College of Liberal Arts Majors and Minors
Current Undergraduates / Advising & CLA Student Services ⟩ CLA Majors and Minors
The College offers four degree programs:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
- Bachelor of Music (BM)
- Bachelor of Science (BS)
We offer a wide range of majors and minors, as listed below. Those majors and minors with separate admission or enrollment requirements are indicated with an asterisk (*) and are hyperlinked to more information.
| Undergraduate Programs of Study | Minor | Major | Emphasis or Concentration | Accelerated Law (any BA or BS degree) | Accelerated Master’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Studies | ◼ | ||||
| African American Studies | ◼ | BA | History, Political Institutions, Culture | ◼ | |
| Allied Health Studies | BA | ◼ | |||
| Anthropology | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Arabic | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Art | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Art | BFA | Fine Art Concentration (emphases in Ceramics, Painting, or Sculpture); Expanded Media Arts Concentration (emphases in Graphic Design or Printmaking & Imaging Arts) | |||
| Art History | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Astronomy | ◼ | ||||
| Biochemistry | BA | ◼ | |||
| Biological Science | ◼ | BA BS |
BA (emphases in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Molecular, Cellular, & MicroBio, Organismal Biology, and Pre-Health Biological Sciences) BS (emphases in Integrative Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Molecular, Cellular, & MicroBio, Organismal Biology, and Pre-Health Biological Sciences) |
◼ | |
| Chemistry | ◼ | BA BS |
BS (emphases in Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, or Physical Chemistry) | ◼ | |
| Chinese | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Cinema Studies | ◼ | ||||
| Classics | ◼ | BA | Classical Civiliation, Greek, Latin | ◼ | |
| Computer Science | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Creative Writing | ◼ | BFA | |||
| Digital Media Studies | ◼ | ||||
| East Asian Studies | ◼ | ||||
| Economics | ◼ | BA BS |
Financial Economics, Law & Economics | ◼ | |
| English | ◼ | BA | Creative Writing; Editing, Writing & Publishing; Literature, Justice & Society | ◼ | |
| Environmental Studies | ◼ | ||||
| Ethics & Values | ◼ | ||||
| Film Production* | BFA | ||||
| Forensic Chemistry | BS | ||||
| French | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Gender Studies | ◼ | Queer Studies | |||
| German | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| History | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ◼ | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | BA | ◼ | |||
| International Studies* | ◼ | BA | Regional concentration (East Asia, Europe, Latin America, or Middle East) and Thematic Concentration (Global Economics & Business, Global Health, International Governance & Politics, or Social & Cultural Identity) | ◼ | |
| Italian | ◼ | ||||
| Japanese | ◼ | ||||
| Korean | ◼ | ||||
| Linguistics | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Mathematics | ◼ | BA BS |
◼ | ||
| Medieval Studies | ◼ | ||||
| Military Science | ◼ | ||||
| Museum Studies | ◼ | ||||
| Music* | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Music* | BM | Music Education, Music Performance; concentrations in instrumental, keyboard, vocal | |||
| Naval Science | ◼ | ||||
| Neuroscience | ◼ | ||||
| Philosophy | ◼ | BA | Religious Studies | ◼ | ◼ |
| Physics | ◼ | BA BS |
BS (emphases in Astrophysics and Biophysics) | ◼ | |
| Political Science | ◼ | BA | Campaigns & Elections; International Conflict & Cooperation; Politics of Developing Countries; Law & Courts | ◼ | ◼ |
| Portuguese | ◼ | ||||
| Professional Writing | ◼ | ||||
| Psychology | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Public Policy Leadership* | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Religious Studies | ◼ | ||||
| Rhetoric, Writing, and Speech Communication | BA | ◼ | |||
| Russian | ◼ | ||||
| Society & Health* | ◼ | ||||
| Sociology | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Southern Studies | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ◼ | |
| Spanish | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Swahili | ◼ | ||||
| Teaching English as a Second Language | ◼ | ||||
| Theatre Arts | ◼ | BA | ◼ | ||
| Theatre Arts* | BFA | Acting for Stage & Screen; Design and Theatre Production |
| Approved Minors Outside the College | Minor |
|---|---|
| Accountancy | ◼ |
| Applied Gerontology | ◼ |
| Business Administration | ◼ |
| Communication Science & Disorders | ◼ |
| Computer Science | ◼ |
| Criminal Justice | ◼ |
| Data Science | ◼ |
| Education | ◼ |
| Engineering | ◼ |
| Entrepreneurship | ◼ |
| Geology | ◼ |
| Global Security Studies | ◼ |
| Higher Education* | ◼ |
| Hospitality Management | ◼ |
| Intelligence & Security Studies* | ◼ |
| Journalism | ◼ |
| Law Studies | ◼ |
| Manufacturing* | ◼ |
| Recreation Administration | ◼ |
| Recreational Therapy* | ◼ |
| Sport Administration | ◼ |