Vassar College Departments and Programs

• African Studies  - Multidisciplinary program designed to explore the histories, politics, cultures, and experiences of African people.
• American Culture  - Program offering students the opportunity to learn about and analyze the American society, institutions, mores, civilization, and culture.
• Asian Studies  - Multidisciplinary program dealing with the Asian history, economics, politics, geography, languages and literatures, religions, societies, and cultures.
• Biochemistry  - Interdepartmental program in biochemistry and molecular biology with emphasis on experimental approaches.
• Biology  - Site provides course descriptions, a faculty and staff directory, and information on facilities and students.
• Chemistry Department  - Overview of the department with a faculty and staff directory and information on facilities and research.
• Classics Department  - Introduces the department's faculty, presents a curriculum overview, and provides a glimpse of department life.
• Cognitive Science  - Multidisciplinary program dedicated to the unified exploration of the mind.
• Computer Science  - Program designed to study the theoretical foundations and scientific methodologies central to computing.
• Department of Anthropology  - Department overview with faculty profiles, fieldwork and research information, and related links.
• Department of Art  - Introduction to the academic programs in art history and studio art at Vassar College. With newsletters and information on related events.
• Department of Chinese and Japanese  - Details of program major, course, study abroad opportunities, and related activities. With faculty profiles.
• Department of Dance  - Guide to course and program offerings, faculty and staff, department facilities, and events.
• Department of Earth Science and Geography  - Posts departmental newsletters, project and field trip details, a faculty and staff directory, and related Internet resources.
• Department of Education  - Department profile with faculty, program, and course information. Includes links to related websites.
• Department of German Studies  - Offers programs of study involving the German language, literature, and culture.
• Department of Hispanic Studies  - Site provides information on the offered program major, courses, faculty, and related events.
• Department of Mathematics  - Academics, faculty, and department contact information. Includes course schedules and catalogs.
• Department of Philosophy  - Department profile with program, course, and faculty information. Also presents a schedule of lectures and links to related pages.
• Department of Political Science  - Curriculum, program majors, and faculty information. With contact and location details.
• Department of Psychology  - Official online guide to Psychology at Vassar College. Provides information on course and program offerings, facilities, faculty, and staff.
• Department of Religion  - Posts department news, course list and details, faculty profiles, and information on academic requirements.
• Department of Russian Studies  - Information on course offerings, academic requirements, faculty, and study abroad and summer programs.
• Drama Department  - Providing information on program majors, courses, facilities, and shows. With a faculty and staff directory.
• Economics Department  - Department's website contains course schedule and descriptions, program particulars, and faculty profiles.
• English Department  - Details of course and program offerings, faculty profiles, and links to related resources and department websites.
• Environmental Studies  - Fully multidisciplinary program that deals with the relationships between people and environments, both natural and built.
• Field Work  - Credit offering intended to provide students the opportunity to examine the interaction between theories and the practical experiences of a particular discipline.
• French Department  - Information on program and courses, faculty, department events, and opportunities for study abroad.
• Geography-Anthropology Program  - Interdepartmental concentration designed to examine the cultural, ecological, and spatial relations of societies and their human environments.
• History Department  - Academics, faculty, and department events information. Includes course descriptions and some history resources.
• Independent Program  - Program designed to facilitate the study of subjects that are deemed best approached in a multidisciplinary way.
• International Studies  - Presents academic major, courses, trips, and faculty information. With links to other sites of interest.
• Italian Department  - Site provides course and major details, introduces the department's faculty, and presents events information on related online resources.
• Jewish Studies  - Vassar College's multidisciplinary program dealing with the diversity of the history and culture of Jews in Western and non-Western societies.
• Latin American and Latino Studies  - Study program involving a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the history, geography, politics, economics, cultures, and literatures of Latin America and its people.
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies  - Interdepartmental program providing students a coherent course of study in the arts, history, literature, and European civilization.
• Music Department  - Site presents information on course offerings, concerts and events, faculty, and academics.
• Neuroscience and Behavior  - Interdisciplinary program that integrates the perspectives and techniques of biology and psychology to the study of the brain and behavior.
• Physics and Astronomy Department  - Introduces the department's faculty and staff, details and list of programs offered, and provides information on facilities and events.
• Science Technology and Society  - Provides program and course descriptions, faculty information, and links to related pages.
• Self-Instructional Language Program  - College program offering language study not commonly available in traditional classroom instruction.
• Sociology at Vassar  - Presents a catalog of courses, guide to major, faculty profiles, and related links.
• Urban Studies Program  - Academic concentration focusing on the study of cities and urbanization.
• Vassar Film  - Features student projects, provides program details, and presents information on facilities and related events.
• Victorian Studies  - Program focusing on the ideas, ideals, institutions, society, and culture associated with 19th Century Britain.
• Women's Studies  - Program outline with course descriptions and information on faculty and related events.