Philosophy inquires into structures that form the basis of all that exists, the ways we can justify our claims to knowledge, and the values and goals that guide individuals and societies.

Explore global issues and how nations and regions interact around the world. Examine the influence of history, international politics, economy and development, and culture. Study a language and study abroad. Do it through an interdisciplinary lens.

We treat history as an interpretive endeavor, investigating from various points of view the ways in which individuals and social groups have sought to order and understand their world across time.

Our language programs integrate language and culture at all levels. While practical use of French is essential, language learning in the liberal arts tradition also means a deep reflection on the interdependence of language and culture.

Allegheny’s English Department prepares students for an unknown future through the study of literary citizenship. Our program is oriented on flexibility and deep thinking, dedicated to the analysis and production of texts that mediate our relationship to the world, and committed to the cultivation of the uniqueness of human intellect, creativity, and communication. As readers and writers, we explore how literature and language shape, have shaped and will shape the world within which we live.

Allegheny’s English Department prepares students for an unknown future through the study of literary citizenship. Our program is oriented on flexibility and deep thinking, dedicated to the analysis and production of texts that mediate our relationship with the world, and committed to the cultivation of the uniqueness of human intellect, creativity, and communication. As readers and writers, we explore how literature and language shape, have shaped and will shape the world within which we live.

Community and Justice Studies students learn about systems of power and inequality, engage with their communities, and graduate ready to build a more just and egalitarian world.

Students engage in content, methods, and practices with faculty in order to develop the capacity to use film as a medium to communicate compelling fictional and documentary narratives.

Students engage in content, methods, and practices with faculty in order to develop the capacity to use theatre as a medium to connect with audiences.

Students engage in content, methods, and practices with faculty in order to develop the capacity to explore the ever-changing field of communication with developed cultural awareness.

The Business major is designed to help students gain a deep knowledge of the managerial and business concepts typically used by the business and nonprofit world. The program also focuses on the tools, skills, and competencies needed to solve practical problems faced by organizations.

Economics is a social science that studies how people respond to incentives in making choices and how those choices affect outcomes at both the micro and macro scale. A microeconomist studies how a firm or a family chooses to finance a home or new piece of equipment purchase. A macroeconomist studies how a change in interest rates affects economic growth, unemployment, or the balance of trade.

Our language programs integrate language and culture at all levels. While practical use of Spanish is essential, language learning in the liberal arts tradition also means deep reflection on the interdependence of language and culture.

Explore politics, public policy, and political behavior in the U.S. and around the world. Debate enduring value issues — like freedom, justice, order, and power — and the practical and ethical implications of contemporary policy issues.

An interdisciplinary exploration of gender and sexuality as central formations in human interactions, social institutions, creative endeavors, and scientific inquiry. The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program provides tools to unlearn systems power and address critical 21st-century sociopolitical and economic issues.