School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts and Science is the largest school within St. John Fisher College and is characterized by its ample degree programs and departments. It offers degrees and minors in over 20 undergraduate academic disciplines.
The programs of the School of Arts and Sciences, serving both as a foundational component of the St. John Fisher College educational experience and as fields of specialized study, cultivate intellectual and ethical judgment and habits of thinking that prepare students to lead lives of integrity and thoughtful engagement in both the public and private spheres. The School is striving to provide an environment characterized by respect for individual potential, high expectations, and open and critical inquiry by applying the following guiding principles:
- Study in the Arts and Sciences is both pragmatic and enlightening.
- Engagement in the community and application of knowledge are essential to the development of the capacity for critical inquiry.
- Faculty members and students are jointly responsible for the educational experience, a collaboration guided by the words of William Butler Yeats: “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.”
- Teaching, scholarship, and learning are enriched in an environment that encourages intellectual curiosity and explores social justice.
The School of Arts and Sciences provides educational experiences that are rooted in the liberal arts and that prepare students to lead lives of intellectual professional and civic integrity. This is accomplished by:
- Providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to develop proficiency in one or more of the major fields of study housed in the School
- Providing undergraduate students opportunities to develop in-depth knowledge in a field of study outside of the major through the pursuit of a minor
- Providing an educational foundation for all undergraduate students through a core curriculum that is intentional and reflective of the breadth of perspectives that characterizes the liberal arts at St John Fisher College
- Promoting the engagement of students, faculty members, and professional staff within a learning environment that creates high expectations along with the support for all to achieve their full potential.
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