Bachelor degree
Women's Studies
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Women’s Studies is an integral part of the curriculum of Agnes Scott College. Fully one-quarter of the Agnes Scott faculty teaches courses cross-listed in the Women’s Studies program. Women’s Studies courses invite students to explore gender and its intersections with sexuality, race and ethnicity, nationality and class. Women’s experien...
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Bachelor degree
Theatre
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Agnes Scott College
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Theatre is the quintessential liberal art—the perfect model of experiential learning. Theatre holds a mirror up to nature, allowing us to see ourselves and see our place in the universe in a manner that is at once both immediate and timeless. Students and faculty work side-by-side to achieve the finished product. Theatre students develop artis...
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Bachelor degree
Studio Art
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Agnes Scott College
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The Art department at Agnes Scott helps its students understand the value of art, its history and its role in enriching human experience.
Art students receive training in the analysis and production of art, and graduates have become artists, industrial designers, academics and museum professionals. Because the ability to think analytically ...
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Bachelor degree
Spanish
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Agnes Scott College
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There is no better time than the present to learn the Spanish language. Spanish is the primary language for nearly 330 million people in the world. Spanish is the official language in 21 countries, an official language of the United Nations and is used worldwide on the Internet. Learning Spanish allows you to communicate with a half-billion peop...
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Bachelor degree
Sociology & Anthropology
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Agnes Scott College
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What does it mean to be a human being? Sociology and anthropology students at Agnes Scott deal with this question in a variety of ways and from many different points of view. Sociology focuses on the study of human society, including social action and social organizations. Anthropology compares societies and cultures, looking at both the unity o...
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Bachelor degree
Religious Studies
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Agnes Scott College
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The field of religious studies focuses on the attempt to understand the world’s religions as expressive of what various peoples have come to regard as sacred. As such, the field of religious studies is interdisciplinary, pluralistic, critical and global in its outreach and aspirations. While the department’s concern for the sacred has been s...
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Bachelor degree
Psychology
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Agnes Scott College
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Psychology students at Agnes Scott are critical thinkers, problem solvers and effective communicators. They study human and animal behavior with direction from a quality faculty. They have immediate access to labs; no waiting in line behind graduate students. More than half participate in a field experience. Examples include working with indust...
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Bachelor degree
Political Science
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Agnes Scott College
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The study of politics entails more than how governments work. It includes the analysis of how communities and citizens interact with each other and the government to shape the kind of country in which they live. Unlike most other political science departments that have a central focus on U.S. politics, our emphasis is on comparative politics and...
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Bachelor degree
Physics
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Agnes Scott College
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Physics is the scientific study of natural phenomena such as gravitation, electricity, magnetism and the nature of matter. The heart of physics is the effort to understand and predict what happens in nature, using reasoning inspired and tested by experiment. Students in Agnes Scott’s physics department acquire a general, flexible physics found...
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Bachelor degree
Philosophy
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Agnes Scott College
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Philosophy is the critical analysis of fundamental beliefs. Adept at abstract thought, students studying philosophy possess keen intelligence, intense devotion, motivation and self-determination. A rigorous discipline, the philosophy program at Agnes Scott follows two separate yet complementary approaches: the systematic approach through courses...
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Bachelor degree
Music
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Agnes Scott College
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Music at Agnes Scott offers students a breadth of knowledge and a depth of understanding in the traditions of Western music as well as an introduction to non-Western musics of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Students may elect to emphasize theory, history or performance within their major.
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Bachelor degree
Mathematics-Physics
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Agnes Scott College
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Abstract yet general, fact versus imagination. Our understanding of the world is built upon the fundamental properties of mathematics. The study of mathematics at Agnes Scott embodies more than numbers and equations. Students develop the skills of clear and logical thinking, the effective use of mathematical language and the ability to communica...
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Bachelor degree
Mathematics-Economics
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Agnes Scott College
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Abstract yet general, fact versus imagination. Our understanding of the world is built upon the fundamental properties of mathematics. The study of mathematics at Agnes Scott embodies more than numbers and equations. Students develop the skills of clear and logical thinking, the effective use of mathematical language and the ability to communica...
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Bachelor degree
Mathematics
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Agnes Scott College
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Abstract yet general, fact versus imagination. Our understanding of the world is built upon the fundamental properties of mathematics. The study of mathematics at Agnes Scott embodies more than numbers and equations. Students develop the skills of clear and logical thinking, the effective use of mathematical language and the ability to communica...
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Bachelor degree
International Relations
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Agnes Scott College
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International relations is a study of global affairs that draws upon the connections of economics, politics and history. It applies the contributions of all these disciplines to the study of topics of historical and contemporary importance. Students will examine traditional studies that focus on the role of the nation-state. In addition, they wi...
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Bachelor degree
History
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Agnes Scott College
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Try on a rusty World War I helmet or read some 400-year-old love letters. Analyze songs from the American Revolution or visit a West African food store in Atlanta. Read memoirs by Holocaust survivors or narratives written by slaves. These are some of the remnants from history that students at Agnes Scott analyze in order to better understand the...
