Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | |
Anthropology endeavors to examine human behavior from a holistic viewpoint. That is, anthropologists consider the social, cultural, linguistic, historic, and biological factors shaping different cultures and populations worldwide. Although anthropologists have traditionally been associated with the study... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Asian Studies | |
The Asian Studies Concentration gives Davidson College students who are interested in Asia special recognition and credit for completing an intensive course of study in East Asian, South Asian or Middle Eastern affairs. Davidson also offers study abroad opportunities and on-campus activities that promote... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Biology | |
The Davidson College Department of Biology provides students with a strong foundation in biology, enabling them to think critically about biological topics, to learn technical skills for solving biological problems, and to communicate biological information in oral and written formats. By offering courses... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
The Davidson College Department of Chemistry takes seriously its mission to provide an exceptionally rich learning environment in which to study chemistry. All courses are taught and all research is planned and facilitated by faculty members who are generous with their time and knowledge. Students... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Communication Studies | |
Communication Studies focuses on how people use the communicative process to generate meaning. From the face-to-face context of interpersonal communication to the rhetorical context of public communication to the mediated context of mass communication, Communication Studies examines how both oral and... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Economics | |
The Department of Economics strives to teach the social science of economics within the framework of the liberal arts education offered by Davidson College. The entry-level course, Introductory Economics, supplies the foundation for a basic comprehension of individual, national, and international economic... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
English | |
Mission Statement
The English major encourages intellectual independence by stressing creative, critical thinking combined with informed reading and interpretation made evident in clear speech and writing. Members of the Department seek to teach language and literature from a range of perspectives.... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies | |
In recent decades, issues related to the environment have emerged as key concerns at local, national, and international levels. The new Environmental Studies Concentration, developed in December 2007, is designed to give students a broad exposure to a range of environmental issues and to provide multidisciplinary... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Ethnic Studies | |
The Ethnic Studies concentration provides students with an understanding of the forces that have made African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos intergral and yet distinct groups in American society. This interdisciplinary course of study, offered by departments in the humanities and social sciences,... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Film and Media Studies | |
The Film and Media Studies Concentration promotes the development of multimedia literacy among our students, providing an interdisciplinary understanding of the history, theory, language, and cultural aspects of film and other audio-visual media. Combining introductory and advanced courses in film and... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
French | |
The mission of the French Department is to help students acquire knowledge of the language, literature, and cultures of France and French-speaking countries. Through beginning, intermediate, and advanced language courses, students develop the skills to read, write, speak and understand French. Courses... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Gender Studies | |
A Gender Studies Concentration offers students the opportunity to explore traditional disciplines through an interdisciplinary perspective that focuses on the significance of sex as a social construct.
Students study the unique contributions of women and men to society, science, humanities, and the... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Genomics | |
The diverse academic background provided by this concentration in the context of a liberal arts education will help prepare students of all majors for exciting fields such as drug discovery, pharmaceutical industry, biomedical sciences, patent law, and ethics. |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
German | |
The department offers a stimulating curriculum that includes courses on language, literature, film, and culture. Students may wish to major or minor in German, or fulfill requirements for distribution or concentration credit.
The German faculty take an active interest in their students and boast a substantial... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
History | |
Mission Statement
Liberation from the parochialism of time, place, and circumstance is the underlying purpose of the study of history at Davidson. To this end, the Department seeks to cultivate students‘ critical understanding of the past and to develop their intellectual, analytical, writing, and... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Humanities | |
The Humanities Program has two separate tracks; students may enroll for either, but not both. Each track combines lectures and small group discussions; each pays particular attention to careful reading and writing.
The traditional Humanities Program (Humanities 150, 151, 250, 251) is a four-semester... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
International Studies | |
Given the international focus of contemporary problems, students have the possibility of studying how different disciplines contribute to understanding and formulating effective solutions to these global challenges. The International Studies Concentration offers students the opportunity to pursue a coherent... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Mathematics | |
Mission Statement
The Department of Mathematics educates students in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and computer science, inspiring them to appreciate, understand, and engage these disciplines. The study of mathematics offers a unique and important way of interpreting the world around us, bringing... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Medical Humanities | |
The Medical Humanities concentration promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of health and health care. It enables students to appreciate the strengths and limits of the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities as they seek to explain and to achieve a measure of control over disease, illness... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Music | |
The mission of the Music Department is to teach students how to think, create, perform, and communicate, and to do so in a critical, expressive, and articulate manner. We offer a stylistically and culturally diverse curriculum. For major and non-major alike, this curriculum provides challenging encounters... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Neuroscience | |
Neuroscience at Davidson introduces students to a field of science that has experienced an explosion of information and technological innovation. It provides students with a model for understanding how the conventional boundaries separating seemingly incompatible disciplines can evaporate when new intellectual... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
Philosophical questions arise in every discipline and in every occupation. Some are the 'Big Questions' that all of us as reflective beings are compelled to ask: Does God exist? Is knowledge possible? What is the best life? Are there objective moral truths? Are we purely physical beings? Do we have free... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Physics | |
If you are interested in physics or allied subjects, we believe that Davidson has much to offer you. Because physics is a fundamental natural science, linking science and philosophy, a major in physics provides a natural cornerstone for a well-rounded liberal-arts education. The Davidson College physics... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Political Science | |
Special Opportunities: Every summer, we offer the Davidson in Washington Program where students take a seminar course and work in an internship. We encourage our majors to study abroad, and up to four off-campus courses may be transferred back as credit for their major. |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Psychology | |
Psychology
A broad discipline incorporating the scientific approach to the study of human and animal behavior, and the physiological and cognitive processes underlying behavior. In addition to understanding its subject matter, psychology aims at the application of psychological knowledge to the solution... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Religion | |
The Department of Religion offers a curriculum that explores the variety and depth of religious experiences and expressions. Inseparable from the fabric of liberal arts generally, the Religion Department shares in the task of cultivating a humane literacy that is responsive to the mystery and the meaning... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
Sociology is the systematic analysis of social life. The department seeks to expand students‘ awareness of the often-subtle social structures that are shaped by groups, organizations, and institutions. Among the topics explored are:
Race-ethnic relations
Gender
Stratification
Criminology
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Spanish | |
The primary mission of the Spanish Department is to teach the language, literatures, and cultures of the Hispanic world. Intermediate, and advanced level courses provide a learning experience conducive to mastering linguistic skills, developing critical thinking and cultural analysis, to reach a profound... |
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Davidson College
Bachelor degree
Theatre | |
Mission
The Department of Theatre serves the students by teaching and creating theatre as a discipline in the context of a traditional liberal arts institution. This means that students learn how to think critically and creatively about an important body of material and how to give those thoughts scholarly... |
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