Biological Physics Program (Brandeis University) - This is the perfect major for the student whose abilities tend toward the quantitative sciences of mathematics and physics, but whose enthusiasm and aspirations lean toward the life sciences. Nobel laureate Rod MacKinnon, a pioneer in the field of biological physics, is a Brandeis University graduate. The biological physics program at Brandeis combines mathematics, physics and biology in an unusual and exciting opportunity for undergraduates.
Brandeis University Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling - The two colleagues, who arrived at Brandeis in 1974, did their pioneering work during their time at the university.Focusing on the fruit fly, they discovered the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm, the inner biological clock that regulates almost all life on the planet. The findings may one day lead to treatments for mental illness, Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes, all of which have been linked to our circadian rhythms becoming out of sync.
Brandeis University Neuroscience Program - Brandeis Neuroscience has research strengths that span a wide spectrum that includes neurogenetics and neural development, cellular electrophysiology and biophysics, neural circuit dynamics, systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and the neuroscience of human disorders. Our laboratories are highly interactive and collaborative, and it is common for an advance made in one lab to stimulate a new finding in another laboratory. Brandeis University is a world-renown
Brandeis University. American Studies Program - What happened to civil, public discourse in America? That's a question that leading intellectuals Cornel West and Robert George attempted to answer at a discussion hosted by the American Studies Program in 2018. West, a liberal-minded thinker and philosophy professor at Harvard University, and George, a conservative legal scholar and research fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, are close friends who have made an art form of agreeing to disagree.
Brandeis University. Business Program - The Brandeis Business Program builds on unique strengths of the Brandeis International Business School as well as those of liberal arts subjects.
Brandeis University. Environmental Studies Program - Brandeis offers a major and minor in Environmental Studies and a minor in Climate Justice, Science & Policy (CJSP). Youll develop skills in research, report writing, oral communication, advocacy, mapping, website development and problem-solving, preparing you for later work and studies in an environmental field and many other fields of study. Our program is also at the vanguard of the citizen science movement, which empowers participants to engage in scientific research to bring about change.
Brandeis University. Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Biophysics - This highly multidisciplinary program draws students from two types of undergraduate backgrounds: those with more chemically-based training (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology majors) and those from Physics, Engineering, or Mathematics, who wish to bring quantitative skills to bear upon biological problems. This student mix is meant to be mutually reinforcing, so that during the trajectory to the PhD degree, all trainees master both chemical and quantitative approaches to the art of macromolecular
Brandeis University. Health: Science, Society, and Policy Program - There are few programs like HSSP in the country; the emphasis is studying multiple perspectives on health and health care. The many disciplines of HSSP contribute to our current understanding of human health and disease. This program will help students understand the biological underpinnings of health, illness and disability, as well as their social, political, legal and economic dimensions.
Brandeis University. International and Global Studies Program - The interdisciplinary International and Global Studies (IGS) Program addresses the complex processes of globalization that profoundly affect politics, economics, culture, society and the environment.
Brandeis University. Journalism Program - The Brandeis Journalism Program examines the role and influence of the media in the nation and the world. Featuring a diverse faculty of scholars and distinguished professional journalists, the program offers students a distinctive, liberal-arts approach to the study of journalism. In class and in professional settings, students wrestle with the challenges and responsibilities of communicating the essence of important issues and events.
Brandeis University. Legal Studies Program - The Legal Studies Program deals with broad questions about justice arising in a complex world.Our courses are open to students from all departments and majors. The only prerequisites are the curiosity to ask critical questions and the passion to explore practical steps to social change.
Brandeis University. Linguistics and Computational Linguistics - Whether youre applying this year or considering applying in the future, both the slides and the webinar recording itself answer many frequently asked questions about applying to and studying in our program.The webinar recording includes sessions with CL faculty and detailed information about our curriculum, the broad range of academic backgrounds among the students we accept, financial aid and paid work opportunities, our career development support, and application guidelines and tips. The study
Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation (Brandeis University) - The interdisciplinary program in Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation (CAST) condemns white supremacy, anti-Black violence, police brutality, the school-to-prison pipeline, and the many additional everyday violences against Black people through which individuals, groups, and institutions in the United States perpetuate the legacy of slavery and benefit from doing so. Read more. Available to CAST and Creative Writing students, the Creativity Lab provides an individualized workstation,
East Asian Studies Program (Brandeis University) - Seeking to give students knowledge of the major areas of East Asia, the East Asian Studies Program offers an undergraduate degree in an interdisciplinary program.
