Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Africana Studies | |
The Africana Studies program at F&M is unique in that it is the first program that was initiated due to student demand. We prepare students to succeed in a diverse society by enabling them to see the world from a host of perspectives originating in Africa and regions of the Diaspora.
Offered in coordination... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
American Studies | |
American Studies is an interdisciplinary discipline that studies the American experience in all its diversity and in its relations to other cultures. Through its rich array of course offerings as well as opportunities for internships and independent study projects, American Studies seeks to foster in... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Animal Behavior Studies | |
There are many colleges and universities where students can learn about animal behavior, but very few like Franklin & Marshall provide opportunities in the Animal behavior major of the Biological Foundations of Behavior program for undergraduates to work directly in the laboratory, field, zoos and other... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | |
The study of anthropology leads to a knowledge of the world's cultural, social and biological diversity in the past and present. Although the focus of such knowledge is the entirety of the human experience, students of anthropology apply their comparative perspective to reflect upon their own lives,... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Art History | |
The department's art history program examines aesthetically considered objects with the goal of comprehending both the objects themselves and the social concerns that they embody.
We strive to develop students' ability to appreciate the technical accomplishment, artistic decision making, and expressive... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Astronomy | |
The astronomy major represents a balance between conceptual, mathematical and historical understandings of astronomy. Students gain an understanding of the structures in the universe on many length scales and an appreciation for modern astronomical methods and results. A student with a major in astronomy... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Astrophysics | |
The astrophysics major focuses on physical principles as they are applied to the study of the cosmos. The goal is to promote an understanding of a diverse array of extraterrestrial phenomena in terms of the fundamental physics principles on which this understanding is based. These phenomena range from... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are related fields that explore biological processeas at the smallest scale – examining the intracellular metabolic ’machinery“ and its underlying genetic information. In the past few decades, technological breakthroughs like cloning, the polymerase chain reaction,... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Bioinformatics | |
Bioinformatics is a new and rapidly-expanding field at the intersection of biology, chemistry, computer science, and applied mathematics. The bioinformatics program at Franklin & Marshall was introduced in 2008 with a grant received from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The program provides many... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Biology | |
The study of Biology furnishes insights into our species, ourselves and the world around us. Biological knowledge allows us to better understand processes and patterns from molecules to ecosystems. Biology is an exciting, exploding discipline offering a broad and advancing frontier between the known... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Business, Organizations and Society | |
A major in Business, Organizations, and Society is appropriate for students who are interested in studying business and organizational phenomena whether or not they intend to have careers in business. The program emphasizes critical thinking and analysis rather than memorizing techniques. It helps students... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes and, as such, is essential to the study and understanding of physical, geological and biological phenomena. Because of its place among the sciences, chemistry is inherently interdisciplinary and attracts students to its study from a broad... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Classics | |
The Department of Classics provides instruction in Greek, Latin, ancient history and classical art and archaeology. Classics is an interdisciplinary area studies program, applying the approaches of humanists and social scientists to the history, art, language, literature, philosophy, religion, social... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Dance | |
DANCE STUDIES
The Dance Major prepares dancers to move, create, analyze, write about, and evaluate dance as an expression of the individual, of culture, and of history. It features a balanced curriculum of performance-based and theory-based courses, while all courses address both studio and analytical... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Economics | |
Economics has variously been said to be concerned with:
the allocation of scarce resources among competing uses;
a society's social relations of production, distribution and consumption;
the institutions through which humans have organized their provisioning.
In line with these varied definitions, the... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
English
Creative Writing | |
The track in creative writing joins the passion for language and imaginative writing with the study of literature. It is built upon the premise that reading widely and deeply in literature, including contemporary literature, is essential to becoming a skilled creative writer: in other words, that the... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
English
Literature | |
Since we cannot separate language or literature from their cultural and intellectual contexts, the literature component of the English major at Franklin & Marshall offers a substantial historical base, with core courses on topics in the traditional periods of British and American literature.
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Environmental Science | |
Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary major firmly based in the liberal arts tradition. The major involves faculty, courses, and student research in three of the College‘s strongest departments, Earth and Environment, Biology and Chemistry. Earth and Environment provides an administrative home... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies | |
Global warming. Alternative energy sources. Watershed destruction. Issues of huge import stand at the center of the Franklin & Marshall Environmental Studies major.
