Programs
Bachelor of Arts Degree Overview
Second Language Requirement
Major
Majors, Minors, and Programs (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 |
African American Studies | minor |
African Studies | minor* |
African Languages & Literatures | minor* |
African languages offered: | |
Akan Twi | beginning–advanced courses |
Amharic | beginning–advanced courses |
Igbo | beginning–advanced courses |
Kiswahili (Swahili) | beginning–advanced courses |
Mandinka | beginning–advanced courses |
Wolof | beginning–advanced courses |
isiXhosa | beginning–advanced courses |
isiZulu | beginning–advanced courses |
American Studies | BA, minor |
Anthropology | minor |
Anthropology—Specialization in Anthropology, Health & Medicine | BA |
Anthropology—Specialization in Biological Anthropology | BA |
Anthropology—Specialization in Sociocultural Anthropology | BA |
Anthropology & Religion | BA |
Medical Anthropology | minor |
Archaeology | BA, BA/MA, minor |
Classics & Archaeology | BA, BA/MA |
Asian Studies | BA*, 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, BA/MS, minor |
Behavioral Biology Specialization | BA |
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics Specialization | BA |
Ecology & Conservation Biology Specialization | BA |
Neurobiology Specialization | BA |
Chemistry | BA, BA/MA, minor |
Chemistry: Biochemistry | BA |
Chemistry & Physics | 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 & Archaeology | BA, BA/MA |
Classics & Philosophy | BA |
Classics & Religion | BA |
Latin | BA, minor |
Modern Greek | minor |
Myth Studies | minor |
Computer Science | BA, BA/MS, minor |
Linguistics & Computer Science | BA |
Mathematics & Computer Science | BA |
Physics & Computer Science | BA |
Statistics & Computer Science | BA |
Core Curriculum | program, minor |
Core Independent Studies | minor |
Earth & Environment | |
Earth & Environmental Sciences | BA, minor |
Earth & Environmental Sciences/Energy & Environment | BA/MS |
Earth & Environmental Sciences/Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences | BA/MS |
Environmental Analysis & Policy | BA, minor |
Environmental Analysis & Policy/Energy & Environment | BA/MS |
Environmental Analysis & Policy/Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences | BA/MS |
Environmental Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | minor |
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 |
English | BA, BA/MA, minor |
European Studies | BA*, minor* |
History | BA, minor |
History of Art & Architecture | BA, minor |
Architectural Studies | BA |
Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies | minor |
Independent Major | BA |
International Relations | BA*, minor* |
International Relations/International Affairs | BA/MA |
Jewish Studies | minor |
Latin American Studies | BA*, minor* |
Linguistics | BA, BA/MA, minor |
French & Linguistics | BA |
Italian & Linguistics | BA |
Japanese & Linguistics | BA |
Linguistics & African Languages | BA |
Linguistics & Computer Science | BA |
Linguistics & Philosophy | BA |
Linguistics & Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | BA |
Spanish & Linguistics | BA |
Literary Translation | advanced courses |
Marine Science | BA, minor |
Mathematics (includes Statistics) | BA, BA/MA, minors |
Economics & Mathematics | BA |
Economics & Mathematics/Economics | BA/MA |
Mathematics & Computer Science | BA |
Mathematics & Mathematics Education | BA |
Mathematics & Philosophy | BA |
Statistics & Computer Science | BA |
Medieval Studies | minor |
Middle East & North Africa Studies | BA* |
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 |
Chemistry & Physics | BA |
Physics & Computer Science | BA |
Political Science | BA, BA/MA, minor |
Public Policy Analysis | minor |
Urban Studies | minor |
Psychological & Brain Sciences | |
Psychology | BA, minor |
Religion | BA, minor |
Religion in Science & Medicine | minor |
Romance Studies | |
French Studies | BA, 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 |
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 |
Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages & Literatures | BA |
Persian Cultural Studies | minor |
Russian Language & Literature | BA |
Russian | minor |
Turkish | beginning–advanced courses |
Writing Program | program |
Special Programs
- Honors in the Major
- BA/MA and BA/MS Programs
- BA/MPH Program
- Modular Medical/Dental Integrated Curriculum (MMEDIC)
- Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program
- Educator Licensure
- Boston University Marine Program (BUMP)
- Boston University Affiliated Programs: Sea Education Association/SEA Semester