{"id":3,"date":"2010-03-23T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T19:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:16:15","slug":"schools-colleges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/schools-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools &amp; Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"schools-colleges\">\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/UHC-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Arvind &#038; Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College<\/h3>\n<p>Honors College undergrads are part of a new approach to liberal education. Pursue a major in one of BU\u2019s schools and colleges, such as Arts &amp; Sciences, Business, Fine Arts, or Engineering, while completing Honors College seminars, studios, and a keystone project. Cocurricular activities include lectures, readings, and performances on  and off campus.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/uhc\/\">Arvind &#038; Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/khc\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/MED-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Chobanian &#038; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>With 22 departments, students have multiple pathways to MD or combined degree programs in their chosen fields and specialties. Students take advantage of cutting-edge clinical facilities and laboratories on the Medical Campus and with affiliated institutions throughout the city and the nation.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/\">Chobanian &#038; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/busm\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8390\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/CAS-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>The largest college at BU\u2014with more than 20 departments\u2014CAS is where you\u2019ll find undergraduate programs in the humanities, natural and computational sciences, and social sciences.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/\">College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/cas\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/COM-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>College of Communication<\/h3>\n<p>From Mass Communication, Advertising &amp; Public Relations, to Journalism, to Film &amp; Television, COM\u2019s departments offer graduate and undergraduate programs dedicated to training well-rounded professional communicators.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/\">College of Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/com\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school last\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8394\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/ENG-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>College of Engineering<\/h3>\n<p>Choose from programs in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Materials Science &amp; Engineering. Whatever the topic, ENG is focused on advancing the frontiers of science and technology through research, discovery, and innovation.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/\">College of Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/eng\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/CFA-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>College of Fine Arts<\/h3>\n<p>CFA\u2019s three schools\u2014Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts\u2014form an intense, dynamic arts community combining professional, individualized training at the graduate and undergraduate levels with collaborative work that increasingly crosses departments and schools.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/\">College of Fine Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/cfa\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/CGS-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>College of General Studies<\/h3>\n<p>This two-year college offers an integrated liberal arts core curriculum, taught through a collaborative team structure. From here, students continue into specific majors in the University\u2019s various liberal arts and professional degree programs.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/\">College of General Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/cgs\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2020\/12\/series-bg-v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Faculty of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>An academic unit that complements and connects various disciplines through the language of computation and data. Passionate about moving computing and data sciences into the future, CDS is an interdisciplinary unit offering undergraduate and graduate degrees.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/\">Faculty of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/cds\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2014\/07\/PAR-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies<\/h3>\n<p>Dedicated to advancing human progress and improving the human condition, and with a deep commitment to interdisciplinarity, the Pardee School\u2014housed within CAS and GRS\u2014offers 5 undergraduate majors, 8 undergraduate minors, 9 graduate degrees, and 2 graduate certificates in international relations and regional studies.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/\">Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/frederick-s-pardee-school-of-global-studies\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/GMS-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Graduate Medical Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>Emphasizing research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, GMS offers 33 fields of study\u2014including interdisciplinary programs in many areas\u2014leading to master\u2019s, PhD, or MD\/PhD degrees as well as certificates.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/\">Graduate Medical Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/gms\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8392\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/GRS-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>With nearly 40 areas of humanities, natural and computational sciences, and social sciences to choose from, GRS is home to approximately 1,800 graduate degree candidates and faculty from many schools and colleges at BU.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/about\/about-grs\/\">Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/grs\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/SDM-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>SDM offers the Doctor of Dental Medicine (a traditional four-year and advanced-standing two-year) and advanced certificates and degrees, such as CAGS, MSD, DSc, and DScD, in all recognized specialties. Qualified undergrads can enroll in the seven-year program to earn a BA or BS from CAS and a DMD.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/\">Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/sdm\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/MET-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Metropolitan College &#038; Extended Education<\/h3>\n<p>Choose from more than 80 full- and part-time degree and certificate programs, as well as noncredit courses of study and an undergraduate degree completion program. On-campus, online, and blended programs in fields as varied as literature, computer science, management, criminal justice, and gastronomy\u2014to name a few\u2014are available to MET students.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/\">Metropolitan College &#038; Extended Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/met\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/SMG-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Questrom School of Business<\/h3>\n<p>The Questrom School of Business\u2019 curricula emphasize digital technologies, health and life sciences, and energy and the environment. Undergraduates can earn a BSBA, while graduate students choose from MS, MBA, PhD, and dual degree programs.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/\">Questrom School of Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/questrom\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/SAR-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Sargent College of Health &#038; Rehabilitation Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>Four departments\u2014Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech, Language &amp; Hearing Sciences\u2014offer programs focused on professional training and cutting-edge research. Students doing fieldwork benefit from a clinical network of more than 1,200 affiliations across the country\u2014500 of them in Greater Boston.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/\">Sargent College of Health &#038; Rehabilitation Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/sar\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/SHA-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>School of Hospitality Administration<\/h3>\n<p>Bachelor of Science candidates earn a comprehensive liberal arts and management background complemented by study abroad, internships, and work experiences in the industry. Various course concentrations are available for specialization. Graduate students earn a Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) degree with the opportunity to concentrate in real estate, revenue management, digital marketing, senior living, restaurant management, and innovation &#038; entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sha\/\">School of Hospitality Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/sha\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/LAW-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>School of Law<\/h3>\n<p>JD and LLM departments offer a range of programs and specializations, including American law, intellectual property law, banking and financial law, and tax law, as well as several dual degree programs with other BU schools and colleges.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/\">School of Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/law\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/SPH-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>School of Public Health<\/h3>\n<p>Students pursue different levels and approaches to their comprehensive public health studies, from professional master\u2019s and doctoral degrees to specialized academic MS and PhD programs. Certificate and dual degree programs with other BU graduate schools are also available.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/\">School of Public Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/sph\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2019\/04\/SSW_icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>School of Social Work<\/h3>\n<p>Explore our MSW programs, where students learn and apply clinical and macro practice methods in diverse communities throughout the world. PhD, dual degree, and Professional Education programs take social work careers to the next level.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/\">School of Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/ssw\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/STH-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>School of Theology<\/h3>\n<p>This graduate professional school offers an array of programs at the master\u2019s and doctoral levels, preparing students for ministries and vocations that foster personal and social transformation. The school emphasizes community principles of love, justice, safety, rights, responsibilities, and respect.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/\">School of Theology<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/sth\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/SED-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Wheelock College of Education &#038; Human Development<\/h3>\n<p>Undergraduates immerse themselves in cross-disciplinary coursework in education and human development before selecting a specialized pathway in their junior year, while graduate students choose from among more than 20 programs in teacher preparation, educational leadership &#038; policy studies, counseling, applied human development, and child life.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sed\/\">Wheelock College of Education &#038; Human Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/wheelock\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8556\" src=\"\/academics\/files\/2011\/08\/ROTC-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Division of Military Education<\/h3>\n<p>This typically four-year program culminates in a commission in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. ROTC students receive hands-on leadership training that builds strong team bonds and develops confidence, discipline, stamina, poise, and management skills.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"links\">\n<li class=\"website\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rotc\">ROTC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletin\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/academics\/rotc\/\">View Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arvind &#038; Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College Honors College undergrads are part of a new approach to liberal education. Pursue a major in one of BU\u2019s schools and colleges, such as Arts &amp; Sciences, Business, Fine Arts, or Engineering, while completing Honors College seminars, studios, and a keystone project. 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