences)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
L01 Art-Arch |
Art History and Archaeology |
L04 Chinese |
Chinese |
L05 Japan |
Japanese |
L07 Chem |
Chemistry |
L08 Classics |
Classics |
L09 Greek |
Greek |
L10 Latin |
Latin |
L11 Econ |
Economics |
L12 Educ |
Education |
L13 Writing |
Writing |
L14 E Lit |
English Literature |
L15 Drama |
Drama |
L16 Comp Lit |
Comparative Literature |
L18 URST |
Urban Studies |
L19 EEPS |
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences |
L21 German |
Germanic Languages and Literatures |
L22 History |
History |
L23 Re St |
Religious Studies |
L24 Math |
Mathematics and Statistics |
L27 Music |
Music |
L28 P.E. |
Physical Education |
L29 Dance |
Dance |
L30 Phil |
Philosophy |
L31 Physics |
Physics |
L32 Pol Sci |
Political Science |
L33 Psych |
Psychological & Brain Sciences |
L34 French |
French |
L36 Ital |
Italian |
L37 Portug |
Portuguese |
L38 Span |
Spanish |
L39 Russ |
Russian |
L40 SOC |
Sociology |
L41 Biol |
Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
L43 GeSt |
General Studies |
L44 Ling |
Linguistics |
L45 LatAm |
Latin American Studies |
L46 AAS |
Asian American Studies |
L48 Anthro |
Anthropology |
L49 Arab |
Arabic |
L51 Korean |
Korean |
L52 ARC |
Archaeology |
L53 Film |
Film and Media Studies |
L56 CFH |
Center for the Humanities |
L57 RelPol |
Center on Religion and Politics |
L59 CWP |
College Writing Program |
L61 FYP |
First-Year Programs |
L62 Praxis |
Praxis |
L63 IPMS |
Movement Science |
L64 PNP |
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology |
L66 ChSt |
Children's Studies |
L73 Hindi |
Hindi |
L74 HBRW |
Hebrew |
L75 JIMES |
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies |
L77 WGSS |
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
L81 EALC |
East Asian Languages & Cultures |
L82 EnSt |
Environmental Studies |
L84 Lw St |
Legal Studies |
L85 MedH |
Medical Humanities |
L86 PBPM Study |
Biological & Physical Sciences for PBPM |
L87 SDS |
Statistics and Data Science |
L89 Sphr |
Speech and Hearing |
L90 AFAS |
African and African-American Studies |
L92 APL |
Applied Linguistics |
L93 IPH |
Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities |
L97 GS |
Global Studies |
L98 AMCS |
American Culture Studies |
L99 OSP |
Overseas Programs |
LGS GSAS |
The Graduate School |
LPH LPHS |
Public Health and Society |
M (Medicine)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
M01 OT |
Occupational Therapy Program |
M02 PhysTher |
Physical Therapy Program-Grad |
M04 FYSelect |
First-Year Selectives |
M05 Neurosci |
Neuroscience |
M10 Anesth |
Anesthesiology |
M15 Biochem |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics |
M17 CLNV |
Clinical Investigation |
M18 BMI |
Biomedical Informatics |
M19 PHS |
Population Health Sciences |
M20 Genetics |
Genetics |
M21 MSB |
Biostatistics and Genetic Epidemiology |
M25 Medicine |
Internal Medicine |
M26 FamMed |
Family Medicine |
M27 EMED |
Emergency Medicine |
M30 MolMB |
Molecular Microbiology |
M35 Neurol |
Neurology |
M40 NeurSurg |
Neurological Surgery |
M45 ObGyn |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
M50 Ophth |
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
M55 Oto |
Otolaryngology |
M60 Path |
Pathology |
M65 Peds |
Pediatrics |
M70 MolBio/Pha |
Molecular Biology and Pharmacology |
M75 CellBio |
Cell Biology and Physiology |
M80 Interdis |
Interdisciplinary |
M81 Gateway |
Gateway Curriculum |
M85 Psych |
Psychiatry |
M88 AHBR |
Applied Health Behavior Research |
M89 PACS |
Audiology and Communication Sciences |
M90 Radiol |
Radiology |
M91 MedPhys |
Medical Physics |