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Bachelor degree
German Studies
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Agnes Scott College
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The study of German at Agnes Scott encompasses more than speaking and understanding the German language. The program is widely focused, emphasizing composition, conversation, literature, German life and thought, history and music. Small class sizes allow the program to be intimate and flexible, giving students the opportunity to ask questions an...
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Bachelor degree
French
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Agnes Scott College
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The study of French at Agnes Scott explores all aspects of the culture, such as language, art, literature, history, film and autobiography. Because of this broad-based knowledge, students in the French program gain a well-rounded, inclusive education that allows them to apply their knowledge to future academic or professional careers.
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Bachelor degree
English
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Agnes Scott College
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The English department believes that the study of language and literature has the power to elevate our minds, animate our imaginations and enlarge our capacity to understand one another. We offer courses in British, Irish and American literatures, postcolonial literatures, film and the history and structure of the language, as well as a full ran...
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Bachelor degree
Economics and Business
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Agnes Scott College
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Unemployment, inflation and poverty are among the most important issues facing society today. As an economics major at Agnes Scott, you will learn to understand the basic theories that explain these issues and examine ways they can be managed. As an economics and business major, you will use economic theory in a variety of business applications....
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Bachelor degree
Economics
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Agnes Scott College
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Unemployment, inflation and poverty are among the most important issues facing society today. As an economics major at Agnes Scott, you will learn to understand the basic theories that explain these issues and examine ways they can be managed. As an economics and business major, you will use economic theory in a variety of business applications....
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Bachelor degree
Creative Writing
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Agnes Scott College
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The English department believes that the study of language and literature has the power to elevate our minds, animate our imaginations and enlarge our capacity to understand one another. We offer courses in British, Irish and American literatures, postcolonial literatures, film and the history and structure of the language, as well as a full ran...
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Bachelor degree
Classical Languages and Literature
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Agnes Scott College
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Interpretation of the past through literature, language, history, art and archeology is at the heart of the classics. Students of the classics gain a unique liberal arts background through the study of Greek and Roman antiquity. By reconstructing the values and histories of those ancient societies and examining their philosophical thought, stude...
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Bachelor degree
Chemistry
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Agnes Scott College
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Involved, engaged learning is the key to the chemistry program at Agnes Scott, giving all students the opportunity for active, hands-on experience. Approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the chemistry program provides students a thorough grounding in the principles and applications of modern chemistry, as well as extensive practical ex...
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Bachelor degree
Biology
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Agnes Scott College
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The biology program at Agnes Scott offers an integrated approach to the study of living systems from molecules to ecosystems. Agnes Scott biology students are curious and interested in the world around them, actively engaging with faculty members, delving deeper into the world of science.
The biology program’s unifying themes include:
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Bachelor degree
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Agnes Scott College
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Students in the biochemistry and molecular biology program at Agnes Scott have the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills central to these scientific disciplines. Structure and functional relationships of biological molecules and systems, chemical and biological reactions and their significance in biological systems, and modern methods ...
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Bachelor degree
Astrophysics
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Agnes Scott College
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Astrophysics is the study of the universe and all that it contains. Therefore, astronomers study phenomena in the solar system, at the distances of nearby stars, at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and out to the distances of other galaxies millions of light-years away. At Agnes Scott, students are challenged to study astrophysics as more than...
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Bachelor degree
Art History
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Agnes Scott College
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The Art department at Agnes Scott helps its students understand the value of art, its history and its role in enriching human experience.
Art students receive training in the analysis and production of art, and graduates have become artists, industrial designers, academics and museum professionals. Because the ability to think analytically ...
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Bachelor degree
Art
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Agnes Scott College
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The Art department at Agnes Scott helps its students understand the value of art, its history and its role in enriching human experience.
Art students receive training in the analysis and production of art, and graduates have become artists, industrial designers, academics and museum professionals. Because the ability to think analytically ...
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Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Pre-Medical Program
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Agnes Scott College
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Agnes Scott offers a one-year (summer, fall and spring semesters), post-baccalaureate program that prepares men and women for medical school, dental school and veterinary school. This Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical program is designed for career changers and for returning students with undergraduate degrees in non-science fields who lack the nec...
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Master's degree
Teaching Secondary Physics
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Agnes Scott College
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The Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary physics is specifically designed to achieve that goal. This 12-month, three-semester program features a combination of sciences and education courses, supplemented by elective courses relevant to an individual’s particular interests. Education courses address such vital topics as curriculum development ...
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Master's degree
Teaching Secondary Mathematics
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Agnes Scott College
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The Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary mathematics program is designed to give its graduates a deep understanding of the mathematics they will teach, the skills to solve mathematical problems with confidence, and an understanding and appreciation of the role mathematics plays in the sciences, engineering and other professions. This 12-month, t...
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Master's degree
Teaching Secondary English
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Agnes Scott College
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The Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary English program is designed specifically for women and men preparing to teach high school English. The 14-month program targets students who have an undergraduate degree in English, or a related field with significant background in English, but who did not complete a teacher certification program at the u...
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Master's degree
Teaching Secondary Biology
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Agnes Scott College
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The Master of Arts in Teaching secondary biology program equips individuals to teach not only scientific principles; it enables them to convey an understanding of science’s impact on history, modern civilization and daily life. To achieve that, the program features a combination of courses in secondary sciences, curriculum development and lear...
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