In an historic technological institution, the Rensselaer School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) offers exciting new institute research areas as well as broad university educational opportunities.

The School’s five departments offer innovative and interdisciplinary programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The undergraduate programs include: majors in humanities, social science, and arts disciplines; collaborations and dual majors for students of all schools; and a core curriculum that is a common element in the course of study for all Rensselaer students.

All HASS students have a broad choice of electives representing Rensselaer’s global vision and commitment to personal excellence though new studies in arts, communications, and culture studies as well as to the traditional areas of liberal arts and social sciences.

HASS programs at Rensselaer give every student close contact with outstanding faculty members. Those faculty — scholars and practitioners themselves — create programs that are distinctive for research applications at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Students also have access to field work and studio experiences, internships and professional co-op opportunities, outstanding electronic laboratories and computer facilities, and, above all, opportunities to cross boundaries and to develop new interdisciplinary projects. These programs integrate the intellectual depth and the practical experience needed for leadership careers in business, non-profit corporations, government and government-related organizations, higher education, and arts.

HASS students do not only participate in the technological world: they create it, and they shape it.