47 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The East Asian Languages and Cultures program at the Smith College emphasizes the fact that China, Japan and Korea have vast histories spanning thousands of years. In the 21st century these countries have emerged as major players in our global economy. 

The French Studies program at the Smith College is designed to give students with no previous experience in French the opportunity to acquire the fundamentals of the French language and Francophone culture. It emphasizes communicative proficiency, the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression

The German Studies program at the Smith College provides the opportunity for students to explore such questions and others in its language, literature, and culture courses. Here, students will encounter a culture of "poets and thinkers" (as well as scientists, engineers, artists, and some admittedly unsavory characters).

The Smith College Film and Media Studies' goal is to understand how moving images are made and why, and to become very powerful analysts and critics of moving images and their contexts.

The major in Africana Studies at the Smith College is designed to introduce students to central methodological, theoretical and historical foundations through an interdisciplinary curriculum where students engage various disciplines, such as history, sociology and literature.

The Psychology program at the Smith College is consistently one of the most popular majors on campus. The department’s faculty is strongly committed to providing a rich, diverse curriculum to majors and nonmajors alike.

The Italian Studies program at the Smith College provides opportunities for students to acquire both proficiency in Italian and a good appreciation of Italy's rich cultural tradition.

The major in Russian Language and Literature at the Smith College allows students to focus on any aspect of the region’s histories, literatures, cultures, religions, or politics, and to develop their own concentration within the major in consultation with their advisor.

The Quantitative Economics program at the Smith College is more quantitative and theoretically more rigorous than the other social sciences, but it is decidedly more social than scientific in comparison with the natural sciences. In the broadest terms, economics is the study of how society organizes production and distributes what is produced to its members.

The Chemistry major at the Smith College offers a variety of possibilities.

The Philosophy program at the Smith College will teach you to think with clarity, objectivity and precision; to become more skillful writers adept at expressing difficult concepts; to express themselves clearly in discussions; and to recognize and analyze the philosophical issues that arise in their other classes.

The major in World Literatures at the Smith College enables students to learn languages and engage with at least two literary and cultural traditions studied in their original languages or in translation.

The Women and Gender Studies Program at the Smith College examines gender, race, class and sexuality as important and simultaneous aspects of social worlds and human lives. This examination requires inquiry into the construction and operation of power relations, social inequalities and resistances to them in both national and transnational contexts.

The English Language and Literature program at the Smith College aims to teach all the students it serves, both majors and non-majors, to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure.

The major in Biological Sciences at the Smith College includes a set of five fundamental courses (biodiversity ecology and conservation, cell and molecular biology, genetics or evolution, chemistry, and statistics) plus courses within one of the five tracks listed below.

The Neuroscience program at the Smith College is about the study of nervous systems, touching diverse fields such as biology, psychology, biochemistry, philosophy and computer science. Students of neuroscience are also diverse.

The Smith College's Department of Classical Languages and Literatures currently offers four majors: Classics, classical studies, Greek and Latin.

The Astronomy major at the Smith College is designed to provide a good foundation in modern science with a focus on astronomy. Taken alone, it is suited for students who wish to apply scientific training in a broad general context.

The Environmental Science and Policy major at the Smith College is designed for students with interests in the environment and sustainability and a commitment to scientifically based problem solving and policy analysis. 

The Education and Child Study program at the Smith College believes teaching and the study of how people learn are central to the health and future of our rapidly changing and diverse society. Preparing for a teaching career is foremost among the reasons for studying education, but it can also be an important foundation for other fields, such as history, science, literature, business.