Bowdoin College:
Bowdoin College, located in Brunswick on the coast of Maine, is a highly selective liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs in over 40 areas of study. Bowdoin College has a long history of educating leaders in all walks of life. The campus is a close-knit community where respected scholars have built an environment that values collaboration and teaching above all else.
B.A. - Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs:
Departmental and program majors are offered in the following areas:
- Africana Studies
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Classics/Archaeology
- Classical Studies
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- French
- Gender and Women's Studies
- Geology
- German
- Government and Legal Studies
- History
- Latin American Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychology
- Religion
- Romance Languages
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Visual Arts
The following departments and programs offer a minor:
- Africana Studies
- Art (Art History or Visual Arts)
- Asian Studies
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics (Greek, Latin, Classics, Archaeology, or Classical Studies)
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Economics
- Education (Education Studies, Teaching)
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Film Studies
- First-Year Seminars
- Gay and Lesbian Studies
- Gender and Women's Studies
- Geology
- German
- Government and Legal Studies
- History
- Italian
- Latin American Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychology
- Religion
- Romance Languages (French, Italian or Spanish)
- Russian
- Sociology
- Theater
- Visual Arts
Students may choose one of six options to satisfy the major requirement at Bowdoin:
- a departmental major,
- two departmental majors (a double major),
- a coordinate major,
- an interdisciplinary major,
- a student-designed major, or
- any of the preceding with a departmental minor.
Student-designed Majors:
Student who wish to design their own major will work with two faculty members to connect the disciplinary strengths and opportunities offered in at least two departments. A culminating project is required of students designing their own majors.