University of Pennsylvania - School of Arts & Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

The undergraduate division of Penn Arts and Sciences, the College is the academic home for more than 6,200 students and provides a liberal arts foundation for all Penn's undergraduates. Spanning more than 50 majors and 2,000+ courses, the College offers a unique take on the classic liberal arts education.

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Graduate Division

The home of doctoral programs in the arts and sciences, with more than 30 graduate groups that award the Ph.D., as well as a number of programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.).

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College of Liberal and Professional Studies

LPS is the home of lifelong learning at Penn, with options for high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, summer, and online studies as well as customizable professional training with courses that span across disciplines.

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Arts & Sciences News

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David Christianson Receives American Chemical Society Philadelphia Section Award

Christianson’s research focuses on the structure and function of metal-requiring enzymes.

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Robert A. Rescorla Fund Supports Undergraduate Research with MindCORE

The fund will support undergraduates conducting research on human thinking and behavior as part of MindCORE’s summer fellowship program.

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Harun Küçük brings science, philosophy, and history to the Middle East Center

The newly appointed faculty director says his aim ‘first and foremost is to maintain all the good things that the Center’s already doing.’

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Aurélie Ouss Named Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences

The Assistant Professor of Criminology studies how good design of criminal justice institutions and policies can make law enforcement fairer and more efficient.

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Penn Arts & Sciences Announces Making a Difference in Global Communities and Klein Family Social Justice Grants

Fifteen projects were awarded grants.

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Christopher Woods Named Avalon Professor in the Humanities

Woods recently joined Penn as Williams Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

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Omnia

OMNIA, the premier publication for all things Penn Arts & Sciences, features a diverse array of faculty, students, and alumni who are blazing trails on a global level.

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