Our curriculum empowers you to ask big questions and create big ideas. It is our responsibility—and
joy—to help you figure out what you are good at and why those talents are good for
the world.
Diversify Your Thinking
As a liberal arts student, you are challenged to excel in your chosen major and minor
course studies, and encouraged to explore other subject areas. Our course requirements,
known as our College Distribution, enable you to expand your knowledge by taking courses
outside your comfort zones to compare broader themes across the Liberal Arts. Your
professors will dare you to diversify your thinking to gain a wider worldview that
will prepare you for any career after graduation. You will learn to think, write and
speak clearly and critically, so you can seek truth about God, yourself, and society,
and contribute to your families, communities, businesses and professions.
Get ahead of the pack. From the moment you step onto campus, take advantage of our
award winning faculty who will walk alongside you as your boldest goals are realized.
Haven't decided on a major just yet? You are not alone - many Liberal Arts students
begin their first year looking to test their talents and find the right pathway. We
are a great place to explore. Learn about one of our more than 30 undergraduate majors
and minors.
Discover your path to success in the liberal arts
Considering possible majors? Finding a way to combine interests? That's good! Many
students begin college before they decide on a major, and many students change their
major at some point in their academic journey. Our Discover students have the opportunity
to diversify their thinking through multiple subject areas to determine which of those
areas they find most fulfilling.
Liberal Arts students learn not just to understand, but to also create positive change.
Our students lean into the Duquesne Mission of "Serving God by Serving Students" and
providing "Service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world." You are
encouraged to question societal norms and use skills learned in the classroom to build
a society that is more fair, just and prosperous.
Building a better Pittsburgh has been at the forefront of our mission since the beginning.
Whether you go into healthcare, government and politics, sports, education, law, religion
or any other industry, Duquesne graduates attain meaningful success and impact their
circles big and small.
Take the Next Step
Next Steps as an Admitted Student
Once you're accepted into the College of Liberal Arts, you're one step closer toward
reaching your goals. Come experience Duquesne's campus as an accepted student.
Meet with faculty and staff from the College, tour classrooms in College Hall, see
students' favorite spots and learn more about your life as a liberal arts student
at Duquesne!
I'm a part of a Catholic Climate Covenant pilot where we will explore how we can best
care for the environment through reflection, scripture, and conversation. I love that
I can use my political science major to view this from a policy point of view and
can also use my Catholic studies knowledge to offer a more religious perspective on
how to best care for creation. Blending these two together definitely makes for a
multifaceted approach when looking at environmental issues.
My American Politics and Policy concentration within my major gave me the opportunity
to work on the gubernatorial campaign for Josh Shapiro. Having this concentration
felt daunting at first, but it has been worthwhile as it has helped me to broaden
my educational and professional opportunities.
Kendal NasiadkaPolitical Science student
Duquesne brought leaders in my industry right to campus to initiate connections in
Pittsburgh. Those connections with professors, alumni and other guests played a pivotal
role in helping me land my first job right out of college and beyond.
Shelby CassesseA'15, Broadcast Journalism & Public Relations
A consortium of journalism programs across Pennsylvania —including Duquesne, Temple, Penn State, Point Park and Lehigh universities—will hold a one-of-a-kind summit to talk about community news and what we might do to staunch the hemorrhaging of local journalism.
The 18th Biennial Communication Ethics Conference and the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Conference of the International Communicology Institute will be held May 28-30, 2025. The conference is sponsored by the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies and the Communication Ethics Institute at Duq
