Courses of Study Curious about the areas of study that Dartmouth has to offer? Dartmouth students can wait until sophomore year to declare a major, leaving plenty of time for exploration. Regardless of what you choose, the classes you take at Dartmouth will span disciplines far outside your chosen concentration. Here, Natalie Keim ’25 highlights the departments she’s taken courses within—and shares the inside scoop on her favorites. How will you explore?
African and African American Studies Ancient History Anthropology Architectural Design m Art History Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages Astronomy Biological Chemistry M Biological Sciences Biomedical Engineering Sciences M Biophysical Chemistry M Chemistry Classical Archaeology Classical Languages and Literatures Classical Studies Climate Change Science m Cognitive Science M Comparative Literature M Computational Linguistics M Computer Science Digital Arts m Earth Sciences East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies Economics Education m
she/her/hers Hometown: Oakland, California Majors: History and Government
ECON 27 Labor Economics Labor Economics with Professor Patricia Anderson made me fall in love with the social sciences. She introduced me to the practice of answering complex social questions via simple and understandable theories. How did COVID-19 affect the labor market? How do the economics of free agents in baseball work? How does race affect hiring practices? Why do we marry people with similar educational backgrounds? Economics was a new field to me at Dartmouth, and Professor Anderson made it simple, accessible, and fun!