College of Arts and Sciences
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19
diverse academic departments
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8
interdisciplinary programs
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50+
undergraduate and graduate degree programs
Who Are We?
Our faculty demonstrate connected learning and scholarship by integrating teaching, research and service and our administrative staff is well-prepared to assist with both student and faculty needs. Endowed chairs are committed to research within specific and across many disciplines. The faculty and students involved in our institutes and centers work with cutting-edge technology, connect the campus with social justice issues and service opportunities, and prepare students for Catholic ministry.
Academics
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton is the largest academic unit at the University of Dayton. While we are able to provide a wide range of programming in the arts, the humanities, the sciences and the social sciences, our educational philosophy continues to focus on personal attention and close faculty-student interaction. Learn about our undergraduate and graduate programs, our certificates and other University-side academic initiatives supported by the College.
Advancing liberal arts education
The College of Arts and Sciences is at the center of a diverse community that is the University of Dayton. We are a liberal arts college that flourishes within the broader context of a comprehensive university. We are committed to lifelong intellectual, professional, and personal growth through learning in the arts, the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences.
The College believes that liberal learning is essential for responsible, engaged, and worthwhile living. Liberal learning teaches us to reason and to communicate clearly, to think analytically and critically, and to appreciate the value of global, societal and individual perspectives. Liberal learning stimulates our creativity and opens our imaginations: it helps us develop historical awareness and an understanding of empirical, scientific methodologies; it gives us the ability to adapt to changing needs and conditions; and it prepares us to lead rewarding lives and to contribute to others.
Students and their families will find unique value in our programs because we:
- focus on personal excellence through a learning community that is both supportive and challenging; build upon our Catholic traditions and our Marianist heritage;
- provide distinctive, strong academic majors while practicing a uniquely effective approach to general education;
- provide the personal faculty-student interaction of a liberal arts college within the context of diverse options available only at a comprehensive university;
- and enable students to connect academic learning with professional experience, service, and research.
Resources
The intellectual power and creative vitality of the College of Arts and Sciences reside in our faculty. The links below provide resources to enable our faculty in their quest for scholarly excellence.