Majors and Minors

Creative Writing

The creative writing minor allows students to explore the connections between creative writing, digital media, criticism, and scholarship.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » You’ll take literature courses, participate in small writing workshops, and attend practical seminars on campus and in New York City, a global center for publishing and the arts.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity minors learn how to build and maintain a secure network, design and debug programs, encode data, and securely store information in this highly in-demand field.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

STEM

Choose Fordham because » Recognized by the U.S. government as a national center of excellence in cyber defense education, the University—through its Center for Cybersecurity, long-standing partnership with the FBI, and master’s degree program—will help you learn from experts, and network with industry leaders.

Dance

Our B.F.A. program in dance is run in partnership with the Ailey School, the official school of the world-famous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, allowing students to combine the finest in dance and liberal arts education.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center

Choose Fordham because » This partnership in the cultural capital of the world provides dance majors with a comprehensive study of dance techniques, and gives them a chance to perform across New York City.

Design and Technology

Our design and technology program is designed to train the next generation of digital leaders, combining the forces of faculty experts in communication and media studies, visual arts, English, computer and information science, and business.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

artificial intelligence, ai

Choose Fordham because » Beyond your coursework, you’ll benefit from our NYC location and deep, longstanding connections to the city’s thriving media industry, particularly through internships, which are a requirement.

Digital Media and Technology

Gabelli Lincoln Center students can pursue a major in Digital Media and Technology, while Gabelli Rose Hill students choose a secondary concentration in Communications and Media Management or in Information Systems.

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College or School: Gabelli School of Business (Undergraduate)

Choose Fordham because » You'll study, live, and work within striking distance of Silicon Alley. Our program positions you for internships at companies from Google to New York Times Digital to the Food Network.

Digital Technologies and Emerging Media

Students dive into the digital world to understand its cultural and ethical impact, all while gaining media literacy through critical, analytical, and practical knowledge.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

artificial intelligence, ai

Choose Fordham because » New York City is the media capital of the world, where you’ll gain hands-on experience through internship opportunities and our connections with industry leaders, including NBCUniversal and Hearst.

Disability Studies

In the disability studies minor, students develop a nuanced understanding of the meanings and consequences of disability in historical, cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic contexts.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » Through our Research Consortium on Disability, you’ll gain hands-on research skills and develop ways to conceive and produce more accessible built and social environments.

Economics

Our economics majors explore theory, data, and practice to understand how businesses, governments, and people make sound—or risky—economic decisions.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

STEM

Choose Fordham because » Our New York City location and industry connections will lead you to internship opportunities at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, JPMorganChase, Pfizer, IBM, and elsewhere.

English

English majors critically interpret texts, learn the principles of effective writing, explore how literature has evolved—and put it all into practice through our creative writing and public and professional writing concentrations.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » You’ll connect with campus and NYC literary communities through our Poetic Justice Institute, Reid Writers of Color Reading Series, workshops and readings with famed authors, literary journals, and internship opportunities at major publishing companies.

Entrepreneurship

Our entrepreneurship program turns students into change agents and disruptors to seize countless opportunities in front of them. We do this by re-calibrating how students think about money, failure, what a career is, what kind of lifestyle they want, and what kind of impact they want to have in the world.

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College or School: Gabelli School of Business (Undergraduate)

Choose Fordham because » Regardless of one’s career trajectory (the startup world, corporate America, nonprofits, etc.), students will learn how to vet opportunities, pitch ideas, become innovators, and confidently change the world for the better.

Environmental Science

Environmental science majors study society’s impact on the natural world, investigating the complex intersection of physical, chemical, and biological sciences to understand—and advance solutions to—environmental problems.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

sustainability, climate change, STEM

Choose Fordham because » You’ll receive a >strong>hands-on education in NYC, with fieldwork opportunities at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society, and Fordham’s own Calder Center, a 113-acre biological field station in Armonk, New York.

Environmental Studies

Our environmental studies major explores the crossroads of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, with an emphasis on stewardship, sustainable development, and environmental justice.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

sustainability, climate change, STEM

Choose Fordham because » You’ll receive a hands-on education in NYC, with fieldwork opportunities at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society, and Fordham’s own Calder Center, a 113-acre biological field station in Armonk, New York.

