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Undergraduate Major Programs
![3 Women sitting and taking in a bright room full of windows.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2022/03/CAL_aaas_undergrad_hero.jpg)
African American and African Studies
![a person with a plaid shirt and colorful tie working on a dress on a mannequin](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALappareltextile-1.jpg)
Apparel and Textile Design
![a white room with gold accents around the walls](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALarabic-1.jpg)
Arabic
![closeup of colored pencils with an art desk in the background](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALarted-1.jpg)
Art Education
![](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2021/03/CALahvc.jpg)
Art History & Visual Culture
![the great wall of China](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALchinese-1.jpg)
Chinese
![graphic of a book, a roll of film and words representing English](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALenglish-1.jpg)
English
![](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALxa2-1.png)
Experience Architecture
![a script for a play](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALfilmstudies-1.jpg)
Film Studies
![a bridge and a body of water](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALfrench-1.jpg)
French
![architecture at night](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALgerman-1.jpg)
German
![a bunch of flags on flag poles](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALglobalstudiesartshumanities-1.jpg)
Global Studies in the Arts & Humanities
![cluttered desk up against a wall covered in graphics and typography](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALgraphicdesign2-1.jpg)
Graphic Design
![Woman with dark mid-length hair and a gray blazer presenting a project.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2021/01/CAL_humanitiesprelaw2.jpg)
Humanities – Prelaw
![A group of students standing outside a chateaux in France.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2021/01/CAL_IH4.jpg)
Interdisciplinary Humanities
![A red Shinto Shrine](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALjapanese-1.jpg)
Japanese
![a graphic of different languages laid out on a piece of paper](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALlinguistics-1.jpg)
Linguistics
![someone holding a glass globe of the world](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALphilosophy-1.jpg)
Philosophy
![a keyboard and a neon sign of a book](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALprofessionalwriting-1.jpg)
Professional Writing
![a woman with brown hair up in a ponytail reading a map](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALreligiousstudies-1.jpg)
Religious Studies
![a colorful building with lights at night](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALrussian-1.jpg)
Russian
![city street](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALspanish-1.jpg)
Spanish
![a woman with blonde hair painting a picture](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALstudioartba-1.jpg)
Studio Art
![a group of people in costumes giving a performance](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALtheatreba-1.jpg)
Theatre
![a combination image showing different cultures](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALwomensgenderstudies-1.jpg)
Women’s & Gender Studies
Undergraduate Major Programs
![a person with a plaid shirt and colorful tie working on a dress on a mannequin](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALappareltextile-1.jpg)
Apparel and Textile Design
![a white room with gold accents around the walls](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALarabic-1.jpg)
Arabic
![closeup of colored pencils with an art desk in the background](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALarted-1.jpg)
Art Education
![](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2021/03/CALahvc.jpg)
Art History & Visual Culture
![the great wall of China](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALchinese-1.jpg)
Chinese
![graphic of a book, a roll of film and words representing English](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALenglish-1.jpg)
English
![](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALxa2-1.png)
Experience Architecture
![a script for a play](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALfilmstudies-1.jpg)
Film Studies
![a bridge and a body of water](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALfrench-1.jpg)
French
![architecture at night](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALgerman-1.jpg)
German
![a bunch of flags on flag poles](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALglobalstudiesartshumanities-1.jpg)
Global Studies in the Arts & Humanities
![cluttered desk up against a wall covered in graphics and typography](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALgraphicdesign2-1.jpg)
Graphic Design
![Woman with dark mid-length hair and a gray blazer presenting a project.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2021/01/CAL_humanitiesprelaw2.jpg)
Humanities – Prelaw
![A group of students standing outside a chateaux in France.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2021/01/CAL_IH4.jpg)
Interdisciplinary Humanities
![A red Shinto Shrine](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALjapanese-1.jpg)
Japanese
![a graphic of different languages laid out on a piece of paper](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALlinguistics-1.jpg)
Linguistics
![someone holding a glass globe of the world](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALphilosophy-1.jpg)
Philosophy
![a keyboard and a neon sign of a book](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALprofessionalwriting-1.jpg)
Professional Writing
![a woman with brown hair up in a ponytail reading a map](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALreligiousstudies-1.jpg)
Religious Studies
