International and Interdisciplinary Studies
Interdisciplinary scholarship, collaborations, and curricular offerings abound at Dartmouth, with many faculty holding affiliate roles in multiple departments and programs.
African and African American Studies
Students explore the historical, social, political, and cultural constructions and transformations of Africa, the African Diaspora, and their global contexts.
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Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages
Asian cultures have robust traditions in science and technology, arts and literature, political philosophy, business and economics, and religious practices—traditions that have become dominant forces in the contemporary world.
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Comparative Literature
The program is devoted to the comparative study of literatures across different time periods and beyond the geo-cultural boundaries of any one country or region.
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Cognitive Science
Scholars and students study cognition from an interdisciplinary perspective that is largely informed by models of information processing.
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Environmental Studies
The department motivates and prepares students to rise to the challenges and opportunities associated with human-environment interactions.
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Jewish Studies
The major is designed to offer an in-depth engagement with the historical and cultural experience of Jews throughout the world, and to Jewish thought, literature, and contemporary political and social issues.
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Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies
Courses in the social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary studies examine borders and borderlands, race and representation, film and media, literature, visual arts and art history, food systems and climate, and history across the Americas.
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Linguistics
Linguistics examines a broad range of phenomena from such disciplines as psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, sociology, literary theory, neuroscience, computer science, philosophy, and modern and ancient languages.
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Middle Eastern Studies
Th program brings together scholars from across a wide range of disciplines to teach and research the great civilizations, societies, and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
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Native American and Indigenous Studies
The department strives to increase understanding of the historical experiences, cultural traditions and innovations, and political status of Indian peoples in the United States and Canada.
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Quantitative Social Science
The program seeks to teach students sophisticated techniques for answering empirical questions about the world.
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Speech
Dartmouth boasts a storied tradition of influential speakers and speech professors.
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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The program gives students a theoretical base for a systematic analysis of the construction of gender and the historical, economic, political, social, and cultural experiences of women.
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Writing
For more than a century, writing instruction at Dartmouth has both reflected and anticipated national trends in writing pedagogy.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences
The center serves as a catalyst for public policy research, teaching, and deliberation.
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Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education
The Guarini Institute provides leadership and direction for Dartmouth’s rich portfolio of credit-bearing off-campus programs.
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Associate Dean for International and Interdisciplinary Studies
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- Matthew F. Delmont
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Associate Dean of International and Interdisciplinary Studies
Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History
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- Cristen A. Brooks
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A&S Division Coordinator - Interdisciplinary and International Studies
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