Departments and Programs
Vassar offers students a choice of four ways to proceed toward a degree which embodies an education that is personally significant. They are: concentration in a department; an interdepartmental program; a multidisciplinary program; or an individually tailored course of study in the independent program.
Departments
Programs
Interdepartmental
Interdepartmental programs are concentrations in which the concerns of two or more academic departments come together, under the supervision of participating faculty members.
Multidisciplinary
Multidisciplinary programs concentrates on a single problem or series of problems that cannot be approached by one discipline alone.
- Africana Studies
- American Studies
- Asian Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Global Nineteenth-Century Studies
- International Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Latin American and Latinx Studies
- Media Studies
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Neuroscience and Behavior
- Science, Technology and Society
- Urban Studies
- Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies
Independent Program
The Independent Program is available to students who wish to elect an interdisciplinary field of concentration that is not provided by one of the regular departments, interdepartmental concentrations, or multidisciplinary programs.
Accelerated and Dual Degree Programs
Study Abroad
Opportunities to study abroad are also an important component of Vassar’s liberal arts education. Vassar offers a multitude of programs around the world. These include programs run by Vassar, direct exchanges with partner institutions, and a large number of provider approved programs for education abroad.