The Division of Arts & Humanities seeks to pursue and promote the wonders and values of aesthetic and humanistic learning. It strives to cultivate an inclusive community of curious, intrepid, compassionate, and socially engaged learners. The Division of Arts & Humanities contains fifteen departments, four interdisciplinary undergraduate degree programs, and multiple secondary fields.
- Art, Film & Visual Studies -Concentration with Tracks and Secondary Fields in Film/Video Production, Film and Visual Studies, and Studio Arts
- Celtic Languages & Literatures - Secondary Field
- The Classics - Concentration and Secondary Field
- Comparative Literature - Concentration and Secondary Fields in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
- East Asian Studies - Concentration and Secondary Field
- English - Concentration and Secondary Field
- Ethnicity, Migration, Rights - Secondary Fields in Ethnicity, Migration, Rights and Latina/o Studies
- Folklore & Mythology - Concentration and Secondary Field
- German and Scandinavian Studies - Concentrations in German Studies and Scandinavian Studies and Secondary Field in German Studies
- History of Art & Architecture - Concentration with Track in Architecture Studies and Secondary Field
- History & Literature - Concentration
- Linguistics - Concentration and Secondary Fields in Language Theory and Language Structure, Language and Linguistic Theory, and Language, Mind and Brain
- Medieval Studies - Secondary Field
- Music - Concentration and Secondary Field and Joint Degree Programs with New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music
- Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations - Concentration with Tracks and Secondary Fields in The Middle East in Antiquity, Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies (Islamic Studies), Jewish Studies, and Modern Middle Eastern Studies
- Philosophy - Concentration and Secondary Fields in General Philosophy, Value Theory, Contemporary Metaphysics and Epistemology, and History of Philosophy
- Comparative Study of Religion - Concentration and Secondary Field
- Romance Languages & Literature -- Concentration with Special Fields in French and Francophone Studies, Italian Studies, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Spanish, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Romance Studies, and Secondary Fields in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
- Slavic Literatures & Cultures - Concentration and Secondary Fields in Central European Studies and Russian Studies
- South Asian Studies - Concentration with Tracks in South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and South Asian Studies, and Secondary Field
- Theater, Dance & Media - Concentration and Secondary Field
For many broad questions or issues—for example, picking a concentration, choosing classes, deciding whether to write a thesis, or envisioning a career in your field—talking with a tutor may be the best place to start.
For questions or issues specific to your area of concentration, you should begin with your concentration advisor—or, if you haven’t declared a concentration yet, with your sophomore advisor.