23 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Religion programme at Colgate University offers a program of study that challenges students to explore the role of religion across cultures and historical periods, and to think critically about the nature and expression of religiousness. 

Geography bridges perspectives in the social and natural sciences to study people and the environment. In addition to deepening knowledge of biophysical and social change processes in their own right, diverse methodological approaches of Geography programme of Colgate University uncover the relationships between humans and natural and social environments.

Africana and Latin American Studies (ALST) programme of Colgate University is an interdisciplinary program studying the histories and cultures of African Americans and the peoples of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Russian and Eurasian Studies (REST) of Colgate University is a multi- and interdisciplinary program that aims to give students an understanding of the history, politics, environment, and culture of Russian, East European and Eurasian places, along with proficiency in the Russian language. 

Since its creation in 1970, Colgate University’s Peace and Conflict Studies Program has been at the forefront of research and instruction in this interdisciplinary field. The Peace & Conflict Studies (PCON) program at Colgate University draws upon the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to address some of the most challenging issues in the world today. 

The core of Psychological Science programme of Colgate University is the study of human and animal behavior. The Psychological and Brain Sciences Department applies scientific approaches to understanding sensation, motivation, perception, cognition, language, development, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. 

The Native American Studies program of Colgate University offers students the opportunity to undertake a comparative study of the pre-Columbian, colonial, and contemporary cultures of North and Latin America. 

In the Anthropology programme of Colgate University, students engage differences, learning to “make the strange familiar and the familiar strange” (Spiro). Join in the ongoing comparative study of human cultures and societies, and build a greater understanding of the structures and values that shape lives, institutions, and cultures.

The aim of this Spanish programme of Colgate University is to provide students with a solid foundation in the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking worlds. Students pursue their passions for language and culture through rigorous and immersive study.

Colgate University’s French students work closely with passionate faculty members who are leaders in their field and who guide their students to becoming experts in French language and culture.

The Asian Studies program of Colgate University provides encourages multidisciplinary engagement with the whole of the place and people. Study the diverse nations and cultures of Asia through an interdisciplinary approach.

The major in Chinese of Colgate University provides students with a solid foundation in the Chinese language, literature, and culture through extensive language training and broad exposure to Chinese literary and cultural traditions.

The Colgate University's International Relations program pursues knowledge through immersion and practice, offering a rigorous course of study with opportunities for direct exposure to contemporary international organizations, international law and courts, and travel that enriches the academic context of worldwide politics, life, culture, history, and thought.

The major in Japanese of Colgate University provides students with a solid foundation in the disciplines of Japanese language, literature, and culture through extensive language training and broad exposure to Japanese literary and cultural traditions.

The Women's Studies Program of Colgate University recognizes gender as a crucial category of human knowledge and action. Women’s studies understands the complexity of human lives as gender interconnects with sexuality, race, class, ability, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and age in the constitution of experience and identities.

The Mathematical Economics programme of Colgate University is designed to encourage a student with strong interests in the two areas to develop a deeper understanding of economics by viewing it, in part, as an area of applied mathematics.

Students of Sociology programme of Colgate University are particularly interested in understanding and explaining social issues and problems, and the sources of stress and change in contemporary and historical societies. 

The Political Science program of Colgate University is designed to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of politics in the broadest sense and to introduce them to the skills needed for research and analysis.

The Environmental Economics major program of Colgate University focuses on the relationships between the economic system and the natural environment, including the use of the natural environment as an economic asset and the impact on the natural environment of the economic system.

Environmental Geography programme of Colgate University engages students in the interrelations between human systems and the natural environment. Draw on a variety of academic disciplines to study the single most pressing issue in the history of humanity.