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    Environmental Studies & Sciences

    Environmental studies majors seek solutions to environmental problems faced by humans, while environmental science allows students majoring in the natural sciences to add an environmental concentration to another degree.

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    Food Systems

    The minor in food systems takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the production, processing, distribution and politics of food, which are global challenges in the 21st century.

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    French & Francophone Studies

    French majors at Bucknell learn to communicate persuasively, think critically and engage with global society using one of the world's most influential languages.

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    Geography

    Bucknell geography majors have access to some of the finest field sites in the East, including small towns, forests, mines, rivers and wetlands.

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    German Studies
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    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.

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    Health Humanities

    The health humanities is an interdisciplinary approach to the cultural, historical and ethical dimensions of health and medicine.

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    History

    Bucknell history majors learn through doing as they study the struggles, worldviews and development of human societies in different times and places.

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    International Relations

    Bucknell's multidisciplinary international relations major prepares students to make a difference on a global scale.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Literary Studies

    In Bucknell's literary studies major, students analyze global works of literature, developing empathy and a deeper understanding of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

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    Management & Organizations

    Choose to focus your major in one or four concentrations — entrepreneurship, global management, human resource management or managing for sustainability — or carve your own way.

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    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.

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    Mathematical Economics

    As a mathematical economics major at Bucknell, you’ll dig past the data in spreadsheets and trend curves to uncover real stories and understand the quantitative models that drive global economic decisions. 

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    Modern Hebrew and Jewish 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.