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.

Acting, BFA
African American & African Studies, BA
African American & African Studies, Minor
American Indian Studies, BA
- General Studies
- Ojibwe & Dakota Languages
American Indian Studies, Minor
American Indian Studies, Language, BA
American Studies, BA
American Studies, Minor
Anthropology, BA
- Archaeology
- Biological Anthropology
- Sociocultural Anthropology
- Linguistic Anthropology
Anthropology, Minor
Art, BA
Art, BFA
Art, Minor
Art History, BA
Art History, Minor
Asian American Studies Program, Minor
Asian Languages & Literatures, Certificate
Asian Languages & Literatures, BA
Asian Languages & Literatures, Minor
Astrophysics, Minor
Astrophysics, BA
Austrian & Central European Studies, Minor
Biblical Studies & Classics, BA
Biblical Studies & Classics, Minor
Biology, Society, & Environment, BA
Chemistry, BA
Chemistry, Minor
Chicano-Latino Studies, BA
Chicano-Latino Studies, Minor
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Minor
Classical Civilization, Minor
Classics, BA
- Classical Civilization
- Greek
- Latin
- Greek & Latin
Communication Studies, BA
- Rhetorical Studies
- Critical Media Studies
- Interpersonal Communication
Communication Studies, Minor
Comparative Race & Ethnicity, Minor
Computer Science, BA
Computer Science, Minor
Creative Writing, Minor
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature, BA
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature, Minor
Dakota Language Teaching, Certificate
Dance, BA
Dance, BFA
Danish, Minor
Developmental Psychology, BA
Developmental Psychology, BS
Developmental Psychology, Minor
Digital Studies, Minor
Dutch, Minor
Earth Sciences, BA
Earth Sciences, Minor
Economics, BA
Economics, BS
Economics, Minor
Economics - Quantitative Emphasis, BA
English, BA
English, Minor
Environmental Geoscience, Minor
Finnish, Minor
French & Italian Studies, BA
French Studies, BA
French Studies, Minor
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Studies, Minor
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, BA
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, Minor
Geographic Information Science, Minor
Geography, BA
Geography, BS
Geography, Minor
German, Certificate
German, Minor
German, Scandinavian, Dutch, BA
Global Studies, BA
Global Studies, Minor
Greek, Minor
Hebrew, Minor
History, Minor
History, BA
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Minor
Human Physiology, BA
Individualized Studies, BIS
Individually Designed Degrees, BA
Italian Studies, BA
Italian Studies, Minor
Jewish Studies, BA
Jewish Studies, Minor
Journalism, BA
Latin, Minor
Linguistics, BA
Linguistics, Minor
Mass Communication, BA
Mass Communication, Minor
Mathematics, BA
- Actuarial Science
- Computer Applications
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematical Biology: Genomics
- Mathematical Biology: Physiology
Mathematics, Minor
Medieval Studies, Minor
Music, Minor
Music, BA
- Applied Emphasis
- Academic Emphasis
Music, BMus
- Classical Guitar
- Harp
- Organ
- Piano
- String, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
- Voice
Music Education, BMus
- Instrumental
- Choral (Piano Emphasis)
- Choral (Vocal Emphasis)
Music Therapy, BMus
Norwegian, Minor
Philosophy, BA
- Ethics and Civic Life
Philosophy, Minor
Physics, BA
Physics, Minor
Political Science, BA
Political Science, Minor
Political Science, BA/MPP
Psychology, BA
Psychology, BS
Psychology, Minor
Psychology, Health, Minor
Public Health, Minor
Religious Studies, BA
Religious Studies, Minor
Russian, BA
Sociology, BA
Sociology & Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance, BS
- Health Care and Careers
- Organization, Business, or Non-Profit
- Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Emphasis
Sociology & Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance, Minor
Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance, BA
Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance, Minor
Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance, BS
- Health Care and Careers
- Organization, Business, or Non-Profit
- Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Emphasis
Spanish & Portuguese Studies, BA
Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Minor
Spanish Language, Certificate
Spanish Studies, BA
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, BA
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Minor
Statistics, BS
Statistics, BA
Statistics, Minor
Strategic Communication: Advertising & Public Relations, BA
Studies in Cinema & Media Culture, BA
Studies in Cinema & Media Culture, Minor
Swedish, Minor
Technical Communication, Certificate
Technical Writing & Communication, BS
- Information Technology and Design
- Biological and Health Sciences
- Legal Discourse and Public Policy
- Environmental Science
Technical Writing & Communication, Minor
Theatre Arts, BA
Urban Studies, Minor
Urban Studies, BA
- Social and Cultural Analysis of Urban Life
- Urban Political Economy
- Urban Infrastructure and Environment
- International Urban Issues
Urban Studies, BS
- Social and Cultural Analysis of Urban Life
- Urban Political Economy
- Urban Infrastructure and Environment
- International Urban Issues

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.