Drew University
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | |
Anthropology is the study of humankind in cross-cultural and evolutionary perspectives. With one foot in the sciences (both social and biological) and the other in the humanities, anthropology takes a holistic approach and consists of four sub-disciplines: cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Art | |
The Art Department is committed to developing in each art major the capacity for creative problem solving in making art. We ask students to progress through a series of studio projects, acknowledging a firm foundation in art history and contemporary art, and through critical thinking to achieve individual... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Art History | |
Art History has a distinguished heritage as a field of cultural, social, and intellectual history in the Humanities. Works of art and architecture are tangible documents that need to be assessed on their own merits and, simultaneously, as reflections of the human experience. Art History is an exploration... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Behavioral Sciences | |
Behavioral Science utilizes the theories and methods of anthropology, psychology, and sociology to engage in a holistic and comparative study of human behavior. This major emphasizes the psychological, social and cultural aspects of human functioning in a series of core courses and a number of elective... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
Students interested in biochemistry may complete programs leading to an interdisciplinary major in biochemistry, a chemistry major with an emphasis in biochemistry, or a minor in biochemistry, all of which draw from offerings in the departments of biology and chemistry. Consult the course listings for... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Biological Anthropology | |
Biological anthropology studies humans as the products of biology, culture, environment, and organism (developmental history). It takes a comparative and evolutionary approach to understanding humans and their closest primate relatives. It deals with important questions about human existence: Where... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Biology | |
Curriculum: The biology program begins with three active laboratory courses that cover ecology, evolution, diversity (zoology, botany, microbiology), cell biology, and molecular biology. Many students will also take a fourth course that covers vertebrate anatomy and physiology. By the fourth semester,... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Business Studies | |
The business major is comprised of a set of introductory courses, a set of core courses, a choice of electives drawn from Business, Society, Culture and economics courses, and a capstone that will integrate concepts students have been exposed to in the major. The introductory and core courses include... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
Chemistry has been defined as the science that studies matter and its transformation. Impinging on nearly every aspect of our material world, it is, by nature, the "central science," standing between physics and biology. Chemistry is so pervasive in our world that it has become fashionable to ask, "What... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Chinese Studies | |
Through its rigorous curriculum, the Chinese program at Drew prepares students linguistically and intellectually for interaction with China and the Chinese-speaking world. Speaking, reading, and translating are stressed at all levels of language instruction. Extracurricular activities-study groups, field... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Classics | |
Classics today is a rich interdisciplinary field of study, embracing the study of not only the Greek and Latin languages and literature, but also some 2,000 years of ancient Mediterranean civilizations: the Aegean Bronze Age, classical Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, the early Christian world,... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Economics | |
The Drew Economics Department has established three broad objectives for its economics curriculum. It teaches students analytical tools for understanding the functioning of economic systems, familiarizes them with the origin, character, and operation of economic institutions, and enables them to make... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
English | |
Literature encompasses the history of human attempts to remain "wide-awake" in response to experience, whether that experience unfolds in the realms of dreams, ideas, nature, urban life, political terror, or sensual pleasure. Literary texts record the questions that people or communities have found urgent,... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies and Sustainability | |
The Environmental Studies and Sustainability program provides students with the in-depth knowledge, multidisciplinary perspectives, and critical skills needed to address the complex environmental problems of today and of the future. The ESS major explores disruptions to Earth‘s global life-support systems,... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
French | |
The mastery of foreign languages has become increasingly valuable for employment in international law, finance, trade, banking, and communications as well as for graduate studies in the humanities and social sciences. At Drew, French course work and extracurricular activities integrate the study of literatures,... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
History | |
An understanding of history provides valuable insights into cultures and problems of civilizations. A certain elasticity of mind is required of the history major, who must learn to see the whole and also comprehend the interaction of the parts. This intellectual ability is useful in many fields, such... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Mathematics and Computer Science | |
Mathematics, which is based on abstraction, logical argument, and an analytical approach to problems, lies at the heart of the liberal arts. Mathematics also finds ubiquitous application, from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and finance to the humanities and the arts. Precise abstraction and... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Music | |
The expression of ideas and emotions through music is integral to every culture. To understand music is to understand the essence of humanity. Music extends one's comprehension of history and society while also providing preparation for a career. The broadly educated musician is in demand in the recording... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Neuroscience | |
The Neuroscience major at Drew is a multidisciplinary program of study that allows students to explore the brain from the perspectives of many different disciplines, including anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, philosophy, and psychology. After building a firm background... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Pan-African Studies | |
Pan-African Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers extensive study of the history, cultures, politics and socioeconomic structures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Students develop a comparative perspective in order to understand the rich network of linkages, movements and exchanges among... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
