24 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

It’s the language of European politics, international business, scientific literature, and cutting-edge art. Learn German Studies at Fordham University.

Self-directed? Ambitious? A lover of Italian books, films, and culture? If you want to blaze your own path to fluency in Italian language and culture, the Italian Studies major at Fordham University might be right for you.

In the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Fordham University, you’ll study Spanish Language and Literature—the focus of our program—from medieval through postmodern times. You’ll master grammar and usage—and develop a thorough understanding of Hispanic culture.

Culture. Diversity. Power. These three words define America and its enormous global influence. But how did we get here? What makes America so, well, American? The American Studies major at Fordham University is the interdisciplinary study of the cultures, ideas, and institutions that make up the nation.

The Chinese Studies major at Fordham University looks at China both as a vital part of the world today and one of the longest continuing civilizations of human history, and it has a dual focus on language and culture.

The discourse in African and African American Studies at Fordham University has been rich, diverse, and complex for more than four decades.

Explore the diverse cultures of Latin America in New York City, the United States, and the world with this Latin American and Latino Studies from Fordham University.

The French Studies major at Fordham University is for committed Francophiles with an independent streak and the passion to see their ideas through.

To be human is to be with humans. Sociology explores the dynamics of group life. The Sociology program is offered by Fordham University.

Perhaps it’s the sound of the language or the culture’s 2,500-year-old history that draws you in. Maybe it’s art and architecture, films and food, Rome and Florence. As an Italian Language and Literature at Fordham University, you’ll become a fluent speaker, reader, and lover of Italian culture.

Live, work, and prosper in our rapidly changing world. The International Studies major at Fordham University is as globetrotting, dynamic, interdisciplinary, and intercultural as you aim to be. Our cosmopolitan education is steeped in a higher mission. We prepare you for a life well-lived using your gifts in the service of the world.

Understand economic theory in the context of history, politics, and philosophy, with this Economics programme from Fordham University.

As Middle East Studies at Fordham, you’ll become well versed in the complexities and intricacies of Middle Eastern and North African culture, history, religion, civilization, economics, and politics. We train and equip you to step into challenging positions related to Middle East affairs.

The Communications programme at Fordham University provides students with a disciplined understanding of the media, their relationship to culture and society, and the process of communication.

In the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Fordham University, you will study French and Francophone Studies, cultures, and literatures from medieval times through the present with the French Language and Literature major.

Mathematics and Economics is a challenging, interdisciplinary degree at Fordham University that will impress recruiters and graduate schools.

Anthropology majors at Fordham University explore humanity in all its amazing variation over a vast time scale. This includes studying some of our earliest ancestors, such as “Lucy,” all the way to contemporary race relations.

As human beings, we have a natural drive to communicate. But do we understand the true impact of what we say and how we say it? The Communication and Culture program is offered at Fordham University.

What makes us tick? After a century of psychological science, we have some answers. But many questions remain too. In the Psychology course at Fordham University, we emphasize critical thinking—and high expectations—as we challenge you to think scientifically about human behavior.

Self-directed? Ambitious? A lover of Hispanic books, films, and cultures? If you want to blaze your own path to fluency in Spanish language and culture, the Spanish Studies major at Fordham University might be right for you.