When you choose an Environmental Studies major within the F&M Department of Earth and Environment, you will learn how society utilizes... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
French | |
The study of French opens the door to diverse cultures around the globe, from France itself to other French-speaking countries and regions in Europe, North and West Africa, Quebec, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans. French provides useful links to many parts of the world and to many... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Geosciences | |
When you choose a Geosciences major within the F&M Department of Earth and Environment, you will learn about the dynamic processes that shape our planet, the minerals and rocks that comprise it, and the features and processes of the Earths surface and interior. This is a field of fascinating problems,... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
German and German Studies | |
The study of German not only provides the broadening of linguistic and cultural awareness that will accompany the learning of any foreign language, but also exposes students to the cultural contributions of the German-speaking countries to Western and world civilization. German ranks first in Western... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Government | |
The Government major is designed to prepare and enrich students for their professional lives and their role as active citizens and leaders. The department has a long tradition of encouraging its majors to think conceptually about politics and to immerse themselves in their political environment through... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
History | |
A major in History provides students with a broad understanding of long-term historical trends in introductory-level courses; an in-depth knowledge of regions, countries and issues at the 300-level; an appreciation for historiography and understanding of the approaches that historians take to the study... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Judaic Studies | |
The Judaic Studies program is designed to introduce students to the religion, history and literature of the Jewish people and to their interactions with the other peoples among whom they have lived. In the Western world, Jewish thought has been foundational to our common culture, yet the experience of... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Mathematics | |
The study of mathematics is a hallmark of enlightened society, as it has been for millennia. Mathematics helps us understand our world and ourselves and it is fun.
Mathematics is one of the oldest of the liberal arts. The study of mathematics has been used for centuries to train students to think clearly... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Music | |
The study of music can be divided into four inter-related approaches: the creation of music (composition), the re-creation of music (performance), understanding music‘s systems (music theory) and understanding music‘s stylistic and societal contexts (music history and culture). Each of these areas draws... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Neuroscience | |
Behavior is manifest in the function of neurons, the cells that comprise the nervous system. The networks of a few to many million neurons that underlie the simple and complex behaviors exhibited by humans and animals are shaped by biological, environmental, ecological, evolutionary, social and psychological... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
Most philosophy fits into one of four loose and overlapping groups. The first studies action: What should we do and how can we get ourselves to do it? This group includes ethics and social and political philosophy. A second group studies the nature and reliability of our knowledge. Here you'll find epistemology... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Physics | |
Physics is the study of how objects interact, move and change. It covers objects as small as sub-atomic particles, such as quarks, to as large as the universe. It is inherently an experimental endeavor. The starting and ending points are the data and observations. From experiments and observations we... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Psychology | |
Psychologists study mind and behavior in humans and non-human animals. They test hypotheses using systematic observations of behavior in experimental, field, computer modeling and self-report settings.
We believe that the best way to communicate this empirical approach is by participating in it, so... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Public Policy | |
The Public Policy program is designed to provide analytic skills and substantive knowledge to help students ask questions, determine the dimensions of societal problems and evaluate alternative solutions to resolve multifaceted policy issues. The study of Public Policy is available to students as a Joint... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Religious Studies | |
The department of Religious Studies is committed to exploring and analyzing in a non-sectarian way a variety of religious traditions embedded in myth, ritual, art, ethics, doctrine, philosophy, literature, asceticism and other social practices. The study of religion engages the limits of human beings... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Scientific and Philosophical Studies of Mind | |
Scientific and Philosophical Studies of Mind (SPM) seeks to bridge the sciences and the humanities in the study of a common topic: the nature of mind. In order to provide a breadth of perspective as well as depth in an area of special interest, the SPM curriculum divides into two Areas of Concentration:... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
Sociology is both a specialized academic discipline and an important part of a liberal education. As a social and cultural science, sociology studies human interaction within and between groups, the forces of interest and meaning that help to shape and reshape that interaction and its consequences for... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Spanish | |
A major in Spanish provides students a solid foundation in both oral and written Spanish at advanced levels. Further, our courses offer students the theoretical and critical tools to investigate different cultural traditions from Latin America and Spain.
A major in Spanish is designed to give the student... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Studio Art | |
The Department of Art and Art History educates students in the practice and processes of making art and in the historical analysis of art. We see this endeavor as an essential visual complement to the training in verbal and numerical analysis and production offered in other areas of the College curriculum.
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Theatre | |
THEATER STUDIES
The study of theater at Franklin & Marshall College embraces all aspects of dramatic art as part of a liberal arts education. Interdisciplinary by nature, theater studies allow all students to develop aesthetic responses and abilities in understanding and making dramatic works of art.... |
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Franklin and Marshall College
Bachelor degree
Women's and Gender Studies | |
Feminist theory and practice are transforming the world. This program seeks to understand these ongoing changes through a broad interdisciplinary framework. Taken together, the courses in the Women‘s and Gender Studies Program offer a gendered perspective on the diversity of human and particularly women‘s,... |
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