University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis: Rankings

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The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 17th in France, 631st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,635 academic publications and 668,448 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 64 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#631 of 14,131 In the World
#255 of 2,785 In Europe
#17 of 224 In France
#2 of 7 In Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
#235 of 1,343 For Astrobiology
#270 of 1,014 For Entomology
#311 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#835 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#863 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 145 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 18th for Biology in France and 745th in the World with 16,581 publications made and 436,823 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 135 In France
#264 of 1,445 In Europe
#745 of 6,770 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 82 773
1992 128 895
1993 113 896
1994 135 1019
1995 133 1297
1996 140 1360
1997 148 1537
1998 130 1771
1999 144 1849
2000 181 2146
2001 177 2265
2002 183 2673
2003 205 3063
2004 228 3349
2005 240 3754
2006 249 4288
2007 327 5428
2008 319 5977
2009 396 7542
2010 428 8870
2011 534 10959
2012 522 13142
2013 540 15130
2014 630 16779
2015 589 18529
2016 707 19943
2017 871 22209
2018 944 26033
2019 1243 31072
2020 1324 42411
2021 1385 50720
2022 1347 52628
2023 1233 52853

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 13 92 235
Entomology 9 106 270
Biophysics 13 201 517
Biotechnology 10 188 518
Oncology and Cancer research 14 188 538
Molecular Biology 16 190 571
Genetics 14 209 582
Evolutionary Biology 16 240 589
Biochemistry 16 229 631
Paleontology 14 239 634
Immunology 19 223 639
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 227 645
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 272 684
Forestry 21 243 729
Neuroscience 22 277 737
Microbiology 26 272 790
Virology 27 278 875
Pharmacology 25 273 893
Botany 20 313 923
Horticulture 23 295 970
Zoology 28 342 1023
Toxicology 23 308 1035
Nanotechnology 38 347 1077
Agricultural Science 33 384 1246
Nutrition and Food Science 31 403 1362
Animal Science 31 431 1604

Physics rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 20th for Physics in France and 685th in the World with 15,504 publications made and 322,689 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#20 of 138 In France
#255 of 1,446 In Europe
#685 of 6,603 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 101 643
1992 159 800
1993 124 812
1994 176 1046
1995 150 1114
1996 184 1311
1997 179 1425
1998 161 1681
1999 182 1775
2000 205 2068
2001 215 2312
2002 264 2839
2003 277 2835
2004 297 3077
2005 292 3512
2006 305 4024
2007 322 4752
2008 286 4886
2009 411 5830
2010 385 6356
2011 426 7352
2012 523 9042
2013 524 10269
2014 620 11803
2015 551 12474
2016 621 13835
2017 798 15757
2018 814 19920
2019 990 22595
2020 1055 28948
2021 1119 35189
2022 1046 35742
2023 975 36582

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 13 92 235
Theoretical Physics 14 174 364
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 182 424
Biophysics 13 201 517
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 251 565
Condensed Matter Physics 20 235 575
Optical Engineering 16 222 588
Nuclear Physics 21 254 616
Medical Physics 21 251 626
Quantum and Particle physics 18 239 627
Acoustical Engineering 20 257 678
Materials Science 29 302 825
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 344 950
Nanotechnology 38 347 1077

Engineering rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 22nd for Engineering in France and 758th in the World with 15,114 publications made and 311,490 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 139 In France
#274 of 1,453 In Europe
#758 of 6,684 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 89 596
1992 159 777
1993 106 749
1994 164 974
1995 148 1010
1996 165 1213
1997 164 1344
1998 149 1548
1999 174 1655
2000 185 1934
2001 192 2122
2002 254 2857
2003 252 2727
2004 269 2967
2005 272 3329
2006 279 3821
2007 325 4526
2008 307 4735
2009 389 5814
2010 407 6401
2011 448 7422
2012 506 9099
2013 546 10327
2014 618 11813
2015 548 12758
2016 612 14029
2017 766 15582
2018 819 18567
2019 981 21447
2020 1049 27338
2021 1082 33273
2022 1073 34602
2023 920 34571

