Majors, Minors, and Programs
The following tables present the various academic programs available to Kenyon students.
Each student must successfully complete at least one major--either a discipline-based major or an interdisciplinary major. Minors and interdisciplinary concentrations are optional.
| ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS | DEPARTMENTAL MAJORS | DEPARTMENTAL MINORS |
| Anthropology | Anthropology | Anthropology |
| Art | Art History Studio Art | Art History Ancient Art Modern Art Renaissance and Baroque Art Studio Art |
| Biology | Biology | Biology Environmental Biology Molecular Biology Plant Biology Physiology |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | |
| Classics | Classical Studies Greek Latin | Classics |
| Dance and Drama | Drama Dance | Dance |
| Economics | Economics | |
| English | English | |
| History | History | History |
| Mathematics | Mathematics | Mathematics Statistics |
| Modern Languages and Literatures | Modern Languages and Literatures French German Spanish | Chinese Italian Japanese Russian |
| Music | Music | Music |
| Philosophy | Philosophy | Philosophy |
| Physics | Physics | Physics Astronomy |
| Political Science | Political Science | |
| Psychology | Psychology | |
| Religious Studies | Religious Studies | Religious Studies |
| Sociology | Sociology | Sociology |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS | |
| MAJORS | CONCENTRATIONS |
| American Studies | African Diaspora Studies |
| Biochemistry | American Studies |
| International Studies | Asian Studies |
| Molecular Biology | Environmental Studies |
| Neuroscience | Integrated Program in Humane Studies |
| Women's and Gender Studies | Law and Society |
| Neuroscience | |
| Public Policy | |
| Scientific Computing | |
| Women's and Gender Studies | |
Drawing from the options presented above, students, in consultation with their faculty advisors, develop and implement their chosen courses of study. In brief, the requirements and options are as follows:
- All degree candidates must successfully complete a minimum of one major course of study (either a departmental major or an interdisciplinary one) including the Senior Exercise.
- Students may choose to complete a minor.
- Students may choose to complete an interdisciplinary concentration.
