The departments within the College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offer programs leading to Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Liberal Arts degrees, coinciding with your specific major.

Please refer to the UMass Lowell Online Undergraduate Course Catalog for requirements specific to each degree. Please see below for more information on the College's full list of majors and minors.

Undergraduate Majors

American Studies1: B.A.

  • General Option
  • Thematic Option

Art: B.F.A.

  • Animation & Interactive Media Concentration 
  • Studio Art Concentration

Criminal Justice: B.S.

  • General Option
  • Corrections Option

Digital Media1:B.A.

Economics: B.A.

Education: B.A.

  • Elementary and Moderate Disabilities Concentration

English: B.A.

  • Creative Writing Concentration
  • Journalism & Professional Writing Concentration
  • Literature Concentration
  • Theatre Studies Concentration

Graphic Design: B.A.

History: B.A.

Liberal Arts1: B.L.A.


Music

Peace & Conflict Studies1: B.A.

Philosophy: B.A.

  • General Option
  • Communications & Critical Thinking Option
  • Philosophy & Religious Studies Option

Political Science: B.A.

Psychology: B.A.

  • General Concentration
  • Behavior Analysis Concentration
  • Developmental Disabilities Concentration
  • Community Social Psychology Concentration
  • Clinical Psychology Concentration
  • Health Psychology Concentration

Sociology: B.A.

  • General Concentration
  • Policy & Social Problems Concentration    

World Languages and Cultures: B.A.

  • French Option
  • French/Spanish Option
  • Italian/Spanish Option
  • Spanish Option

1Interdisciplinary majors

Undergraduate Minors


2Interdisciplinary minors

Student Profiles

Mars Orfanos with a mountainside behind him.
Mars Orfanos '26
Environmental Science, Architectural Studies

Environmental Science major Mars Orfanos has found numerous opportunities at UMass Lowell to support his career ambitions of designing environmentally sustainable buildings.

I would not be in the same place at another school. Coming here was my best decision.
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Adam Wood.
Adam Wood '28
Business, Economics

Adam Wood is making the most of every opportunity at UMass Lowell, from studying abroad in Paris to tutoring his peers and balancing two majors.

Studying abroad definitely opened my eyes. … I realized how much more I could be doing.
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Taylor Carito, editor-in-chief of UMass Lowell's student newspaper The Connector, sits in The Connector office and works on a computer.
Taylor Carito '18
English

Taylor Carito signed up to work on The Connector, the student newspaper, at the beginning of freshman year. Now she’s editor-in-chief, and her involvement has shaped her college experience.

The whole campus is amazing. I like that it’s spread out, but integrated into the city, too. It forces you to get involved in the city more.
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Nicole Cruz Merced and friends at the undergraduate commencement exercise in 2018.
Nicole Cruz Merced '18, '20
Psychology & Community Social Psychology

When Nicole Cruz Merced overcame her shyness and reached out to a professor, it changed her life.

I found myself as a student in undergrad; I found myself as a professional in grad school.
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Colin Ormond dances the salsa with a group of dancers.
Colin Ormond '26
Political Science

Driven by a passion for environmental protection, Colin Ormond found his path at UMass Lowell through political science, sustainability research and public policy work.

I feel like I hit the lottery with (the Office of Energy Transformation fellowship) program.
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