Canisius College Viewbook 2007-2008

undergraduate majors & programs Canisius is known for its strength in the sciences as well as its pre-medical and other health science preparation programs. In the last five years, more than 95 percent of students who applied to medical schools were accepted. College of Arts and Sciences Anthropology Art History Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Chemistry Clinical Laboratory Science Communication Studies Computer Science (BA and BS) Criminal Justice Digital Media Arts Economics (BA) English Environmental Science European Studies History International Relations Mathematics and Statistics Modern Languages: French, German, Spanish Music Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Urban Studies Pre-Professional Programs Dental Early Assurance of Admission Joint Degree Programs: Dental Medicine, Optometric Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Podiatric Medicine Medical Early Assurance of Admission (New York State residents only) Pre-Dental Pre-Engineering Pre-Law Pre-Medical Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Veterinary Double up Our diverse and flexible academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences allow for a wide range of dual major or major/minor possibilities. Combining two of the college’s exceptional academic programs enables you to enhance and expand your interests and expertise. For example, consider a dual major in international relations and French, a major in English and a minor in women’s studies combined with the pre-law program or a major in sociology with a minor in forensic psychology. The possibilities are endless. You get the picture! “Music students at Canisius benefit from our outstanding professional faculty, stateof-the-art classrooms, variety of ensemble performance opportunities and our unique relationship with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), which includes the Canisius and the BPO Experience course and the annual BPO concerts on our campus.” Jane Cary associate professor of fine arts and director of the music program fast facts p Mick Cochrane, PhD, professor of English and writer-in-residence, brings well-known authors to campus who meet with students enrolled in contemporary fiction courses. Some of the notable authors who have visited in the last five years include Tim O’Brien, Gloria Naylor, Richard Russo and Sharon Olds. Not sure of a major? If so, then you are like thousands of other college-bound students across the country. If you enter Canisius as an undeclared student, your academic advisor will personally help you pick classes from our variety of academic disciplines. Experiencing a variety of classes will help you to make a well-informed decision about which major is right for you. Using the one-on-one career counseling services in the Career Center will also help with your decision. p Students involved in European studies and related majors at Canisius may participate in Eurosim, an annual international intercollegiate simulation of the European Union. The site of Eurosim rotates each year and in 2007 Canisius was the host institution. In 2006, students involved in the program spent two weeks over winter break in Prague. Upper-level computer science students get hands-on programming experience working with Sony’s AIBO dog, one of nearly 35 new robots in the Computer Science Department.

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