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 20th for Chemistry in France and 734th in the World with 14,624 publications made and 392,044 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 136 In France
#260 of 1,401 In Europe
#734 of 6,447 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 104 884
1992 163 1074
1993 135 1067
1994 179 1277
1995 160 1462
1996 177 1556
1997 166 1763
1998 157 1906
1999 185 2071
2000 198 2362
2001 201 2603
2002 205 2891
2003 236 3221
2004 264 3500
2005 248 3903
2006 271 4398
2007 326 5449
2008 303 5794
2009 384 7265
2010 397 8411
2011 479 10051
2012 468 12288
2013 497 13968
2014 568 15659
2015 505 16762
2016 578 18055
2017 712 19542
2018 727 22025
2019 933 25788
2020 1013 33456
2021 1059 39719
2022 982 41409
2023 889 41740

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 154 401
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 170 417
Biochemistry 16 229 631
Pharmacy 25 254 649
Computational Chemistry 21 274 661
Materials Science 29 302 825
Biochemical Engineering 28 340 836
Organic Chemistry 26 304 855
Physical chemistry 37 327 989
Chemical Engineering 34 326 1032
Nanotechnology 38 347 1077
Inorganic Chemistry 39 355 1118
Environmental Chemistry 46 438 1361
Nutrition and Food Science 31 403 1362
Radiochemistry 31 364 1449

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 616th in the World with 14,411 publications made and 187,578 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 134 In France
#258 of 1,492 In Europe
#616 of 7,020 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 45 182
1992 72 223
1993 53 246
1994 63 305
1995 61 319
1996 78 399
1997 99 471
1998 87 568
1999 84 630
2000 135 782
2001 146 836
2002 183 1446
2003 193 1326
2004 193 1362
2005 212 1654
2006 216 1873
2007 252 2301
2008 267 2466
2009 386 3114
2010 394 3529
2011 468 4404
2012 493 5336
2013 574 6219
2014 648 6911
2015 631 7400
2016 692 8249
2017 797 9242
2018 917 11678
2019 1047 14138
2020 963 19702
2021 968 23376
2022 960 24196
2023 1620 24905

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 18 203 452
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 219 647
Art History 30 280 656
Special Education 15 254 684
Linguistics 14 274 687
Political Science 24 303 723
Library and Information science 12 299 787
Sports / Exercise science 17 291 790
History 23 328 820
Archaeology 17 328 823
Demography 20 308 853
Classics and Ancient History 20 330 856
Aesthetics 18 345 867
Urban and Regional planning 15 442 935
Political Economy 18 353 953
Publishing 17 346 957
Sociology 24 360 990
Law 19 390 1044
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 436 1109
Journalism and Digital Media 17 400 1141
Anthropology 28 461 1262
Public Policy / Administration 22 447 1306
Education Majors 15 417 1315
Gender Studies 31 512 1685
Communications and Public Relations 32 564 1688

Computer Science rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 14th for Computer Science in France and 669th in the World with 12,977 publications made and 250,166 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 137 In France
#258 of 1,459 In Europe
#669 of 6,752 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 61 385
1992 80 454
1993 66 439
1994 78 533
1995 72 530
1996 89 676
1997 100 762
1998 97 918
1999 94 934
2000 110 1182
2001 130 1279
2002 211 2205
2003 183 1771
2004 188 1964
2005 218 2311
2006 206 2612
2007 250 3091
2008 271 3512
2009 351 4320
2010 367 4934
2011 397 5692
2012 442 7110
2013 427 8073
2014 547 9055
2015 479 9718
2016 557 10865
2017 722 12491
2018 769 16450
2019 922 19645
2020 977 26273
2021 1077 32559
2022 999 33301
2023 984 34156

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Vision 13 134 377
Computer Graphics 12 173 424
Web Design and Development 7 188 472
Software Engineering 13 228 508
UX/UI Desgin 8 227 519
Animation 20 217 535
Telecommunications 15 197 555
Cognitive Science 14 221 587
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 213 588
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 228 596
Database Administration 16 253 660
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 272 684
Computer Networking 20 261 708
Neuroscience 22 277 737
Computer Engineering 25 259 747
Computational Linguistics 24 301 752
Human-Computer Interaction 15 335 782
Library and Information science 12 299 787
Data Science 17 346 820
Management Information Systems 21 365 845
Cyber Security 20 315 851
Machine Learning 17 304 864
Robotics 33 302 884
Multimedia 17 423 1136

