51 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Students with the talent and energy for working independently and with the strong support of faculty advisors may undertake a Contract Major at Williams College: a coherent study of an interdisciplinary subject not covered by a regularly offered major. 

Economics addresses issues that are central to our daily lives: our material standard of living, poverty, inequality, unemployment, and inflation, among others. The methodology of economics at Williams College contributes insights to public policy that can help guide efforts to increase social wellbeing and distribute that wellbeing in a fair way. 

The French program from Williams College is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge embracing the cultural, historical, social, and political heritage of France and the Francophone world. 

American politics, international relations, political theory, and comparative politics are the discipline’s main organizing fields. In the Political Science program at Williams College, each of these has its own introductory course and its own capstone senior seminar.

The Global Studies program at Williams College enables students to achieve this goal through a cross-disciplinary and comparative curriculum

By cultivating a sophisticated awareness of linguistic and literary representation, and by encouraging the ability to read critically and write persuasively, the English major from Williams College provides students with intellectual and analytical skills that they can draw upon to follow a wide range of paths.

Students who elect to major in Physics at Williams College find that the foundation in fundamental principles and experimental techniques obtained here is excellent preparation for graduate work in the pure or applied sciences, engineering, other professional fields, or for direct entry into the job market.

The Public Health program at Williams College consists of at least one introductory course devoted to the field as a whole (PHLH 201) and one course in statistics, supplemented by a myriad of electives that cover topical areas.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program from Williams College is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore living systems in molecular terms. 

The Science and Technology Studies at Williams College is an interdisciplinary program concerned with science and technology and their relationship to society. 

The study of public policy is inherently interdisciplinary, and the Political Economy Program from Williams College self-consciously incorporates the central analytical approaches of both Political Science and Economics, seeking to surmount the sometimes artificial barriers of specialization that may characterize asingle discipline.

The Environmental Studies program at Williams College is designed to prepare students to effectively address these issues by integrating perspectives and methodologies from the natural sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. 

The Art Department offers students different paths to explore the vital connection between visuality and creativity. Art History is offered at Williams College.

The East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) major offered by the Department of Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (DALLC) at Williams College gives students an opportunity to pursue bothlanguage study and gain more in-depth knowledge about Chinese or Japanese culture.  

Courses on Japanese culture, linguistics and literature in translation are also offered at Williams College.

The Biology major at Williams College provides students with a broad base for understanding principles governing life processes at all levels–molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecological. 

The Geosciences major at Williams College offers an understanding of the evolution of our planet and its interacting global systems. In this era of global change, geoscience provides the tools that can help us learn to live sustainably with our environment, and appreciate our place within the vastness of Earth history. 

The Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Williams College offers bachelor degrees in Anthropology or Sociology and aims to help students achieve an integrated understanding of biography, history, culture, and social structure. 

The Cognitive Science Program at Williams College is concerned with how humans, animals, and computers acquire, represent, manipulate, and use information

Want to study Spanish? Curious about going abroad, or becoming a major? Whether you are exploring Spanish for the first time, plan to major in Spanish or want to earn a formal Certificate in Spanish, at Williams College we invite you to explore our courses and meet the faculty.