Majors & Minors

What sparks your imagination?

Your liberal arts major is just one of the building blocks of your future. Our graduates succeed in a broad array of careers—law, health care, medicine, business, government, teaching, public relations and marketing, arts and entertainment, international relations, and more.

Africa and the African Diaspora, Graduate Minor
American Studies, PhD
American Studies, Graduate Minor
Anthropology, Graduate Minor
Anthropology, PhD
- Sociocultural Anthropology
- Biological Anthropology
- Archaeology
Art, MFA
Art History, Graduate Minor
Art History, PhD
Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media, MA
Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media, PhD
Audiology, AuD
Classical and Near Eastern Studies, PhD
- Classics
- Religions of Antiquity
Classical and Near Eastern Studies, MA
- Religions in Antiquity
- Classics
- Greek
- Latin
Cognitive Science, Graduate Minor
Cognitive Science, PhD
Communication Studies, Graduate Minor
Communication Studies, PhD
- Critical Media Studies
- Rhetorical Studies
- Interpersonal and Organizational Communication
Comparative Literature, Graduate Minor
Comparative Literature, PhD
Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society, Graduate Minor
Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society, PhD
Creative Writing, MFA
Development Studies and Social Change, Graduate Minor
Early Modern Studies, Graduate Minor
Economics, MA
Economics, Graduate Minor
Economics, PhD
English, Graduate Minor
English, MA
English, PhD
Feminist Studies, PhD
French & Italian Studies, Graduate Minor
French Studies, Graduate Certificate
French Studies, MA
French Studies, PhD
Geographic Information Science, Graduate Minor
Geographic Information Science, MGIS
Geography, PhD
Geography, Graduate Minor
Geography, MA
Germanic Studies, MA
Germanic Studies, PhD
Germanic Studies, Graduate Minor
Health Journalism and Communication, MA
Hispanic & Lusophone Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, PhD
History, Graduate Minor
History, PhD
Human Rights Program, Graduate Minor
- Master's Students (Including Professional Schools)
- Doctoral Students
- Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- Law School
Human Rights Program, MHR
Italian Studies, Graduate Minor
Linguistics, Graduate Minor
Linguistics, MA
Linguistics, PhD
Literacy and Rhetorical Studies, Graduate Minor
Mass Communication, MA
Mass Communication, PhD
Mass Communication, Graduate Minor
Medieval Studies, Graduate Minor
Moving Image Studies, Graduate Minor
Music, DMA (D Mus)
- Collaborative Piano & Coaching
- Conducting
- Performance
Music, MA
- Composition
- Music Therapy
- Musicology/Ethnomusicology
- Music Theory
Music, MM (M Mus)
- Choral Conducting
- Collaborative Piano & Coaching
- Music Education
- Orchestral Conducting
- Performance
- Wind Ensemble/Band Conducting
Music, PhD
- Composition
- Music Education
- Musicology / Ethnomusicology
- Theory
Music, Graduate Minor
Philosophy, Graduate Minor
Philosophy, MA
Philosophy, PhD
Political Psychology, Graduate Minor
Political Science, PhD
Population Studies, Graduate Minor
Prevention Science, Graduate Minor
Psychology, PhD
Psychology, Graduate Minor
Quaternary Paleoecology, Graduate Minor
Religious Studies, Graduate Minor
Rhetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication, Graduate Minor
Rhetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication, PhD
Rhetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication, MA
Science and Technology Studies, Graduate Minor
Scientific & Technical Communication, MS
Scientific & Technical Communication, Graduate Minor
Sociology, Graduate Minor
Sociology, PhD
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, PhD
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Graduate Minor
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Speech-Language Pathology, MA
Statistics, Graduate Minor
Statistics, MS
Statistics, PhD
Strategic Communication, MA
Technical Communication, Graduate Certificate
Theatre Arts, PhD
Theatre Arts, MFA

What if I'm undecided?

That’s OK! If you’re undecided then you probably have lots of interests—which makes you a great liberal arts student. In CLA we offer many majors that students rarely consider before they come here, subjects like: American studies, art history, Chicano/Latino studies, classics, philosophy, or urban studies. You can be successful in CLA whether you decided your major when you were 12 years old or you keep changing your mind.