Bates College Departmental and Interdisciplinary Program Majors


Department Majors

Anthropology

Geology

Political Science

Art

German

Psychology

Biology

History

Religion

Chemistry

Japanese

Rhetoric

Chinese

Mathematics

Russian

Economics

Music

Sociology

English

Philosophy

Spanish

French

Physics

Theater

 


Interdisciplinary Program Majors

African American Studies

East Asian Studies

American Cultural Studies

Environmental Studies

Biological Chemistry

Neuroscience

Classical and Medieval Studies

Women's Studies

 


Secondary Concentrations

Anthropology Greek Rhetoric
Chinese History Russian
Computing Science Japanese Sociology
Dance Latin South Asian Studies
Economics Mathematics Spanish
Educational Studies Music Teacher Education
French Philosophy Theater
German Religion Women's Studies

Major Fields of Study/Concentrations for 2000 Graduates

Humanities

   

Natural Sciences

 

Art

18

 

Biology

49

Chinese

2

 

Chemistry

7

East Asian Languages and Cultures 0

Engineering (3/2)

0

East Asian Studies

7

 

Geology

13

English

38

 

Mathematics

16

French

6

 

Physics

9

German

9

 

Total Natural Sciences

94

Japanese

3

 

Music

10

 

Interdisciplinary

 

Philosophy

3

 

African-American Studies

0

Religion

7

 

American Cultural Studies

15

Rhetoric

8

  Biological Chemistry 14

Russian

1

 

Classical and Medieval Studies

4

Spanish

14

 

Environmental Studies

37

Theater

5

  Interdisciplinary Self Designed 17

Total Humanities

131

  Neuroscience 6
     

Women's Studies

9

Social Sciences

   

Total Interdisciplinary

102

Anthropology

17

 

Economics

50

 

History

25

 

Political Science

55

 

Psychology

39

  Total Number of Concentrations/Majors 515

Sociology

12

  Total Number of Students Awarded Degrees 467

Total Social Sciences

188

  Percentage of Graduates with Double Majors 9.9%

Secondary Concentrations for 2000 Graduates

Chinese

4

Music 4

Computer Studies

5

Russian

2

Economics

17

Sociology

6

Education

9

South Asian Studies

1

French

20

Spanish

26

German

10

Theater

2

Japanese

1

Women's Studies

1

Mathematics

5

Total Number of Secondary Concentrators

114

Percentage of Graduates with Secondary Concentrations

22.7%


Other Programs

Double Majors

Students earn double majors by completing all of the major requirements in any two departments.

Individual Interdisciplinary Major

Students may propose an individual interdisciplinary major should that student discover a well-defined intellectual interest that crosses one or more of the boundaries of the established fields of concentration. An interdisciplinary major involves a detailed program of study with courses drawn from at least two departments, but only one senior thesis and/or comprehensive examination.

Liberal Arts-Engineering Dual Degree Plan

Students study liberal arts at Bates College for three years, and then enroll in a two-year engineering program at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve University, or Washington University in St. Louis for two years. Upon completion of this five-year program, students receive an undergraduate degree from Bates and a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the engineering-school affiliate.


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