As Indiana’s oldest private institution, established in 1827, Hanover College has higher education down to a (liberal arts and) science. For nearly 200 years, our graduates have discovered their passions through our wide variety of opportunities, from academics to athletics and social life to study abroad. That’s one of the best things about the liberal arts – you’ll choose from our 34 majors – but you’ll never be limited to just one thing! Experience and exploration are mandatory, and it sets our alumni apart. No wonder 99% of our students are working or continuing their education within 7 months of graduation.
Concentrations are listed under MAJORS
ART AND DESIGN
Ceramics
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
ART HISTORY
Asian Art
European Art
History of Architecture
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
Botany
Cell and Molecular Biology
Environmental Science
Organismal Biology
Zoology
BUSINESS
Analytics
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Management
CHEMISTRY
Environmental Chemistry
Food and Beverage Chemistry
Forensics (Chemical)
Instrumental Analysis
Natural Products Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
CLASSICAL STUDIES
Archaeology
Greek (culture, language and literature)
Latin (culture, language and literature)
COMMUNICATION
Film/Music Criticism
Journalism
Marketing
Organizational Management/
Business Communication
Political Communication
Video/Film Production
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Artificial Intelligence
Databases
Networking
Scientific Modeling
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ECONOMICS
Banking and Finance
Economics and Water Resources
Environmental Economics
Financial Panics
Gender and Economics
International Business
International Economics
Poverty and Discrimination
EDUCATION
Elementary Education major (K-6)
Secondary Education major (5-12)
Special Education Dual Licensure
ENGINEERING
Computer Electrical
Electromechanical
Mechanical
ENGLISH
African-American Literature
American Literature
British Literature
Comparative Literature
Creative Writing
Genre Studies
Irish Literature
Journalism
Literary Theory and Criticism
World Literature
Women’s and Gender Studies
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Biology
Environmental Geology
Geochemistry
Geophysics
FRENCH
Francophone Cinema
Francophone Women’s Studies
French and Francophone Literature and Culture
French Business
Language
Multiculturalism in Contemporary
France
GENDER STUDIES
GEOLOGY
Environmental Geology
Environmental Science
Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Paleontology
Petroleum Geology
Physical Geology
GERMAN
HEALTH AND MOVEMENT STUDIES
HISTORY
American History
Cultural History
European History
History of Science
Intellectual History
Military History
Political History
Social History
World History
Women and Family History
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Cultures and Peoples
Global Economics
Global Politics
World Religions
World History
KINESIOLOGY AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Kinesiology
Nutrition
MATHEMATICS
Actuarial Sciences
Financial Mathematics
Probability
Statistics
MEDIEVAL-RENAISSANCE STUDIES
MUSIC
Band/Orchestra
Brass
Chorus
Composition
Conducting
Counterpoint
Instrumental/Vocal Pedagogy
Music History
Music Theory
Percussion
Piano
Strings
Voice
Wind
PHILOSOPHY
Analytic Philosophy
Asian Philosophy/Asian Studies
Ethics and Values
History of Western Philosophy
Pre-Law
PHYSICS
Astronomy
Electronics
Engineering Applications
Nuclear Physics
Optical Physics
Scientific
Instrumentation
Space Science
POLITICAL SCIENCE
American Politics
International Relations
Political Economy
Political History
Political Institutions
Political Theory
Political Thought
Public Policy
PSYCHOLOGY
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Science
Counseling
Neuroscience
Psychology Applied to Business, Education and Law
SOCIOLOGY
Crime and Corrections
Globalization
Juvenile Delinquency
Race, Class and Gender Inequality
Selfhood and Social Interaction
Social Change and Social Movements
Sociology of Families
Sociology of Sport
Urban Sociology
SPANISH
Film Studies
Gender Studies
Language
Literature and Culture from Spain
Literatures and Cultures from Latin America (specializing in Mexico, the Andean region, the Southern Cone and the Caribbean)
Pre-Colombian Cultures and Marginal Voices
THEATRE
Acting
Directing
Film Studies
Lighting
Playwriting
Shakespeare Studies
Sound
Stage Management
Theatre History
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
American Religious History
Christian Doctrine (Historic and Contemporary)
Christian Ethics
Christian Ministry
Doctrine of God
Doctrine of the Trinity
Feminist Theology
History of Biblical Interpretation
Medical Ethics
Moral Decision-Making
Popular Theology
Postmodern Theologies
Process Theology
Sexual Ethics
Theological Epistemology and Sources of Authority
Theology and the Environment
Theology, Gender and Sexuality
Vocation and Calling
Design Your Own Major
Fit your specific interests and passions into a major that suits you. Blend biochemistry and kinesiology or concentrate on consumer marketing. Select your core areas of study, choose your professors and put together the final proposal for declaring your major.
