Undergraduate Majors and Minors

Choose Your Path

The College of Arts and Sciences offers students dozens of majors and minors. Ranging from the arts to the humanities to the natural and social sciences, many programs incorporate an interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary curriculum.

As part of a Santa Clara education, students are required to complete the core curriculum in addition to the requirements set by their chosen area of study. Students often choose to double major or supplement their major with a minor(s). Academic and peer advisors are available to help navigate the process of selecting, adding, or changing majors and minors.

Anthropology

Major: Anthropology
Minor: Anthropology

Alexa Correa - Walking through the city of Chefchaouen visiting small shops and eating the local cuisine during a weekend trip. (2019)

Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

Minor: Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

Art & Art History

Majors: Art History, Studio Art
Minors: Art History, Studio Art, Graphic Design, Animation and Illustration, Arts Management

Asian Studies

Minor: Asian Studies

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Biology

Major: Biology
Minors: Biology, Biotechnology

Catholic Studies

Minor: Catholic Studies

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Majors: Chemistry, Biochemistry
Minor: Chemistry

Child Studies

Major: Child Studies

Classics

Major: Classics
Minor: Classics

Communication

Major: Communication
Minor: Journalism, Digital Filmmaking

Economics

Major: Economics
Minor: Economics

Author Huda Al-Marashi with faculty and students

English

Major: English
Minors: English, Creative Writing, Professional Writing

Riparian forests along the Sacramento River floodplain. Photo by Geoff Fricker, used with permission.

Environmental Studies & Sciences

Majors: Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
Minor: Environmental Studies

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Ethnic Studies

Major: Ethnic Studies
Minors: Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, African American Studies, Latina/o/x Studies

Professor Lodhia with graduating seniors

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Major: Gender and Sexuality Studies
Minor: Gender and Sexuality Studies

Gerontology

Minor: Gerontology

History

Major: History
Minor: History

Individual Studies Program

Major: Individual Studies

Latin American Studies

Minor: Latin American Studies

$Natalie Linnell teaching students$

Mathematics & Computer Science

Majors: Mathematics, Computer Science
Minors: Mathematics, Computer Science

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Medical and Health Humanities

Minor: Medical and Health Humanities

Modern Languages & Literatures

Majors: French & Francophone Studies, Italian Studies, Spanish Studies
Minors: French & Francophone Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, Spanish Studies