53 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Students of Sociology programme of Colgate University are particularly interested in understanding and explaining social issues and problems, and the sources of stress and change in contemporary and historical societies. 

The Department of Biology of Colgate University offers a major program designed to provide students with a common conceptual foundation through two required courses and an opportunity to pursue breadth and specialization through an extensive selection of elective course offerings, seminars, and research tutorials.

The Political Science program of Colgate University is designed to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of politics in the broadest sense and to introduce them to the skills needed for research and analysis.

Philosophy is a central component of a liberal arts education. It raises fundamental questions about the nature of reality and the place of human beings within it. In attempting to answer such questions, students of Philosophy and Religion programme of Colgate University reflect on both their own responses to these questions and the ways in which past thinkers have defended their answers to them.

The Environmental Economics major program of Colgate University focuses on the relationships between the economic system and the natural environment, including the use of the natural environment as an economic asset and the impact on the natural environment of the economic system.

Environmental Geography programme of Colgate University engages students in the interrelations between human systems and the natural environment. Draw on a variety of academic disciplines to study the single most pressing issue in the history of humanity.

Environmental Biology programme of Colgate University provides the student with a focus on biological systems and how organisms interact with the abiotic and biotic components of the environment. It also provides a breadth of exposure to environmental studies beyond the field of biology. 

Examine the history, theory, and practice of the visual arts in an interdisciplinary liberal arts context at Art History programme of Colgate University. The Department of Art offers courses of study in the history, theory, and practice of the visual arts for the general liberal arts student as well as the art history or studio art major.

Students interested in the English - Creative Writing major of Colgate University should talk with the department chair or with a member of the department who teaches the writing workshops in order to plan an appropriate program of study. Students majoring in English/CW fulfill all the requirements for the English major while also taking at least three creative writing workshops.

One of the first colleges to establish an independent computer science program, Colgate University continues its long tradition of leadership in undergraduate Computer Science education.

The basic objective of the Department of Economics of Colgate University is the development of students’ understanding of economics as the social science that deals with production, consumption, and market exchange activities.

Colgate University’s program in German explores German-speaking Europe’s historic influence, contested cultural legacies, and contemporary global significance. Immerse yourself in the German language and investigate diverse cultures, literatures, and philosophical traditions.

This Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program of Colgate University focuses on the Middle East and North Africa while also studying the wider Islamic world. Program courses train students in art, literature, history, culture, politics, and political economy of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Islamic world.