We mean business, literally. Major or minor, and choose a concentration in finance, marketing, management, analytics or international business, but that’s not all. Our Business Scholars Program supports students in any major with experiences including workshops, career counseling, consulting projects and a paid, project-based internship.
CADAVER LAB
If you’ve got a weak stomach, stop reading now. Let’s talk bodies. At Hanover, you don’t learn anatomy from a book and you don’t have to wait until you’re in grad school to get hands-on with a cadaver. We’re the only school in the region that offers undergraduate access to a cadaver and an artificial patient simulator. With the addition of our Doctorate of Physical Therapy program, our lab facilities are growing, too. Grab some gloves and a scalpel, class starts in 10.
DATA
Dig into the data. At Hanover, research means hours in the lab, international travel and presenting at professional conferences. Master this art, working one-on-one with our faculty, and you will add your name to the list of Hanoverians who have earned Boren, Fulbright and Goldwater scholarships to continue their research post-graduation. (And it looks great on a resume!)
ENVIRONMENT
No other campus has 650 acres of woodlands, waterfalls and streams just outside your door. It’s one of the reasons Hanover has been named among the top 20 of the nation’s most beautiful campuses over and over again. You can enjoy the natural beauty of campus by watching an early morning sunrise, hiking one of our trails or relaxing in a hammock outside on a sunny day.
FACULTY
Our students enjoy a close relationship with faculty in classes with an average of only 17 students and a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Plus, 94% of our faculty have achieved either their doctorate or terminal degree. Outside the classroom Hanover students can make even closer connections, with nearly a quarter of our faculty living right here on campus.
Need an editor for your biggest paper of the term? Having trouble in calculus class? Get to the Gladish Learning Center. Made up of Hanover students who excel in academics, this is our version of the Genius Bar. Open from 7-11 p.m., help is there when you need it most.
HEARTLAND CONFERENCE
In the past year alone, Panthers racked up four conference titles with women’s basketball and indoor track and men’s soccer and football, along with an All-American honoree and NCAA tournament appearances. In fact, we’ve won more than 37 conference championships and made 15 NCAA III national tournament appearances in the last five years. Plus, after securing top two finishes in the men’s and women’s all-sports standings for the second year in a row, the Hanover College Athletic Department won the 2019-20 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup. Whether through varsity, intramural or club sports, there are plenty of opportunities to stay active.
MEN’S:
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf • Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
WOMEN’S:
• Basketball • Cross Country • Golf
• Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball • STUNT • Swimming
Tennis • Track & Field • Volleyball
INTERNATIONAL CLUB
Our students come from 14 different countries around the globe. Our International Club brings students together each year to celebrate that diversity and multicultural exchange with a signature event, the I-Club Banquet, where you can experience an Afro Beats performance, Spanish poetry and nosh on Korean bulgogi or Turkish delight!
JOIN
Ready to get involved? Hanover has more than 70 active clubs and organizations, and the list is always growing. Want to dominate the ultimate frisbee game? Host an anime movie marathon? Connect with the community to make real change? Talk politics with your peers? We’ve got something for everyone.
Interacting with each other is a great way to advance positive changes. That’s the philosophy of this student club that creates multicultural programming to ensure that all students come together as a family in the wake of our ever-changing world. As their motto says, think outside the box and look inside the person.
LEVETT CAREER CENTER
Personality assessments that reveal your strengths will lead you to coursework and co-curricular activities that build a killer resume. Internships and research opportunities abound. Whether your plans include landing your dream job or getting into your top grad school, visit early in your college career for one-on-one mentoring from our staff to discover options you may have never considered. When it’s time to start your career, take advantage of Handshake (like online matchmaking for jobs) and get your name out there with Hire Hanoverians online profiles. Learn more at careercenter.hanover.edu
May Term at Hanover is simple – one month, one class. Sounds great, right? Ever wanted to spend all day immersed in your favorite subject? Robotics? Ancestry? Social activism? May Term is the right time to dig a little deeper into one of your passions. Even more, what if you could take that class in places such as Italy, Vietnam, Belize or Egypt?
NETWORKING
Connections are mighty at Hanover, and they’ll make a difference in your time here and post-grad. More than 13,000 of our high-achieving alumni can be found across every US state and 70 countries across the globe, ready to support the next generation of HC Panthers with a leg up in their industry.
99% of Hanover graduates are employed or in graduate school within 7 months of graduation!
