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Undergraduate Advising Heads and Language Directors

Undergraduate Advising Heads (UAH) and Language Directors (LD) are faculty advisors within the various majors and minors. These faculty are a wonderful resource as you are exploring different majors and minors and they can help you better understand how the curriculum of a particular major is structured and what you would need to do to major in that field.

You will ultimately meet with the appropriate UAH to officially declare your major. Download the request form (pdf) for more information on declaring a major or minor.

Undergraduate Advising Head Dept./Program	Fall 2024/Spring 2025	Major Declaration Instructions
African and African American Studies	Prof. Ola Yacob-Haliso	Steps to Declare a Major
American Studies	Prof. Maura Farrelly	Steps to Declare a Major
Anthropology	Prof. Brian Horton	How to Declare an Anthropology Major
Architectural Studies (Minor)	Prof. Muna Guvenc Ospina Leon	Steps to Declare a Major
Art History	Prof. Peter Kalb	Steps to Declare a Major
Asian American Pacific Islander Studies	Prof. Yuri Doolan	Steps to Declare a Major
Biochemistry	Prof. Timothy Street	Steps to Declare a Major
Biology	Prof. Rachel Woodruff	How to Declare a Biology Major
Biological Physics	Prof. Guillaume Duclos (Fall 2024) Prof. Ben Rogers (Spring 2025)	How to Declare a Biological Physics Major
Business	Prof. Hagit Weihs	How to Apply to be a Business Major
Chemistry	Prof. Stephanie Murray Prof. Jo-Ann Jee is responsible for Chemistry minors.	How to Declare a Chemistry Major
Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies	Prof. Eoin O'Donoghue	Steps to Declare a Major
Comparative Literature and Culture	Prof. Pu Wang	How to Declare a Comparative Literature Major
Computer Science	Prof. Antonella Di Lillo	How to Declare a Computer Science Major
Creative Writing	Prof. Stephen McCauley Prof. Elizabeth Bradfield	How to Declare a Creative Writing Major
Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation	Prof. Tom King	Steps to Declare a Major
East Asian Studies	Prof. Matthew Fraleigh	How to Declare an East Asian Studies Major
Economics	Prof. Ashley Miller (Fall 2024) Prof. Mahsa Akbari (Spring 2025)	How to Declare an Economics Major Questions? Email econdeptuah@brandeis.edu.
Education Program	Prof. Ziva Hassenfeld (Fall 2024) Prof. Rachel Theodorou (Spring 2025)	How to Declare an Education Major
English	Prof. David Sherman	How to Declare an English Major
Environmental Studies	Prof. Sally Warner	How to Declare an Environmental Studies Major
European Cultural Studies	Prof. Stephen Dowden	Steps to Declare a Major
Film, Television and Interactive Media	Prof. Paul Morrison	How to Declare a Film, Television and Interactive Media Major
French and Francophone Studies	Prof. Sophia Niehaus	How to Declare a French and Francophone Studies Major
German Studies	Prof. Sabine von Mering	Steps to Declare a Major
Health: Science, Society and Policy (HSSP)	Prof. Sarah Curi	How to Declare (or Change) Your HSSP Major or Minor
Hebrew	Prof. Sara Hascal	Steps to Declare a Major
Hispanic Studies	Prof. Fernando Rosenberg	How to Declare a Hispanic Studies Major
History	Prof. William Kapelle	How to Declare a History Major
History of Ideas	Prof. David Katz	Steps to Declare a Major
Independent Interdisciplinary Program	Kate Colahan (Academic Services)	How to Declare an Independent Interdisciplinary Major
International and Global Studies	Prof. Avinash Singh	How to Declare an International Global Studies Major
Italian Studies	Prof. Paola Servino	Steps to Declare a Major
Journalism	Prof. Neil Swidey	Steps to Declare a Major
Latin American and Latino Studies	Prof. Javier Urcid	Steps to Declare a Major
Legal Studies	Prof. Daniel Breen	Steps to Declare a Major
Linguistics	Prof. Keith Plaster	Steps to Declare a Major
Mathematics	Prof. Dmitry Kleinbock	Steps to Declare a Major
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Prof. Dorothy Kim	Steps to Declare a Major
Music	Prof. Rob Duff	Steps to Declare a Major
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies	Prof. Ilana Szobel	How to Declare a Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Major
Neuroscience	Prof. Hannah Snyder	How to Declare a Neuroscience Major
Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies	Prof. Melissa Stimell	Steps to Declare a Major
Philosophy	Prof. Eli Hirsch	How to Declare a Philosophy Major
Physics	Prof. Emily Tiberi	How to Declare a Physics Major
Politics	Prof. Zachary Albert	How to Declare a Politics Major
Psychology	Prof. Ellen Wright	How to Declare a Psychology Major
Religious Studies	Prof. Kristen Lucken	Steps to Declare a Major
Russian Studies	Prof. David Powelstock Prof. Irina Dubinina	How to Declare a Russian Studies Major
Social Justice and Social Policy	Prof. Melissa Stimell	Steps to Declare a Major
Sociology	Prof. Siri Suh	How to Declare a Sociology Major
South Asian Studies	Prof. Brian Horton	Steps to Declare a Major
Studio Art	Prof. Sheida Soleimani	How to Declare a Studio Art Major
Theater Arts	Prof. Jen Cleary	How to Declare a Theatre Arts Major
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies	Prof. Yuri Doolan	How to Declare a Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Major
Yiddish	Prof. Ellen Kellman	Steps to Declare a Minor

Language Directors

Department/Program	Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Arabic	Prof. Carl Sharif El-Tobgui
Chinese	Prof. Xiwen Lu (Vice-Chair)
French	Prof. Hollie Harder (Chair)
German	Prof. Sabine von Mering
Hebrew	Prof. Sara Hascal
Italian	Prof. Hollie Harder
Japanese	Prof. Hisae Fujiwara
Korean	Prof. Eun-Jo Lee
Latin	Prof. Caitlin Gillespie
Russian	Prof. Irina Dubinina
Spanish	Prof. Elena Gonzalez Ros
Yiddish	Prof. Ellen Kellman