Boston College

Boston College is a private university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the New England region of the United States. Its historic campus, one of the earliest examples of Collegiate Gothic architecture in North America, is set on a hilltop six miles (10 km) west of downtown Boston. Although chartered as a university by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1863, Boston College's name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Boston's South End. It was the first institution of higher education established in the city of Boston, though it moved from the South End to then-rural Chestnut Hill as a result of rapid growth and urbanization in the late 19th century. Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit universities in the United States and the flagship of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

Academics

Boston College is comprised of eight schools and colleges:

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• The College of Arts and Sciences
• The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• The Carroll School of Management
• The Lynch School of Education
• The Connell School of Nursing
• The Graduate School of Social Work
• The Law School
• The Woods College of Advancing Studies
• In December 2004, Boston College announced plans to create a Divinity School by merging its existing Theology department, its Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The new school would be located on the BC campus on land recently acquired from the Boston archdiocese.

Departments & programs

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College of Arts and Sciences /

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Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

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• American Studies
• Ancient Civilization
• Art History
• Asian Studies
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Black Studies
• Chemistry
• Classical Studies
• Communication
• Computer Science
• East European Studies
• Economics
• English
• Environmental Geosciences
• Environmental Studies
• Faith, Peace & Justice
• Film Studies
• Fine Arts
• French
• Geology
• Geophysics
• German Studies
• Hispanic Studies
• History
• Honors Program
• International Studies
• Irish Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Italian
• Jewish Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Middle East Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Pre-Dental Program

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• Pre-Law Program
• Pre-Medical Program
• Pre-Veterinary Program
• Psychology
• Romance Languages & Literatures
• Russian
• Scientific Computation
• Slavic & Eastern Languages
• Slavic Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Studio Art
• Theater
• Theology
• Women's Studies

Lynch School of Education

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• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• Human Development
• Secondary Education

Carroll School of Management

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• Accounting
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Finance
• General Management
• Human Resources Management
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Operations Technology

Boston College Law School

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Connell School of Nursing

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• Nursing

Graduate School of Social Work

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Woods College of Advancing Studies

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Research centers & institutes

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• Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life
• Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships
• Center for Corporate Citizenship
• Center for East Europe, Russia, and Asia
• Center for International Higher Education
• Center for Ignatian Spirituality
• Center for International Higher Education
• Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
• Center for Nursing Research
• Center for Retirement Research
• Center for Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy
• Center for Work and Family
• International Study Center

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• Institute for Medieval Philosophy and Theology
• Institute for Scientific Research
• Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture
• Irish Institute
• Jesuit Institute
• Lonergan Center
• Mathematics Institute
• Media Research and Action Project
• Small Business Development Center
• Social Welfare Research Institute
• Sonntag Institute for Cancer Research
• Weston Observatory

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