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 | updated BA |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | BA | |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Biotechnology | BA/MA | |
| Biology | BA, minor | |
| Behavioral Biology Specialization | BA | |
| Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics Specialization | BA | |
| Ecology & Conservation Biology Specialization | BA | |
| Neurobiology Specialization | BA | |
| Quantitative Biology 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 | new BA, new minor | |
| Earth Sciences | BA, BA/MA, minor | updated BA, updated minor |
| Environmental Analysis & Policy | BA, minor | updated BA |
| Environmental Analysis & Policy/Energy & Environmental Analysis | BA/MA | |
| Environmental Analysis & Policy/Environmental Remote Sensing & GIS | BA/MA | |
| Environmental Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | minor | |
| Environmental Science | BA, minor | updated BA, updated minor |
| Environmental Science/Energy & Environmental Analysis | BA/MA | |
| Environmental Science/Environmental Remote Sensing & GIS | BA/MA | |
| Geography | minor | updated minor |
| Human Geography Specialization | BA | updated BA |
| Physical Geography Specialization | BA | updated 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 | new 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, minor | |
| French & Linguistics | BA | |
| Italian & Linguistics | BA | |
| Japanese & Linguistics | BA | |
| Linguistics & Philosophy | 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* | |
| Modern Languages & Comparative Literature | ||
| 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 | |
| Music | BA, minors | |
| Muslim Studies | minors* | |
| Muslim Cultures | minor* | |
| Muslim Societies | minor* | |
| Neuroscience | BA | |
| Philosophy | BA, BA/MA, minor | |
| Classics & Philosophy | BA | |
| Linguistics & Philosophy | BA | |
| Mathematics & Philosophy | BA | |
| Philosophy & Neuroscience | new 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 | |
| Portuguese & Brazilian Cultural Studies | new 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 | |
| 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 |
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

