80 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Latin American Studies major at Yale University builds on a foundation of language and literature, history, history of art, theater studies, humanities, and the social sciences; its faculty is drawn from many departments and professional schools of the University.

Cognitive Science at Yale University explores the nature of cognitive processes such as perception, reasoning, memory, attention, language, decision making, imagery, motor control, and problem solving. The goal of cognitive science, stated simply, is to understand how the mind works.

Sociology at Yale University provides the theoretical and empirical foundation for understanding how societies function and how they change over time. Sociologists are interested in the causes and consequences of processes such as the social construction of groups and identity, the evolution of culture, intersubjective meanings, intergroup relations, and hierarchies and social norms.

Theater and Performance Studies at Yale University emphasizes the reciprocal relationship between practice and scholarly study. The major combines practical training with theory and history, while stressing creative critical thinking. Students are encouraged to engage intellectual and physical approaches to explore diverse cultural forms, historical traditions, and contemporary life.

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The major in Linguistics at Yale University offers a program of study leading toward an understanding of phonological, grammatical, and semantic structure and of various approaches to descriptive, experimental, and historical linguistics.

Art history is the study of all forms of art, architecture, and visual culture in their social and historical contexts. The History of Art major at Yale University can serve either as a general program in the humanities or as the groundwork for more specialized training. Unless otherwise indicated, all courses in History of Art are open to all students in Yale College.

The Philosophy major at Yale University prepares students to reflect critically and creatively on questions concerning the nature of things, the scope and limits of human understanding, and the principles of value and right action.

Applied Physics at Yale University is the study of the fundamental laws of nature. Applied physics uses these laws to understand phenomena that have practical applications.

The program in African Studies at Yale University enables students to undertake interdisciplinary study of the arts, history, cultures, politics, and development of Africa. As a foundation, students in the program gain a cross-disciplinary exposure to Africa.

The major in Mathematics and Physics at Yale University allows students to explore the productive interaction between the two subjects more extensively than either individual major.

The major in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies offered at Yale University, administered by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of a broad region: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, and Central Asia; Poland, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and other areas in east central Europe; and the Balkans.

Yale’s Biomedical Engineering program offers the B.S. in Biomedical Engineering degree at Yale University which prepares students for graduate studies in engineering and medicine, as well as careers in the Biomedical Engineering industry and other fields.

The Chemical Engineering program at Yale University is principally focused on basic and engineering sciences, and problem solving. Additional focus is on communication, analysis of experiments, and chemical process design. 

The Computer Science and Economics programme at Yale University is a full-time bachelor degree. This interdepartmental course provides foundational expertise in computation, data analysis, and economic theory. Students engage in empirical research and market design through a public study mode over a standard four-year duration.

The B.S. degree program in Mechanical Engineering at Yale University is the most technically intensive mechanical engineering degree program and is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. 

The programs offered by the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University are planned for students interested in the molecular and chemical basis of biological processes and are well suited to students hoping to attend medical school or pursue graduate studies in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, or biophysics.

The undergraduate program in Humanities at Yale University guides students in integrating courses from across the humanistic disciplines into intellectually coherent and personally meaningful courses of study.

The Department of French at Yale University has two distinct but complementary missions: to provide instruction in the French language at all levels of competence, and to lead students to a broad appreciation and deep understanding of the literatures and cultures of France and other French-speaking countries.

The Literature and Comparative Cultures Major at Yale University and the Comparative Literature Major allow students to address fundamental questions about the nature, function, and value of literature in a broadly comparative context.

Genders and sexualities are powerful organizing forces: they shape identities and institutions, nations and economies, cultures and political systems. Careful study of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University thus explains crucial aspects of our everyday lives on both intimate and global scales.