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, Mariya Vahanvaty ’25 highlights the departments in which she’s taken courses—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: San Mateo, California Major: Sociology modified with Education Minor: Spanish
ASTR 001 Exploration of the Solar System I took this class on a whim during my sophomore summer to satisfy one of my distributive requirements (every Dartmouth student takes at least one course in the areas of inquiry that make up the “distribs”). I spent my evenings that summer with my classmates on the Green, using telescopes to search for constellations and taking measurements to use in my lab reports. Our professor was extremely passionate about his field and came to class with new demonstrations each week to show us the real-world applications of the class material.