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.
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.
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
- Crime & Mental Health Option
- Homeland Security Option
- Police 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
- Composition for New Media: B.M.
- Music Business: B.M.
- Music Performance: B.M.
- Music Studies: B.M.
- Sound Recording Technology: B.M.
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
- American Studies2
- Arabic Studies2
- Architectural Studies2
- Art
- Art: Art History
- Art: Graphic Design
- Asian Studies2
- Asian American Studies2
- Criminal Justice
- Digital Media2
- Disability Studies2
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Environment and Society2
- Film Studies2
- French
- Gender Studies2
- German Studies2
- History
- Italian Studies2
- Labor Studies2
- Latin American Studies2
- Legal Studies2
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies2
- Music
- Peace and Conflict Studies2
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Portuguese Studies2
- Psychology
- Quantitative Economics
- Race and Ethnic Studies2
- Sociology
- Sound Recording Technology
- Spanish
- Spanish for the Professions Minor
- Sports Studies2
- STEM Teaching
- Technology, Society and Human Values2
- Theatre Studies2
- Video Game Studies2
- Writing
2Interdisciplinary minors
Student Profiles
Tariq Brathwaite '25
English
Tariq Brathwaite’s superpowers — creativity and work ethic — have already taken him farther than he dreamed possible.
I want to teach creative writing because everyone has a creative side.
Chummeng Soun '19
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
Chummeng Soun is documenting the traditional dances of his native Cambodia with support from the Center for Asian American Studies and the Southeast Asian Digital Archive.
That's where my passion lies - in filmmaking and storytelling about my heritage.
Michelle Garcia '21
English, Sociology
English and Sociology major Michelle Garcia, a rising spoken word poet, is also learning how to write poetry for the page.
Writing keeps me sane. It keeps me grounded.
Pratibha Gautam '20
Economics
Pratibha Gautam’s job at a medical device incubator inspired her to pursue a career in health economics.
I came to understand that by studying economics, I could ... address equity issues.
Anthony Blunt '24
Digital Media & Business
Anthony Blunt ’24, also known as rapper Ant Blunt, is balancing his passions for music, art, fashion and basketball while pursuing an MBA.
When I get on stage, I’m excited to showcase what I can do.