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Brown University

Prospect St
Providence, RI 02912

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Type of institution:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degree, Master's degree, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree
Carnegie classification:	Research Universities (very high research activity)
Number of students:	8,125 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:	$70.00

About this School

Brown University is a university located in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and the seventh-oldest in the United States. It is a member of the Ivy League. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations. Brown has the oldest undergraduate engineering program in the Ivy League (1847), the only undergraduate Egyptology department in the Western Hemisphere, and the only undergraduate History of Mathematics department in the world (both of which are housed in the same building). Brown was also one of the first institutions to emphasize computer science as well as media studies, with its department in Modern Culture and Media, where students study film production, film criticism, and critical theory. The Brown "New Curriculum," instituted in 1969, eliminates distribution requirements and mandatory A/B/C grade (allowing any course to be taken on a "satisfactory/no credit" basis). Moreover, there are no pluses (+) or minuses (-) in the grading system. Since 2001, Brown's current and 18th president is Ruth J. Simmons, the first African American president, and second female president, of an Ivy League institution, as well as the first permanent female president of Brown. The school colors are seal brown, cardinal red, and white. Brown's mascot is the bear and the sports teams are called the Bears. The costumed bear mascot named "Bruno" makes appearances at athletic games. The use of a bear as the University's mascot dates back to 1904. People associated with the University are known as Brunonians.

Tuition and Fees	2007-08	2006-07	2005-06
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$36,342	$34,620	$32,974
Out of State	$36,342	$34,620	$32,974
Books and Supplies	$1,184	$1,128	$1,096
On-Campus
Room and board	$9,606	$9,134	$8,796
Other Expenses	$1,528	$1,458	$1,414
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	12%	$4,003
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	4%	$1,070
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	38%	$23,436
Loans to students	35%	$5,832

Degrees offered by this school

Bachelor degree Women's Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on litera...

Bachelor degree Urban Studies + Affairs	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Urban Studies + Affairs: A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban soci...

Bachelor degree Theoretical and Mathematical Physics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Theoretical and Mathematical Physics: A program that focuses on the scientific and mathematical formulation and evaluation of the physical laws governing, and models describing, matter-energy phenomena, and the analysis of related experimental designs and results. Includes instruction...

Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other se...

Bachelor degree South Asian Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree South Asian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of South Asia, defined as including Afghanistan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and related borderlands and island groups; ...

Bachelor degree Sociology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...

Bachelor degree Social Sciences Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Social Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in social sciences not listed in the Social Sciences, General category.

Bachelor degree Slavic Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Slavic Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Slavic peoples inhabiting Europe, Asia, and in immigrant groups elsewhere, including the study of the emergence and migration patterns of Slavic culture, languages, an...

Bachelor degree Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on one or more of the Slavic languages of Central and Eastern Europe. Includes instruction in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technol...

Bachelor degree Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: A program that focuses on Sanskrit and related ancient and classical Indo-Aryan languages. Includes instruction in Vedic and Classical Sanskrit, Pali and other Prakrits, and the historical development of Indo-Aryan...

Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural ...

Bachelor degree Public Policy Analysis	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Public Policy Analysis: A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation; microeconomic analysis of policy issues; resou...

Bachelor degree Public Health Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Public Health, Other: Any instructional program in public health not listed in the Public Health, General category.

Bachelor degree Psychology General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various...

Bachelor degree Portuguese Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Portuguese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Portuguese language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Portuguese philology, Metropolitan Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Portuguese, regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other ...

Bachelor degree Political Science and Government General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public...

Bachelor degree Physics General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodyna...

Bachelor degree Philosophy	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to th...

Bachelor degree Philosophy and Religious Studies Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other: Any instructional program in philosophy and religion not listed in the Philosophy and Religious Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Neuroscience	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiolo...

Bachelor degree Near and Middle Eastern Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Near and Middle Eastern Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of North Africa, Southwestern Asia, Asia Minor, and the Arabian Peninsula, related borderlands and island groups, and including emigrant and i...

Bachelor degree Music General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Medieval and Renaissance Studies: A program that focuses on the study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods in European and circum-Mediterranean history from the perspective of various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including history and archeology, as well as st...

Bachelor degree Mathematics General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathema...

Bachelor degree Mathematics and Computer Science	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Mathematics and Computer Science: A program with a general synthesis of mathematics and computer science or a specialization which draws from mathematics and computer science.

Bachelor degree Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction ...

Bachelor degree Linguistics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Linguistics: A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, language acquisition, socio...

Bachelor degree Latin Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Latin Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Latin philology, related Italic dialects, Late Roman a...

Bachelor degree Latin American Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Latin American Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and the flow ...

Bachelor degree Jewish + Judaic Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Jewish + Judaic Studies: A program that focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people. Includes instruction in Jewish religious heritage, sacred texts, and law; Jewish philosophy and intellectual history; Jewish life and culture, both in Israel and the Jewish Dias...

