What Degree Programs and Majors Are Offered at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts?

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The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech offers 10 bachelor's degrees (including six bachelor-master's programs), 14 master's degrees, and six Ph.D. programs, plus numerous minors and certificates. Fields span economics, public policy, international affairs, digital media, applied languages and intercultural studies, and history, technology, and society. If you want a liberal arts education embedded in a technology-focused research university, this is the range of options available.

Undergraduate Degrees

The College offers 10 bachelor's degrees. Six of these are bachelor-master's degree programs, which let students earn both an undergraduate and a master's credential in a connected course of study.

Undergraduate fields named in the College's materials include:

  • Economics
  • Public Policy
  • International Affairs
  • Digital Media
  • Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies
  • History, Technology, and Society

The bachelor-master's structure is worth noting if you already know you want a graduate credential: it compresses the timeline rather than requiring two separate applications and enrollments.

Graduate Programs

Master's Degrees

There are 14 master's degrees. The College describes several as innovative and professionally oriented, including:

  • Sustainability
  • Cybersecurity Policy and Governance
  • Applied Languages and Cultures
  • Global Media
  • Digital Media
  • International Affairs

Doctoral Degrees

There are six Ph.D. programs. The College does not break out the individual Ph.D. fields in the material reviewed here, so confirm specific doctoral tracks directly with the College before applying.

Minors and Certificate Programs

Beyond degrees, the College offers numerous minors and certificates. Named examples include:

  • Language studies
  • Health, Medicine, and Society
  • Global Development
  • Scenarios, Models, and Military Games
  • Energy Systems
  • Linguistics
  • Social Justice
  • Black Media Studies
  • Pre-law minor in Law, Science, and Technology

These are useful if your primary major sits elsewhere at Georgia Tech but you want a structured secondary credential in a humanities or social science field.

How to Decide If This Fits You

The College positions its programs at the intersection of humanities, social sciences, arts, and STEM, with the stated aim of preparing graduates to "advance technology and improve the human condition." Two practical implications:

  • If you want a liberal arts degree with technical context, the Georgia Tech setting gives you access to a technology-focused research university alongside your humanities or social science coursework.
  • If you want a purely traditional liberal arts college experience, note that this is a college within a larger technological university, not a standalone institution.

Students also have the opportunity to join a nationally competitive Mock Trial team, which may matter if you are considering law school.

Next Steps

To verify current program lists, admission requirements, and application deadlines, use the College's own pages for prospective students, undergraduate, master's, and doctoral admissions, and the "Apply Now" and "Visit the College" links referenced on iac.gatech.edu. Program offerings can change, so treat the counts above as the College's stated figures rather than a fixed catalog.