Majors and Minors

In Jewish Studies, we examine the religion, culture, and history of the Jewish people. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of the experience and vital contributions of the Jewish people as an integral part of Western civilization and world history, and of Judaism as the matrix of the West’s religious foundations and thought.

As a Journalism and Documentary Storytelling student, you'll combine practical training in journalism with examination of the sociopolitical role of journalism. You'll consider what it means to be a responsible citizen in a journalistic context.

Combine the humanities and social sciences to the study of languages and experience in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

he Mathematics Department at Allegheny College instills in our students an appreciation of the power, utility, and beauty of mathematics. Our curriculum not only introduces students to major areas of mathematical thought, but also develops critical thinking and communication skills that will enable students to become lifelong learners and problem solvers.

Take a multifaceted approach to studying the language, history, politics, religion, culture, and economics of the Middle East and North African region. You can design this minor to complement your other coursework, interests, and career goals.

Music courses accommodate a wide variety of backgrounds so that students can either begin or continue their musical journey.

Study the brain and nervous system, drawing upon biology and psychology and exploring areas such as development, sensation and perception, behavior, cognition, learning and memory, movement, sleep, and stress. You'll gain research, analytical, and communication abilities valued by employers and graduates schools alike.

Philosophy inquires into structures that form the basis of all that exists, the ways we can justify our claims to knowledge, and the values and goals that guide individuals and societies.

From spacecraft to polymers, physics requires the integration of other fields. While everyone has the same foundation, majors pick an interdisciplinary track to meet their interests and goals, making our curriculum as individual as our students.

Explore politics, public policy, and political behavior in the U.S. and around the world. As a political science student, you'll investigate and debate enduring values and issues — like freedom, justice, and power — while learning to solve problems facing society today.

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Pre-law students study a broad-based curriculum at Allegheny in order to develop skills that are absolutely crucial for law school and law careers.

As a Psychology student, you'll delve into human thought and behavior, blending paradigms and new ways of understanding. You'll gain problem-solving, analytical, and interpersonal abilities that will set the stage for your future in a wide variety of rewarding careers.

Public Humanities makes specialized knowledge accessible to diverse public audiences.

Explore religious rituals, practices, and systems of thought. Religious Studies helps us see the continually evolving relationship of individuals and communities within those traditions as well as the role of religion in a complex global context.

A program focusing on the knowledge and skills that teams and individuals need to develop and maintain large-scale software systems. Students apply engineering principles and industry-standard software tools to design, implement, test, release, and enhance software for real-world customers.

Our Spanish program will engage you with Spanish-speaking culture from day one and will keep improving your language skills until graduation and beyond. Along the way, you'll learn to solve problems by reflecting on and analyzing the deep connection between language and culture.

The Art Department embraces, encourages, and promotes diverse perspectives using the cultural power of art to catalyze change.

Allegheny Theatre students learn to engage critically and creatively with the wider culture that surrounds them, producing original work and developing skills to connect with audiences in compelling ways.

Explore gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, abilities, socioeconomic status, nationality, and religion as central formations in communication & media, law & policy, health & wellbeing, education & scientific inquiry, and visual, performative, and creative arts. You'll work with faculty and students across campus to think creatively about how to address some of the most pressing issues we face in the 21st-century–from climate change to health disparities, reproductive justice to (im)migration, and from gendered violence to LGBTQ+ rights.

Explore creative writing in the areas of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction--and craft your unique voice to stand out and harness the creative powers of language.