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College of Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate

The College of Arts and Sciences offers a variety of undergraduate degree programs, ranging from anthropology to neuroscience to theatre. In each major program, students can expect to feel a sense of belonging, participate in experiential learning activities, engage with renowned faculty members, and receive valuable advising. Explore our majors, minors, and certificates below:

    • African American Studies, BA
    • Anthropology, BA
    • Art, BA
    • Art, BFA
    • Bioinformatics, BS
    • Biology, BS
    • Cancer Biology, BS
    • Chemistry, BS
    • Communication Studies, BA
    • Computer Science, BA
    • Computer Science, BS
    • Criminal Justice, BS
    • Digital Forensics, BS
    • English, BA
    • General Studies, BGS
    • Genetics and Genomic Sciences, BS
    • History, BA
    • Human Rights, BA
    • Immunology, BS
    • International Studies, BA
    • Mathematics, BS
    • Medical Sociology, BS
    • Music, BA
    • Musical Theatre, BFA
    • Neuroscience, BS
    • Philosophy, BA
    • Physics, BS
    • Political Science, BA
    • Psychology, BS
    • Social Work, BSSW
    • Sociology, BA
    • Theatre, BA
    • World Languages and Literatures, BA
    • Writing and Media, BA

  • students studying together Minors can empower you to enhance your major for careers or graduate school, or can simply allow you to pursue your interests. Minors can be combined with almost any major or with other minors. Each minor requires approximately 18 credit hours to complete—about six classes.

    The College has more than 45 minors that are offered by all 19 of our departments and several programs. Explore our course offerings, and enrich your UAB experience.

    • Mental Health, Undergraduate Certificate
    • Public History, Undergraduate Certificate
    • Social Science Research Methods, Undergraduate Certificate
    • Spanish for Specific Purposes, Undergraduate Certificate