Fashion Studies

Students explore fashion from a variety of perspectives—cultural, commercial, environmental, and visual—and prepare to tackle new challenges and opportunities in the fashion industry today.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center

sustainability, climate change

Choose Fordham because » In the heart of NYC, the fashion capital of the world, you’ll explore growth in emerging markets, the influence of social media, and the need for sustainably and ethically produced merchandise.

Film and Television

Our film and television major takes a dynamic, critical, and practical approach to the study of both industries in the media capital of the world.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » You can create your own short film, intern at Good Morning America, or run the camera behind the scenes at NBC, like some of our recent film and television graduates.

Finance

Finance majors learn analytical techniques and gain an understanding of the economic environment influencing day-to-day and long-term financial decisions.

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College or School: Gabelli School of Business (Undergraduate)

STEM

Choose Fordham because » There’s no better place to study finance than in NYC, the capital of the financial world, and we can connect you with internship opportunities on Wall Street, with major investment banks, and financial industry leaders.

Fintech

The term “fintech” refers to a range of disruptive applications ranging from Bitcoin to high-speed trading to mobile banking. This three-course secondary concentration is ideal for students who have an interest in these areas and who sense the inherent value in the point where finance and information systems meet.

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College or School: Gabelli School of Business (Undergraduate)

Choose Fordham because » The Fordham Fintech Network provides out-of-class professional development opportunities and leadership positions.

French and Francophone Studies

The French and Francophone studies major is an individualized, interdisciplinary program, featuring courses and experience related to the French language, arts, history and culture.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » You can immerse yourself in rich and diverse Francophone cultural communities in New York City—or abroad at one of our many partner institutions in a Francophone country.

German Language and Literature

Our German language and literature majors study German language, culture, and literature from medieval through postmodern times and become fluent speakers, readers, and writers.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » New York City is your classroom, allowing you to attend cultural events, connect with German speakers, and find internships, including ones with German companies.

German Studies

Our German studies major is an individualized, interdisciplinary program, allowing students to become fluent in German, study abroad in a German-speaking country, and connect with German organizations, institutions, and companies.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » New York City is your classroom, allowing you to attend cultural events, connect with German speakers, and find internships, including ones with German companies.

Global Business

Students in any of the Gabelli School business majors can add a secondary concentration in Global Business.

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College or School: Gabelli School of Business (Undergraduate)

Choose Fordham because » The Global Business Honors program allows students to see international business in action through programs in London, Argentina, Chile, and more. And world-class internship opportunities at top global companies in every industry are just a walk or subway ride away.

History

Our history majors study the development of peoples and nations, their interrelations and interactions, and the events that have shaped the modern world.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

Choose Fordham because » You won’t just study history in the classroom. You’ll immerse yourself in it across NYC at some of the world’s leading cultural institutions, like the New-York Historical Society, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and El Museo del Barrio.

Humanitarian Studies

Our humanitarian studies majors examine the global impact of disasters, disease, poverty, conflict, local and international policies, and human rights violations—and study innovative ways to help populations in crisis.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

sustainability, climate change

Choose Fordham because » Our humanitarian studies internship seminar will connect you with an international nongovernmental organization or intergovernmental organization in New York City, headquarters of the United Nations.

Individualized

Many of our students double major, double minor, and then take on a concentration for good measure. But if your particular areas of interest can't be fully satisfied by one of these combinations, then it's possible to pursue an individualized degree at Fordham, pending the approval of your dean.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill, Gabelli School of Business (Undergraduate)

Integrative Neuroscience

Our integrative neuroscience majors combine a variety of fields—biology, chemistry, psychology, computer science, physics, economics—to study the nervous system and engage in one of the most rapidly advancing STEM fields.

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College or School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Fordham College at Rose Hill

STEM

Choose Fordham because » You’ll gain hands-on experience in labs, learning how to use classification algorithms to assist with drug discovery, for example. And you’ll benefit from our connections with Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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