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Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Liberal Arts and Sciences

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The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a rich curriculum, with extraordinary opportunities for undergraduate research and preprofessional preparation. 

Students benefit from small class settings that challenge and inspire, no matter the discipline. Majors are offered in film and media studies, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences.

 In the first years, students have an opportunity to explore a wide range of subjects, which allows them to make informed choices about declaring a major and choosing a career path. By the time senior year arrives, the student is prepared to begin work on an original senior project, a college-wide requirement that becomes the springboard for a future career.
Scroll down for a list of all majors in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Academic Programs

Anthropology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Art History

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Art History (MA)

  • Major
  • MA

Arts and Cultural Management

  • Major
  • MA

Arts Management

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Asian Studies

  • Minor
  • Interdisciplinary

Biochemistry

  • Major
  • BA

Biology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • BS

Chemistry

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Chinese

  • Minor

Cinema and Television Studies

  • Major
  • BA

Communications

  • Major
  • BS

Contemplative Studies

  • Minor
  • Interdisciplinary

Creative Writing

  • Major
  • BA

Economics

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Education Studies

  • Minor

English and Global Literatures

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Environmental Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Film

  • Major
  • BFA

Film/Video Production

  • Minor

French

  • Minor

Gender Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • Interdisciplinary

General Studies

  • Major
  • BA

Global Black Studies

  • Minor
  • Interdisciplinary

Global Studies

  • Major
  • BA

History

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Italian

  • Minor

Jewish Studies

  • Minor

Journalism

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Language and Culture

  • Major
  • BA

Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • Interdisciplinary

Law and Justice Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • Interdisciplinary

Liberal Arts

  • Major
  • BA
  • Interdisciplinary

Linguistics

  • Minor

Mathematics/Computer Science

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Media Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Museum Studies

  • Minor
  • Interdisciplinary

New Media

  • Major
  • BA

Philosophy and Critical Thought

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Playwriting

  • Minor

Playwriting and Screenwriting

  • Major
  • BA

Political Science

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Psychology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Screenwriting

  • Minor

Sociology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Spanish

  • Minor

Television Theory and Practice

  • Minor

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