Faculty of Arts programs

For new students as of Fall 2025: you must complete at least one Faculty of Arts program - as part of your other degree/program requirements - to graduate with a B.A. degree.  

Important Notes:

  1. The programs listed below are programs offered by the Faculty of Arts. If the program you are seeking is not listed in the table below, it is by definition considered to be academic program offered by a Faculty other than the Faculty of Arts.
  2. Arts students are eligible to enrol in any of the academic programs available to B.A. students. However per your degree requirements, if you enrol in a program offered by a Faculty other than Arts (eg. Psychology, Geography, Computer Science or Math, which are all offered by the Faculty of Science), you must also enrol in at least one of the listed Arts programs, below. 
  3. Programs offered by the Bieler School of Environment:
    • The Faculty Program in Environment and the Honours in Environment are both considered to be Arts programs.
    • The Minor Concentration in Environment remains available to B.A. students, as with other Science programs. It is not however considered to be an Arts program.
    • For the Joint Honours in Environment, the Environment Honours component is not considered to be an Arts program. It must therefore be accompanied by an Arts Joint Honours component from the list, below.

 

Programs offered by Faculty of Arts academic units (ie. programs offered in the Social Sciences, Languages, or Humanities):

Arts Major Concentrations

Arts Minor Concentrations

Arts Honours Programs Arts Joint Honours Components Arts Faculty Program
African Studies African Studies Anthropology African Studies B.A. Faculty Program in Environment
Anthropology Anthropology Art History Anthropology  
Art History Arabic Language Canadian Studies Art History  
Canadian Studies Art History Classics Canadian Studies  
Classics Canadian Studies East Asian Studies Classics  
East Asian Studies Classics Economics East Asian Studies  
Economics Communication Studies English (Literature) Economics  
English – Literature East Asian Language and Literature English (Drama and Theatre) English (Cultural Studies)  
English – Drama and Theatre East Asian Cultural Studies English (Cultural Studies) English (Drama and Theatre)  
English – Cultural Studies East Asian Language, Supplementary Environment English (Literature)  
Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies Economics Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies  Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies  
German Studies English - Literature German Studies  German Studies  
Hispanic Studies English - Drama and Theatre Hispanic Studies Hispanic Studies  
History English - Cultural Studies History History  
International Development Studies European Literature and Culture International Development Studies International Development Studies  
Italian Studies Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies Italian Studies (Literature) Italian Studies  
Jewish Studies German Language Jewish Studies Jewish Studies  
Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires German Studies Langue & littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires  
Langue et littérature françaises - Traduction Hispanic Studies Latin-American and Caribbean Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies  
Latin American & Caribbean Studies History Liberal Arts Linguistics  
Liberal Arts History and Philosophy of Science Linguistics Philosophy  
Linguistics Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science  
Philosophy International Development Studies Political Science Russian  
Political Science Italian Studies Religious Studies Sociology  
Religious Studies Jewish Studies Russian World Islamic and Middle East Studies  
Russian Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires Sociology    
Sociology Langue et littérature françaises - Langue française World Islamic and Middle East Studies    

World Islamic and Middle East Studies

Langue et littérature françaises - Traduction      
  Latin American & Caribbean Studies      
  Linguistics      
  Medieval Studies      
  Persian Language      
  Philosophy      
  Political Science      
  Quebec Studies      
  Religious Studies      
  Russian      
  Russian Culture      
  Social Studies of Medicine      
  Sociology      
  South Asian Studies      
  Turkish Language      
  Urdu Language      
  World Cinemas      
  World Islamic & Middle East Studies      
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