Majors and Minors
Undergraduates in the College of Arts and Letters can choose from more than 60 majors and minors offered by the College’s many departments and interdisciplinary programs.
To learn more about each academic program and its requirements, browse the lists of majors, supplementary majors, and minors below.
Majors
*indicates honors track available
Africana Studies
American Studies*
Anthropology*
Arabic Studies
Art History*
Chinese*
Classics
Economics*
English*
Film, Television, and Theatre*
French*
German*
Greek and Roman Civilizations
History*
Italian*
Japanese*
Mathematics*
(see Department of Mathematics)
Medieval Studies*
Music*
Philosophy*
Philosophy and Theology*
Political Science*
Portuguese
Program of Liberal Studies
Psychology*
Romance Languages and Literatures
Russian*
Sociology*
Spanish*
Studio Art and Design
Theology*
Self-Designed Majors
Note: The College also partners with Saint Mary’s College to offer a program in education.
Supplementary Majors
Art History
Asian Studies
Chinese
Classics
Computer Applications
French
Gender Studies
German
Greek and Roman Civilization
History
Italian
Japanese
Latino Studies
Medieval Studies
Peace Studies
Preprofessional Studies
(for medicine, dentistry, and allied health)
Russian
Spanish
Theology
Minors
Africana Studies
Anthropology
Art History
Asian Studies
Catholic Social Tradition
Chinese
Classical Literatures
Education, Schooling, and Society
European Studies
French and Francophone Studies
Gender Studies
German
Greek
Greek and Roman Civilization
Hesburgh Program in Public Service
International Development Studies
Irish Language and Literature
Irish Studies
Italian
Japanese
Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy
Latin
Latin American Studies
Latino Studies
Liturgical Music Ministry
Medieval Studies
Mediterranean/Middle East Studies
Peace Studies
Philosophy
Philosophy and Literature
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy Within the Catholic Tradition
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
Poverty Studies
Religion and Literature
Russian
Russian and East European Studies
Science, Technology, and Values
Technology, Business, and Society
Theology
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