Majors and Minors

Many first-year students enter Lafayette with a level of uncertainty around their choice of major. Below is an outline of high school subjects; Art, English, Languages, Math, Science and Social Studies. Each subject area is outlined by Majors, Majors and Minors, Minors. Ask the members of your group to share their favorite subject in high school and choice one Major of interest. They should write their area of interest on a small index card and post it in the room.

ART
MAJORS & MINORS
Anthropology and Sociology
Art
Film and Media Studies
Music
Philosophy
Theater
Women’s and Gender Studies

MINORS

Architectural Studies
Literature in Translation
Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies
Writing

ENGLISH
MAJORS
American Studies
English
Government and Law & Foreign Language
International Affairs
Policy Studies
Religion and Politics
Russian and East European Studies

MAJORS & MINORS
Africana Studies
Asian Studies
Film and Media Studies
Government and Law
History
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Theater
Women’s and Gender Studies

MINORS
Classical Civilization
Literature in Translation
Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies
Writing

LANGUAGES 
MAJORS
Government and Law & Foreign Language
International Affairs
International Studies and Engineering
Policy Studies
Russian and East European Studies

MAJORS & MINORS
Africana Studies
Asian Studies
French
German
Government and Law
History
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Spanish

MINORS
Classical Civilization
Italian Studies
Jewish Studies
Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies
Russian

MATH 
MAJORS
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Studies
International Studies and Engineering
Mathematics-Economics
Mechanical Engineering
Neuroscience

MAJORS & MINORS
Economics
Mathematics
Physics

MINORS
Biotechnology/Bioengineering
Computational Methods

SCIENCE 
MAJORS
Biochemistry
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Studies
Environmental Science and Environmental Studies
International Studies and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Neuroscience
Policy Studies

MAJORS & MINOR
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geology
Physics
Psychology
Women’s and Gender Studies

MINORS
Aging Studies
Architectural Studies
Biotechnology/Bioengineering
Computational Methods
Health and Life Sciences
Health Care and Society

SOCIAL STUDIES 
MAJORS
American Studies
Engineering Studies
Environmental Science and Environmental Studies
Government and Law & Foreign Language
International Affairs
Mathematics-Economics
Policy Studies
Religion and Politics
Russian and East European Studies

MAJORS & MINORS
Africana Studies
Anthropology and Sociology
Art
Asian Studies
Economics
English
French
German
Government and Law
History
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Music
Philosophy
Psychology
Religious Studies
Spanish
Women’s and Gender Studies

MINORS
Aging Studies
Health and Life Sciences
Health Care and Society
Italian Studies
Jewish Studies
Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies
Russian

SELF-DESIGNED MAJORS 
Arabic Studies
Archaeology
Architectural Studies
The Biological and Artistic Study of Form and Function of the Human Body
Classical Studies
Cognitive Science
Community Development
Health Care and Society
Italian Studies
Linguistic Studies
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Philosophy of Religion
Quantitative and Financial Literacy
Self in Society
Social Inequality/Social Justice/Social Policy

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