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Academics

A community of learners, scholars and teachers

Find yourself. Lose yourself. Get your answers questioned and your questions answered. A Brandeis education is a vigorous exploration in critical analysis, creativity and self-expression. Our faculty combine innovative teaching with groundbreaking research and scholarship. Immerse yourself in the liberal arts and sciences, and engage in research that excites you, with faculty leaders in their fields.

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School of Arts and Sciences

As an undergraduate in the School of Arts and Sciences, you can pick from among 43 majors and 51 minors in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and creative arts. No need to settle on just one major, or even a major and a minor. Almost half our students double major and some even minor in a third discipline.

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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Students in Brandeis’ 40 master’s and 17 doctoral programs learn from and conduct research with many of the best and brightest scholars in their fields.

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Brandeis International Business School

Learn more about our four graduate business programs, our undergraduate business major and minor, and the five-year BA/MA program.

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Heller School for Social Policy and Management

The Heller School has master’s degree and doctoral programs focusing on policy creation and implementation.

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The Rabb School

Join our community of 4,000 students pursuing professional development and lifelong learning.

Faculty and Researcher Directory

Find a faculty member working in a particular field, or learn more about our faculty.

Academic Calendar

Browse the most important dates for the Brandeis academic year.

Student Experiences

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A desire to make a difference, a love for the outdoors and little help from her mentors helped Kate Danziger ’23 find her dream job.

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