Undergraduate Programs

• Study the African Diaspora through an interdisciplinary curriculum spanning history, sociology, religion, literature, music, and urban studies.
• Connect classroom learning with community experience through supervised internships serving San Antonio's African American community.
• Explore timely issues including race, social justice, Black literature, film, visual art, and cultural representation.

• Gain hands-on experience through archaeological excavations, faculty research, study abroad, and conference presentations.
• Study the ancient Mediterranean through an interdisciplinary blend of history, archaeology, languages, literature, and culture.
• Build transferable analytical skills for graduate study and careers in museums, law, education, business, and more.

• Customize your coursework to emphasize architectural history or design with interdisciplinary options across engineering, urban studies, and environmental studies.
• Study architecture in San Antonio, where centuries of architectural history create a living laboratory for the built environment.
• Explore how buildings and cities shape society through visual analysis, historical interpretation, and spatial thinking.

• Create across multiple media, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and design.
• Exhibit and gain gallery experience through the Michael and Noémi Neidorff Art Gallery on campus.
• Connect with San Antonio’s arts community through internships with museums, galleries, and creative organizations.

• Study art and architecture across cultures and centuries, from ancient Egypt to modern Latin America.
• Learn beyond the classroom through San Antonio’s museums, galleries, lectures, and cultural events.
• Work with expert faculty whose scholarship spans global art, architecture, and visual culture.

• Gain real-world experience through academic-year internships and paid summer internships with San Antonio organizations.
• Learn business and nonprofit fundamentals, including grant writing, fundraising, and organizational leadership.
• Pair the minor with almost any major to connect your academic interests with professional and community-based careers.

Students build Mandarin language proficiency alongside cultural, literary, historical, and global understanding

Coursework connects language learning with Chinese literature, culture, society, and perspectives across time

Skills include cross-cultural communication, textual interpretation, critical thinking, global awareness, research, and language-centered analysis

Students read Greek and Latin texts in their original languages while studying classical literature, culture, and history

Skills include translation, interpretation, evidence-based analysis, literary and historical research, writing, and discussion

Graduates pursue advanced study, scholarship, education, teaching, law, medicine, public service, research, and related fields

Students study novels, poetry, drama, essays, and film across cultures, historical periods, and academic disciplines

Coursework builds skills in literary analysis, cross-cultural interpretation, interdisciplinary thinking, clear communication, and close reading

Graduates apply analytical, research, communication, and global awareness skills in business, public life, education, interdisciplinary fields, and graduate study

Students experiment with poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, novel writing, and writing across genres

Workshops, feedback, revision, and close editing help students build craft, confidence, discipline, and storytelling skills

Hands-on opportunities include editing literary journals, reviewing submissions, producing publications, and gaining experience in writing and publishing

Students study literature across periods, genres, cultures, histories, and critical approaches

Small classes, close faculty mentorship, discussion, writing, and original inquiry support deep intellectual development

Graduates pursue writing, editing, publishing, media, communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofits, education, law, graduate study, and public service

Students explore biomedical ethics, environmental ethics, social and political philosophy, moral reasoning, and applied ethical questions

Builds skills in ethical reasoning, argument, critical reading, interpretation, analysis, and clear written and oral communication

Pairs well with biology, neuroscience, political science, communication, education, environmental studies, religion, and psychology

Students study film as an artistic, cultural, social, and scholarly medium

Coursework includes film history, theory, criticism, global traditions, production, photography, video, and editing

Builds creative, technical, and analytical skills for media, communication, creative industries, cultural work, and related fields

Students develop speaking, reading, and writing skills in French alongside cross-cultural communication

Coursework connects language study with literature, cinema, cultural history, and Francophone perspectives

Study abroad, internships, cultural programming, and community engagement help students build fluency and global awareness

Students develop advanced speaking, reading, and writing skills in German

Coursework connects language study with literature, history, culture, philosophy, politics, film, and the arts

Study abroad and cultural immersion opportunities support global careers in business, diplomacy, education, government, research, and graduate study

Students examine migration, identity, language, politics, culture, and lived experience across Latinx communities

The curriculum spans the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and modern languages

Graduates pursue public service, education, nonprofit leadership, policy, government, cultural engagement, business, communication, global organizations, and graduate study

Students develop close reading, translation, analytical thinking, interpretation, research, and evidence-based argumentation skills

Coursework connects Greek language and literature with history, philosophy, religion, mythology, and daily life in the ancient world

The major and minor support pathways in classics, archaeology, history, philosophy, religious studies, law, education, museums, libraries, publishing, and research

Students study influential thinkers and questions about reality, reasoning, values, and human life

Coursework follows the development of Western philosophy across classical, modern, and contemporary traditions

Builds skills in close reading, interpretation, argument, historical analysis, clear communication, and conceptual reflection

Students build skills in persuasion, argumentation, research, critical analysis, collaboration, leadership, and strategic communication

Coursework connects communication theory with relationships, organizations, public life, media, culture, and conflict resolution

Graduates pursue public relations, marketing, strategic communication, law, advocacy, public affairs, organizational leadership, consulting, education, and graduate study

• Read Roman authors in their original language to explore meaning through close textual analysis.
• Investigate the ancient world through literature, history, archaeology, and material culture.
• Discover Latin’s lasting influence on modern language, law, politics, education, and the arts.