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听
- 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.听 听
- 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听听听听
Sociology: B.A.
- General Concentration
- Policy & Social Problems Concentration听 听听
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 Justice听
- Digital Media2
- Disability Studies2
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Environment and Society2听
- 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
- Writing听
2Interdisciplinary minors
Student Profiles
Sean Simonini '26
Political Science, Biology
From policy to research, Sean Simonini is making an impact.
UMass Lowell is about the grit, the work ethic. It鈥檚 everybody on an equal playing field. I love that mission.
Karam Alafandi '24
History, Pre-med
Karam Alafandi is studying history on his way to becoming a doctor.
I鈥檓 looking forward to having lifetime relationships with my patients.
Roberto Rivera '18, '20
English, Spanish and Italian & Education
Roberto Rivera combined a B.A. in English literature and Spanish and Italian with a master鈥檚 degree in education to become an ESL teacher in the Lawrence schools.
My professors didn鈥檛 just make me an English teacher. They made me a teacher: someone who can work with children and teach them properly, whatever they need.
Sammy Santana '24
Liberal Arts
With an unbridled passion for learning, Sammy Santana is pursuing his numerous interests through the BLA program.
The best thing I've experienced at UMass Lowell is finding myself through ... every class I've taken.
Campbell Tacey '25
History
Honors history major Campbell Tacey is a commuter student bent on enjoying the full college experience, from research to leading student clubs.
Relationships with faculty and friends have been great.