Undergraduates can choose from more than 20 majors and nearly 50 minors offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Many of these programs complement each other and give students the opportunity to personalize their education by minoring and double-majoring.
CHSS is also home to interdisciplinary programs such as Medical Humanities, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies which include classes in several departments; some, like Film Studies and Language, Business and Culture, also include classes in other colleges. Our interdisciplinary programs allow students to explore a theme or area of interest from a number of perspectives and provide students with a unique educational opportunity – for integrated study beyond the bounds of any one discipline.
Concentrations within each major add even more depth to the CHSS experience. French and Spanish majors can study civilization, as well as their chosen language, and can become certified translators or interpreters.
If you would like to learn more about any particular program, contact the department chair for the department in which it is housed.
Or check out the University Catalog for a complete listing of CHSS undergraduate programs of study.
Majors and Concentrations
- Anthropology Major
- Arabic Major
- Asian Languages and Cultures Major
- Child Advocacy and Policy Major
- Classics Major
- English: Creative Writing Major, Film Studies Major
- French: French Civilization Major, Translation Major, Teaching Major
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Major
- German Major
- History: Public & Digital History Major
- Humanities Major
- Italian Major
- Jurisprudence, Law and Society Major
- Justice Studies Major
- Language, Business and Culture Major
- Latin Major
- Linguistics: Language Engineering Major
- Medical Humanities Major
- Philosophy Major
- Policy Studies Major
- Political Science Major
- Psychology Major
- Public and Professional Writing Major
- Religion Major
- Sociology Major
- Spanish: including Translation Major
- Urban Humanities Major
Minors
- African-American Studies Minor
- American Identities and Cultures Minor
- American Sign Language Minor
- Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations Minor
- Anthropology Minor
- Archaeology Minor
- Arabic Minor
- Asian Languages Minor
- Asian Studies Minor
- Child Advocacy and Policy Minor
- Chinese Minor
- Classics Minor
- Cognitive Science Minor
- Creative Writing Minor
- Criminal Justice Minor
- English Minor
- Environmental Justice Minor
- Film Studies Minor
- French Minor
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Studies Minor
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Minor
- German Minor
- Greek Minor
- Global Security and Diplomacy Minor
- History Minor
- International Studies Minor
- Italian Minor
- Japanese Minor
- Jewish American Studies Minor
- Justice and Families Minor
- Latin Minor
- Latin American and Latino Studies Minor
- Leadership Development Through Civic Engagement Minor
- Linguistics Minor
- Myth Studies Minor
- Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
- Paralegal Studies Minor
- Philosophy Minor
- Policy Studies Minor
- Political Science Minor
- Portuguese Minor
- Pre-Law Studies Minor
- Psychology Minor
- Public Administration Minor
- Public and Digital History Minor
- Public and Professional Writing Minor
- Religion Minor
- Russian Minor
- Social Justice: Gender, Race and Queerness Minor
- Social Work Minor
- Sociology Minor
- Spanish Minor
- Urban Humanities Minor
Certificates
- Teacher certification at various levels offered in multiple fields
- Spanish Translation Certificate Program – Undergraduate
- Global Human Trafficking Online Certificate – Undergraduate