Programs
Bachelor of Arts Degree Overview
Foundational Skills
General Education Breadth
Major
Majors and Minors (including foreign languages offered)
Majors and minors marked with an asterisk (*) below are offered through the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies within the College of Arts & Sciences.
Program | Degree Options | Updates |
African American Studies | minor | |
African Studies | minor* | |
African Languages & Literatures | minor* | |
Akan Twi | beginning–advanced courses | |
Amharic | beginning–advanced courses | |
Hausa | beginning–advanced courses | |
Igbo | beginning–advanced courses | |
Kiswahili (Swahili) | beginning–advanced courses | |
Wolof | beginning–advanced courses | |
isiXhosa | beginning–advanced courses | |
isiZulu | beginning–advanced courses | |
American Studies | BA, minor | |
Anthropology | BA, minor | |
Anthropology & Religion | BA | |
Medical Anthropology | minor | |
Archaeology | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Arts Leadership | minor | |
Asian Studies | major* | |
East Asian Studies | minor* | |
Astronomy | BA, minor | |
Astronomy & Physics | BA | |
Astrophysics & Space Physics | BA/MA | |
Geophysics & Planetary Sciences | BA | |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | BA | |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Biotechnology | BA/MA | |
Biology | BA, minor | updated BA |
Behavioral Biology Specialization | BA | updated BA |
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics Specialization | BA | |
Ecology & Conservation Biology Specialization | BA | updated BA |
Neurobiology Specialization | BA | updated BA |
Business Administration & Management | minor | |
Chemistry | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Chemistry: Biochemistry | BA | |
Teaching of Chemistry | BA | |
Cinema & Media Studies | BA, minor | |
Classical Studies | BA/MA | |
Ancient Greek | BA, minor | |
Ancient Greek & Latin | BA | |
Classical Civilization | BA, minor | |
Classics & Philosophy | BA | |
Classics & Religion | BA | |
Latin | BA, minor | |
Modern Greek | minor | |
Myth Studies | minor | |
Communication | minor | |
Computer Science | BA, BA/MS, minor | |
Dance | minor | |
Earth & Environment | ||
Earth & Environmental Sciences | BA, minor | |
Earth & Environmental Sciences/Energy & Environment | BA/MA | |
Earth & Environmental Sciences/Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences | BA/MA | |
Earth Sciences | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Environmental Analysis & Policy | BA, minor | |
Environmental Analysis & Policy/Energy & Environment | BA/MA | |
Environmental Analysis & Policy/Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences | BA/MA | |
Environmental Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | minor | |
Environmental Science | BA, minor | |
Geography | ||
Human Geography Specialization | BA | |
Physical Geography Specialization | BA | |
Geophysics & Planetary Sciences | BA | |
Sustainable Energy | minor | |
Economics | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Economics & Mathematics | BA | |
Economics & Mathematics/Economics | BA/MA | |
Editorial Studies | undergraduate courses | |
Education | minors | |
Engineering Science | minor | |
English | BA, minor | |
European Studies | BA*, minor* | |
Film & Television | minor | |
History | BA, minor | |
History of Art & Architecture | BA, minor | |
Architectural Studies | BA | |
Holocaust & Genocide Studies | minor | |
Hospitality Administration | minor | |
Human Physiology | minor | |
Independent Major | BA | |
International Relations | BA*, minor* | |
Jewish Studies | minor | |
Journalism | minor | |
Latin American Studies | BA*, minor* | |
Linguistics | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
French & Linguistics | BA | |
Italian & Linguistics | BA | |
Japanese & Linguistics | BA | |
Linguistics & Philosophy | BA | |
Linguistics & Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | BA | |
Spanish & Linguistics | BA | |
Marine Science | BA, minor | |
Mathematics (includes Statistics) | BA, BA/MA, minors | |
Mathematics & Computer Science | BA | |
Mathematics & Mathematics Education | BA | |
Mathematics & Philosophy | BA | |
Economics & Mathematics/Economics | BA/MA | |
Medieval Studies | minor | |
Middle East & North Africa Studies | BA* | |
Music | BA, minors | |
Muslim Studies | minors* | |
Muslim Cultures | minor* | |
Muslim Societies | minor* | |
Neuroscience | BA | |
Philosophy & Neuroscience | BA | |
Philosophy | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Classics & Philosophy | BA | |
Linguistics & Philosophy | BA | |
Mathematics & Philosophy | BA | |
Philosophy & Neuroscience | BA | |
Philosophy & Physics | BA | |
Philosophy & Political Science | BA | |
Philosophy & Psychology | BA | |
Philosophy & Religion | BA | |
Physics | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Political Science | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
Psychological & Brain Sciences | ||
Psychology | BA, minor | |
Public Health | minor | |
Religion | BA, minor | |
Romance Studies | ||
French Studies | BA | |
French | minor | |
French & Linguistics | BA | |
French Studies/French Language & Literature | BA/MA | |
Italian Studies | BA | |
Italian | minor | |
Italian & Linguistics | BA | |
Portuguese | beginning–advanced courses | |
Portuguese & Brazilian Cultural Studies | minor | |
Spanish | BA, minor | |
Spanish/Hispanic Language & Literatures | BA/MA | |
Spanish & Linguistics | BA | |
Sociology | BA, minor | |
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | minor | |
Theatre Arts | minor | |
Visual Arts | minor | |
Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies | minor | |
World Languages & Literatures | ||
Arabic | minor | |
Chinese Language & Literature | BA | |
Chinese | minor | |
Comparative Literature | BA, minor | |
German Language & Literature | BA | |
German | minor | |
Hebrew | minor | |
Hindi-Urdu | beginning–advanced courses | |
Japanese Language & Literature | BA, minor | |
Japanese & Linguistics | BA | |
Korean | minor | |
Persian (Farsi) | beginning–advanced courses | |
Russian Language & Literature | BA | |
Russian | minor | |
Turkish | beginning–advanced courses |
Special Programs
- Honors in the Major
- Study Abroad and Internship Programs
- BA/MA and BA/MS Programs
- BA/MPH Program
- Modular Medical Integrated Curriculum (MMEDIC)
- Accelerated (Seven-Year) Liberal Arts/Dental Education Program
- Accelerated (Seven-Year) Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program
- Teaching Licensure
- Boston University Marine Program (BUMP)
- Boston University Affiliated Programs: Sea Education Association/SEA Semester