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 20th for Environmental Science in France and 792nd in the World with 11,416 publications made and 264,319 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#20 of 135 In France
#288 of 1,458 In Europe
#792 of 6,798 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 69 373
1992 93 452
1993 54 471
1994 79 503
1995 76 640
1996 94 684
1997 102 818
1998 97 1025
1999 91 1067
2000 117 1206
2001 128 1266
2002 159 1756
2003 163 2029
2004 183 2156
2005 166 2451
2006 187 2984
2007 227 3514
2008 204 3740
2009 283 4625
2010 311 5048
2011 361 6059
2012 377 7403
2013 403 8432
2014 452 9692
2015 424 10541
2016 472 11677
2017 558 12640
2018 642 15758
2019 780 18489
2020 894 24593
2021 934 29154
2022 928 30437
2023 865 31094

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 14 146 393
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 154 401
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 214 584
Paleontology 14 239 634
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 227 645
Geology 16 242 651
Geography and Cartography 18 271 699
Forestry 21 243 729
Oceanography 23 294 792
Geotechnical Engineering 29 288 852
Urban and Regional planning 15 442 935
Ecology 22 351 965
Agricultural Science 33 384 1246
Environmental Chemistry 46 438 1361
Environmental Engineering 42 428 1413
Environmental Management 44 496 1550

Medicine rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Medicine in France and 702nd in the World with 10,797 publications made and 289,062 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#19 of 132 In France
#248 of 1,417 In Europe
#702 of 6,680 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 48 399
1992 69 454
1993 53 423
1994 92 565
1995 70 667
1996 60 680
1997 77 836
1998 76 917
1999 80 955
2000 90 1117
2001 81 1238
2002 92 1416
2003 93 1571
2004 103 1694
2005 111 1935
2006 123 2196
2007 181 2989
2008 184 3248
2009 234 4111
2010 260 5153
2011 338 6726
2012 307 8076
2013 383 9578
2014 466 10483
2015 432 12018
2016 548 12867
2017 647 14791
2018 687 16849
2019 951 21030
2020 877 30015
2021 891 36661
2022 895 37750
2023 837 37602

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 144 311
Plastic Surgery 8 166 527
Oncology and Cancer research 14 188 538
Dermatology 16 195 539
Respiratory Therapy 21 215 573
Medical Physics 21 251 626
Immunology 19 223 639
Orthodontics 16 230 646
Dentistry 18 231 648
Pharmacy 25 254 649
Sports Medicine 19 259 653
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 224 654
Anatomy and Physiology 15 233 656
Critical Care Nursing 24 261 664
Radiation Therapy 24 231 673
Pathology 17 237 675
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 246 706
Ophthalmology 17 252 723
Urology 20 247 754
Surgery 24 254 760
Physical Therapy 18 290 765
Sports / Exercise science 17 291 790
Cosmetology 19 267 794
Gerontology 13 268 804
Cardiology 28 290 820
Pediatrics 23 266 824
Virology 27 278 875
Anesthesiology 27 284 882
Family medicine 22 288 890
Public Health 23 315 891
Pharmacology 25 273 893
Psychiatry 25 310 899
Epidemiology 30 313 946
Audiology 24 340 996
Occupational Therapy 21 363 1004
Health Science 21 327 1006
Toxicology 23 308 1035
Biomedical Engineering 40 411 1205
Nursing 23 399 1207
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 28 402 1317
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 443 1362
Clinical Psychology 27 467 1535
Veterinary 29 375 1569

Mathematics rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 15th for Mathematics in France and 690th in the World with 5,973 publications made and 116,745 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 132 In France
#265 of 1,388 In Europe
#690 of 6,305 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 117
1992 49 193
1993 31 156
1994 32 227
1995 26 226
1996 49 292
1997 54 366
1998 59 521
1999 58 545
2000 69 726
2001 64 620
2002 130 1312
2003 97 1033
2004 108 1096
2005 111 1221
2006 107 1491
2007 142 1663
2008 138 1720
2009 177 2043
2010 172 2218
2011 188 2456
2012 204 3073
2013 216 3687
2014 276 4102
2015 230 4545
2016 218 4830
2017 301 5401
2018 337 6271
2019 416 7761
2020 394 10014
2021 449 12396
2022 427 12801
2023 440 12956

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 19 182 448
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 213 588
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 258 621
Statistics 14 258 679
Math Teachers 15 392 1291
Operations Research 44 535 1744

