SHASS Majors
 


SHASS majors are designed to prepare students for careers in the relevant field or for graduate study. 


Major Fields

Anthropology
Comparative Media Studies
Economics (Economics; Mathematical Economics; Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science)
Global Languages (FrenchGermanSpanish)
History
Linguistics
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Science, Technology, and Society
Theater Arts

Writing

Interdisciplinary Majors*  
African & African Diaspora Studies  
American Studies  
Ancient and Medieval Studies  
Asian and Asian Diaspora Studies  
Latin American and Latino/a Studies  
Russian and Eurasian Studies  

Women’s and Gender Studies

 
Joint Degrees  
Humanities and Engineering  
Humanities and Science

 

* Students who complete interdisciplinary majors receive an S.B. in Humanities, Course 21.



Students interested in one of the interdisciplinary majors listed above, or in creating a customized HASS major, should fill out this form and contact shass-ug@mit.edu.