Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate AFST coursework.
Generated from Northwestern University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate AFST work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 2 AFST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 8 more AFST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on AFST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
3 core courses chosen from:; If more than three are taken, additional courses from this list may count toward the next group.; 7 additional courses chosen from an approved list (available on the program website).; 1 senior seminar:; There is also a required research or immersion practicum experience (see below)
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in AFST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at AFST 392-2
All AFST courses in the Northwestern catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for AFST yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under AFST yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
AFST does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Northwestern campus feed.