Majors and Minors

Majoring in a foreign language is much more than just learning a foreign language. Our majors and minors become proficient Spanish, French, German, or Italian readers, writers, and speakers. But, our hope for students goes deeper than that. We want our students to become even more culturally proficient — understanding how the cultures they are studying are different from their own and also accepting of the connections. 

The Latin American and Latina/o Studies minor at Providence College offers you an opportunity to select courses from a range of academic disciplines — global studies, history, political science, sociology, and more — to better understand a dynamic and complex region of the world whose cultural influences extend globally.​

The Liberal Arts major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. The program combines the structure of a coordinated nucleus of courses as defined by one of the minors in the School of Arts and Sciences, with the breadth and flexibility of a set of elective courses.

The major in Liturgical Music at Providence College is inherently a portrayal of interdisciplinarity drawing from both theology and music. With concentrations primarily in voice or keyboards (organ and piano), the major prepares students with a liberal arts degree to serve as church musician and/or continue studies at the graduate level.

Mathematics is an indispensable tool for science and business, but it is also a rich and beautiful field worthy of study for its own sake. We offer degrees in Mathematics (B.A. and B.S.) and Mathematics/Secondary Education (B.A.), as well as a minor in Mathematics. 

The minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to questions related to the cultural, political, economic, and religious contexts of Middle Eastern countries, and the region’s diasporic communities. 

The Department of Music at Providence College boasts one of the most comprehensive training programs for singers and instrumentalists at the undergraduate level. There are obvious reasons to study music at PC — to develop as a performer and to understand art at a deeper level are just two that are hardwired into the Department of Music’s mission.

The Bachelor of Arts in music education balances the liberal arts program of the College with the requirements for both the music and education departments for the certification process in music education.

Music Technology and Production is a specialized major where you will learn how to produce professional-quality music, as well as gain hands-on experience using music hardware and software technology, all while acquiring an understanding of the music industry. In combination PC’s well-rounded liberal arts curriculum, MTP graduates will be prepared for viable careers in the evolving music and media industries.

This concentration requires course work in music, acting, and dance combined with many performance opportunities.

As a neuroscience major at PC, students use multiple approaches and perspectives to think critically, creatively, and flexibility about the nature of intelligent life and definitions of the mind and brain. 

The program offers a select number of biology and psychology majors the opportunity to delve deeply into discovering more about the brain and nervous system through topical courses, hands-on research opportunities, and engaging internships.

Philosophy is about the big questions — questions about reality, the mind, and language; about knowledge, experience, and science; about freedom, ethics, and responsibility; about governance, law, and society; about race, gender, and sexuality — and many more besides.

The Department of Engineering and Physics offers undergraduate programs designed to prepare individuals for careers in applied science and engineering. 

Students who major in political science at Providence College examine politics in a variety of contexts and from a variety of perspectives, both domestic and international. Graduates of the program find that a degree in political science from PC opens doors to a wide range of careers in the public and private sectors. The major also enables our students to become engaged and responsible citizens of their communities.  

Our program is designed to provide not only a thorough and sound foundation in the principles of the discipline, but many and varied opportunities to apply that knowledge through independent and collaborative research.