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 Concentratioǹư
- 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 Arts 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.̀ư ̀ư
- 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 Concentratioǹừừừư
Sociology: B.A.
- General Concentration
- Policy & Social Problems Concentratioǹư ̀ừư
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
- Criminal Justicèư
- Digital Media2
- Disability Studies2
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Environment and Society2̀ư
- Film Studies2
- French
- Gender Studies2
- German Studies2
- History: B.A.
- Labor Studies2
- Latin American Studies2
- Legal Studies2
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies2
- Music
- Peace and conflict Studies2
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Portuguese Studies2
- Psychology
- Race and Ethnic Studies2
- Sociology
- Sound Recording Technology
- Spanish
- Spanish for the Professions Minor
- Sports Studies2
- STEM Teaching
- Technology, Society and Human Values2
- Theatre Arts2
- Video Game Studies2
- Writing̀ư
2Interdisciplinary minors
Student Profiles
Nick Jarek '23
Digital Media
A summer co-op job with the DifferenceMaker program gave Nick Jarek a wider lens on his future career.
I love it here. The people I’ve met are so interested in helping me succeed.
Deirdre Hutchison '23
History
Deirdre Hutchison was ‘terrified’ when she began college at 47.
UMass Lowell gave me all these amazing opportunities, including study abroad.
Fahad Alden '25
Digital Media
Fahad Alden found his niche at UMass Lowell by joining student government.
“I feel so much more connected to the school now.
Kimani Brown '23
Sociology
Kimani Brown is doing research on racial equity and inclusion with a professor.
She thought I could make a contribution.
Ashley Rose Rivera '23
English-Creative Writing
As student newspaper editor, Ashley Rivera helps other people tell stories.
English is an amazing department. It’s a hidden gem.