The departments within the College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offer programs leading to Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Liberal Arts degrees, coinciding with your specific major.

Please refer to the UMass Lowell Online Undergraduate Course Catalog for requirements specific to each degree. Please see below for more information on the College's full list of majors and minors.

Undergraduate Majors

American Studies1: B.A.

  • General Option
  • Thematic Option

Art: B.F.A.

  • Animation & Interactive Media Concentration 
  • Studio Art Concentration

Criminal Justice: B.S.

  • General Option
  • Crime & Mental Health Option
  • Homeland Security Option
  • Police Option

Digital Media1:B.A.

Economics: B.A.

Education: B.A.

  • Elementary and Moderate Disabilities Concentration

English: B.A.

  • Creative Writing Concentration
  • Journalism & Professional Writing Concentration
  • Literature Concentration
  • Theatre Arts Concentration

Graphic Design: B.A.

History: B.A.

Liberal Arts1: B.L.A.


Music

Peace & Conflict Studies1: B.A.

Philosophy: B.A.

  • General Option
  • Communications & Critical Thinking Option
  • Philosophy & Religious Studies Option

Political Science: B.A.

Psychology: B.A.

  • General Concentration
  • Behavior Analysis Concentration
  • Developmental Disabilities Concentration
  • Community Social Psychology Concentration
  • Clinical Psychology Concentration
  • Health Psychology Concentration    

Sociology: B.A.

  • General Concentration
  • Policy & Social Problems Concentration    

World Languages and Cultures: B.A.

  • French Option
  • French/Spanish Option
  • Italian/Spanish Option
  • Spanish Option

1Interdisciplinary majors

Undergraduate Minors


2Interdisciplinary minors

Student Profiles

Laura Cabrera sings jazzy rhythm and blues and original compositions as "Queen Laura" at El Taller, a literary café in Lawrence
Laura Cabrera '18
Bachelor of Liberal Arts

Laura Cabrera's studies in philosophy and psychology have given her great personal insight - and the confidence to pursue a creative career in music, art and dance.

If you're good at it, dedicate time to it and feel inspired, then anything is possible.
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Nicole Carrasco-Cruz inside the Red Sox Fenway Park
Nicole Carrasco-Cruz '22
Criminal Justice

Becoming a Red Sox Scholar in middle school set Nicole Carrasco-Cruz on course for her UML degree.

I fell in love with the school, the staff and the people. I knew this was the right environment for me.
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Michael Makiej preforming a high jump.
Michael Makiej '24
Philosophy, Political Science

Michael Makiej hits his stride in and out of the classroom, competing as a high jumper on the men’s track and field team while double-majoring in philosophy and political science.

It just seemed like such a fantastic place for me. I just got this very good impression from all these different people.
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Shaila Bornstein on stage at Durgin Hall as one of the two student panelists for debates among the Democratic primary candidates for Niki Tsongas’ seat in Congress
Shaila Bornstein '19
Criminal Justice, Political Science

A semester in Washington, D.C., interning with a nonprofit that trains women to run for political office galvanized Shaila Bornstein. As soon as she finishes at UML, she plans to return to Washington to gain political experience so she can run for president.

The opportunities I’ve already gotten here are above and beyond what I could have gotten anywhere else.
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Michelle Garcia reads aloud in front of a class
Michelle Garcia '21
English, Sociology

Michelle Garcia, a rising spoken word poet, is also learning how to write poetry for the page.

Writing keeps me sane. It keeps me grounded.
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