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As Boston University's largest academic division, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is the heart of the BU experience. Undergraduates choose from more than 2,500 courses in the humanities, natural and social sciences, and mathematics and computer science and pursue BA programs in more than 70 concentrations. Graduate students can earn an MA or PhD in nearly 50 fields of the humanities; the natural, social, and mathematical sciences; theology; and music. A robust and productive learning environment awaits everyone who enrolls here.

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American & New England Studies Program [0]
Anthropology [107]

Department of Anthropology
Archaeology [62]

Department of Archaeology
Arts and Sciences Writing Program [2]
ASOR: American Schools of Oriental Research [9]
Astronomy [87]

Department of Astronomy
Biology [73]

Department of Biology
Chemistry [111]

Department of Chemistry
Classical Studies [4]

Department of Classical Studies
Cognitive & Neural Systems [488]

Department of Cognitive & Neural Systems
Computer Science [684]

Department of Computer Science
Creative Writing [0]

Creative Writing MFA Program
Earth & Environment [50]

Department of Earth & Environment
Economics [89]

Department of Economics
Editorial Institute [0]
English [7]

Department of English
Global Studies [45]

The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
History [40]

Department of History
History of Art & Architecture [6]

Department of History of Art & Architecture
Linguistics [43]

Department of Linguistics
Mathematics and Statistics [113]

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Philosophy [59]

Department of Philosophy
Physics [56]

Department of Physics
Political Science [81]

Department of Political Science
Pre-Professional Advising [5]
Psychological and Brain Sciences [66]

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Religion [7]

Department of Religion
Romance Studies [21]

Department of Romance Studies
Sociology [22]

Department of Sociology
World Languages & Literatures [174]

Department of World Languages & Literatures

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