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Combined Majors

Any two of the following may be combined to complete a “Combined Major” toward the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree: Art History, Communication and Media Studies, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS), Economics, Environmental Science, French, History, Italian Studies, Literature, Management, Political Science, Psychology, and Visual and Communication Arts. Combined majors give students the option of creating their own programs. Should a student wish to complete two majors, a combined major cannot be used as one of them.

A Combined Major BA degree program consists of the following components totaling 120 credits:

  • Core Requirements
  • Major Requirements in two selected disciplines from the options below (see requirements under each discipline.)
  • General Electives

Thesis Requirement for Combined Majors:

  • If both departments require a thesis:
    • The student completes the thesis preparation and thesis courses only once, in the department of their choosing.
    • The thesis committee will include faculty from both departments. Each professor will ensure that the thesis shows familiarity with the practice or methodologies of their discipline.
    • The student will agree with the Chair of the other department on suitable substitutions for the capstone sequence so that the number of required credits for each side of the combined major remains constant.
  • If the departments have different capstone requirements:
    • The student fulfills the requirements for the combined major in each department separately.