Majors & Minors
At Bucknell, you can choose from a much larger selection of majors, minors and courses than other liberal arts colleges and universities. But you won't be limited to just one path.
You can major in English and go to medical school, major in anthropology and become a filmmaker, or major in engineering and become a manager. That's the beauty of a liberal arts mission that empowers personalized education.
It all starts here, with a few simple clicks. Select the categories that align most closely with your interests and the type of program you want to explore — and discover what's possible. You can also explore the full list of majors and minors on the bottom of this page.
German Studies
In Bucknell's German studies program, intensive language training and lively culture courses prepare majors for jobs in fields such as science and technology, education, health care, law, business and more.
Health Humanities
The health humanities is an interdisciplinary approach to the cultural, historical and ethical dimensions of health and medicine.
History
Bucknell history majors learn through doing as they study the struggles, worldviews and development of human societies in different times and places.
International Relations
Bucknell's multidisciplinary international relations major prepares students to make a difference on a global scale.
Italian Studies
Italian studies majors at Bucknell take courses in Italian language, culture, literature and cinema, and graduate with an intercultural awareness and critical-thinking skills to broaden any career path.
Latin American Studies
Bucknell's Latin American studies majors delve into the history, culture and economic forces that shape this complex region.
Legal Studies
The legal studies minor requires at least five courses, one course from each of the five categories listed below. No more than three of these courses may be in a single department.
Markets, Innovation & Design
Bucknell markets, innovation & design majors learn to recognize what consumers want — before they even know they want it — and build careers developing the products, brands and messages to meet those desires.
Modern Hebrew Studies
Bucknell Modern Hebrew students learn the language of the state of Israel and can choose from a range of language and culture classes, including film, literature and history.
Music
Music majors at Bucknell University refine technical skills and artistic expression while preparing for careers under the direction of highly accomplished faculty musicians.
Peace & Conflict Studies
Peace & conflict studies explores the causes and nature of human conflict from the interpersonal to the global level.
Philosophy
Bucknell philosophy majors ask the big questions, embracing humanity's natural curiosity to examine the inner workings of knowledge, reality and value.
Political Science
Bucknell's political science program prepares students to work for change in the world, with opportunities to conduct meaningful, faculty-guided research.
Psychology
Bucknell psychology majors gain more than outstanding classroom instruction. Students will have opportunities to conduct faculty-guided research in our animal lab, study abnormal psychology at Danville State Psychiatric Hospital or work with children at our on-site child care center.
Public Policy
Public policy as defined by Kraft and Furlong (2007) is “what public officials within government, and by extension the citizens they represent, choose to do or not to do about public problems. Public problems refer to conditions the public widely perceives to be unacceptable and therefore requiring intervention.”