Things to Do in Boston
- Avenue of the Arts
- Boston Ballet
- Boston By Foot
- Boston Duck Tours
- Boston Celtics
- Boston Red Sox
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Faneuil Hall
- Freedom Trail
- Gardner Museum
- Handel and Haydn Society
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Museum of Our National Heritage
- Museum of Science
- New England Aquarium
- New England Patriots
Brandeis and Boston Area
Graduate Environment at Brandeis
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is only one of several graduate schools at Brandeis University; two others — the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and the International Business School — are of particular interests to students in global studies.
The Heller School lays a strong emphasis on global health and sustained development, and a number of its faculty participate directly in the global studies program. The International Business School is a professional school with an emphasis on international finance and organizes a number of events directly relevant to the processes and problems of globalization. Both schools have large contingents of international students, reinforcing the “global atmosphere” of the university.
An Educational Hub
Located just nine miles outside of Boston, Brandeis University sits atop a beautifully landscaped campus in Waltham, Mass. As you walk around campus and its surrounding neighborhoods, you will begin to experience all that Waltham and the Greater Boston area have to offer.
Your experience at Brandeis as a graduate student will be complemented by the more than 50 institutions of higher learning within miles of our campus. With access to the many resources of such an educational hub, you will find students — 250,000 who embark on the city and its surrounding areas each year — and scholars from all disciplines making Boston their home.
Boston: A Small Town in a Big City
Considered one of the best walking cities in America, you will find Boston to be easily accessible and inviting. From the Public Garden to the Charlestown Navy Yard, Newbury Street to the South End, and Fenway Park to the Citi Performing Arts Center, walking becomes a way of life.
Situated underneath the city is the country's oldest subway system: the T. Making all points of the city equally accessible, the T connects all Bostonians to even the most historical of Boston's attractions.
Life Off Campus
Most Brandeis graduate students live in the neighborhoods and communities surrounding campus. Like its neighbors Cambridge and Boston, Waltham sits on the banks of the Charles River. Affordable housing and apartments make the Waltham area very attractive to Brandeis students. This fact, along with Waltham's rich cultural history, allows students to experience life off campus just minutes from home.
Brandeis connects directly with downtown Boston through the MBTA commuter rail. This connection provides students with easy access to some of Boston's finest restaurants, cultural centers, neighborhoods, theaters and museums.