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Computer Applications (CAPP) University of Notre Dame 848 Flanner Hall Visit the Computer Applications Program website for more information

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About the Computer Applications Program

CAPP was established as a supplementary major in the College of Arts & Letters as a way to provide liberal arts students with formalized training in computing. An important mission of CAPP is to provide majors with proficiency in various facets of computing and information technology as a supplement to their primary majors and as a springboard for further professional education or a career in a technology-related field. TBS is a complementary skills program , which is very similar to a minor. Both programs serve as a window to the worlds of technology and business.

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE University of Notre Dame 110 Bond Hall 574-631-6137 Visit the School of Architecture Website for more information.

Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, an abstraction from Harris Art Institute.
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About the School of Architecture

Traditional and classical architecture occupy a premier place in the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. The first Catholic university in America to offer a degree in architecture, beginning in 1898, Notre Dame now boasts nationally-acclaimed undergraduate and post-graduate programs. Notre Dame architecture students learn not only the principles of designing and constructing buildings, but also the importance of enriching the identity and cohesiveness of the communities where they live and work.

Department of Mathematics University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556-0766 Visit the Department of Mathematics website for more information.

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About the Department of Mathematics

The mathematics curriculum offers programs tailored for students interested in careers in life sciences, business administration, engineering and social science. Our programs prepare students for graduate studies as well as a range of professional fields, including law, business, medicine and secondary education, where they will collaborate with other professionals.

English Department University of  Notre Dame 356 O'Shaghnessy Hall 574.631.7226 For more information, please visit the English Department website

"Madonna des Kanonikus Georg van der Paele", Jan Van Eyck, 1439. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. 

About the English Department

CENTER FOR SOCIAL CONCERNS

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN 46556-0766

Visit the Center for Social Concerns website for more information.

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About The Center for Social Concerns

The Center for Social Concerns offers a variety of seminars and programs built around national and international immersion experiences. Seminars and programs fall into two major categories: Break seminars and Summer Service Learning Projects.

Typically academic break seminars occur during student breaks in the fall, winter and spring for which students receive one-credit. These seminars are facilitated by Center Faculty and staff, in conjunction with other academic departments, student leaders, and community partners. Students examine social issues from multiple perspectives, read relevant texts, study Catholic social tradition, and take an active role in building a learning community.

First Year of Studies University of Notre Dame 219 Coleman-Morse Center Visit the First Year of Studies website for more information.

University of Notre Dame Coleman-Morse Center.

About the First Year of Studies

Department of PHysics University of Notre Dame phone: (574) 631-6386 fax: (574) 631-5952 email: physics@nd.edu For more information, please see the Department of Physics website.

A 1937 photograph of the first Notre Dame accelerator, facing SE.
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About the Physics Department

Cutting edge research is carried out in astrophysics, nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, condensed matter and biophysics, and atomic physics. Graduate and undergraduate students work with the faculty using local facilities as well as research facilities located in places such as Arizona (the Large Binocular Telescope on Mt. Graham), Illinois (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory), and Europe (CERN and Grenoble, France). Some of the facilities available on campus include the Nuclear Structure Laboratory with its three Van de Graaff accelerators, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, and the Molecular Beam Epitaxy facility. Undergraduate physics majors are trained to use the most modern equipment, learn about the most current and exciting topics for research, and, most of all, learn to be problem solvers. As the "liberal arts" of the sciences, physics is a training ground for the mind which opens many avenues.

Romance languages and literatures University of Notre Dame 343 O'Shaughnessy Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-6886 For more information, please visit the department website.

The Spanish Steps. Image courtesy of the Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures at the University of Notre Dame.
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About the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures bears witness through its scholarship and teaching to the importance of knowing languages and knowing the world through languages. It therefore promotes and supports language learning through its three programs--French and Fracophone Studies, Iberian and Latin-American Studies, and Italian Studies--as an important aspect of "educated citizenship," taking advanced competence as a key educational goal, which is to say, the ability to conduct mature human relationships in the "other's" language, whether these relationships are social, professional, or strategic (Mary Louise Pratt, “Building a New Public Idea about Language,” ADFL Bulletin, 34.3 (2003): 5-9). The Department fosters relations between Notre Dame and the Romance world(s) of Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia through its ties to research institutes and universities throughout the world, and through its support of Notre Dame's International Studies Programs in France, Italy, Spain, and Latin America. Through its interactions with hosting scholars and students from these parts of the world, the Department faculty makes a vital contribution to Notre Dame's international standing as a Catholic institution of higher learning.

Department of Classics University of Notre Dame 304 O'Shaughnessy Hall 574-631-7195 For more information see the Classics Department Website

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About the Classics Department

Classics is an interdisciplinary subject comprising study of the ancient Greek and Latin languages, of Greek and Latin literature, and of the history, archaeology, art, religion and philosophy of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Notre Dame Classics Department offers courses in all these areas, and, uniquely in our approach to the ancient Mediterranean world, we include also instruction in Arabic and other Semitic languages, with related courses in Arabic and Islamic literature and history.