To study philosophy is to embark on conceptual exploration. Philosophers seek rational answers to enduring questions about knowledge, reality, value, thought, and language. From the time of Socrates to the present day, philosophers have examined fundamental presuppositions of science, morality, governance,... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Physics | |
Physics addresses the most fundamental topics in science, from the structure of the universe to light, atoms, and elementary particles. A century after the dawn of quantum mechanics, physicists are still exploring its vast implications for both fundamental science and technology. Physics has led to discoveries... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Political Science | |
Political scientists study how men and women govern themselves-in realms from the smallest communities to the international system. In town meetings, the halls of Congress, or the United Nations, the great political questions are the same-how to reconcile individual aspirations and community needs, freedom... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Psychology | |
Psychology is the study of the personal experience and behavior of individuals from the perspectives of the social and natural sciences. The curriculum in psychology is designed to involve majors in all of the subfields of the discipline. Common to most courses is a concern for the methods psychologists... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Religious Studies | |
In the broadest terms, the modern study of religion as part of a liberal education involves a comparative appreciation of the various ways different peoples, across space and through time, have developed their religious ideas, values, systems, beliefs, rituals, and traditions in response to fundamental... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
Crime, inequality, healthcare, politics, families, gender, race and ethnicity, education, work, and social change-today's sociologists study all these topics. Using scientific methods to insure accuracy, sociologists focus on the causes and consequences of social interaction. Through a combination of... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Spanish | |
An understanding of Spanish is essential in this country today, not only to maintain and improve our cultural and economic ties with the 20 countries in which Spanish is the official language, but also to learn about and appreciate the culture of approximately 37 million Hispanics residing in the United... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Theatre Arts | |
The Theatre Arts department at Drew is dedicated to a broad-based study of the history, literature, theory, and practice of theatre and its various disciplines in the context of an overall liberal arts education, through classroom study and an extensive, co-curricular production program that centers... |
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Drew University
Bachelor degree
Women's Studies | |
Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines the diversity of women's experiences as they are informed by gender, class, race/ethnicity, sexuality, age, ability, social location, and cultural and national identity. The program is shaped by the theoretical and methodological insights... |
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Drew University
Doctor's degree
History and Culture (M.A./Ph.D.) | |
The History and Culture program concentrates on the intellectual and cultural history of modern Europe and America. It trains its students both for careers in academia and for related nonacademic work in publishing, cultural journalism, museums, and philanthropy. It offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History,... |
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Drew University
Doctor's degree
Ministry | |
You've been in ministry for a few years now and you're feeling a need for a new stimulus. New issues that were not even on the horizon when you were in seminary are now challenging you. The demands of ministry are draining your spiritual life. You want to focus on an important need in your ministry and... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Arts | |
The Master of Arts program is a two-year master‘s degree designed for students who wish to acquire a background for teaching at the secondary level, attain a foundation for further studies in religion at the doctoral level, or explore the religious disciplines for personal interests. This degree is not... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Arts and Letters | |
The Arts and Letters program's interdisciplinary structure recognizes that in the contemporary world, a thorough grounding in the humanities offers the necessary intellectual and personal development for individuals to stay informed.
The Arts and Letters program stresses a broad liberal arts education... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Divinity (M.Div.) | |
The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is the most widely recognized and accepted degree for religious professionals. The M.Div. emphasizes foundational principles necessary in the practice of ministry. Candidates are expected to gain understanding in the Christian faith and in the capacity to interpret that... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Medical Humanities | |
Medical Humanities, in its most basic connotation, deals with the intersection of human experience, medical practice, and scientific technology. The field transcends the disciplinary boundaries of academe and engages all aspects of human culture-science, history, ethics, philosophy, literature, religion,... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Ministry | |
The Master of Arts in Ministry program is a two-year professional master‘s degree for students preparing for leadership in congregations, non-profit agencies, or other organizations. It may also be used by those who are preparing for ordination as a deacon in the United Methodist church. It is not designed... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Poetry | |
The Drew University Master of Fine Arts in Poetry Program is a two-year, low-residency program for poets and poet translators. Students hone and develop their talent, as well as gain knowledge of the craft and poetics of contemporary American writers, and writers from other eras and cultures. The program... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Sacred Theology | |
The Master of Sacred Theology is a one-year program (18 credits) for those who have completed their basic theological education with the M.Div. or its equivalent and who wish to pursue further study in a particular field within the curriculum of the Theological School. This degree is attractive to pastors... |
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Drew University
Masters degree
Teaching | |
Drew‘s Master of Arts in Teaching program leads to an M.A.T. degree and provisional teaching certification in biology, chemistry, English, math, Spanish, or social studies. The focus of the program is to train teachers who can prepare students for the challenges of the Global Age. Coursework stresses... |
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