The College of Arts and Sciences is a place of discovery, creativity, and imagination that form the core of a liberal arts education at Syracuse University. Through its three academic divisions--the Sciences and Mathematics, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences (offered in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs)--The College offers an eclectic array of traditional degree options as well as a number of interdisciplinary, dual, and combined-degree programs.
Emerging areas of interdisciplinary excellence within The College include the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, biomedicine, neuroscience, humanities in the digital age, and climate change and sustainability.The College’s three academic divisions offer more than 50 majors, 40 minors, and 30 master’s and Ph.D. programs.
History: 1970-present College of Liberal Art (1870-1970)
In 1870 the College of Liberal Arts was established as Syracuse University’s founding college. The name was changed to College of Arts and Sciences in 1970.
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Browse the College of Arts and Sciences Collections:
- African American Studies - All Scholarship
- African American Studies Honors Capstone Projects
- Pan African Studies - Theses
- Art & Music Histories - All Scholarship
- Art & Music Histories Honors Capstone Projects
- Art & Music Histories - Theses
- BioLog
- Biology - All Scholarship
- Biology - Dissertations
- Biology - Faculty Scholarship
- Biology Honors Capstone Projects
- Biology - Theses
- Chemistry - All Scholarship
- Chemistry - Dissertations
- Chemistry Honors Capstone Projects
- Chemistry - Theses
Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Communication Sciences and Disorders - All Scholarship
- Communication Sciences and Disorders - Dissertations
- Communication Sciences and Disorders Honors Capstone Projects
- Speech-Language Pathology - Theses
Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Earth & Environmental Sciences - All Scholarship
- Earth & Environmental Sciences - Dissertations
- Earth & Environmental Sciences - Theses
- Earth Sciences Honors Capstone Projects
- English - All Scholarship
- English - Dissertations
- English Honors Capstone Projects
- Raymond Carver Reading Series
Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship
- Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Dissertations
- Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Honors Capstone Projects
- Linguistic Studies - Theses
- Philosophy - All Scholarship
- Philosophy - Dissertations
- Philosophy Honors Capstone Projects
- Philosophy - Theses
- Psychology - All Scholarship
- Psychology - Dissertations
- Psychology Honors Capstone Projects
- Psychology - Theses