Degrees by Department
The Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers more than 60 majors and minors and various graduate degrees through our academic departments and programs. The college also offers a student-defined major for those students who want to pursue academic goals that combine existing curricula.
Each department and program is committed to quality undergraduate and graduate education. Unique among major research universities, senior faculty at Carnegie Mellon University teach introductory courses and conduct research with undergraduates, even first-year students.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A. in Behavioral Economics, Policy and Organizations
- B.A. in Economics
- B.S. in Economics
- B.S. in Economics and Mathematical Sciences
- B.S. in Economics and Politics
- B.S. in Economics and Statistics
Graduate Degrees
Department of English
Inspired by the richness of disciplinary traditions and innovation, the department is dedicated to enhancing the student experience while cultivating beyond the classroom opportunities.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A. in Creative Writing
- B.A. in Literature and Culture
- B.A. in Film and Visual Media
- B.A. in Professional Writing
- B.S. in Technical Writing
Graduate Degrees
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A. in Global Studies
- B.A./B.S. in Ethics, History and Public Policy
- B.A./B.S. in Social & Political History
Graduate Degree
Information Systems Program
While the world becomes more connected, the Information Systems Program equips students with advanced skillsets to emerge as leaders in the software systems and services industry.
Institute for Politics & Strategy
Diverse course and research opportunities provide students with analytical and quantitative training in political science with a focus on international security studies, political institutions and the grand strategy of nation-states.
Undergraduate Degree
Graduate Degrees
Department of Modern Languages
The Applied Multilingual Studies, Arabic, Chinese, French & Francophone, German, Japanese, Hispanic and Russian courses are immersive and varied, and students have many opportunities to study abroad or participate in service-learning communities.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A in Applied Multilingual Studies
- B.A. in Chinese Studies
- B.A. in French and Francophone Studies
- B.A. in German Studies
- B.A. in Hispanic Studies
- B.A. in Japanese Studies
- B.A. in Russian Studies
Graduate Degrees
- M.A. in Applied Second Language Acquisition
- M.A. in Global Communication and Applied Translation
(in conjunction with English) - Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition
Neuroscience Institute
The Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon administers two Ph.D. programs: the Program in Neural Computation and the Program in Systems Neuroscience. Both programs benefit from a close relationship with the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), an integrative center spanning both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. All PNC and PSN students are by extension members of the CNBC. We aim to take advantage of the world-class strengths of CMU and Pitt, in areas including computer science, machine learning, statistics and dynamical systems and to train students to apply these tools to critical problems in neuroscience. There are also options for non-degree granting graduate study and undergrad
Department of Philosophy
Faculty and students conduct research on the foundations of science, computation, mathematics, rationality, causation and cognitive science, serve on National Academies of Science committees and work with many other agencies and the community.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A. in Linguistics
- B.A. in Philosophy
- B.A./B.S. in Ethics, History and Public Policy
- B.S. in Logic and Computation
Graduate Degrees
- M.A. in Philosophy
- M.S. in Logic, Computation and Methodology
- Ph.D. in Logic, Computation and Methodology
- Ph.D. in Philosophy
- Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Logic
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A. in Psychology
- B.S. in Cognitive Science
- B.S. in Neuroscience
- B.S. in Psychology
- B.S. in Psychology and Biological Sciences
Graduate Degrees
- Ph.D. in Psychology
- Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Ph.D. in Psychology and Behavioral Decision Research
Department of Social and Decision Sciences
Students learn how to combine creative ideals with the realities of human and organizational behavior to excel in key decision-making roles in the public and private sectors.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.A. in Behavioral Economics, Policy, and Organizations
- B.S. in Decision Science
- B.S. in Policy and Management
Graduate Degrees
Department of Statistics & Data Science
Courses are tailored to meet the needs and interests of students, and emphasize modern methods, strong communication skills and the analysis of data from real, interdisciplinary problems.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.S. in Statistics
- B.S. in Economics and Statistics
- B.S. in Statistics and Machine Learning
- B.S. in Statistics (Mathematical Sciences Track)
- B.S. in Statistics (Neurosicence track)
Graduate Degrees
Interdisciplinary Majors
Interdisciplinary majors and additional majors offer students the ability to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries and explore the connections between a wide number of fields.
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.S. in Economics and Mathematical Sciences
- B.S. in Economics and Politics
- B.S. in Economics and Statistics
- B.A./B.S. in Ethics, History and Public Policy
- Additional Major in Health Humanities
- B.S. in Information Systems
- B.A. in Linguistics
- B.S. in Psychology and Biological Sciences
- Student-Defined Major Program
