Departments and Degrees

Harpur College provides an outstanding liberal arts education with more than 60 degree programs from arts to mathematics, psychology to theatre, and nationally recognized voice and instrument instruction to history and economics. Below is a list of available undergraduate, graduate, minor and concentration track options:

School of the Arts

  • Art & Design

    Art & Design:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Art, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Drawing
      • Graphic Design
      • Painting
      • Photography
      • Printmaking
      • Sculpture
    Studio Art, BFA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Drawing
      • Graphic Design
      • Painting
      • Printmaking
      • Sculpture
    Art, Minor

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Drawing
      • Graphic Design
      • Painting
      • Photography
      • Printmaking
      • Sculpture

  • Art History

    Art History:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Art History, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Art History
      • Architecture & Urban Studies 
    Art History, Minor

    Art History:
    Graduate Programs

    Art History, PhD
    Art History, MA

  • Cinema

    Cinema:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Cinema, BA 
    Cinema, Minor

    Cinema:
    Graduate Programs

    Cinema, MFA

  • Music

    Music:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Music, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

    • Composition
    • Musicology
    • Performance 
    Music, BMus
    • Music Performance
    Music, Minor

    Music:
    Graduate Programs

    Music, MM
    • Collaborative Piano
    • Composition
    • Conducting
    • History & Literature
    • Instrumental Performance
    • Opera
    • Vocal Performance

  • Theatre

    Theatre:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Theatre, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Acting/Directing
      • Dance
      • Technical Design 
    Musical Theatre, BFA
    Theatre, Minor

    Theatre:
    Graduate Programs

    Theatre, MA

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

  • Biological Science

    Biological Science:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Biological Sciences, BA
    Biological Sciences, BS
    Biological Sciences, Minor

    Biological Science:
    Graduate Programs

    Biological Sciences, PhD
    Biological Sciences, MS
    Biological Sciences, MA

  • Chemistry

    Chemistry:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Chemistry BA 
    Chemistry, BS

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Biological Chemistry
      • Materials Chemistry 
      • Chemistry BS ACS Certified 
    Chemistry, Minor

    Chemistry:
    Graduate Programs

    Chemistry, PhD
    Chemistry, MS
    Chemistry, MA

  • Evolutionary Studies
  • Earth Sciences

    Earth Sciences:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Geological Sciences, BA 
    Geological Sciences, BS

    Concentration Tracks:
    (Professional licensure available for all three BS tracks)

      • Geological Sciences
      • Geophysics 
      • Environmental Geology  
    Geological Sciences, Minor

    Earth Sciences:
    Graduate Programs

    Geological Sciences, PhD
    Geological Sciences, MS

  • Mathematics & Statistics

    Mathematics & Statistics:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Mathematics & Statistics, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Mathematics 
      • Statistics
      • Actuarial Science
    Mathematics & Statistics, BS

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Mathematics 
      • Actuarial Science
    Mathematics, Minor

    Mathematics & Statistics:
    Graduate Programs

    Mathematical Sciences, PhD
    Mathematics, MA
    Statistics, MA

  • Physics

    Physics:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Physics, BA 
    Physics, BS

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Physics
      • Applied Physics 
      • Mathematical Physics 
    Physics, Minor

    Physics:
    Graduate Programs

    Physics, PhD
    Physics, MS

  • Psychology

    Psychology:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Psychology, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Psychology
      • Foundations of Psychology
      • Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Psychology:
    Graduate Programs

    Behavioral Neuroscience, PhD
    Clinical Science, PhD
    Cognitive Psychology, PhD

  • Integrative Neuroscience

Humanities

  • Africana Studies

    Africana Studies:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Africana Studies, BA
    Africana Studies, Minor

  • Asian & Asian American Studies

    Asian & Asian American Studies:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Asian & Asian American Studies, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Asian American & Diaspora Studies
      • Asian Comparative Studies
      • South Asian Studies
    Chinese Studies, BA
    Japanese Studies, BA
    Korean Studies, BA 
    Asian & Asian American Studies, Minor 
    Chinese Studies, Minor
    Japanese Studies, Minor
    Korean Studies, Minor

