Undergraduate Degrees and Minors
Degrees
Anthropology Department
Anthropology B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology explores the diversity of human experiences through time and across the globe, teaching what it means to be human through a social justice lens. The program is structured to provide a broad understanding of three main subfields: archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology. It also offers hands-on learning experiences, thanks to a wide variety of on-campus lab spaces, field study opportunities, and study abroad options.
Environmental Studies Department
Agroecology B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Agroecology focuses on solving human problems by understanding the intersections between agriculture and the environment. Drawing on biology, environmental studies, sociology, economics, and more, students learn about sustainable farming, soil health, plant ecology, biodiversity, resource management, and conservation. Community-engaged research and internship opportunities enable students to apply their knowledge at local farms, food organizations, and on-campus laboratories.
Economics Department
Business Management Economics B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Business Management Economics combines the analytical tools of economics with management theory and practice. Students take courses in accounting, finance, and marketing while building strong quantitative skills in statistics and mathematics. This degree is ideal for students who want to pursue careers as consultants or project managers or are considering post-graduation certifications in accounting or finance. A concentration in accounting is an available option with this degree.
Psychology Department
Cognitive Science B.S.
The Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science explores the complexities of cognition using neural, embodied, social, and technological approaches. It prepares students to undertake research using multiple methodologies. Coursework covers topics like cognitive processes, computational models, and the biological basis for cognition, with electives in evolution, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, linguistics, and philosophy.
Community Studies Program
Community Studies B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies couples social justice-based core coursework with electives tailored to each student’s unique topical focus area. A hallmark of the program is the mandatory six-month full-time field study, where students work directly with local, national, and global organizations engaged in social change. This hands-on experience allows students to apply academic concepts to real-world settings, from housing to food security to mental health and more.
Economics Department
Economics B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Economics prepares students with an understanding of how individuals, firms, governments, and other organizations within our society make choices, and how these choices affect the society’s use of its available resources. Curriculum focuses on a combination of theory and mathematical and statistical methods. Elective options include specializations in international, labor, public, behavioral, and development economics.
Education Department
Education, Democracy, and Justice B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Education, Democracy, and Justice offers a thorough grounding in educational theory, practice, and research through a social justice lens. It encourages students to question dominant power structures and advocate for more inclusive and equitable educational practices for diverse cultural and linguistic groups. A wide range of elective choices help prepare students to take on a variety of careers as classroom teachers, educators in informal settings like museums, or educational policymakers or administrators.
Environmental Studies Department
Environmental Studies B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies combines the natural and social sciences to provide a deep understanding of environmental issues and the skills and training needed to address them. Students may also choose to add a concentration in Geographic Information Systems, Global Environmental Justice, or Conservation Science and Policy. Field study, internships, and faculty-mentored research allow students to learn by doing and make a positive impact at every scale.
Economics Department
Global Economics B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Global Economics provides a deep understanding of global economic systems, international trade and institutions, and the role of economic policy in a globalized world. It includes gaining language proficiency and cultural understanding of a specific region of choice in Latin America, Asia, Europe, or Africa. Study abroad is an integral part of this degree track, where students apply classroom knowledge and gain work experience aligned with their career goals.
Global & Community Health Program
Global and Community Health B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Global and Community Health provides an interdisciplinary education on collective human health and wellbeing. Students understand the biological, environmental, social, cultural, institutional, and public policy-based dimensions of public health. This includes applying these competencies through informed-analysis and real-world practice, with endless opportunities for experiential learning. The degree provides a strong foundation for future careers in health care, public health, and environmental health.
Latin American & Latino Studies Department
Latin American and Latino Studies B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Latin American and Latino Studies explores the interconnection of people and regions across the Western Hemisphere. Students learn how to analyze contemporary social, political, economic, and environmental issues and apply their knowledge through faculty-mentored research, community-centered experiential learning, and study abroad. This degree includes an optional language intensive concentration for students seeking Spanish language proficiency.
Legal Studies Program
Legal Studies B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies examines how law intersects with our daily lives, including the impacts of the legislative process, political participation, and cultural values in shaping our society. Students choose from topical courses on subjects like legal theory, civil and human rights, American political development, and international law. Participation in internships and field study programs cements learning and provides skills for a wide range of legal and non-legal careers.
Politics Department
Politics B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Politics focuses on the ideologies, movements, and systems of power shaping our society and future. Students explore issues in historical, cross-national, cross-cultural, and theoretical contexts. Students learn to evaluate differing political arguments using evidence and logic. Many students engage in civically-minded learning beyond the classroom by enrolling in independent study, internships, and field study, locally or in Washington, D.C.
Psychology Department
Psychology B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology helps students understand human behavior through an understanding of cognitive, developmental, and social psychology. This degree offers two distinct tracks, the general psychology major, and the intensive psychology major, for students who intend to pursue graduate education. Through field study and faculty-mentored research, students gain course credit and work experience they can apply to careers in social work, counseling, research, education, human services, and more.
Sociology Department
Sociology B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology provides students with an understanding of the social forces, movements, and contexts that shape individual lives and actions, with a focus on social change and social justice. Coursework options include topics like political economies and ecologies, development, sustainability, human geography, media, culture, science and technology, and identity. This degree includes an option to concentrate in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES), in collaboration with the Everett Program.
Combined majors
Combined majors allow students to blend two degree tracks into a single Bachelor of Arts, integrating the complexities of each to produce a well-rounded understanding of both focus areas. This means students complete a unique combination of coursework in each subject and complete exit requirements that integrate the combined major. Unlike double majors, combined majors usually require more broad academic training than either major individually.
*The Earth Sciences/Anthropology Combined B.A. is administered by the Physical and Biological Sciences Division.
Minors
Minors provide additional training in a subject area in addition to one’s chosen major. This includes completing upper-level work in a subject that supports the student’s personal educational objectives. Minors do not appear on a student’s diploma but do appear on transcripts.
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