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The Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) is a special and unique degree that is jointly offered by McGill's two largest faculties: the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. The overall objective is to provide a broad, liberal education spanning substantive areas in the two faculties so that students can learn diverse content and varied methods of inquiry.

The following academic units offer programs and courses which have been approved for B.A. & Sc. students for the 2025-2026 session:

Anthropology
- Anthropology Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Anthropology Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Anthropology Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Art History and Communication Studies
- Art History Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Communication Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Art History Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Art History Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Atmospheric Science Minor (B.Sc.)
Biology
- Biology - Cell/Molecular Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- Biology - Organismal Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- Biology Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
Chemistry
- Chemistry Minor (B.Sc.)
- Chemistry Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
Cognitive Science
- Cognitive Science Honours (B.A. & Sc.)
- Cognitive Science Interfaculty Program (B.A. & Sc.)
Computer Science
- Computer Science Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Computer Science Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Software Engineering Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Geology Minor (B.Sc.)
East Asian Studies
- East Asian Cultural Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- East Asian Language and Literature Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- East Asian Language Concentration Supplementary Minor (B.A.)
- East Asian Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- East Asian Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Economics
- Economics Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Economics Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Economics Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
English
- English - Cultural Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Literature Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Cultural Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Major Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Literature Major Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Cultural Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- English - Literature Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Medieval Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- World Cinemas Minor Concentration (B.A.)
Environment
- Environment Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Environment Minor (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or (B.Sc.)
- Environment Interfaculty Program (B.A. & Sc.)
- Environment Honours (B.A. & Sc.)
Field Study
- Field Studies Minor (B.Sc.)
Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
- Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, & Social Justice Studies Jt Honours Component (B.A.)
Geography
- Geography Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Geography (Urban Studies) Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- GIS & Remote Sensing Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Health Geography Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Geography Minor (B.Sc.)
- GIS & Remote Sensing Minor (B.Sc.)
- Geography - Physical Geography Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- Geography Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Geography (Urban Studies) Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Geography Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
History and Classical Studies
- Classics Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- History Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Classics Major Concentration (B.A.)
- History Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Classics Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- History Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- South Asian Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
Institute for the Study of Canada
- Canadian Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Canadian Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Canadian Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Indigenous Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Quebec Studies and Community-Engaged Learning Minor Concentration/Études sur le Québec et apprentissage par engagement communautaire La concentration Mineure (B.A.)
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Minor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Minor (B.Sc.)
International Development
- International Development Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- International Development Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- International Development Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Institute for Islamic Studies
- African Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- African Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- African Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Arabic Language Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Persian Language Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Turkish Language Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Urdu Language Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Jewish Studies
- Jewish Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Jewish Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Jewish Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création
- Langue et littérature françaises - Langue française Concentration Mineure (B.A.)
- Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires Double Spécialisation (B.A.)
- Langue et littérature françaises - Traduction Concentration Mineure (B.A.)
- Langue et littérature françaises - Traduction Concentration (B.A.)
- Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires Concentration (B.A.)
- Langue et littérature françaises - Études et pratiques littéraires Concentration Mineure (B.A.)
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- European Literature and Culture Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- German Language Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- German Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- German Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- German Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Hispanic Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Hispanic Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Hispanic Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Italian Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Italian Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Italian Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Latin American & Caribbean Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Latin American & Caribbean Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Latin American & Caribbean Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Russian Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Russian Culture Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Russian Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Russian Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Linguistics
- Linguistics Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Linguistics Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Linguistics Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematics Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Mathematics Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Mathematics Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- Statistics Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Statistics Major Concentration (B.A.)
Philosophy
- History and Philosophy of Science Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Philosophy Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Philosophy Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Philosophy Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Physics
- Physics Minor (B.Sc.)
- Physics Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
Political Science
- Political Science Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Political Science Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Political Science Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Psychology
- Psychology Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Psychology Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Psychology Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Religious Studies
- Religious Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Religious Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Religious Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Social Studies of Medicine
- Social Studies of Medicine Minor Concentration (B.A.)
Sociology
- Sociology Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- Sociology Major Concentration (B.A.)
- Sociology Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
Sustainability, Science and Society
- Sustainability, Science and Society Honours (B.A. & Sc.)
- Sustainability, Science and Society Interfaculty Program (B.A. & Sc.)