12 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Linguists explore all things to do with language: its structure and mechanics, how language and the mind interact, and the tie between language and socio-cultural factors. Linguistics at the University of Utah is an ideal major for today’s university student.

Religious studies scholars examine religions from the perspective of a religion’s followers, studying the similarities, differences, and core tenets of a belief system. If you want to gain a broader understanding of religions and their traditions, consider the Religious Studies program at the University of Utah.

Students of English enter a world rich with intellectual possibilities. As an English major at the University of Utah, you will study literature, creative writing, and literary discourse and theories.

Classics program at the University of Utah includes the study of all facets of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome: their history, philosophy, drama, history of science, textual criticism, religion, archeology, and art history.

This Philosophy of Science at University of Utah major is designed to provide students with a technical grounding in a scientific or social science discipline of their choosing, and also core knowledge in ethical, analytical, and logical reasoning.

The Department of World Languages and Cultures is currently revising the curriculum for Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Utah, and we look forward to declaring students beginning in Fall 2020. Students majoring or minoring in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS) compare multiple literatures and cultures within the framework of a single degree.

As a History student at the University of Utah, you will study the cultures, events, and peoples of the past. However, graduates of the program not only learn about the past: in appreciating the varieties of human experience, students are able to understand the present and plan for the future.

Rhetoric is the study of effective speaking and writing: it is the art of argument and persuasion. Through the Writing and Rhetoric Studies program at the University of Utah, you will become a strong analytical thinker and proficient writer. 

If you have a wide variety of interests, or if you have an idea for that perfect degree that no university seems to offer, consider the Bachelor of University Studies (BUS) program at the University of Utah.

The History Teaching major at University of Utah is designed to correspond with the Utah State Board of Education endorsement requirements to teach History at the secondary level (high school).

The World Languages and Cultures major at University of Utah  allows students to explore themes across cultures and time periods, compare national literatures and cultures, and analyze diverse types of texts (literary, visual, musical, etc.). The major has seven emphases—Arabic, Italian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Comparative Literature, and Cultural Studies. 

The Philosophy program at the University of Utah will provide a broad understanding of the central problems and positions in philosophy, through coursework from the four central areas of philosophy: ethics and value theory, metaphysics and epistemology, the history of philosophy, and logic and formal methods.