College of Arts and Sciences
Engage. Learn. Grow.
The University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences provides students a broad, well-rounded course of study in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences that emphasizes experiential learning and faculty-mentored research in a global, diverse and inclusive learning environment. The College prepares students to learn, lead and serve by developing the whole person, fostering deep engagement with faculty, and accentuating the connections among academic disciplines. This liberal arts education prepares students for not just their first job, but provides adaptive skills that ensure a lifetime of career success.
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.
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.
Undergraduate Research
The Dean’s Summer Fellowship program provides an opportunity for University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students to conduct summer research in any academic discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Undergraduate Research
The Dean’s Summer Fellowship program provides an opportunity for University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students to conduct summer research in any academic discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
University of Dayton doctoral student Ming Gong '15 is more comfortable at the keyboard of a computer or piano than trekking across snow and ice in sub-freezing temperatures. But, during May and June, she spent 10 days at a field summer school in Utqiagvik, Alaska, where she learned how to collect physical data in the Arctic.
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New research from University of Dayton psychologist Julie Walsh-Messinger and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai psychiatrist Dolores Malaspina uncovers key differences in the brains of men and women suffering from schizophrenia.
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Matthew Evans has seen how the performing arts translate around the globe through his international work with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, a culturally diverse troupe rooted in the African-American experience.
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University of Dayton senior Dawnn Fann spent the spring 2018 semester studying on the beaches of Hawaii, where her environmental science lab included snorkeling and scuba diving.
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