RIT College of Liberal Arts

RIT College of Liberal Arts Human-centered, tech-infused—contemporary liberal arts for a complex digital age.

RIT College of Liberal Arts Programs

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Advertising and Public Relations BS +
Applied Modern Languages and Cultures (Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish options) BS
Communication BS +
Criminal Justice BS +
Economics BS +
English BS
History BS +
Humanities, Computing, and Design BS *
International and Global Studies BS +
Liberal Arts Exploration
Museum Studies BS
Neuroscience BS

(jointly offered program)
Philosophy BS +
Political Science BS +
Pre-Law, Law 3+3
Psychology BS
Sociology and Anthropology BS
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies BS

+ Combined accelerated Bachelor’s+Master’s dual degree option available.
* New Economy Major

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS:
Dance, Minor and Immersion
Music Performance, Minor
Music and Technology Minor
Music, Immersion
Theatre Design and Stagecraft, Minor and Immersion
Theatre Arts, Minor and Immersion

GRADUATE PROGRAMS:
Artificial Intelligence MS (jointly offered program)
Experimental Psychology MS
Communication MS
Criminal Justice MS
Cognitive Science Ph.D. Engineering Psychology Advanced Certificate
Science, Technology and Public Policy MS

3+3 and 4+1 Partnership Programs:

Law 3 + 3 (Syracuse University and University at Buffalo)

Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Education, Special Education, and Higher Education 4+1 MS (University of Rochester) and M.Ed. (Roberts Wesleyan University)

Art Education MST (RIT College of Art and Design)

Secondary Education: Deaf or Hard of Hearing MS (RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf)

Ice cream sundaes and floats at our “Welcome Back Bash.” We hope your first week of the fall semester was super sweet.
08/28/2026

Ice cream sundaes and floats at our “Welcome Back Bash.”

We hope your first week of the fall semester was super sweet.

From RIT classrooms to the Smithsonian's collections — discover how Lucas Lauricella turned a passion for music into a o...
08/23/2026

From RIT classrooms to the Smithsonian's collections — discover how Lucas Lauricella turned a passion for music into a one-of-a-kind internship experience.

Read how Lucas crafted a college experience as unique as his internship at the link below. His story shows how combining programs across RIT colleges — in this case, Museum Studies from Liberal Arts and Performing Arts from NTID — unlocks singular opportunities.

https://www.rit.edu/liberalarts/news/dual-degree-rit-student-finds-his-niche-internship-smithsonian

And just like that— it’s Friday!It’s been a blast welcoming new students to campus this week and we hope you have a grea...
08/21/2026

And just like that— it’s Friday!

It’s been a blast welcoming new students to campus this week and we hope you have a great first day of classes on Monday!

08/20/2026

TIGER WALK 🐅

08/20/2026

Noelle Moreno, a third-year Humanities Computing & Design student, is making an impact through research.

Noelle has been working with Professor Carroll on the "Remembering the Lambda Network" project, uncovering the history of Kodak's LGBTQ+ employee group that promoted inclusion and rights.

The exhibit is now open at the George Eastman Museum through Nov 8. See how Noel and the team brought this important project from 70% to 100% completion.

COLA picnic
08/19/2026

COLA picnic

College Connections Day | Welcome, Tigers!
08/19/2026

College Connections Day | Welcome, Tigers!

08/07/2026

Kamyah Johnson, a Psychology Major with 2 Minors in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience and Global Public Health is here to talk about how she spent her summer and what her plans are for this fall.

COLA's School of Communication adjunct professor, Frank Marra, received an Educator of the Year award from the Public Re...
08/06/2026

COLA's School of Communication adjunct professor, Frank Marra, received an Educator of the Year award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Rochester Chapter at the 2026 PRSA PRism awards ceremony.

Additionally, students in Marra’s Communication 253 course received a PRSA Award of Excellence for their class project, “West Virginia University Online Classes Engagement,” and students in Marra’s Communication 212 (Public Relations) course received a PRSA Award of Excellence for their class project, “CPR You Ready,” at the ceremony.

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92 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY
14623

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Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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