The goal of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology is to develop students‘ insight into the nature of society, the diversity of cultures around the world, and the similarities that all peoples and societies share. Course work, independent study, and collaborative research work with faculty all provide a basis for later graduate study, as well as for a wide variety of occupations upon graduation.
The study of the environment concerns interactions taking place at the Earth's surface- the site of intersection of the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, as well as our home as human beings. Accordingly, environmental studies are of necessity broadly multidisciplinary. Understanding of the Earth's responses to local and global perturbations requires that we focus our study on the interactions between inorganic, biologic and societal...
The instrumental music program, directed by Heidi Jacob, includes opportunities for music majors and non-majors to perform in Orchestra and Chamber Music ensembles. Those students in orchestra are guided in sectionals by top professional musicians throughout the academic year. For students who are also enrolled in the Chamber Music Program there are numerous opportunities for coachings from visiting artists on the Guest Artist Series and from resident...
Classics offers students opportunities to study the Mediterranean world of the ancient Greeks and Romans and, to a more limited extent, the societies of the Near East and Egypt. Classics has been taught at Bucknell since its founding in 1846. The discipline has grown and broadened over that century and a half, from one focused on a small canon of texts into a multidisciplinary field of study, bringing together a variety of methodologies and areas...
The Cinema and Media Studies Department major combines the critical study of film and media with hands-on media production, reflecting a liberal arts philosophy in which critical thinking and creative making are mutually informing.
This is an excellent liberal arts major. The prototypical interdisciplinary field, Classical Studies combines work in language, history, culture, and literature of the ancient world. This major provides a very useful background for further work in philosophy, art history, ancient religion, medieval studies, or English. It is a good choice for pre-med and pre-law students, as well as students looking for a strong general education in the liberal arts....
Centre‘s major program in chemical physics serves students who have strong interests in overlapping subfields of chemistry and physics. Usually these interests focus on the spectra and structure of atoms and molecules. The Chemical Physics Program often has prepared students for graduate study and subsequent careers in research and/or academe.
In this program students receive a strong theoretical background in the physical sciences. Majors also study...
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