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61 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university
Classics and Archaeology Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBoston University's joint major in Classics and Archaeology is recommended for students with interests in the study of classical literature and society in conjunction with the study of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East via the rich corpus of material remains.
Anthropology - Biological Anthropology Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBoston University's BA in Anthropology - Biological Anthropology takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of biological and behavioral diversity in modern humans and their closest living relatives, including non-human primates and extinct human ancestors
Spanish-Literary Translation Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideSpanish-Literary Translation program gives high-performing undergraduate students the opportunity to earn a graduate degree during their time at Boston University.
Archaeological and Environmental Sciences - Archaeology Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThis Bachelor’s-to-Master’s in Archaeological and Environmental Sciences - Archaeology programme from Boston University allows students to apply a maximum of 8 units from their undergraduate degree toward the associated master’s degree.
Anthropology and Religion Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe Anthropology and Religion joint major at Boston University offers the student numerous ways to understand how religion works as a dynamic aspect of culture, and how individuals interact with their social environments to create systems of belief and ritual in their efforts to make sense of the world.
European Studies Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideEuropean Studies at Boston University is a major offered by the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to students enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Philosophy and Political Science Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideIn the Philosophy and Political Science major at Boston University, students are introduced to rigorous analysis of their ways of thinking and acting.
Spanish Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBroadly focused on the liberal arts, the major in Spanish at Boston University encompasses courses in language, literature, linguistics, culture, the arts, and related fields. It features in-depth engagement with the language, literatures, and cultures of Spain, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Japanese and Linguistics Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe Japanese and Linguistics major at Boston University enables students to combine the study of human language from a variety of perspectives with the study of Japanese language, literature, and culture.
Japanese Language and Literature Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe Japanese Language and Literature major at Boston University provides students with an appreciation and critical understanding of Japan’s rich literary and cultural traditions and contemporary culture along with a high level of proficiency (ACTFL intermediate-high) in the Japanese written and spoken language.
Archaeological and Environmental Sciences Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe major in Archaeological and Environmental Sciences from Boston University engages students in the study of scientific approaches that illuminate human interaction with environments in the past.
Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe major in Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies from Boston University offers students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the causes and consequences of past acts of genocide and human rights violations and to consider human rights law as a means of violence prevention.
English and American Literature Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBoston University's Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) in English and American Literature degree program is a focused liberal arts concentration rather than a professional or pre-professional program.
Linguistics and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBoston University's intercollegiate BS program in Linguistics and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences is offered by the College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College in conjunction with the College of Arts & Sciences.
Anthropology - Sociocultural Anthropology Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBoston University's Anthropology - Sociocultural Anthropology draws from approaches in the humanities and social sciences to examine the nature of society and culture across all human social groups and historical periods
Psychology Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideBoston University's Psychology is the science of human behavior and mental processes, which uses scientific methods to describe, predict, understand, and explain human behavior.
Asian Studies Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideAsian Studies at Boston University is a major offered in the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to students enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences. The major focuses on East Asia and South Asia, with attention to Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Rim.
Chinese Language and Literature Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideLike all World Languages & Literatures majors, Chinese Language and Literature majors at Boston University begin with CAS XL 100 Leaving Home: Explorations in World Literature, a team-taught course in which students meet the WLL faculty through guest lectures and get oriented in the rich diversity of the world’s literary traditions.
Latin American Studies Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe Latin American Studies major at Boston University provides students with a versatile and powerful vehicle for developing an in-depth understanding of the complexities and remarkable diversity of the Latin American region, defined as the 20 independent countries in the Western Hemisphere that are south of the United States, with Spanish, French, or Portuguese as their official languages.
Spanish and Linguistics Boston University
4,1(80)Boston, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe Spanish and Linguistics major offered by Boston University enables students to combine the study of human language from a variety of perspectives with the study of Spanish language, literature, and culture.