Majors & Minors

A Mary Baldwin College education is personalized, comprehensive, and transforming.

With over 40 majors and minors, you can pursue your passions using the heart of the liberal arts approach: mastery of a body of knowledge, learning to think creatively, making connections, and analyzing information.

Distinctive majors at Mary Baldwin allow you to

Choose and pursue your major with the support of a full-time faculty advisor
Participate in community service learning
Study abroad
Conduct original research

You can also design your own interdisciplinary major by bringing elements from several subjects together with the guidance of your faculty advisor.

Whatever your chosen course of study, it will have an emphasis on experiential learning — putting what you learn into practice and engaging beyond the classroom in community service, internships, and field projects.

At Mary Baldwin, we work with you to tailor your major, along with your whole college experience, so you can become your best possible self.

African-American Studies (m)

Anthropology (M, m)

Art (Studio) (M, m)

Art History (M,m)

Arts Management (M)

Asian Studies (M, m)

Biology (M, m, OC)

Business Administration
  Business Administration (M, m)
  Marketing Communication (M, m)
  Human Resource Management (m)

Chemistry
  Biochemistry (m, OC)
  Chemistry (M, m, OC)

Clinical Laboratory Science (M, OC)

Communication (M, m)

Computer Information Systems
  Computer Science/Mathemathics (M)
  Computer Information Systems (M, m)
  Computer Science (m)

Economics (M, m, OC)

Education (m)

English (M, m)

French (M, m, OC)

Global Poverty and Development (m)
New minor! Details will be posted soon.

Health Care Administration (M, m)

History
History (M, m)
Historic Preservation (m)

International Economics and Business (M)
New major! Details will be posted soon.

International Relations (M)

Latin American Studies (m, OC)

M - Major available
m - Minor available
OC - ADP note that these may require on-campus work during daytime hours.
WL - Offered in conjunction with Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA.

Leadership Studies (m)

Mathematics
Mathematics (M, m, OC)
Applied Mathematics (M, OC)

Music (M, m, OC)

Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution (m)
  Beginning in 2006-07.

Philosophy and Religion
  Philosophy (M, m)
  Philosophy and Religion (M)
  Ministry (m)
  Religion (M, m)

Physical and Health Education

Physics (M, m, WL)

Political Science (M,m)

Psychology (M, m)

Public History (m)

Sociology (M, m)

Social Work (M)

Spanish
Spanish (M, m, OC)

Theatre (M, m)

U.S. Poverty Analysis (m)
New minor! Details will be posted online soon.

Women's Studies (m)