BA in Folklore

As a folklore major, you ll use theoretical analyses, research methods, and fieldwork techniques to study the ways tradition continues to enrich human behavior throughout the world. You ll examine the historical, cultural, social, and psychological dimensions of expressive forms such as mythology, legend, folktale, music, dance, art, belief, food, ritual, and ceremony. And you ll gain fresh perspectives on the ethnic, regional, occupational, gender, and other identities of individuals in specific communities.