School of Arts and Sciences
Dean: Martha Nelson, PhD
Disciplines in the School of Arts and Sciences stretch from the study of the world’s earliest cultures to the latest scientific and technological advances. Undergraduate and graduate programs encompass literature, cultural studies, arts, health and biological sciences, psychology, and politics.
The School of Arts and Sciences prepares students for careers in many diverse fields and for graduate and professional school in several disciplines by providing opportunities for internships, service-learning activities, community service projects, and study abroad experience. In the sciences, students excel at undergraduate research conducted alongside faculty mentors. In the arts and humanities, students are inspired by artists, poets, musicians, and philosophers.
The School of Arts and Sciences includes the Division of Natural, Behavior, and Health Sciences as well as the Division of Arts and Humanities.
Division of Natural, Behavior, and Health Sciences
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Political Science and International Studies
Division of Arts and Humanities
UNDERGRADUATE
- Art
- Art History
- Biological Sciences
- Communications
- Dance/LINES ballet
- Graphic Art and Design
- English
- English with a Writing Emphasis
- Health Science (Pre-OT)
- History
- Humanities and Cultural Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Studies
- Music
- Music with Concentration in Performance
- Nursing
- Politics
- Psychology
- Religion
- Women and Gender Studies
GRADUATE
- Biology
- Counseling Psychology
- Humanities
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS
University of Skovde, Sweden
Students from the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics can spend a year in Sweden working in the labs alongside biologists from the University of Skovde.
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet
Dominican and San Francisco-based Alonzo King's LINES Ballet School offer a joint BFA in dance program. This is one of only two programs offered in the United States. The only other BFA in Dance program affiliated with a major ballet company comparable in stature to LINES Ballet is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center/Fordham University program in New York City.
Buck Institute for Age Research
Beginning this fall, the Buck Institute and Dominican will offer a master’s degree in biological sciences with an emphasis on age research. The Buck Institute is the first independent research facility in the United States to focus solely on aging and age-related conditions. The National Institute on Aging designated the Buck Institute as a "Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Biology of Age Research" in June 2005, one of just five in the nation.
Community Partners
Students studying for their bachelor’s degree in nursing are required to complete 810 clinical hours. Dominican has clinical affiliations with more than 55 Bay Area acute care hospitals, non-profit agencies, long-term care facilities, and clinics.
Xgene Corporation
Xgene Corporation was founded to develop and commercialize two promising new technologies: a proprietary technology for producing a full-thickness human skin equivalent, and an advance in the area of the control of gene expression. The company has a lab in Dominican’s Science Center, and undergraduates are working in this lab alongside Xgene founder Warren Hoeffler, PhD.
International Latino Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area
Dominican students enrolled in the University’s Latin American Studies minor serve as interns with this Bay Area cultural organization. Dominican hosts screenings and world premiers during the group’s annual film festival.
