Earlham encourages students to develop broad, inquisitive minds to seek the truth in all contexts and strives to offer as many learning opportunities as possible: on campus, in the surrounding community and in programs around the globe. Earlham offers 42 majors and 39 minors, which are organized around four academic divisions (Visual and Performing Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences). They also include innovative interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programs that emphasize and explore the connections between fields and allow students to explore an expansive area of inquiry as well as focus on methods and theories from specific disciplines. Students may opt to combine two majors, or a major and a minor, for their Bachelor of Arts degree.
With the guidance of their academic advisor, students must declare a major by the end of their fourth semester.
Academic Majors
Accounting
African and African American Studies
Ancient and Classical Studies
Art
Biochemistry
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Comparative Languages and Linguistics
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Data Science
Earth and Environmental Science
Economics
Engineering
English
Environmental Sustainability
Exercise, Sports, & Health Studies
French and Francophone Studies
Global Management*
History
International Studies
Japanese Studies
Mathematics
Media and Communications
Museum Studies
Music
Music Studies
Neuroscience
Peace and Global Studies
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Politics
Psychology
Public Policy
Quantitative Economics
Religion
Social Services
Sociology/Anthropology
Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Theatre Arts
Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies
3+2 Pre-Professional Major in Engineering
Academic Minors
African and African American Studies
Ancient and Classical Studies
Art
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Data Science
Earth and Environmental Science
East Asian Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Sustainability
Equestrian Management
Film Studies
French and Francophone Studies
Global Management*
History
Japanese Language and Linguistics
Japanese Studies
Jewish Studies
Mathematics
Museum Studies
Music
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Politics
Psychology
Public Health
Public Policy
Quality Science
Religion
Sociology/Anthropology
Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Theatre Arts
Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies
* no longer available to declare as a new major or minor