Our Degrees

The culture of the United States is a distinctive blend of traditions and institutions from around the globe with innovations and concepts unique to this country.

The minor in Arab studies covers an area of utmost historical, cultural, economic and geopolitical significance.

The Department of Middle East/South Asia Studies offers a minor in Arabic for those wishing to follow a formally recognized program of study.

Art history studies the changing visual expression of values, beliefs and experiences across diverse cultures and over time.

The art studio minor delivers a broad range of hands-on studio practices. Areas of focus include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, ceramics, printmaking and time-based media.

Students that complete a minor in Asian American studies will be able to apply multidisciplinary knowledge of major concepts, theories and methods in Asian American studies.

The Chicana/Chicano studies minor provides a broad overview of the historical, social, political, economic, ideological and cultural forces that shape the Chicana/o and Latina/o experienc

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

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?

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.