Undergraduate Programs
Shape Your Future Through Our Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Programs
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a diverse array of 27 majors and 16 minors. Our programs empower students to tailor their academic paths to suit their passions and future career pursuits.
With a focus on interdisciplinary learning, students can explore themes such as social justice, mental health, sustainable futures, and the power of creative expression by taking courses across various disciplines.
Our students acquire essential knowledge and connect classroom learning to real-world challenges preparing them to become leaders, team players and advocates for positive change. With access to a wealth of resources and experiential learning opportunities, students are encouraged to collaborate with peers and engage with the broader community.
Program Overviews

African Studies (BA)
Offers practicum

Anthropology (BA)
offers co-op option and practicum

Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies (BA)
offers practicum

Art History (BA)
offers practicum

Biology (BA)

Canadian Studies (BA)
offers practicum

I’ve greatly enjoyed my double major in History and Greek & Roman Studies. It’s allowed me to spend time exploring different time periods and ways of thinking about the past that have, ultimately, enabled me to find my passion. The opportunity to learn new languages and new styles of writing has also given me a wide range of skills I can use going forward in my academic career.
– Kegan Rumig, Greek and Roman Studies and History double major

Childhood and Youth Studies (BA)
offers service-learning opportunity

Cognitive Science (BCogSc)
offers Co-op option

English (BA)
offers Co-op option and performance-based

Environmental and Climate Change Studies
offers field work, Co-op option, practicum

Film Studies (BA)
offers practicum

French (BA)
offers Co-op option

I am glad to have chosen History and Theory of Architecture for my studies because of the enriched architecture courses both technically and historically. As someone who aspires to be an architect, I’m thankful to my professors who have taught me the historical importance of communities. I am also glad to have chosen Carleton because of its vibrant student community, and I’m actively involved with Carleton’s Art and Architectural History Undergraduate Society.
– Anders Modeen, History and Theory of Architecture student

General Studies (Online BA)

Geography (BA and BSc)
offers co-op option and practicum

Geomatics (BA and BSc)
offers co-op option and practicum

Greek and Roman Studies (BA)
offers field work option

History (BA)
offers co-op option and practicum

History and Theory of Architecture (BA)
offers practicum

Human Rights and Social Justice (BA)
offers practicum

Humanities (BHum)
offers field work option

Indigenous Studies (BA)

Linguistics (BA and BSc)
offers practicum

Music (BA and BMus)
offers practicum

Philosophy (BA)

Psychology (BA and BSc)
offers co-op option and practicum

Religion (BA)

Sociology (BA)
offers co-op option and practicum

Undeclared BA

Women’s and Gender Studies (BA)
offers practicum

There’s a saying that goes, ‘If you do what you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.’ Everyone in the music program, from professors to students, takes so much joy in their music that it’s contagious! I’ve had so many amazing experiences with these people, from performing with classmates to a course abroad in Africa.
– Anastasia Wasylinko, Bachelor of Music student
Minors
Archaeology
Community Engagement
Critical Race Studies
Digital Humanities
Disability Studies
Drama Studies
Environment and Climate Humanities
Heritage and Conservation
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Modern Languages
Sexuality Studies
Technology, Society, Environment Studies
Urban Studies

The Bachelor of Humanities has given me the opportunity to learn about various cultures and time periods within a welcoming environment. The professors care about their students and want them to succeed.
– Caroline MacDonald, Bachelor of Humanities student
Other BA Programs at Carleton
- Criminology and Criminal Justice;
- European and Russian Studies;
- Law;
- Political Science
For more information about minors and additional programs at Carleton University, visit Undergraduate Admissions.