Film, Television and Interactive Media Program (Brandeis University) - The program curriculum is designed to provide a broad overview of the history of the moving image, develop expertise in cinematic style and cultural meaning, lend theoretical sophistication to an understanding of the moving image and ensure some appreciation of the practical and technical side of motion picture production. You will develop an awareness of cinema as a complex narrative form and an art. We want you to learn the rhetorical and syntactical conventions of moving images and how this l
Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Master of Science in Global Health Policy and Management - The Heller MS degree is a nine-month master’s program focused on health systems strengthening and global health policy, housed at a top-ranked school of social policy and management. Our program provides students with the skills to become impactful policymakers, managers in organizations and government ministries, or advocates for equitable global health policies.
Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Social Impact MBA - The Heller Social Impact MBA program curriculum is 68 credits taken over 16 months (four consecutive, intense semesters) – ideal for people eager to return to the workplace and put their social impact skills into action, whether in the nonprofit, for-profit or public sector.
Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Sustainable International Development Program - Are you passionate about creating sustainable solutions to todays most pressing global challenges? The Master of Arts in Global Sustainability Policy and Management (GSPM) at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management offers an innovative, interdisciplinary education built around the pillars of sustainable international development, conflict resolution, and global policy. Students gain a comprehensive mastery of this subject matter starting with requisite courses in conflict resolution,
History of Ideas Program (Brandeis University) - Ideas have consequences. The great American philosopher Yogi Berra pointed out that "in theory, there is a difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there isnt." The study of the history of ideas stands at the intersection of several disciplines: philosophy, literature, religion and (of course) history itself.
Interdepartmental Program in European Cultural Studies (Brandeis University) - The ECS faculty, drawn from the spectrum of disciplines in the liberal arts, has come to the program in the spirit of Brandeis commitment to connected learning: the idea that the various disciplines are linked together to form a larger whole. Expertise: Poetry, including poetic form, renaissance. romanticism.
Interdepartmental Program in Italian Studies (Brandeis University) - Italian studies provides a minor and an independent major(through an Independent Interdisciplinary Majoror IIM) for those who wish to extend their study of Italian beyond language and culture to areas of Italian literature, history, film, art history, and music. The study of Italian within a variety of cultural contexts enables you to deepen your understanding of Italian culture beyond the boundaries of a single time frame, region, gender, genre, or academic discipline. You will work closely wit
Islamic and Middle Easter Studies Program (Brandeis University) - The word Arabic in the track title has a two-fold meaning: first, students will graduate with real strength in Arabic, and second, it is a way of indicating that the track includes courses that focus on Arabic-speaking non-Muslim populations that developed under Muslim aegis. The curriculum includes a regular rotation of courses taught by NEJS faculty as well as a rich selection of electives offered by faculty in other departments that treat regions where Islam or Arabic are prevalent. Students
Latin American and Latino Studies Program (Brandeis University) - The deep commitment of faculty in LACLS to a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Latin America and Latinx people is evidenced in the range of courses available and the distribution requirements. This structure enables students to appreciate the subject matter in its rich social, economic, political, cultural and historical implications, encouraging students to develop methodological flexibility. While embracing such intellectual breadth, the LACLS 100 seminar required of all majors and th
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program (Brandeis University) - In order to develop a multifaceted picture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, all students select three courses, each from a different area of study, along with two other electives in the area(s) of their choosing. The students are encouraged to explore a variety of disciplinary perspectives by selecting from designated courses in History, Literature, Music, Art and Philosophy. Since each student tailors the choice of electives to their interests, this program offers a useful complement to
Muhlenberg College Africana Studies Program - Review the Africana Studies curriculum at Muhlenberg College. Discover requirements, tactics, and integrated liberal arts core learning.
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Professional Science Master's Program in Biotechnology (Brandeis University) - The program provides student-centered, interdisciplinary training in the biological sciences and in business, drawing upon the world-class Life Science departments and International Business School at Brandeis University. The two-year program integrates laboratory training through Research Project Labs with a summer internship in an industrial or academic setting. Skills are developed step-by-step, and reinforced in multiple elements of the curriculum.
Religious Studies Program (Brandeis University) - The Religious Studies Program is designed to deepen understanding of religion and its manifestations through required interdepartmental exploration: surveying systematic approaches to the field and completing courses in at least two different religious traditions. This approach exposes students to several scholarly and pedagogical perspectives in a variety of religious phenomena, often in a comparative context. Brandeis, with its commitment to ethical responsibility, and the wide range of religi
South Asian Studies Program (Brandeis University) - The South Asian Studies Program is the study of the culture, history, politics and literature of South Asia at Brandeis. We have a vibrant community of faculty in the humanities and social sciences, regularly host lectures by some of the most prominent public intellectuals and scholars of South Asia, offer a minor for undergraduates who wish to focus their studies on South Asia and offer undergraduate and graduate fellowships. The minor allows students to take courses in a range of disciplines f