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.
Brooklyn-based comedian Karen Chee has traded “hotel life” for a TV studio. Last year, Chee won an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2018 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop and a two-week stay at the University of Dayton Marriott. Now, she’s part of an Emmy-nominated group of comedy writers on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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Keegan Gupta got a head start on his fellow first-year University of Dayton students by spending several days on campus in late July as part of a chemistry research team.
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In the coming weeks, three community-building organizations will be moving into a new building in one of the key development areas in the City of Dayton, a move they say is aimed at increasing opportunities for broad and deep collaborations with a wide variety of public and private partners.
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Assistant Professor Meghan Henning, Department of Religious Studies, recently spoke to media outlets about the true value and meaning of prayer in our lives, particularly in the context of recent incidences of violence. 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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