Classics is a subject of great breadth and diversity, and has natural connections to all other fields in the humanities, as well as to the sciences and the social sciences. It is one of the most traditional of academic subjects, but because classicists are pioneers in new ways of understanding the past, it is also one of the most intellectually innovative. Classics has been at the forefront of contemporary debates about gender, ethnicity, and the literary canon, and has led the way in the use of technology for teaching and research.

political science University of Notre Dame 217 O'Shaughnessy Hall 574-631-747 For more information, see the Political Science Department webpage

Socrates Seeking Alcibiades in the House of Aspasia. c. 1861. Jean-Léon Gérôme
Courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Snite Museum of Art.
On extended loan from Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin. Used with permission.

About the Political Science Department

The Political Science Department provides undergraduates  and graduate students an education in four broad areas:  American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. Political Science’s close affiliation with renowned centers for European Studies, International Studies, and International Peace Studies attracts diverse scholars who produce insightful research and contribute immeasurably to Notre Dame’s intellectual community.

Political Science continues to reflect major elements of its history and Notre Dame’s Catholic identity. Its faculty, always highly interested in normative questions and pressing political and social issues, are now recognized nationally and internationally for the study of democratization, conflict resolution, political theory, and democratic inclusion.

Institute for latino studies University of Notre Dame 230 McKenna Hall 574-631-4440 ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT For more information, visit the Institute website.

Arte Universal by Joaquín Torres García, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

About the Institute for Latino Studies

The Institute for Latino Studies, in keeping with the distinctive mission, values, and traditions of the University of Notre Dame, promotes understanding and appreciation of the social, cultural, and religious life of U.S. Latinos through advancing research, expanding knowledge, and strengthening community.

University Writing Program University of Notre Dame 205 Coleman-Morse Center ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT For more information, visit the University Writing Program's  website.

Frontispiece of a 1720 edition of the Institutio Oratoria, showing Quintilan teaching rhetorics, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

About the University Writing Program

As part of the University Writing Program, all first year students at Notre Dame are required to take a one semester Writing and Rhetoric course, which introduces them to principles of academic discourse and ethical argumentation. Students are taught how to frame a claim, conduct research, provide evidence, consider alternative views, and write in language appropriate to the intended audience. We teach these as necessary constituents of academic writing and as ethical practices—the foundations of responsible public discourse.

Additionally, the University Writing Program's Writing Center aims to create a culture of writing on the Notre Dame campus by working with student writers in intensive, one-on-one tutoring sessions.

aerospace AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556-0766   Visit the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering website for more information.

About the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Current research efforts within the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering are in the areas of flow physics and controls; biomedical science and engineering; mechanics, computation and design; and energy and thermosciences.

Arabic and middle east studies Department of Classics University of Notre Dame 304 O'Shaughnessy Hall  574-631-7195 Visit the Department of Classics Website for more information.

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About Arabic and Middle East Studies

The Program in Arabic and Middle East Studies offers instruction in the Arabic language and a full selection of courses in the history and culture of the Middle East. Competence in the Arabic language is the primary focus of the major. A full range of courses in Arabic literature, history, civilization, culture and religion provides a balanced and integrated approach to the field.

In addition to course work, these programs encourage students to participate in activities related to the study of the Middle East such as art exhibitions, concerts, film festivals, lecture series and study abroad.

Graduates with majors in Arabic are in great demand in every sector of American society. Notre Dame majors have been accepted into the leading graduate programs in the nation, and have pursued successful careers in such fields as government, business, journalism, and education.

ANTHROPOLOGY

University of Notre Dame

611 Flanner Hall
574-631-6433

 

Visit the Anthropology Department Website for more information.

Shango Dance Staff of a Standing Mother Carrying a Child. c. 1900.
Igbomina or Erin Yoruba People, Nigeria.
Image courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Snite Museum of Art
Acquired with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Lehman, Marilynn B. Alsdorf and annonymous benefactors.
Used with permission.

About the Anthropology Department

Anthropology as a field of inquiry is both basic and comprehensive. It is basic in addressing itself to fundamental questions of human distinctiveness, survival and change. It is comprehensive in its embrace of the full diversity of peoples and cultures, as well as attending to the constraints and aspirations that distinguish them: the social, ecological, political, religious, artistic, economic and technical dimensions of the vast human project which appears wherever Homo Sapiens is found, both in the past and in the present.

A key concern of anthropology is to understand the human species -- its origins, evolution, differentiation, and the structures that reflect forms of social life defining in their various ways persons, families, societies and nations. Explorations into the nature of the human experience also sheds light on such questions as what is common to all humans,  what aspects of behavior derive from biological or environmental bases, and what features are acquired through socialization and the acquisition of cultural knowledge.