Recent alumni found their post-graduate start with opportunities including:
EMPLOYERS:
Dow Chemical
Cincinnati Zoo
Eli Lilly
Roche Diagnostics
Fox 59 News
Habitat for Humanity
Pure Water Technology
Charles Schwab
Cummins
Johnson and Johnson
Indianapolis Museum of Art
PeaceCorps
US Bank
Applied Behavior Center for Autism Aerotek
US Senate
Teach for America
Cleveland Playhouse
GRADUATE SCHOOLS:
Auburn University
Brandeis University
Columbia University (NY)
Boston University
University of Notre Dame
Indiana University schools of Social Work, Medicine and Optometry
Queens University Belfast
Johns Hopkins University
American University
DePaul College of Law
Stanford University
Texas A&M University
PERFORMANCE
Join our active arts scene! From The Other Place, our up-close-and-personal black box theater, to the Fitzgibbon Recital Hall, our theatre and music students have ample opportunity to perform for their peers and the community.
Feeling musical? Play in the band, orchestra, saxophone ensemble, or join the concert choir or chamber singers. Acting out? Bare your soul on stage, or write and direct your own creation. More of a 2-D or 3-D artist? Share your work in our Greiner Art Gallery.
QUALITY
U.S. News and World Report ranked Hanover #105 for National Liberal Arts Colleges, #40 on Social Mobility and #43 in Best Value Schools out of the 2,500 four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The Princeton Review also lists Hanover among the Best 385 Colleges in the nation and among America’s Top 20 Most Beautiful Campuses.
Here, 96% of our students live on campus all four years. We’re a true community, and it’s an integral part of the Hanover experience. Start your time in one of our first-year residence halls, and then move into a suite, a townhouse or go Greek in 1 of 8 sororities or fraternities!
Whether it’s four weeks or four months, on your own or with your favorite professor, in your first language or a foreign one, do it. Enjoy a semester abroad on us - pay for your flight, and we cover the rest!
Recent May Term courses include Tropical Biology in Belize, Shakespeare in London and Early Christianity in Italy.
BENJAMIN TEMPLETON SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Named after Hanover’s first African-American student, this program recognizes students who are dedicated to promoting social justice, human rights and diversity. These scholars are some of the most diverse, intelligent and compassionate individuals on campus. Templeton, who attended from 1832-1837, went on to lead the Free-Black Movement in Philadelphia. Find out more at hanover.edu/bts.
UNITY FEST
If you’ve ever had the desire to eat six servings of gelato, climb a rock wall and take hilarious pictures in a photo booth with your friends, you’ll love this original event. Held during May Term and sponsored by Hanover’s Student Senate, Unity Fest’s goal is to unite the diverse student body at Hanover through an afternoon of celebration. Check out highlights from our latest event at hanover.edu/unity.
VOLUNTEER
A true Hanoverian doesn’t focus simply on self-improvement, but the betterment of their community as a whole. Look no further than our active student body, whether it’s College Mentors for Kids, Best Buddies, Hanover College Dance Marathon or our Earthwide Outreach group.
Home runs and stolen bases are a small part of Hanover’s most exciting time of year! Grab your roommate, lab partner or best friend and make a team! Ask any student, the annual Lambda Chi Alpha Wiffleball Tournament is a blast, but it’s only one piece of Hanover’s unique May Term experience.
YOUR NEW HOME
Our college town, Madison, was recently named one of the best communities in the country and Indiana’s sixth cultural district. The scenic downtown is lined with shops and restaurants, including popular spots such as Red Pepperoni for pizza, Hong Kong Kitchen for Chinese and Thai cuisine and Hinkle’s for burgers and shakes. Madison is also host to year-round arts and music festivals and includes the largest contiguous National Historic Landmark District in the nation.
ZERO IN
Zero in on your future with the support of a community of people who care. Need that recommendation letter for grad school? An “in” at your dream job from a proud alumnus? Advice from an expert? One of the many beauties of Hanover is the connections that make a difference. Ready to see it for yourself? Visit our campus for your own personalized experience. hanover.edu/visit
At a Glance 1070
Hanover’s campus is nestled along the banks of the scenic Ohio River. Founded in 1827, Hanover is the oldest private college in Indiana. With an easy drive from Indianapolis, Louisville, or Cincinnati, our students can truly experience the best of all worlds - plenty of space to explore and access to lively metropolitan areas. When you combine our idyllic setting with your academic talents, passions and any of our 34 majors (or one of your own design), you’ll find Hanover College is a place where you can feel at home while being challenged to become your best self.
