Formal interdepartmental programs are offered in Africana studies, East Asian studies, environmental studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, managerial economics, and Russian and Eastern European studies. Union also has an educational studies program in which students can be certified to teach at the secondary school level. The General Education Program, which incorporates the Freshman preceptorial, ensures exposure to important areas of knowledge, including science, mathematics, and social science. It also offers strong incentives to study a foreign language or a non-western culture. Many departments offer internships, such as the 10-week term in Washington, DC and the legislative internship in Albany, New York.
Independent study is encouraged.
The College vigorously promotes undergraduate research by students in a wide range of disciplines.