Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | |
Through courses in prehistory, archaeology, ethnology and human origins, the anthropology curriculum is designed to provide you with a thorough overview of the human experience and to serve as a basis for an informed understanding of your own culture.
The anthropology department at Connecticut College... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Architectural Studies | |
The architectural studies program is predicated on three interrelated ideas.
First, architecture is inseparable from the cultural landscape - the intersection of natural landscapes with built forms and social life. Thus, it is essential to study individual buildings in light of their larger settings... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Art | |
Through close relationships with faculty who are both dedicated teachers and active artists, art students at Connecticut College gain exposure to a variety of artistic philosophies and professional practices in art.
You may experiment or concentrate in a broad range of studio disciplines including ceramics,... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Art History | |
A major in art history provides you with an understanding of the visual arts in relation to society, culture and history.
Particular strengths of the department include medieval art, Renaissance and Baroque art, 20th-century art, American art, Asian art, African art and architectural history. We also... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Behavioral Neuroscience | |
Behavioral neuroscience is an interdisciplinary major that combines topics in psychology, biology, chemistry, philosophy and other disciplines. The relationship between the brain's function and the behavior we can readily see in each other is examined at multiple levels of analysis, from how a cell functions... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
The Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) program recognizes the importance of the interdisciplinary nature of modern biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, botany and biology.
BCMB is a popular choice of major for pre-med students because it covers all requirements for... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Biological Sciences | |
The biological sciences major, which is offered jointly by the biology and the botany departments, provides diverse research opportunities and close student-faculty interactions that are designed to give you progressively more intensive experiences in research as you move through your course of study.
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Botany | |
In 1917 botanist Caroline Black accepted a position to teach at Connecticut College on the condition that botany would be a separate department from biology. This decision created a focus on plant science that is, to this day, a hallmark of the College. If you major in botany here, you will find unparalleled... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
The Connecticut College department of chemistry offers an outstanding education through high quality instruction in the classroom and laboratory, excellent research opportunities and close student-faculty interactions.
You can pursue degrees in:
chemistry or biochemistry with professional certification... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Classics | |
Classics is the study of the languages and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. The field includes great writers such as Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, Thucydides, Plato, Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, Horace, and Tacitus; and great monuments such as the Parthenon and the Colosseum.
To study Classics is to enter... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Computer Science | |
As a computer science major at Connecticut College, you'll enter a variety of learning environments and gain an understanding of the discipline through courses, independent research, colloquia, workshops, internships and seminars.
Emphasis is placed on your ability to solve problems and think independently... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Dance | |
The dance department at Connecticut College has established a philosophical framework supported by its curriculum and activities in response to the present state of the education of the arts including multiculturalism and internationalization. The approach to education is based on "ways of knowing, thinking,... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
East Asian Languages and Cultures | |
One of the first liberal arts colleges to establish a department of Chinese in 1965, Connecticut College expanded its unique commitment to the field through the creation of an interdepartmental Asian Studies Program in 1970, and again in 1985 with the addition of the department of Japanese. Today Chinese,... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Economics | |
Economics, a social science, is concerned with the decisions we make to meet our material needs. Economics analyzes the production, distribution and use of goods and services in any particular society, both at the local and at the global level.
As an economics major, you'll learn to think analytically,... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
English | |
English is a popular subject at Connecticut College ” in part because it offers you opportunities for experiencing the pleasures of the imagination, in part because the skills you gain by reading and writing about literature prepare you to participate in a community that is increasingly global in scope.
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies | |
The Connecticut College environmental studies major ranks as one of the oldest in the country, founded as the "human ecology" major in 1969 by two long-time faculty members and nationally renowned ecologists, Richard H. Goodwin and William A. Niering. The College honors both with its Goodwin-Niering... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Film Studies | |
We live in a world filled with constructed images. All of us encounter a steady stream of moving pictures delivering messages blatant and subtle that solicit us, elicit our emotions, and play key roles in framing our perceptions of the world. In order to truly understand our culture - even perhaps to... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
French | |
As a French major at Connecticut College, you will develop linguistic and cultural proficiency, regardless of your starting point. Incoming students range from nearly fluent to having no previous experience in French. At every level, as you move through the major, you will find challenging courses in... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Gender And Women's Studies | |
You enjoy being passionately engaged with your studies and your world - as intellectuals, activists, artists, and writers who will apply your knowledge of gender in your work, families and communities, intelligently and creatively, for your entire lives.