HISTORY University of Notre Dame 219 O'Shaughnessy Hall Telephone: 574-631-7266 Visit the History Department website for more information.

Vera totius expeditionis nauticæ.  Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612.
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.  Gift of the estate of Robert H. Power. 

About the History Department

The history department is a community of teachers/scholars united by a common commitment to enhance knowledge of, and understanding of, the human past, to communicate that knowledge to students and to equip those students with both an appreciation for, and facility for a critical appraisal of lives, institutions, and events past and present.  

Valuing diversity, the department also recognizes, values, and seeks to cultivate unity.  That recognition is evident in many dimensions of departmental life, but especially in our teaching in the areas of religious history, intellectual history and the history of science--the records of our attempts as humans to come to grips with the mundane and eternal significances of our lives. It is likewise evident in the focus of many members of the department on places and times in which Catholicism has been particularly important; Europe in the middle ages; modern Poland, France, Ireland and Austria; Latin America and the immigrant experience in America. Finally, it is evident in the concern of many members of the department with what the colloquy refers to as "human solidarity," matters of political participation, and of social and political justice as they are mediated by national, cultural, racial and gender identities.

Theology University of Notre Dame 130 Malloy Hall Visit the Theology Department Website for more information.

Alessandro Vellutello's Illustration for Dante's Paradiso X, The Circle of the Sun.
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About the Department of Theology

We are a department of theology engaged in ongoing academic and pastoral reflection on various aspects of the mystery of the divine-human relationship. Like the University of Notre Dame itself, the department is explicitly Christian and Catholic in its religious tradition. It is committed in a particular way to the interpretation and articulation of the Catholic tradition and to the fostering of reflection and praxis concerning all aspects of Catholicism's various theological, doctrinal, liturgical, spiritual, historical, cultural, and canonical expressions and embodiments.

PHILOSOPHY University of Notre Dame 100 Malloy Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 Visit the Philosophy Department Website for more information.

Philosophy Reigning over the Seven Liberal Arts,
from the Hortus Deliciarum of Herrade von Landsberg (c. 1180)

About the Philosophy Department

The study of philosophy embodies the mission of the University of Notre Dame, which seeks to produce liberally educated students who not only think critically but also consider the ethical implications of their decisions. One of the country’s premier philosophy programs, Notre Dame’s Department of Philosophy is home to a dynamic group of undergraduates, graduate students, and world-renowned faculty.

sociology University of Notre Dame 810 Flanner 574-631-6463 For more information see the Sociology Department website

"Gossip, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco." Fritz Kaeser, 1946. Photo courtesy of the Notre Dame Snite Museum of Art
Gift of Milly Kaeser in Honor of Fritz Kaeser. Used with permission.

About the Sociology Department

AFRICANA STUDIES University of Notre Dame 327 O'Shaughnessey Hall Visit the Africana Studies Department Website for more information.

"Portrait of a Youth." © Dave Heath, 1963.
Photo courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, NYC, in the colloection of the Notre Dame Snite Museum of Art.
Acquired by Notre Dame with funds provided  by the Humana Foundation Endowment for American Art. Used with permission.

About Africana Studies

At the University of Notre Dame, the Department of Africana Studies stands at the center of the study of the African American experience, Africa, and the African Diaspora-the global dispersion of peoples of African descent.  Africana Studies exposes students to historical and contemporary issues that offer a deeper understanding of the cultural diversity inherent in Afrodiasporan and African life.  Using a multidisciplinary approach, the faculty prepares students to interact and function in a diverse society.

Building on the legacy of the African and African American Studies Program, the Department of Africana Studies provides a disciplined and rigorous intellectual environment to study the histories, literatures, political systems, arts, economies, cultures, and religions of the African Diaspora and Africa.  These inquiries incorporate the expertise of faculty members from a variety of fields.  Their work furthers department-sponsored initiatives that speak to the moral, ethical, and religious concerns at the heart of Notre Dame's Catholic character and mission.

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kroc institute for international peace Studies University of Notre Dame 100 Hesburgh Center for International Studies (574) 631 - 6970  Visit the Kroc Institute Website for more information.

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About The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Founded in 1986 through a generous gift from Mrs. Joan B. Kroc, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame conducts research, education, and outreach programs on the causes of violence and the conditions for sustainable peace.

The institute's research agenda focuses on the religious and ethnic dimensions of conflict and peacebuilding; the ethics of the use of force; and the peacemaking role of international norms, policies and institutions, including a focus on economic sanctions and enforcement of human rights.

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CIVIL engineering AND geological SCIENCES University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556-0766 Visit the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences website for more information.

Archimedes Thoughtful, by Domenico Fetti (1620). Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.