College of Arts and Sciences
Engage. Learn. Grow.
We provide broad, well-rounded studies in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences, emphasizing experiential learning and faculty-mentored research in a global, diverse and inclusive learning environment. Our students learn, lead and serve because we develop the whole person, foster deep engagement with faculty and accentuate the connections among academic disciplines. Our liberal arts education prepares students for their first job and provides adaptive skills to ensure a lifetime of success.
We congratulate the class of 2020 on the completion of their studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at UD. Their many accomplishments deserve recognition as major milestones in their lives.
Bachelor of Arts Degrees
Explore Your Options
The University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 20 majors in the humanities, the social sciences, and the visual and performing arts. These popular majors prepare students for a wide range of careers, and a lifetime of personal and professional fulfillment. For more information, please watch the video.
Bachelor of Arts Degrees
Explore Your Options
The University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 20 majors in the humanities, the social sciences, and the visual and performing arts. These popular majors prepare students for a wide range of careers, and a lifetime of personal and professional fulfillment. For more information, please watch the video.
Bachelor of Science Degrees
Explore Your Options
Learn about Bachelor of Science degrees in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences. We offer more than 15 majors in the natural sciences.
Bachelor of Science Degrees
Explore Your Options
Learn about Bachelor of Science degrees in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences. We offer more than 15 majors in the natural sciences.
The Value of an Arts Degree from the University of Dayton
Learn about arts degrees at the University of Dayton. Hear from students majoring in Music, Art and Design, and Theatre, Dance and Performance Technology.
The Value of an Arts Degree from the University of Dayton
Learn about arts degrees at the University of Dayton. Hear from students majoring in Music, Art and Design, and Theatre, Dance and Performance Technology.
Innovative Approaches to Learning
Discover Programs: Find the Right Fit
Choosing the right career starts with choosing the right degree program. The University of Dayton is committed to helping students find the right fit through their Discover Programs.
Learn MoreExperiential Learning: Be Engaged
Experiential learning takes place across the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences in many forms, including the annual Dean’s Summer Fellowship program. Faculty-mentored undergraduate research helps students make connections between coursework and research, providing a spark that leads to greater engagement in their studies and a clear path to graduation.
Learn MoreGlobal Learning: A Pathway to the World
Every major in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences connects to global and intercultural learning. Global competencies are among the top three things that employers tell us they are looking for in today’s college graduates, so we strive to infuse global and intercultural perspectives throughout our students’ education — both in their courses here on campus, and through opportunities both in the U.S. and abroad.
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University of Dayton music educator and conductor Patrick Reynolds is taking a leadership role among his professional colleagues as the newly elected Northeast division vice president of the College Orchestra Directors Association.
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Historians Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders and Julius Amin have been at the forefront of the discussion of race in America with writings and interviews for regional, national and international news outlets. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.
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Allison Eastburn of Pittsburgh will blaze a new trail this fall when she enters the University of Dayton as a first-year premedical major. To expand her potential career options beyond becoming a physician, she plans to declare for the College of Arts and Sciences’ new quality assurance in life science industries minor.
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The International Institute for Asian Studies awarded University of Dayton anthropologist Simanti Dasgupta a fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Dasgupta, associate professor of anthropology, plans to complete a book manuscript about the sex workers’ labor movement in Kolkata, India.
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