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Arts majors and minors for Science undergraduates

How about an honours Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Philosophy? Or what if you want to study International Development Studies in addition to Biology? Go for it! Science at McGill is for you.

Here is the list of Arts major concentrations that are approved for Science students, followed by the corresponding list of Arts minor concentrations. Don't forget, you can also choose a second program in the Faculty of Science.

Please note: Science students must take a Science major or honours program, or a liberal program core science component. Science students may take a second program from Arts in addition to their first program from Science.

Faculty of Arts Major and Minor Concentration Programs Open to Science Students

For more information, please see the relevant departmental entries in Faculty of Arts > Undergraduate.

Major Concentrations

Major Concentrations
African Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration African Studies (36 credits)
Anthropology: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Anthropology (36 credits)
Art History: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Art History (36 credits)
Classics: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Classics (36 credits)
East Asian Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration East Asian Studies (36 credits)
Economics: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Economics (36 credits)
English - Cultural Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration English - Cultural Studies (36 credits)
English - Drama and Theatre: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration English - Drama and Theatre (36 credits)
English - Literature: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration English - Literature (36 credits)
Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies (36 credits)
Geography (Urban Studies): Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Geography (Urban Studies) (36 credits)
German Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration German Studies (36 credits)
Hispanic Languages: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Hispanic Studies (36 credits)
History: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration History (36 credits)
International Development Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration International Development Studies (36 credits)
Italian Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Italian Studies (36 credits)
Jewish Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Jewish Studies (36 credits)
Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires: Baccalauréat ès Arts (B.A.) - Concentration majeure Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires (36 crédits)
Langue et littérature françaises - Traduction: Baccalauréat ès Arts (B.A.) - Concentration majeure Langue et littérature françaises - Traduction (36 crédits)
Latin American & Caribbean Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Latin American & Caribbean Studies (36 credits)
Linguistics: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Linguistics (36 credits)
Music (available to students in B.Sc. Liberal only): Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Music (36 credits)
Philosophy: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Philosophy (36 credits)
Political Science: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Political Science (36 credits)
Religious Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Religious Studies (36 credits)
Russian: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Russian (36 credits)
Sociology: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Sociology (36 credits)
World Islamic and Middle East Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration World Islamic & Middle East Studies (36 credits)

Minor Concentrations

Minor Concentrations
African Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration African Studies (18 credits)
Anthropology: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Anthropology (18 credits)
Arabic Language: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Arabic Language (18 credits)
Art History: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Art History (18 credits)
Canadian Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Canadian Studies (18 credits)
Classics: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Classics (18 credits)
Communication Studies – see Art History and Communication Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Communication Studies (18 credits)
East Asian Language and Literature: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration East Asian Language and Literature (18 credits)
East Asian Cultural Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration East Asian Cultural Studies (18 credits)
East Asian Language, Supplementary: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Supplementary Minor Concentration East Asian Language (18 credits)
Economics: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Economics (18 credits)
English – Cultural Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration English - Cultural Studies (18 credits)
English – Drama and Theatre: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration English - Drama and Theatre (18 credits)
English – Literature: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration English - Literature (18 credits)
Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies (18 credits)
Geography: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geography (18 credits)
Geography (Urban Studies): Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geography (Urban Studies) (18 credits)
German Language: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration German Language (18 credits)
German Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration German Studies (18 credits)
Health Geography: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Health Geography (18 credits)
Hispanic Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Hispanic Studies (18 credits)
History: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration History (18 credits)
History and Philosophy of Science: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration History and Philosophy of Science (18 credits)
International Development Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration International Development Studies (18 credits)
Italian Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Italian Studies (18 credits)
Jewish Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Jewish Studies (18 credits)
Langue et littérature françaises – Études et pratiques littéraires: Baccalauréat ès Arts (B.A.) - Concentration mineure Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires (18 crédits)
Langue et littérature françaises – Langue française: Baccalauréat ès Arts (B.A.) - Concentration mineure Langue & littérature françaises - Langue française (18 crédits)
Langue et littérature françaises – Traduction: Baccalauréat ès Arts (B.A.) - Concentration mineure Langue et litt. françaises - Traduction (18 crédits)
Latin American & Caribbean Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Latin American & Caribbean Studies (18 credits)
Linguistics: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Linguistics (18 credits)
Music: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Music (18 credits)
Persian Language: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Persian Language (18 credits)
Philosophy: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Philosophy (18 credits)
Political Science: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Political Science (18 credits)
Québec Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Quebec Studies & Community-Engaged Learning/ La concentration Mineure en Études sur le Québec et apprentissage par engagement communautaire (18 credits)
Russian: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Russian (18 credits)
Russian Culture: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Russian Culture (18 credits)
Social Studies of Medicine: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Social Studies of Medicine (18 credits)
Sociology: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Sociology (18 credits)
South Asian Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration South Asian Studies (18 credits)
Turkish Language: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Turkish Language (18 credits)
Urdu Language: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Urdu Language (18 credits)
World Cinemas: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration World Cinemas (18 credits)
World Islamic & Middle East Studies: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration World Islamic & Middle East Studies (18 credits)
Taken from Programs, Courses and University Regulations 2024-2025 (last updated Aug. 8, 2023).

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