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 Studies 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

Jared Socolow meets with Associate Teaching Professor Mary Duell in her office.
Jared Socolow '20
Psychology

Jared Socolow turned his own struggles into a research project that he will present at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science.

I like to get out of my comfort zone and challenge myself.
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Tyler Davis is wearing air force uniform as he ties a red banner to a flag that displays a golden eagle and the words "DET 345 A FLIGHT."
Tyler Davis '19
Political Science

For Tyler Davis, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, the dream of being a pilot came true at UMass Lowell through Air Force ROTC Detachment 345.

UMass Lowell truly made me a better man. The faculty are amazing; they see their job as a calling, a mission.
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Karina Alves singing with a microphone
Karina Alves 2023
Bachelor of Liberal Arts: Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

Karina “K45” Alves wants to combine music with criminal justice reform.

I was always drawn to do what I can about inequality
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Ron Pannell chats with a woman at the bookstore
Ron Pannell '19
Public Administration

In the Master of Public Administration program, Ron Pannell is learning skills he can apply to his job in the Office of Student Engagement at Middlesex Community College – and later, in a housing agency.

The M.P.A. aligns with what I’ve already done in the field of education and provides flexibility if, later, I want to work in another area.
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David Morton speaks at convocation
David Morton '20
Business Administration & Political Science

Whether it’s working to improve campus life as Student Government Association president or responding to an emergency call as a student EMT, David Morton has dedicated himself to making UML a better place.

I never thought I would be this happy at UMass Lowell, but it’s where I belonged.
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