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Behavior, culture and context
The majors we've categorized under the behavior, culture and context area of focus contribute to our understanding of humanity.
What does it mean to be human? How do we communicate and relate to one another? What can we learn from studying our history? What are the informal and formal systems we have created to guide behavior and governance? How can we understand the human tradition of artistic expression? What are our moral and ethical obligations?
No GPA requirement:
These Behavior, culture and context majors offered by the College of Arts & Sciences are open to all students (no GPA minimum). They are smaller majors and so are excellent candidates for adding a second major. These College of Arts & Sciences majors require completion of a World Language through at least the 1103-level.
- Air Transportation premajor
- See career paths and curriculum here
- Ancient History and Classics
- African American and African Studies
- Anthropology / Anthropological Sciences
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Classics
- Communication premajor
- Information for premajors
- Comparative Studies
- Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
- Careers with Crim & CJ major
- Economics
- Career options page for Economics major
- English
- "What can you do with an English major?"
- Film Studies
- See Film Studies curriculum here
- French
- Major details
- French and Francophone Studies
- Major details
- German
- Major details
- Geography
- See details on Social & Environmental Geography specialization
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies
- Major details
- History
- History of Art
- Major details
- International Studies
- Students choose a primary and secondary specializations from:
- African Studies,
- Development Studies,
- East Asian Studies,
- Globalization Studies,
- Human Rights,
- Information Security,
- International Conflict & Peace,
- International Relations and Diplomacy,
- Latin American Studies,
- Middle East Studies,
- Security and Intelligence,
- Slavic and East European Studies,
- Western European Studies, and
- World Business and Economy
- Students choose a primary and secondary specializations from:
- Islamic Studies
- Major details
- Italian
- Major details
- Italian Studies
- Major details
- Japanese
- Major details
- Korean
- Major details
- Linguistics
- Medical Anthropology
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Major details
- Modern Greek
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Careers paths with PPE major
- Political Science
- Careers in Political Science
- Portuguese
- Major details and resources
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Major details
- Romance Studies
- Major details
- Russian
- Major details
- Sociology
- Careers with Sociology major
- Spanish
- Major details and resources
- Speech and Hearing Science
- Theatre
- Major details
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Careers and internships page
- World Literatures
- Major details
- World Politics
- Major details
2.0 GPA requirement:
- Child and Youth Studies
- City and Regional Planning
- Communication - Analysis and Engagement specialization
- Web page for this specialization
- Community Leadership
- See career options, average starting salary and job placement rate here
- Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Human Development and Family Science
- Social Work
GPA requirements above 2.0:
- Communication - Strategic Communication specialization
- Typically requires a 2.7 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle
- Communication - Communication Technology specialization
- Typically requires a 2.7 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle
- Public Health Sociology premajor
- 2.5 GPA requirement
- Sport Industry
- Requires a 2.5 GPA to join premajor and a 2.75 GPA to join major. See career paths, student opportunities and curriculum here
- American Sign Language (ASL) Studies
- Arabic
- Classical Greek
- Classical Humanities
- Clinical Psychology and Individual Differences
- Cognitive Science
- Communication
- Communication Technology
- Comparative Politics
- Comparative Studies
- Consumer Economics and Policy (EHE)
- Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
- Developmental Psychology
- Disability Studies
- East Asian Languages and Literatures
- Economics
- English
- Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability (FAES)
- Environmental Arts and Humanities
- Environmental Economics (FAES)
- Film Studies
- Folklore
- French
- General Psychology
- Geography
- German
- Globalization Studies
- Health and Society
- Hebrew
- History
- History of Art
- Human and Animal Interactions (FAES)
- Human Development and Family Science (EHE)
- Human Rights
- Inequality and Society
- International Conflict and Peace Studies
- International Economic Development (FAES)
- International Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Italian
- Japanese
- Jewish Oral History
- Jewish Studies
- Judicial Politics
- Korean
- Latin
- Latinx Studies
- Leadership Studies (FAES)
- Legal Foundations of Society
- LGBTQ+
- Linguistics
- Local Government (PUB AFFAIRS)
- Media and Society
- Medical Humanities
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Modern Greek
- Organization and Performance
- Organizational Communication
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Political Decision Making
- Political Science
- Political Theory
- Popular Culture Studies
- Portuguese
- Psychology
- Psychology Research
- Quantitative Economics
- Religious Studies
- Rural Sociology (FAES
- Russian
- Scandinavian Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
- Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
- Social Psychology and Personality
- Society and Environmental Issues (FAES)
- Sociology
- Somali Language and Culture
- South Asia Studies
- Spanish
- Speech and Hearing Science
- Swahili Language and Culture
- Theatre
- Turkish and Central Asian Studies