American studies is an interdisciplinary program focusing on American society, culture, values, or institutions. Anthropology is designed for students who want a comprehensive understanding of human societies and cultures, past and present. Art offers a complete education in the visual arts through degrees in art history, fine arts, graphic design, and photography. Economics studies how to make the best use of scarce resources to meet the needs of society.
Students learn about economic systems and analyze economic policy.
English encourages students to study great works of literature and provides training and experience in writing, a skill that is vital for success. Foreign languages and literatures offers majors and minors in French, German, and Spanish, as well as minors in Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. History offers courses in U.S., European, Asian, Latin American, African, Near Eastern, intellectual, and social and diplomatic history, along with history of science. Liberal studies allows individually designed programs of study. Common focus areas include behavioral science, social studies, language arts, or fine arts.