Divisions of the Faculty

For purposes of administration the Departments of the Faculty are grouped into three Divisions, as follows:

Arts and Humanities

Art History [ARTH]

Classics [CLAS]

English [ENGL] and Creative Writing [CRWT]

Film and Media Studies [FILM]

French [FREN] and Italian [ITAL]

German [GERM]

Music [MUS]

Philosophy [PHIL]

Religion [REL]

Russian [RUSS]

Spanish [SPAN] and Portuguese [PORT]

Studio Art [SART]

Theater [THEA]

Sciences

Biological Sciences [BIOL]

Chemistry [CHEM]

Computer Science [COSC]

Earth Sciences [EARS]

Engineering Sciences [ENGS]

Mathematics [MATH]

Physics [PHYS] and Astronomy [ASTR]

Psychological and Brain Sciences [PSYC]

Social Sciences

Anthropology [ANTH]

Economics [ECON]

Geography [GEOG]

Government [GOVT]

History [HIST]

Sociology [SOCY]

Each of these Departments is represented by its Chair on the corresponding Divisional Council, which has general supervision over matters affecting the Division. Most of the Departments offer one or more majors.

A fourth division consists of The Interdisciplinary Departments and Programs.