Psychology rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Psychology in France and 872nd in the World with 4,957 publications made and 116,138 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 127 In France
#308 of 1,414 In Europe
#872 of 6,528 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 21 207
1992 21 235
1993 22 231
1994 32 270
1995 18 265
1996 32 339
1997 33 341
1998 30 403
1999 32 381
2000 53 459
2001 44 546
2002 54 853
2003 54 728
2004 52 837
2005 68 970
2006 64 1031
2007 97 1387
2008 99 1493
2009 117 1738
2010 121 2111
2011 125 2503
2012 153 3027
2013 144 3503
2014 188 3896
2015 184 4332
2016 210 4858
2017 268 5351
2018 279 6477
2019 372 8216
2020 401 11539
2021 475 14291
2022 461 14959
2023 442 15139

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 14 221 587
Special Education 15 254 684
Neuroscience 22 277 737
Psychiatry 25 310 899
Occupational Therapy 21 363 1004
Social Psychology 20 379 1028
Child Psychology 24 410 1211
Education Majors 15 417 1315
Clinical Psychology 27 467 1535

Business rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 21st for Business in France and 954th in the World with 3,739 publications made and 55,500 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#21 of 135 In France
#377 of 1,414 In Europe
#954 of 6,187 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 12 61
1992 17 67
1993 25 97
1994 15 93
1995 20 86
1996 22 122
1997 26 112
1998 35 186
1999 31 185
2000 38 293
2001 33 261
2002 77 450
2003 38 395
2004 47 461
2005 43 425
2006 46 536
2007 68 633
2008 86 705
2009 103 1006
2010 105 1158
2011 113 1256
2012 114 1560
2013 131 1957
2014 163 2082
2015 154 2227
2016 176 2588
2017 218 2894
2018 242 3552
2019 274 4437
2020 289 5988
2021 306 7385
2022 317 7459
2023 278 7836

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 207 567
Entrepreneurship 13 280 582
International Business 20 409 772
International Trade 21 432 781
Finance 20 337 823
Management Information Systems 21 365 845
Marketing 18 359 908
Management 23 362 940
Human Resource Management 12 413 1021
Advertising 25 423 1124
Project Management 28 492 1179
Accounting 34 463 1288
Public Policy / Administration 22 447 1306
Operations Research 44 535 1744

Economics rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Economics in France and 908th in the World with 2,505 publications made and 46,984 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#19 of 129 In France
#348 of 1,366 In Europe
#908 of 5,995 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 40
1992 5 40
1993 9 52
1994 12 52
1995 12 59
1996 17 72
1997 13 83
1998 29 152
1999 16 161
2000 21 249
2001 22 208
2002 49 352
2003 41 350
2004 32 353
2005 34 349
2006 44 458
2007 50 450
2008 67 547
2009 65 824
2010 66 812
2011 57 957
2012 76 1206
2013 94 1484
2014 108 1546
2015 95 1726
2016 120 1902
2017 163 2321
2018 163 2857
2019 169 3506
2020 194 4768
2021 194 6133
2022 200 5698
2023 223 6115

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 207 567
International Economics 18 356 596
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 258 621
International Trade 21 432 781
Finance 20 337 823
Political Economy 18 353 953
Development Studies 16 344 983
Environmental Economics 34 515 1377

Art & Design rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Art & Design in France and 785th in the World with 1,975 publications made and 29,466 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#19 of 125 In France
#328 of 1,349 In Europe
#785 of 5,720 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 29
1992 13 48
1993 12 47
1994 7 59
1995 11 71
1996 13 84
1997 12 63
1998 10 114
1999 27 118
2000 11 120
2001 14 138
2002 26 215
2003 39 201
2004 28 262
2005 37 275
2006 44 341
2007 48 391
2008 56 470
2009 47 580
2010 55 716
2011 73 832
2012 57 914
2013 66 1032
2014 93 1108
2015 87 1139
2016 102 1242
2017 98 1404
2018 111 1497
2019 156 1904
2020 136 2372
2021 129 2894
2022 144 2816
2023 138 3214

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 12 173 424
UX/UI Desgin 8 227 519
Animation 20 217 535
Performing arts 14 260 581
Graphic Design 10 239 592
Architecture 19 288 632
Art History 30 280 656
Literature 22 323 777
Fashion Design 17 320 777
Aesthetics 18 345 867
Creative Writing 17 388 1035
Multimedia 17 423 1136