Art History Program
Providing students the opportunity to explore that aspect of human creative endeavor which has been expressed through the visual arts.
Asian Languages and Literatures Department
Created in 1969 with the mission of educating students with a knowledge and understanding of Asian cultures in the hopes it will carry us a long way toward world peace.
Classics Department
Founded a quarter of a century ago to provide undergraduate and graduate students access to the rich and diverse civilizations of the Greeks and Romans.
Comparative Literature Department
A wide-ranging and rigorous approach in the exploration of techniques of critical reading and interpretation to the development of theoretical perspectives.
Film Studies Program
Dynamic trans-departmental and interdisciplinary program.
French and Italian Studies Department
Offers the undergraduate major and minor as well as graduate degrees, strengthened by study abroad programs in both France and Italy, offering the student the opportunity to achieve linguistic proficiency and in-depth expertise in the chosen field.
Germanic Languages and Literatures Department
Offering degrees and courses in German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and Finnish (not a Germanic Language) languages
History Department
The department offers the B.A., M.A. (including public history concentration), and Ph.D. degrees and conducts in-service training for K-12 teachers through its History Institute.
Journalism Department
A distinguished faculty composed of award-winning journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Judaic and Near Eastern Studies Department
Founded nearly twenty-five years ago to cultivate an appreciation of the historic role played by Jewish culture in the development of human civilization.
Music and Dance Department
Includes degree programs, admissions, financial aid, and faculty.
Philosophy Department
Includes information on faculty, alumni, and graduate programs.
Spanish and Portuguese Department
Information on staff, facilities, and programs.
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Offering many degrees in foreign languages, literature, history, performing arts, and writing.
Theater Department
Graduate and Undergraduate Education and hands-on production in the rich arts community of Amherst.
W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studi
One of the largest such departments in the country, offering an undergraduate major for all students who wish in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of Black people in Africa. and the New World.