    Asian & Asian American Studies:
    Graduate Programs

    Asian & Asian American Studies, MA
    Asian & Asian American Studies, CERT

  • Comparative Literature

    Comparative Literature:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Comparative Literature, BA
    Comparative Literature, Minor

    Comparative Literature:
    Graduate Programs

    Comparative Literature, PhD
    Comparative Literature, MA

  • English, General Literature & Rhetoric

    English:
    Undergraduate Programs

    English, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • English
      • Creative Writing 
      • Rhetoric
      • Global Culture

    English:
    Graduate Programs

    English, PhD
    English, MA

  • German & Russian Studies

    German Studies:
    Undergraduate Programs

    German, BA
    German, Minor

    Russian Studies:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Russian Area Studies, BA
    Russian Literary & Cultural Studies, BA
    Russian, Minor

    German & Russian Studies website

  • Judaic Studies

    Judaic Studies:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Judaic Studies, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Judaic Studies
      • Hebrew
    Judaic Studies, Minor

    Concentration Tracks:

      •  Judaic Studies
      • Hebrew
      • Israel Studies

  • Middle Eastern & Ancient Mediterranean Studies (MEAMS)

    MEAMS:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Arabic Studies, BA
    Ancient Mediterranean Studies, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Classical Civilization
      • Classics, Greek and Latin
      • Latin
    Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Minor

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Ancient Greek
      • Latin
      • Arabic

  • Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies (CMENAS)

    CMENAS:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Middle East and North Africa Studies, Minor

  • Philosophy

    Philosophy:
    U    ndergraduate Programs

    Philosophy, BA

    Philosophy:
    Graduate Programs

    Philosophy, PhD (SPEL)
    Philosophy, MA (SPEL)

  • Romance Languages and Literatures

    Romance Languages and Literatures:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Italian, BA
    Spanish, BA
    French, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

    • French & Francophone Studies
    • French Language & Linguistics
    Romance Languages and Literatures, Minor

    Concentration Tracks:

      • French
      • Italian
      • Spanish

    Romance Languages and Literatures:
    Graduate Programs

    Spanish, MA
    Spanish, MA + MSW in Social Work
    French, MA
    Italian, MA

  • Translation, Research & Instruction Program (TRIP)

Social Sciences

  • Anthropology

    Anthropology:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Anthropology, BA 
    Anthropology, BS
    Anthropology, Minor

    Concentration Tracks:

      • General Anthropology 
      • Sociocultural Anthropology
      • Biological Anthropology
      • Archaeology
      • Linguistic Anthropology 

    Anthropology:
    G    raduate Programs

    Anthropology, PhD
    Anthropology, MA
    Biomedical Anthropology, MS

  • Economics

    Economics:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Economics, BA 
    Economics, BS

    Concentration Tracks:

      • Economic Analysis
      • Financial Economics
      • Economic Policy Analysis
    Economics, Minor

    Economics:
    Graduate Programs

    Economics, PhD
    Economics, MA

  • Geography

    Geography:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Geography, BA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • General Geography
      • Computer Applications in Human-Environmental Analysis
      • Urban & Regional Planning
      • Environmental & Resource Management
      • Urban: Economic/Retailing Emphasis
    Geography, Minor

    Concentration Tracks:

      • General Geography
      • Geographical Information Systems
      • Environmental Resources Management
      • Physical Geography
      • Urban Planning
      • Immigration/Migration Geography

    Geography:
    Graduate Programs

    Geography, MA

    Concentration Tracks:

      • General Geography
      • Cartography & Geographical information Systems (GIS)
      • Environmental & Resource Management
      • Urban Planning & Applied Geography

  • History

    History:
    Undergraduate Programs

    History, BA
    History, Minor

    History:
    Graduate Programs

    History, PhD
    History, MA

  • Political Science

    Political Science:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Political Science, BA

    Political Science:
    Graduate Programs

    Political Science, PhD
    Political Science, MA

  • Sociology

    Sociology:
    Undergraduate Programs

    Sociology, BA
    Sociology, Minor

    Sociology:
    Graduate Programs

    Sociology, PhD
    Sociology, MA

    sociology website

Interdisciplinary Programs