The primary goal of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film is the development of theatre artists. It provides knowledge of and experience in the discipline of theatre, offering a...
The Department of English serves the College community in a variety of writing courses and in the Development of Western Civilization Program (regular and honors). It also assesses English...
The Department of Finance offers a program of study leading to the degree of bachelor of science. In addition, the department offers a minor in finance. Both programs are designed to expose...
The Humanities Program offers a highly individualized interdisciplinary plan of study which is focused on the liberal arts. Emphasis is placed on critical understanding and disciplined reflection....
The faculty of the Department of Biology stresses the conceptual approach in course content, i.e., to explain biological phenomena rather than merely describe the phenomena. To this end, a...
Expanding Academic Horizons Providence College offers an interdisciplinary major in Global Studies. Students interested in worldwide societies and cultures, international markets and governments...
The Department of Philosophy identifies as its mission (a) to help students to think logically and to evaluate ideas critically by means of courses in which the student learns and develops facility...
The elementary/special education major is a combined program which emphasizes preparation in both areas. The program allows students to approach the field of education at the elementary level with...
Art History The art history program emphasizes the historical, cultural, and formal contexts of art and provides a humanistic education. Career possibilities for art history majors: *research...
The objective of the Department of Music is to offer the study of music in a balanced and creative atmosphere that emphasizes the theoretical, historical, and educational foundations of music in...
The Health Policy and Management Program offers a course of study leading to the bachelor of science degree. The Health Policy and Management Program curriculum addresses the design, operation,...
All teacher education programs offered by the College have been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Interstate Certification Compact. Students in...
From Plato to Einstein, mathematics has been recognized as a means to explain the world and as a subject worthy of study for its own sake. We aim to introduce our majors to both the utility and...
The Major Majors are offered in Spanish and Spanish/secondary education, both of which lead to the bachelor of arts degree. The Department of Foreign Language Studies enhances the mission of...
The bachelor of science program in chemistry is a rigorous one designed to provide in-depth training in all areas of chemisty for those students with a strong interest in research or graduate...
Biochemistry The bachelor of science degree program in biochemistry is a rigorous course of study which combines the chemistry courses required for the bachelor of arts in chemistry program...
The primary objective of the major is to provide students with a better understanding of human behavior, particularly in the context of social groups, organizations, and society. The major offers...
The most popular program is the 3+2 plan in which a student spends three years in a pre-engineering curriculum at Providence College where the humanities, science, and mathematics are blended...
The Department of Political Science provides students with the tools for a careful and systematic study of politics, within the scope of a liberal arts education. Students are grounded in...
This concentration serves as the core program of the Department of Economics. Its purpose is to prepare the student for entry into the professions as well as for graduate work in economics,...