Bachelor degree Italian Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Italian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of modern Italy and its predecessors on the Italian Peninsula, including overseas migrations of Italian peoples.

Bachelor degree Italian Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Italian Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Italian philology, Modern Italian, Italian regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strat...

Bachelor degree History General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of sp...

Bachelor degree Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American + Chicano Studies.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American + Chicano Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic American immigrant populations within the U.S. and Canada, including Mexican-American Studies, Cuba...

Bachelor degree German Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree German Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Germany, the neighboring countries of Austria and Switzerland, the German minorities in neighboring European countries, and the historical areas of German influence across Europe and ove...

Bachelor degree German Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and ...

Bachelor degree Geophysics and Seismology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Geophysics and Seismology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physics of solids and its application to the study of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in gravimetric, seismology, earthquake forecasting, magnetrometry, electrical properties of solid bo...

Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of roc...

Bachelor degree Geological and Earth Sciences + Geosciences Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Geological and Earth Sciences + Geosciences, Other: Any instructional program in geological and related sciences not listed in the Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, General category.

Bachelor degree Geochemistry	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Geochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemical properties and behavior of the silicates and other substances forming, and formed by geomorphological processes of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium in ...

Bachelor degree French Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree French Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of France, other Francophone countries inside and outside Europe, and the French colonial experience and the associated French minorities around the world.

Bachelor degree French Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scienc...

Bachelor degree Fine Arts and Art Studies Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other: Any instructional program in fine arts and art studies not listed in the Fine Arts and Art Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other: Any instructional program in ethnic, cultural minority, and gender studies not listed in the Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Environmental Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics,...

Bachelor degree Entrepreneurship + Entrepreneurial Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Entrepreneurship + Entrepreneurial Studies: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform development, marketing and management functions associated with owning and operating a business.

Bachelor degree English Language and Literature General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree English Language and Literature + Letters Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature + Letters, Other: Any instructional program in English language and literature not listed in the English Language and Literature/Letters, General category.

Bachelor degree Engineering Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Engineering, Other: Any instructional program in engineering not listed in the Engineering, General category.

Bachelor degree Engineering General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Engineering, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce.

Bachelor degree Engineering Physics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Engineering Physics: A program with a general focus on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles of physics to the analysis and evaluation of engineering problems. Includes instruction in high- and low-temperature phenomena, computational physics, superconducti...

Bachelor degree Education General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social founda...

Bachelor degree Economics General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and...

Bachelor degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics: A program that focuses on the systematic study of mathematical and statistical analysis of economic phenomena and problems. Includes instruction in economic statistics, optimization theory, cost/benefit analysis, price theory, economic modeling...

Bachelor degree East Asian Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree East Asian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of East Asia, defined as including China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, related borderlands and island groups, and including the study of the East...

Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed p...

Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with...

Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other: Any instructional program in computer and information sciences and support services not listed in the Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, General category.

Bachelor degree Comparative Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and applications to...

Bachelor degree Community Organization and Advocacy	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Community Organization and Advocacy: A program that focuses on the theories, principles, and practice of providing services to communities, organizing communities and neighborhoods for social action, serving as community liaisons to public agencies, and using community resources to fur...

Bachelor degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine: A program that prepares public health specialists to plan and manage health services in local community settings, including the coordination of related support services, government agencies, and private resources. Includes instruction in publi...

Bachelor degree Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and in...

Bachelor degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bachelor degree Chemistry General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree Business + Managerial Economics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Business + Managerial Economics: A program that focuses on the application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Includes instruction in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing theory, ...

Bachelor degree Biophysics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Biophysics: A program that focuses on the application of physics principles to the scientific study the mechanisms of biological processes and assemblies at all levels of complexity. Includes instruction in research methods and equipment operation and applications to subjects such as ...

Bachelor degree Biomedical + Medical Engineering	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Biomedical + Medical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of biological and health systems and products such as integrated biological systems, instrumentation, medical info...

Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biologic...

Bachelor degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in the biological and biomedical sciences not listed in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, General category.

Bachelor degree Bioethics + Medical Ethics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Bioethics + Medical Ethics: A program that focuses on the application of ethics, religion, jurisprudence, and the social sciences to the analysis of health care issues, clinical decisionmaking, and research procedures. Includes instruction in philosophical ethics, moral value, medica...

Bachelor degree Biochemistry	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic ...

Bachelor degree Atomic + Molecular Physics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Atomic + Molecular Physics: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the behavior of matter-energy phenomena at the level of atoms and molecules. Includes instruction in chemical physics, atomic forces and structure, fission reactions, molecular orbital theory, magnetic reson...

Bachelor degree Art History Criticism and Conservation	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connois...

Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Bachelor degree Area Studies Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Area Studies, Other: Any instructional program in specifically defined area studies not listed in the Area Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Architecture (BArch, BA + BS, MArch, MA + MS, PhD).	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Architecture (BArch, BA + BS, MArch, MA + MS, PhD): A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of architecture and to conduct research in various aspects of the field. Includes instruction in architectural design, history, and theory; building struct...

Bachelor degree Archeology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Archeology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating m...

Bachelor degree Applied Mathematics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Applied Mathematics: A program that focuses on the application of mathematics and statistics to the solution of functional problems in fields such as engineering and the applied sciences. Includes instruction in natural phenomena modeling continuum mechanics, reaction-diffusion, wave ...

Bachelor degree Applied Mathematics Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Applied Mathematics, Other: Any instructional program in applied mathematics not listed in the Applied Mathematics, General category.

Bachelor degree Anthropology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and...

Bachelor degree Ancient Studies + Civilization	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Ancient Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on Western and Non-Western cultures and related topics in the periods of Pre-history and Antiquity. Includes such disciplines as ancient languages, archeology, history, art history, geography, population studies, environmental stu...

Bachelor degree Ancient + Classical Greek Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree Ancient + Classical Greek Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Greek language and literature from its origins through the fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Greek philology, Attic dialects, H...

Bachelor degree American + United States Studies + Civilization	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree American + United States Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, and including the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Bachelor degree African-American + Black Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Bachelor degree African-American + Black Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin Americ...

Master's degree Spanish Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other se...

Master's degree Sociology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...

Master's degree Social Studies Teacher Education	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Social Studies Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels.

Master's degree Social Sciences Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Social Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in social sciences not listed in the Social Sciences, General category.

Master's degree Religion + Religious Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural ...

Master's degree Public Policy Analysis	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Public Policy Analysis: A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation; microeconomic analysis of policy issues; resou...

Master's degree Public Health, General (MPH, DPH).	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Public Health, General (MPH, DPH): A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services and to function as public health officers. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, hea...

Master's degree Psychology General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various...

Master's degree Portuguese Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Portuguese Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Portuguese language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Portuguese philology, Metropolitan Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Portuguese, regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other ...

Master's degree Political Science and Government General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public...

Master's degree Physics General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodyna...

Master's degree Philosophy	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to th...

Master's degree Neuroscience	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiolo...

Master's degree Music General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Master's degree Museology + Museum Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Museology + Museum Studies: A program that focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares individuals to assume curat...

Master's degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Master's degree Mathematics General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathema...

Master's degree History General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of sp...

Master's degree Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American + Chicano Studies.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American + Chicano Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic American immigrant populations within the U.S. and Canada, including Mexican-American Studies, Cuba...

Master's degree Geology + Earth Science General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of roc...

Master's degree French Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree French Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of France, other Francophone countries inside and outside Europe, and the French colonial experience and the associated French minorities around the world.

Master's degree French Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scienc...

Master's degree Environmental Science + Studies	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Environmental Science + Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy,...

Master's degree English Language and Literature General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Master's degree Engineering General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Engineering, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce.

Master's degree Elementary Education and Teaching	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject ma...

Master's degree Economics General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and...

Master's degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed p...

Master's degree Creative Writing	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Creative Writing: A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.

Master's degree Computer and Information Sciences General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with...

Master's degree Comparative Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Comparative Literature: A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and applications to...

Master's degree Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and in...

Master's degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General.	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Master's degree Chemistry General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Master's degree Biostatistics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Biostatistics: A program that focuses on the application of descriptive and inferential statistics to biomedical research and clinical, public health, and industrial issues related to human populations. Includes instruction in mathematical statistics, modeling, clinical trials methodo...

Master's degree Biomedical + Medical Engineering	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Biomedical + Medical Engineering: A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of biological and health systems and products such as integrated biological systems, instrumentation, medical info...

Master's degree Biology + Biological Sciences General	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biologic...

Master's degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in the biological and biomedical sciences not listed in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, General category.

Master's degree Bilingual and Multilingual Education	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Bilingual and Multilingual Education: A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to bilingual/bicultural children or adults, and/or the design and implementation of educational programs having the goal of producing bilingual/bicultural...

Master's degree Art History Criticism and Conservation	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connois...

Master's degree Area Studies Other	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Area Studies, Other: Any instructional program in specifically defined area studies not listed in the Area Studies, General category.

Master's degree Archeology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Archeology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating m...

Master's degree Applied Mathematics	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Applied Mathematics: A program that focuses on the application of mathematics and statistics to the solution of functional problems in fields such as engineering and the applied sciences. Includes instruction in natural phenomena modeling continuum mechanics, reaction-diffusion, wave ...

Master's degree Anthropology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and...

Master's degree American + United States Studies + Civilization	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Master's degree American + United States Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, and including the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Doctor's degree Spanish Language and Literature	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Doctor's degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other se...

Doctor's degree Sociology	Brown University
General Description for: Brown University Doctor's degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...

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