Divisions of the School of Arts and Sciences
Last updated: November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Majors in the School of Arts and Sciences
Within the School of Arts and Sciences, courses are offered by academic departments and programs to support educational programs and objectives that are departmental, interdisciplinary and university-wide in scope. Academic departments and programs reside in schools of thought: Creative Arts, Humanities, Science and Social Science. Because the organization of undergraduate degree requirements makes reference to this school structure, it is important that students familiarize themselves with it.
Most typically, the courses offered by a department or program will have membership in one school, that in which the department resides. Some courses, however, may have membership in more than one school. Also, some interdisciplinary areas do not fit neatly into a single school; individual courses within such areas may reside in different schools.
The school membership of courses has been incorporated into the "requirement codes" appearing in the course listings. A legend for the codes may be found in the "Requirement Codes" section of this Bulletin. The course offering information published each fall and spring also indicates to which schools particular courses belong. If in doubt about the school membership of a particular course, consult the Office of the University Registrar.
Creative Arts
Courses in the division of creative arts teach the history of the visual and performing arts, engage students in the creative process itself, and develop artistic skills and aesthetic sensibilities.
Humanities
The division of humanities offers undergraduates a systematic introduction to our literary and philosophical heritage.
- Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies
- Comparative Literature and Culture
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- English
- European Cultural Studies
- French and Francophone Studies
- German Studies
- Hispanic Studies
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Russian Studies
The following languages are also offered: Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, and Yiddish.
Science
The division of science provides the basic scientific training preparing students for entry into graduate school or for work at the intermediate level in their scientific fields. Students are encouraged to take such courses outside the School of Science as will best broaden and further their intellectual growth.
- Applied Mathematics
- Biochemistry
- Biological Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
Neuroscience - Physics
- Psychology
Social Science
In addition to the basic coverage of the social sciences provided by the departmental disciplines noted below, the division of social science also supports a number of cross-disciplinary programs which offer an opportunity to minor and, in some cases, major in their programs.
- African and Afro-American Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Business
- Economics
- Education Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Health: Science, Society, and Policy
- History
- International and Global Studies
- Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
- Politics
- Sociology
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies