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Explore all the undergraduate majors, minor, and certificates offered by the College of Humanities. With over 30 majors and 34 minors, there's something for every student. 

All Majors, Minors and Certificates

Applied Ethics

Minor

Applied ethics, or practical ethics, is the analysis of ethical issues such as these as they arise in real-world problems.

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Arabic

Major
Minor

The Arabic major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Arabic and Arab cultures through the study of language, literature, and society.

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Asian Studies

Major
Minor

The Asian Studies major is an interdisciplinary degree that will both deepen and broaden your understanding of this crucial region of the world.

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British Studies

Minor

The goal of British Studies is to provide students with the opportunity to obtain a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the culture and society of Great Britain and the former colonies of the British Empire.

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Chinese

Major
Minor

The Chinese major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture through the study of the Chinese language, literature, and society.

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Classics

Major
Minor

The Classics Program includes the study of all facets of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, including history, philosophy, drama, history of science, textual criticism, religion, archeology and art history.

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Cognitive Science

Minor
Cert

Cognitive scientists attempt to answer questions of the mind, thoughts, and others as they try to discover how the mind works.

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Communication

Major

Communication deals with processes of human communication (verbal, written, and nonverbal) and behavior.

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Comparative Literature

Major
Minor

In this emphasis, you will study and compare the literature, arts, and media of at least two non-English-speaking cultures using the target languages at the advanced level.

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Computational Linguistics

Cert

This undergraduate certificate is designed to help students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career path in an area of technology known alternatively as Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing (NLP).

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Creative Writing

Minor

This program will give you the skills you need to take the characters and adventures in your head and turn them into written, communicable stories.

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Cultural Studies

Major
Minor

In the World Languages & Cultures: Cultural Studies major, you can explore themes across cultures and time periods, compare national literatures and cultures, learn and apply international literary and cultural theories, and analyze diverse types of texts (literary, visual, musical, etc.)

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English

Major
Minor

Meets the needs of diverse students, including those preparing to be teachers, scholars and writers, and those pursuing other careers and professional studies that require strong analytic and linguistic skills.

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English Teaching

Major

This major is designed to correspond with the Utah State Board of Education endorsement requirements to teach English Language Arts at the secondary level (high school).

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Environmental Humanities and Transformative Justice

Cert

The Environmental Humanities and Transformative Justice Undergraduate Certificate provides an interdisciplinary and justice-oriented focus on environmental issues, through which students explore the social and cultural dimensions of environmental crises; synthesize ideas at the intersections of the

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French

Major
Minor

The French major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of French and Francophone cultures through the study of language, literature, and society.

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French Teaching

Major
Minor

The French Teaching program was developed for students who are interested in French and would like to pursue a teaching career.

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German

Major
Minor

The German major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Germanic cultures through the study of the German language, literature, and society.

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Health Communication

Cert

Health communication is the art of communicating with or for health organizations.

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History

Major
Minor

We study history to appreciate the varieties of human experience, to understand the present, and to plan for the future. Students learn about history across regions of the world and multiple periods of time.

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History Teaching

Major
Minor

The History Teaching program was developed for students who are interested in History and would like to pursue a teaching career.

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International Studies

Major

The courses available through the International Studies Program give students descriptive, analytical, and methodological tools to help understand the world and the United States in a global context.

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Italian

Major
Minor

In this program, you can focus on the culture of ancient Italy, explore the world of Italian film, or examine how Italian culture has inspired and shaped the art and film of other countries throughout time.

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Japanese

Major
Minor

The Japanese major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture through the study of the Japanese language, literature, and society.

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Korean Studies

Major
Minor

The major & minor in Korean and Korean Studies allows students to develop fluency in Korean while also learning about Korean culture and diaspora.

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Latin American Studies

Major
Minor

The Latin American Studies Major and Minor provide students the opportunity to explore interdisciplinary approaches to Latin America.

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Linguistics

Major
Minor

Linguistics is an ideal major for today's university student. It provides the intellectual satisfaction of learning how human language works, while at the same time developing the analytical skills necessary to be highly competitive on the job market.

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Media Studies

Minor

If you want to understand how we use, adapt, appropriate, and are affected by media, consider minoring in Media Studies at the University of Utah.

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Medical Humanities

Minor

Students in the Medical Humanities Minor will explore topics in medical history, ethics, communication, and the diverse ways in which health and medicine have been interpreted and practiced within different societies.

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Middle East Studies

Major
Minor

Learn a new language, gain an appreciation for another culture, and become an active participant in today's global world with the Middle East Studies program.

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Peace & Conflict Studies

Major
Minor

Peace and Conflict Studies is an interdisciplinary program that enables students to study the dynamics of peace and conflict and to contribute to peaceable conditions in the home, the work place, and the world.

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Persian

Major

Persian language can be studied as an emphasis in the World Languages and Cultures major.

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Philosophy

Major
Minor

At its simplest, Philosophy (Greek for 'the love of wisdom') is the study of knowledge, or "thinking about thinking". It is the rational investigation of questions about existence, knowledge, and ethics - "who am I?"

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Philosophy of Science

Major

Philosophy of Science takes a look at the nature of science in general and individual branches of science through a philosophical lens. Assessing scientific reasoning, reliability, theory, moral dilemmas, social implications, and many other philosophical issues around science.

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Portuguese & Brazilian Studies

Major
Minor

With the minor in Portuguese, students will study not only the global language of Portuguese, but they will also explore the rich culture and history of Brazil.

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Professional and Technical Writing

Cert

The certificate in Professional and Technical Writing prepares students for thinking about writing as a rhetorical and social act, wherein the message conveyed is not only well crafted but meets the expectations of the audience in terms of its design and execution.

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Religious Studies

Major
Minor

Students of Religious Studies learn about the sociological and psychological factors which shape belief and often inform global conflict.

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Russian

Major
Minor

The Russian major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Russian culture through the study of the Russian language, literature, and society.

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Spanish

Major
Minor

The Spanish major is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Spanish culture through the study of the Spanish language, literature, and society.

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Spanish Teaching

Major
Minor

The Spanish Teaching major is a program developed for students who are interested in Spanish and would like to pursue a teaching career.

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Strategic Communication

Minor

This minor will serve students who are interested in pursuing knowledge of public relations, advertising, marketing, event planning, and campaign design/evaluation to compliment majors outside the Department of Communication.

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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Cert

The TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate prepares students to teach English to non-native English speakers in the United States or abroad.

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Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Major
Minor

The degree is designed to prepare students who are strong analytical thinkers and proficient writers. A degree in writing will prepare students for many careers and a variety of graduate school options.

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Last Updated: 8/24/23