Our Degrees

Do you want to work abroad one day? A major in Chinese is the gateway to the world’s most widely spoken language and to the rich and diverse traditions of a complex society.

Civil engineers design the infrastructure that allows society to function: roads, bay-spanning bridges, earthquake-safe buildings, drinking water treatment systems, reservoir systems.

The marble statues of ancient gods that fill so many museums used to be brightly painted. Do you want to understand the world of antiquity in all of its colorful complexity?

We offer the climate science and policy minor to provide students from across campus with a basic background in climate change science as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Do you want to make a difference in the health and lives of people?

How does the mind work? This is the foundational tenet of cognitive science.

What can we learn from a word, a gesture, a tone of voice? Methods of both verbal and non-verbal communication vary from culture to culture and generation to generation.

The minor in community development is designed to introduce students to community development theory, to analytic and research skills pertinent to the field, and to the role of organizations and cr

The community nutrition minor exposes students to the strategies available to promote proper nutrition among individuals, families and communities.

This program is designed to prepare students for careers in nonprofit and governmental organizations as administrators, designers, planners, researchers, and technicians.