M92 RadOnc |
Radiation Oncology |
M93 NrsSci |
Nursing Science |
M95 Surgery |
Surgery |
M96 Ortho |
Orthopedic Surgery |
M99 Ind Stdy |
Independent Study |
S (Social Work and Public Health)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
S10 SWCR |
Core |
S15 SWCR |
MSW Foundation |
S20 SWHS |
Theory, Problems & Issues |
S30 SWDP |
Practice Methods |
S31 SWDP |
Practice Methods |
S40 SWSP |
Social Policy |
S48 SWSP |
Social Policy |
S50 SWSA |
Practice Methods |
S55 MPH |
Master of Public Health (MPH) |
S60 SWCD |
Practice Methods |
S65 SWCD |
Practice Methods |
S70 SWPR |
MSW Practicum |
S81 SKILL |
Skill Labs |
S90 SWDT |
Brown PhD |
S91 PSTM |
Post-Master Certificate |
T (Engineering - Joint Program & Sever Institute)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
T11 JCS |
Joint Introduction to Computing |
T54 PRJM |
Project Management |
T55 ETEM |
Engineering Management |
T64 CNST |
Construction Management |
T71 HLTHCARE |
Health Care Operations |
T81 INFO |
Information Management |
T83 CYBER |
Cybersecurity Management |
T92 HCO |
Health Care Operations (Online) |
T93 CSM |
Cybersecurity Management (Online) |
T95 EMGT |
Engineering Management (Online) |
U (School of Continuing & Professional Studies)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
U02 Classics |
Classics |
U03 GS |
General Studies |
U05 Chem |
Chemistry |
U07 Econ |
Economics |
U08 Educ |
Education |
U09 Psych |
Psychological & Brain Sciences (Psychology) |
U10 ArtArch |
Art History and Archaeology |
U11 EComp |
English Composition |
U12 Fr |
French |
U13 EPSc |
Earth and Planetary Sciences |
U14 German |
Germanic Languages and Literatures |
U15 ELP |
English Language Programs |
U16 Hist |
History |
U18 Film |
Film and Media Studies |
U19 SUST |
Sustainability |
U20 Math |
Mathematics and Statistics |
U21 Drama |
Drama |
U22 Phil |
Philosophy |
U23 Phys |
Physics |
U24 Mus |
Music |
U25 PolSci |
Political Science |
U26 Port |
Portuguese |
U27 Span |
Spanish |
U29 Bio |
Biology |
U30 Spch |
Speech |
U31 Dance |
Dance and Somatic Movement Studies |
U32 CompLit |
Comparative Literature |
U35 Arab |
Arabic |
U36 Japan |
Japanese |
U37 Hebr |
Hebrew |
U38 Chinese |
Chinese |
U39 Russ |
Russian |
U40 Ital |
Italian |
U43 IS |
International Studies |
U44 Bus |
Business |
U47 IRISH |
Irish Studies |
U48 Comm |
Communications |
U49 JRN |
Journalism |
U51 KOREAN |
Korean |
U56 ISLA |
Integrated Studies in Liberal Arts |
U65 ELit |
English and American Literature |
U66 RelSt |
Religious Studies |
U67 LAS |
Latin American Studies |
U68 SOC |
Sociology |
U69 Anthro |
Anthropology |
U71 DATA |
Data Studies |
U73 Hindi |
Hindi |
U74 Sci |
Science |
U76 NPM |
Nonprofit Management |
U78 EAsia |
East Asian Studies |
U79 Art |
Art |
U80 CRM |
Clinical Research Management |
U82 CIM |
Computers and Information Management |
U84 AFAS |
African and African-American Studies |
U85 IA |
International Affairs |
U86 HCARE |
Health Care |
U87 HRM |
Human Resources Management |
U89 AMCS |
American Culture Studies |
U90 GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
U91 Ling |
Linguistics |
U92 WGSS |
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
U93 Scan |
Scandinavian |
U94 JME |
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies |
U96 DLA |
DLA Seminars |
U98 MLA |
MLA Seminars |
W (Law)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
W74 LAW |
Law |
W75 LAW |
Law |
W76 LAW |
Law |
W77 LAW |
Law |
W78 LAW |
Law |
W79 LAW |
Law |
W80 OLAW |
Law Onlin |
X (Design & Visual Arts)
Code/Name
Code |
Name |
X10 XCORE |
Design & Visual Arts - Core |
X20 XELEC |
Design & Visual Arts - Elective |