Majors and Minors

Undergraduate Majors | Undergraduate Minors
Graduate Majors, Artist Diplomas, and Performers Certificates

Concentrations and areas of study available within majors are described in the linked program sections.

Undergraduate Majors:

Acting, BFA

Anthropology, BA (with concentrations)

Art History, BA

Arts Management, BA

Biochemistry, BA

Biology, BA, BS (with optional concentrations)

Chemistry, BA (with optional concentration)

Cinema Studies, BA

Creative Writing, BA

Dance, BFA (with concentrations)

Economics, BA

Environmental Studies, BA

Film, BFA

Gender Studies, BA

Graphic Design, BFA

History, BA (with optional concentrations)

Journalism, BA

Language and Culture, BA (see program section for languages offered)

Latin American Studies, BA

Liberal Arts, BA (individualized study)

Liberal Studies, BA (degree completion program)

Liberal Studies: Arts, BA (degree completion program)

Liberal Studies: Communications/Media Studies, BA (degree completion program)

Liberal Studies: Legal Studies, BA (degree completion program)

Literature, BA

Mathematics/Computer Science, BA

Media, Society, and the Arts, BA

Music Composition, MusB

Music Performance: Instrumental, MusB (with concentrations)

Music Performance: Jazz Studies, MusB

Music Performance: Vocal (Voice/Opera Studies), MusB

Music: Studio Composition, MusB

Music: Studio Production, MusB

New Media, BA

Painting/Drawing, BFA

Philosophy, BA

Photography, BFA

Playwriting and Screenwriting, BA

Political Science, BA (with optional concentrations)

Printmaking, BFA

Psychology, BA (with optional concentration)

Sculpture, BFA

Sociology, BA (with concentrations)

Theatre Design/Technology, BFA (with concentrations)

Theatre and Performance, BA

Visual Arts, BS

Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary, BFA

Undergraduate Minors:

Anthropology

Art History

Arts Management

Asian Studies

Biology

Chemistry

Chinese

Economics

Environmental Studies

French

Gender Studies

History

Italian

Jewish Studies

Journalism

Latin American Studies

Literature

Mathematics/Computer Science

Media, Society, and the Arts

Music

Philosophy

Philosophy and the Arts

Playwriting

Political Science

Psychology

Screenwriting

Sociology

Spanish

Theatre and Performance

Visual Arts

Graduate Majors, Artist Diplomas, and Performers Certificates:

Art History, MA*

Dance, MFA (with concentrations)

Music, MM (with concentrations)

Music Artist Diplomas (see program section for areas of study)

Music Performers Certificates (see program section for areas of study)

Theatre Design/Technology, MFA

Visual Arts, MFA*
 
*MA/MFA Option:
A three-year program leading to both the MA in art history and the MFA in visual arts is also available.

For updates during 2013–2015, please visit www.purchase.edu/Departments/AcademicPrograms/MajorsMinorsList.aspx.

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