Emory College Go Beyond Your GPA
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1 Emory College Go Beyond Your GPA An Emory University education does more than fill your mind with facts. It moves you to go beyond your gpa— to put your learning into action. Explore what inspires you—in and out of the classroom—and set a path of study that fits your interests and goals. Emory’s extensive degree choices, excellent faculty, and broad resources give you what you need to pursue your interests, expand your ideas, and enrich the world. Emory University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, call 404.679.4500, or visit the web at www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of Emory. 13-EVAAP-JOINT-0008 2 Not Your Typical Liberal Arts 2 Discover Emory College 4 Set a Path of Study 6 Expand Your Ideas 8 Pursue Your Interests 10 Go Beyond Campus 12 Enrich the World 14 Apply to Emory Emory University is known for academic excellence and a progressive thinking that challenges its graduates to make an impact with what they learn. Our academics are enhanced by the university’s nine schools, wide resources, and the leading scholars and scientists who teach in our average class size classrooms. You won’t find your typical liberal arts here. We think of it 25 as liberal arts in high definition—sharper, and more vibrant. most classes under Emory College students come from across the globe and close to home, bringing a diversity of perspectives to our community. Add to that 30 the energy and experience you’ll find in our hometown of Atlanta, and you’ll have what you need to make an impact on the world, whichever corner of it you choose to tackle first. EMORY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 1 Victor Corces Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Emory College Department of Biology “Emory is one of the few research universities where the faculty are deeply and happily engaged in both research and undergraduate education. It is difficult to achieve a good balance between these two aspects, and Emory’s faculty has been able to find this balance successfully. Teaching undergraduates, both inside and out of the classroom, forces faculty members to step out of our small and specific research areas to look at the big picture. Often this leads us to contemplate a research problem from a different angle not previously considered.” My favorite professor is >> “Tara Doyle, a professor in the religion department. She truly cares about her students, and is extremely accessible. Her classes are challenging, but you are rewarded by how much you learn and your improvement in writing.” >> >> “John Lysaker in philosophy. He is one of the most engaging guys I’ve ever been around and really made class a joy to go to. Also, he has an incredible beard.” >> >> “Sarah McPhee, Jean Campbell, and Bonna Wescoat. These three women in the art history department have pushed me to grow as a student, writer, and adult, and to think more critically about what I am studying.” >> >> “Thomas Lancaster. His political science classes are laid out in a way that I love— the assignments include everything from debates, book reviews, and movie critiques to empirical research papers and partner projects.” >> 2 EMORY UNIVERSITY In Emory Discover Emory College Emory College is a liberal arts college at the heart of a major research university. The academics here are rigorous, and our students like it that way. Classes are led by professors who are renowned scholars and scientists, and academic discussion is fueled by the ideas of high achievers like you. Our students benefit from having the resources of the university and Atlanta at close reach, enhancing their academics and life outside class and giving them easy access to research and internship opportunities. Be Inspired At Emory, our professors excel in their fields, but are not the type who want to be tucked away in a lab or library. Our professors are here because they want to teach undergraduates. You’ll benefit from what they have to say in and out of class—their expertise will inspire your interest and deepen your knowledge. Be Enriched Learning at Emory is enhanced by our student body—students who are from 50 states and 110 countries, reflect many different backgrounds, and bring with them diverse points of view. That means the person sitting next to you won’t be just like you, a quality we think makes living and learning here more interesting. Our students benefit further from having the city of Atlanta at their doorstep. When they’re looking for internships, research A Few of Our Faculty opportunities, entertainment, or just the perfect sweet tea, they have Atlanta’s sprawling neighborhoods and industries to tap into and explore. US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Author Salman Rushdie His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Former US President Jimmy Carter EMORY COLLEGE OF ARTSEMORY AND SCIENCES COLLEGE 3 Set a Path of Study At Emory, you’re encouraged to push your intellectual curiosity. Our rigorous liberal arts curriculum is deeper and more vibrant because of the rich resources that support our university, allowing you to do more with what you’re learning here. Instead of just reading Alice Walker’s work, you can examine her drafts in our special collections. Instead of learning about scientists developing an AIDS vaccine, you can work in a lab with them. And because liberal arts education examines a breadth and depth of knowledge and emphasizes writing well, communicating ideas, and problem-solving skills, it trains you to be flexible with your thoughts and creative with the way you approach problems. As a result, studying liberal arts prepares you for not just one, but many careers. Explore Freshman Seminars Choose What Interests You First-year students experience a contemporary approach to At Emory College, you can choose from 71 majors, 57 classroom instruction. Freshman Seminars blend interdisciplinary minors, and 9 preprofessional opportunities. If you’re subjects with topics that are relevant to business, society, and interested in business or nursing, you can apply to Emory’s culture. Here are a few of our recent seminars: Goizueta Business School or Nell Hodgson Woodruff n Biology: DNA and Forensics School of Nursing to earn a BBA or BSN after sophomore n Philosophy: Philosophical Best Sellers year. And if you can’t decide on one major, you don’t have n Sociology: Advertising—the Magic System to—48 percent of our students double major. MAJORS Business and Society Film Studies Nursing African American Studies International Business French Philosophy African Studies Real Estate German Studies Physics American Studies Concentrations Greek Physics (Applied) Ancient Mediterranean Studies Arts Management History Playwriting Anthropology Environment and Interdisciplinary Studies in Political Science Applied Mathematics Sustainability Management Society and Culture Psychology Art History Film and Media Management International Studies Religion Biology Italian Studies Russian Chemistry Japanese Russian and Business Administration Chinese Jewish Studies East European Studies Primary Area Depths Classical Civilization Latin Sociology Accounting Classics Latin American and Spanish Finance Comparative Literature Caribbean Studies Theater Studies Information Systems and Computer Science Linguistics Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Operations Management Dance and Movement Studies Mathematics Studies Marketing East Asian Studies Medieval-Renaissance Studies Strategy and Economics Middle Eastern and MINORS Management Consulting Engineering (3-2 Program with South Asian Studies African American Studies Marketing Analytics Georgia Tech) Music African Studies Secondary Area Depths English Neuroscience and American Studies Analytic Consulting Environmental Studies Behavioral Biology Anthropology 4 EMORY UNIVERSITY Okeoghene Ogaga Junior Mableton, Georgia Major: Biology “My favorite class is 21st Century Medicine, a freshman seminar in the biology department. I loved this class because we addressed the fun aspects of biology in today’s world and new developments occurring throughout the entire field. My favorite professor is Dr. Nagueyalti Warren from the African American studies department because she presented the information for her class in a vibrant manner that enabled her students to enjoy the class and willingly participate.” Applied Mathematics German Studies Political Science History and Art History Arabic Global Health, Culture, and Society Predictive Health Mathematics and Architectural Studies Greek Religion Computer Science Art History Hebrew Russian Mathematics and Political Science Astronomy Hindi Russian and East European Studies Philosophy and Religion Catholic Studies History Science, Culture, and Society Physics and Astronomy Chinese Studies Italian Studies Sociology Psychology and Linguistics Classical Civilization Japanese Spanish Religion and Anthropology Community Building and Jewish Studies Sustainability Religion and Classical Civilization Social Change Korean Theater Studies Religion and History Comparative Literature Latin Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Religion and Sociology Computer Informatics Latin American and Studies Computer Science Caribbean Studies PREPRofessional OPPORtunities Dance and Movement Studies Linguistics JOINT PROGRams Business Administration Development Studies Lusophone Studies Anthropology and Human Biology Dentistry East Asian Studies Mathematics