![a colorful building with lights at night](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALrussian-1.jpg)
Russian
![city street](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALspanish-1.jpg)
Spanish
![a woman with blonde hair painting a picture](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALstudioartba-1.jpg)
Studio Art
![a group of people in costumes giving a performance](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALtheatreba-1.jpg)
Theatre
![a combination image showing different cultures](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/CALwomensgenderstudies-1.jpg)
Women’s & Gender Studies
Undergraduate Major Programs
![CAL_aaas_undergrad_hero 3 Women sitting and taking in a bright room full of windows.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CAL_aaas_undergrad_hero-plabgff14pqe64oeo3pr0f18jzct19qkr7ya19pn7c.jpg)
African American and African Studies
![CALappareltextile.jpg a person with a plaid shirt and colorful tie working on a dress on a mannequin](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALappareltextile-1-otvh7ejo0yetrnolc2vxcqmjwol8ion852yjo28xq0.jpg)
Apparel and Textile Design
![CALarabic.jpg a white room with gold accents around the walls](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALarabic-1-otvh7ejo0yetrnolc2vxcqmjwol8ion852yjo28xq0.jpg)
Arabic
![CALarted.jpg closeup of colored pencils with an art desk in the background](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALarted-1-otvh7ejo0yetrnolc2vxcqmjwol8ion852yjo28xq0.jpg)
Art Education
![AHVC4.jpg a person in a museum with a closeup on the side view of pieces of art](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/AHVC4-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
Art History & Visual Culture
![CALchinese.jpg the great wall of China](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALchinese-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
Chinese
![CALenglish.jpg graphic of a book, a roll of film and words representing English](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALenglish-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
English
![CALxa2.png CALxa2.png](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALxa2-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.png)
Experience Architecture
![CALfilmstudies.jpg a script for a play](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALfilmstudies-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
Film Studies
![CALfrench.jpg a bridge and a body of water](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALfrench-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
French
![CALgerman.jpg architecture at night](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALgerman-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
German
![CALglobalstudiesartshumanities.jpg a bunch of flags on flag poles](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALglobalstudiesartshumanities-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
Global Studies in the Arts & Humanities
![CALgraphicdesign2.jpg cluttered desk up against a wall covered in graphics and typography](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALgraphicdesign2-1-otvh7fhi7sg439n86lajx8e0i2glqdqyh7m15c7jjs.jpg)
Graphic Design
![CAL_humanitiesprelaw2 Woman with dark mid-length hair and a gray blazer presenting a project.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CAL_humanitiesprelaw2-p19hvmwh3v6fuq7kq353h71xbradz1v9xsr64otcxk.jpg)
Humanities – Prelaw
![CAL_IH4 A group of students standing outside a chateaux in France.](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CAL_IH4-p1deuygj1uwscy0uex7tngffbvodo8jhqazxonl41k.jpg)
Interdisciplinary Humanities
![CALjapanese.jpg A red Shinto Shrine](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALjapanese-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Japanese
![CALlinguistics.jpg a graphic of different languages laid out on a piece of paper](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALlinguistics-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Linguistics
![CALphilosophy.jpg someone holding a glass globe of the world](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALphilosophy-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Philosophy
![CALprofessionalwriting.jpg a keyboard and a neon sign of a book](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALprofessionalwriting-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Professional Writing
![CALreligiousstudies.jpg a woman with brown hair up in a ponytail reading a map](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALreligiousstudies-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Religious Studies
![CALrussian.jpg a colorful building with lights at night](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALrussian-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Russian
![CALspanish.jpg city street](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALspanish-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Spanish
![CALstudioartba.jpg a woman with blonde hair painting a picture](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALstudioartba-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Studio Art
![CALtheatreba.jpg a group of people in costumes giving a performance](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALtheatreba-1-otvh7gfcemheevlv13p6hq5h3gbyy2uotc9imm65dk.jpg)
Theatre
![CALwomensgenderstudies.jpg a combination image showing different cultures](https://cal.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/elementor/thumbs/CALwomensgenderstudies-1-otvh7hd6lgioqhkhvm3t27wxou7c5ryf5gx03w4r7c.jpg)
Women’s & Gender Studies
Arts & Letters Minors
Minoring in an area of study within the College of Arts & Letters sets you apart from other students and professionals. A minor allows you to explore an additional area of interest, improve your resume by taking courses in a field employers are always interested in, and give you an edge when applying to jobs and graduate school.