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The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences


 


Academics

The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences boasts 42 departments and programs that cover the breadth of the arts and sciences.

The college also partners with other schools at GW to offer unique interdisciplinary programs.

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View degrees and majors offered by departments.

 

Academic Departments and Programs

Arts and Humanities

American Studies
Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures
East Asian Languages and Literatures
English
Fine Arts and Art History
Judaic Studies
Museum Studies
Music
Philosophy
Religion
Romance, German, Slavic Language and Literature
Theatre & Dance
Women's Studies

Programs

Africana Studies
Film Studies
Institute for Biomedical Sciences
Interior Design

 

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Anthropology
Art Therapy
Economics
Geography
History
Media and Public Affairs
Organizational Sciences and Communication
Political Science
Professional Psychology
Psychology
Public Policy and Public Administration
Sociology
Speech and Hearing Sciences

Natural, Mathematical and Biomedical Sciences

Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Forensic Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics


Academic Departments and Programs
(alphabetical listing)

Africana Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Art Therapy
Biochemistry*
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Sciences*
Biostatistics*
Chemistry
Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures
Counseling*
Early Modern European Studies
East Asian Languages and Literatures
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
Environmental and Resource Policy
Epidemiology*
Film Studies
Fine Arts and Art History
Forensic Sciences
Geography
Geological Studies
Genomics and Bioinformatics*
Global Communications
History


 


Interior Design
Judaic Studies
Liberal Arts
Linguistics
Mathematics
Media & Public Affairs
Museum Studies
Music
Organizational Sciences and Communications
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Professional Psychology
Psychology
Public Policy & Public Administration
Religion
Romance, German, Slavic Language and Literature
Sociology
Speech & Hearing Sciences
Statistics
Theatre & Dance
Women's Studies

*Indicates Program Offered in Conjunction with Another GW School

Academic Degrees


Dept./Program Minor Major Bachelor's Master's Doctorate
Africana Studies Africana Studies        
American Studies American Studies American Studies B.A. M.A.
∙General
∙Folklife
∙Historic Preservation
∙Museums & Material Culture
Ph.D.
Anthropology ∙Anthropology
∙Archaeology
∙Biological Anthropology
∙Socio-Cultural Anthropology
∙Cross-Cultural Communications
∙Anthropology
∙Archaeology
∙Biological Anthropology
B.A.
B.A.
B.S.
M.A./M.S.
∙General
∙Hominid Paleobiology
∙Folklife
∙International Development
∙Museum Training

Ph.D.
Hominid Paleobiology

Art Therapy       M.A.  
Biochemistry*       M.S.

Ph.D.
Biochemistry/ Molecular Genetics

Biological Sciences Biology Biology B.A./ B.S. M.S.  
Biomedical Sciences*         Ph.D.
Biostatistics*       M.S. Ph.D.
Chemistry Chemistry ∙Pre-professional Chemistry
(pre-med)
∙Certification by American chemical Society
∙Forensic Chemistry
∙Chemistry/ Biochemistry (with certification)
B.A./ B.S. M.S. Ph.D.
Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures

∙Classical Studies
∙Semitic Languages
& Cultures

∙Classical Studies B.A.    
Counseling*         Ph.D.
Early Modern European Studies Early Modern European Studies Early Modern European Studies B.A.    
East Asian Languages and Literatures ∙Chinese
∙Japanese
∙Korean
∙Chinese
∙Japanese
B.A.    
Economics Economics Economics B.A./ B.S. M.A. Ph.D.
English ∙English
∙Creative Writing
∙English
∙English/Creative Writing
∙Dramatic Literature
B.A. M.A.
∙English
∙American Literature

Ph.D.
∙English
∙American Literature

Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Environmental Studies B.A.    
Environmental and Resource Policy       M.A.  
Epidemiology*       M.S. Ph.D.
Film Studies Film Studies        
Fine Arts and Art History
∙Art History
∙Fine Arts
∙Art History & Fine Arts
∙Art History
∙Fine Arts
B.A. M.A.
∙General
∙Museum Training
∙Art History

M.F.A.
∙Ceramic/Sculpture
∙Drawing/Painting
∙Photography
∙New Media

 
Forensic Sciences      

M.F.S.
∙Crime Scene Investigation
∙Forensic Chemistry
∙Forensic Molecularbiology
∙Forensic Toxicology
∙High Technology Crime Investigation
∙Security Management

 
Geography ∙Geography
∙Geographic Information Systems
Geography B.A. M.A.  
Geological Studies Geological Sciences Geological Sciences B.A./B.S.    
Genomics and Bioinformatics*       M.S.  
Global Communications       M.A.  
History History History B.A. M.A.
∙General
∙History & Public Policy
∙Historic Preservation
∙Imperial & Colonial Studies
∙U.S. Legal History
 
Interior Design   Interior Design B.F.A. M.F.A.  
Judaic Studies Judaic Studies Judaic Studies B.A.    
Liberal Arts Liberal Arts Liberal Arts B.A.    
Linguistics Linguistics        
Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
B.A.
B.S.
M.A.
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Ph.D.
Media & Public Affairs Journalism/Mass Communication

∙Journalism/Mass Communication
∙Political Communication

B.A. M.A.
Media and Public Affairs
 
Museum Studies       M.A.
Museum Studies
 
Music Music
Jazz Studies
Music B.A.    
Organizational Sciences and Communications ∙Communication
∙Organizational Communication
∙Organizational Sciences

Communication B.A. M.A.
∙Organizational Sciences
∙Human Resources Management
∙Organizational Management
 
Philosophy Philosophy
Applied Ethics
Logic
Philosophy
Philosophy (Public Affairs)
B.A. M.A.
∙Philosophy & Social Policy
∙Public Policy
 
Physics
∙Physics
∙Biophysics
∙Physics
∙Biophysics
B.A./B.S.
B.S.
M.S. Ph.D.
Political Science Political Science Political Science
Political Science (Public Policy)
B.A. M.A. Ph.D.
Professional Psychology        

Psy.D.
∙Psychology Doctorate
∙Professional Psychology

Psychology Psychology Psychology B.A.   Ph.D.
∙Applied Social
∙Clinical
∙Cognitive Neuroscience
Public Policy & Public Administration      
M.A.
∙Public Policy
∙Public Administration
Ph.D.
Public Policy/ Public Administration
Religion Religion
Peace Studies
Religion B.A. M.A.

Ph.D.
(Offered in cooperation with History Dept.)

Romance, German, Slavic Language and Literature ∙French
∙German
∙Italian
∙Slavic
∙Spanish
∙French
∙German
∙Russian
∙Spanish
B.A.    
Sociology ∙Sociology
∙Criminal Justice
∙Human Services
∙Sociology
∙Criminal Justice
∙Human Services
B.A. M.A.
∙Sociology
∙Criminal Justice
 
Speech & Hearing Sciences Speech & Hearing Science Speech & Hearing Sciences B.A. M.A.
Speech Language Pathology
 
Statistics Statistics Statistics B.A. M.S. Ph.D.
Theatre & Dance ∙Theatre
∙Dance
∙Theatre
∙Dance
∙Dramatic Literature
B.A. M.F.A.
∙Theatre Design
∙Classical Acting
 
Women's Studies Women's Studies Women's Studies B.A. M.A.
Public Policy & Women's Studies
 
 
 


 
   




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