Areas of Study

Bachelor of Fine Arts students have access to a broad range of 500 courses taught throughout the School of Arts and Sciences and 300 courses within the College of Liberal and Professional Studies, in more than 50 areas of study. You’ll have the opportunity to experience the breadth that Penn has to offer, as well as enjoy the flexibility of designing your own curriculum comprised of day and evening courses. You can create a unique program that best fits within your schedule, but with the support and direction of a dedicated academic advisor to help you to navigate your responsibilities, options, and resources.

To explore course offerings and faculty information, please click on the links below. LPS course offerings can be viewed in our online course guide.

• African Studies
• Africana Studies
• Ancient History
• Anthropology 
• Asian American Studies (Minor) 
• Biological Basis of Behavior 
• Biology 
• Biophysics
• Chemistry  
• Cinema Studies
• Classical Studies
• Cognitive Science
• Communication
• Comparative Literature
• East Asian Studies 
• Earth and Environmental Science (see Geology or Environmental Studies)
• Economics 
• English 
• Environmental Studies 
• French Studies
• Gender, Culture and Society 
• Geology 
• Germanic Languages and Literatures 
• Health and Societies
• Hispanic Studies 
• History
• History of Art
• History and Sociology of Science 
• International Relations
• Italian Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Latin American and Latino Studies
• Mathematics   
• Modern Middle East Studies 
• Music
• Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
• Philosophy 
• Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Science, Technology and Society
• Slavic Languages and Literature
• Sociology
• South Asia Studies
• Theatre Arts
• Urban Studies
• Visual Studies

For a full description of these programs and of day courses, students should request the "Course Register" available from the LPS office, or visit www.upenn.edu/registrar/.