17 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The goal of the Economics Department from Hamilton College is to educate engaged citizens who understand the economic institutions they are part of and who are able to assess and develop opportunities for responsible participation and positive social change.

The goal of the Government Department from Hamilton College is to engage students in discussion pertaining to the political dynamics of human life through research and intensive writing. Students emerge prepared to shape, analyze, and fully participate in civic life.

The goal of the American Studies Program from Hamilton College is to foster a complex understanding of American cultures, providing students with the analytical tools necessary to examine the diversity of American identities and experiences within an interdisciplinary, transnational frame.

The goal of the Geoarchaeology Program from Hamilton College is to encourage connections between geological concepts and methods to aid in the interpretation of the archaeological record of past societies.

The goal of Hamilton's German Studies Department from Hamilton College is to examine from an interdisciplinary perspective the language, literature, culture, historical development and politics of German-speaking countries.

The goal of the Chinese program from Hamilton College is to introduce students to the region’s changing identity while emphasizing the attainment of language proficiency as well as knowledge of East Asian culture, literature, film, and linguistics.

At Hamilton College, Anthropology is a holistic discipline. Anthropologists consider and deconstruct inference from language, behavior, material culture, and biological adaptations of humans. 

The goal of the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department from Hamilton College aims to introduce students to the region’s changing identity while emphasizing language proficiency as well as culture, literatures, film, and linguistics.

The goal of the French and Francophone Studies Department from Hamilton College is to encourage an appreciation of the heritage and culture of French-speaking peoples and help students develop language proficiency necessary for a mature understanding of France and Francophone countries, past and present.

The goal of Hamilton’s Russian Studies program from Hamilton College is to explore in a deep, interdisciplinary way the language, literature, culture, history, and politics of the Russian-speaking countries of Eurasia.

The goal of the Asian Studies Program from Hamilton College is to introduce students to the diversity of Asian cultures and enable them to develop critical perspectives on Asia, while honing their skills in speaking, writing and research. 

The goal of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department from Hamilton College is to develop students’ skills in conducting interdisciplinary critical analyses of how gender — in relation to race, class, citizenship status, ability, age, and sexuality — structures our world.

The goal of the Public Policy Program from Hamilton College is to prepare students to examine, shape, and participate in civic life in all its dimensions.

The goal of the Psychology Department from Hamilton College is to provide students with the tools to pursue novel questions about behavior and the mind using the scientific method. 

The goal of the Hispanic Studies Department from Hamilton College is to help students employ the methods of literary and cultural analysis to develop an informed understanding of Spain, Latin America, and Hispanic U.S., and to reach oral and written proficiency in the Spanish language.

The goal of the Africana Studies department from Hamilton College is to take up the field's central questions and debates in multiple contexts and by means of multiple methodologies. 

The goal of the Sociology Department from Hamilton College is to introduce students to classic and contemporary theoretical approaches in sociology as they pursue data collection and analysis methods with opportunities to apply theory to explain empirical phenomena.