Category:Asian Studies
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The Asian studies program aims to create a better understanding of Asian cultures and their place in the world through an integrated course of interdisciplinary study. The structure of requirements and electives (see below) is designed to ensure a comprehensive...
Category:Comparative Literature
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A WORK OF LITERATURE ALWAYS MAKES CONNECTIONS. It not only reaches individual readers; it can invoke other literary works and traditions, it can challenge or embrace scientific or historical knowledge, it can be translated into another language or transformed...
Category:European Studies
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CLASSICS HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES and societies of ancient Greece and Rome. At Hamilton, the Classics Department reflects this tradition, while offering a broader view of the ancient world and its relation to our own time. The study of classics...
Category:Archeology
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Courses in Archaeology 106F,S Principles of Archaeology. An introduction to the fundamentals of archaeology, with emphasis on evolutionary principles. Topics include a review of archaeological field methods such as sampling, survey and excavation, and analytic...
Category:Liberal Studies
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ANTHROPOLOGY — THE STUDY OF THE RICH CULTURAL, SOCIAL, LINGUISTIC AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF HUMANITY — is a hands-on learning experience at Hamilton. Small liberal arts colleges rarely offer all four areas of study (cultural and social, linguistic, and biological...
Category:Liberal Studies
Study mode:At the institution
AMERICAN STUDIES IS THE EXPLORATION OF CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE in the United States. It uses the methods and perspectives of several disciplines — particularly history and literature — as lenses through which the nation and its cultural heritage may be examined....
Category:African Studies
Study mode:At the institution
The Africana Studies Department focuses on the historical transformation of African peoples as they spread throughout the Atlantic World and beyond. Central to the department is the exploration of the experiences of African peoples with subjugation and liberation...
Category:Philosophy
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Departments of the other Claremont Colleges and CGU are designed to cultivate critical thinking and to introduce the student to the history of philosophy, its traditional problems and subject areas and its connections with related subjects. In addition to preparing...
Category:Linguistics
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A coordinated program with department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Pomona College. How many languages are there? What does knowing a language entail? How do people develop this ability? How is language stored in the brain? Why don't we all speak...
Category:Asian Studies
Study mode:At the institution
The Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies of the Claremont Colleges (IDAAS) offers a rigorous, multidisciplinary major that emphasizes social justice, critical thinking, and innovative analysis of the history, society, and cultural production...
Category:Liberal Studies
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Sponsored by the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, American
Studies is a multidisciplinary major that encourages students to think
critically and creatively about culture in the United States. The
American Studies Program is coordinated by an intercollegiate...
Category:African Studies
Study mode:At the institution
Africana Studies The Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies (formerly Black Studies) offers a multidisciplinary curriculum that examines the experiences of African, African American and Caribbean people from the liberal arts perspective. Courses accommodate...
Category:Interdisciplinary Studies
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The mission of International and Intercultural Studies is to provide an interdisciplinary course of study that will help students to understand multiple perspectives on power relations in the social, economic, political, scientific, and cultural arenas. The coursework...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:At the institution
We believe that student work has meaningful literary and intellectual
value, and we foster a supportive community of writers among our
students. Through writing exercises, workshops, and intensive reading,
students begin to take creative risks in their own...
Category:Literature
Study mode:At the institution
Coursework in the Literature major is designed to develop and improve the student’s capacity to engage in meaningful interpretation, creative writing, analytical thought and aesthetic appreciation. Majors and non-majors alike will have the opportunity to gain...
Category:Anthropology
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The curriculum in Anthropology encompasses two overlapping and yet distinct "tracks": (i) cultural and social anthropology and (ii) biological anthropology, archaeology, and material culture studies. Cultural and social anthropology explores the social orders...
Category:Literature
Study mode:At the institution
The literature major enables students to understand and appreciate our literary heritage and allows them to pursue their individual literary interests. The major requires a structured series of courses on the principal writers of English and American literature...
Category:Liberal Studies
Study mode:At the institution
The classical studies major providesa broad liberal arts education and the cultivation of intellectual skills in several disciplines; it is appropriate for students preparing for work in such areas as business, government, education, and commerce, or for graduate...
Category:Political Science
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Shaping lives Alfred University's political science major provides students with the background they need to enter careers in government service, business, teaching, journalism, or law as well as preparing them for graduate study. As they learn about the institutions...
Category:Philosophy
Study mode:At the institution
From the classic to the modern Alfred University philosophy students not only have the opportunity to study classic texts in depth but also to discover cutting edge work in metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of the arts. We believe that...