When you get to us, you find that we combine... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Government | |
The government major requires ten courses in government, including at least one in each of the standard fields of political science: United States politics, comparative politics, international politics, and political theory. |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Hispanic Studies | |
Spanish is the second language of the United States and one of the three most spoken languages in the world today. Recent census reports indicate that Hispanics now form the largest minority population in the United States.
Our department of Hispanic studies offers flexible majors adaptable to varied... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
History | |
As a history major, you can join the academic department with the largest number of professors and that is one of the largest majors. We are an unusually diverse department with expertise in not only American history, but also that of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
You'll be able to explore... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Human Development | |
Child and adolescent development, cultural dynamics of globalization, influence of media on identity, children's rights, family policies, racial identity and coping and resiliency; you will learn about all these and more as a human development major at Connecticut College.
The human development major... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
International Relations | |
International relations (IR) is an interdisciplinary major administered by the government department. It requires six government courses (including at least one in each of three fields: international politics, foreign policy, and comparative politics); an economics course that focuses on international... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Italian Studies | |
To most Americans, Italy is known for its art, fashion, design, films, opera, food, charming locations and controversial politics. But we in the Italian department at Connecticut College will urge you as a student of Italian to go beyond that which is already known and ask:
What are the complex and... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Latin American Studies | |
The core curriculum of the Latin American Studies major provides a solid foundation of knowledge on the region, a rigorous interdisciplinary methodology, and language proficiency in Spanish. Flexibility in the major offers you the opportunity to pursue a more specialized topic, region, or discipline... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Mathematics and Statistics | |
Some great reasons to study math at Connecticut College
Challenging Curriculum - Relevant courses covering theoretical and applied mathematics, from advanced courses in analysis and algebra to courses filled with real-world applications such as statistics and finance.
Independent Research - One-on-one... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Music | |
Our department of music seeks to distinguish itself among liberal arts college music departments in the United States. Our curriculum is modeled on the best features of a music conservatory, but we are small enough to offer personal attention.
The music program offers you the choice of two different... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
We live in a world of daunting and profound questions ” What can we truly know? What is our true nature? What is the best way to live? ” answering which requires, no doubt, a "liberated logical imagination." There may, therefore, be no better way to search for those answers than to study philosophy at... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Psychology | |
As a psychology major at Connecticut College, you'll be able to study a diverse set of specialized areas such as clinical, social, and experimental psychology. You'll also develop a strong foundation of research skills.
Classes are interactive and hands-on, and you'll get to know your professors well.... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Religious Studies | |
Religious studies is a traditional component of a liberal arts education, but there's little traditional about the religious studies major at Connecticut College.
Here you will be encouraged to study religion as broadly as you would any other major, such as sociology or history. You will learn to explore... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Slavic Studies | |
Students majoring in Slavic studies have the opportunity to study not only the Russian language, but also contemporary issues in Russian culture and society, Slavic literatures, film, art history, gender studies, theater, history, environmental government, and linguistics. The department is active in... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
Sociology is the study of social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.
Because sociology addresses the most pressing issues of our time, it is a field whose potential is increasingly tapped by those who create programs and craft policies.
Sociologists investigate... |
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Connecticut College
Bachelor degree
Theater | |
While our theater program emphasizes acting and directing, we'll encourage you to study and work on all elements of theater: acting, directing, design, technical theater, playwriting, dramaturgy, and dramatic literature - so that you understand the process of creating theater from initial idea to final... |
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Connecticut College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Muesum Studies | |
Museum Studies at Connecticut College is a broad interdisciplinary program, open to undergraduate students of all majors, that explores the role of museums in shaping society's knowledge about art, culture, history, and the natural world.
The program is designed to introduce you to careers in all types... |
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Connecticut College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Teacher Certification | |
If you have a love of learning and enjoy working with young people, you may have thought of becoming a teacher. Maybe you had a teacher who profoundly influenced your own life.
Whether you see teaching as a lifelong career or a step in your own continuing education, a liberal arts education complements... |
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Connecticut College
Masters degree
Psychology | |
The Master of Arts program in psychology offers concentrations in:
clinical psychology
behavioral medicine/health psychology
social/personality psychology
neuroscience/psychobiology
instruction in abnormal and social psychology, women's health, behavioral medicine, statistics, clinical assessment, stress... |
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