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.
Pathway to the World
Every major in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences connects to global and intercultural learning.
Pathway to the World
Every major in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences connects to global and intercultural learning.
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 & 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 & Design, and Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology.
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.
The University of Dayton’s Mock Trial program ended its best year in decades with an April trip to the national competition in Philadelphia, where students held their own against prominent schools such as Harvard and Brown.
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Filmmaker Jesseca Ynez Simmons, whose feature-length documentary, I Can Only Be Mary Lane, is winning awards and accolades at film festivals in the U.S. and abroad, will soon wrap principal photography on her next project with a crew of undergraduate students.
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How can the University of Dayton better engage with the Dayton community and avoid triggering power imbalances?
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The Dayton region is expected to see increased precipitation in the coming decades, based on climate model projections, which is likely to help recharge the aquifer that is the principal source of water for about 2.3 million people in southwest Ohio, according to a new paper published by two University of Dayton Department of Geology researchers.
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