The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) fully embodies Rensselaer's mission as a modern technological university, "...the application of science to the common purposes of life." HASS is composed of five academic departments--Arts; Cognitive Science; Economics; Language, Literature, and Communication (LL&C); and Science and Technology Studies (STS)-each of which brings together the breadth and depth of scholarly expertise needed to create innovative educational programs and pursue interdisciplinary research. We offer majors and minors in Economics, Psychology, Communications, Electronic Arts, Philosophy, and Psychology as well as enrollment in innovative interdisciplinary programs like Electronic Media, Arts and Communication (EMAC); Design, Innovation, and Society (DIS); Electronic Arts (eARTS); Ecological Economics; and Games & Simulation.
Recent news
Igor Vamos, associate professor of electronic media and culture jammer-- along with Andy Bichlbaum--has premiered their new movie, THE YES MEN. FIX THE WORLD and received media attention for holding a faux news conference on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Read MoreThursday, November 5th at 4:00 PM in Sage 3510! Dreamworks Animation wants to meet EMAC, eARTS, CSI, Arch, and PDI/DIS students.
Read MoreJohn Gowdy has been appointed by the Garrison Institute to chair the Steering Committee for an initiative on "Neuroeconomics, Behavioral Economics and Climate Change Policy."
Read MoreAs part of the activities planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's "discovery" of the Hudson River, a symposium will be held on Thursday, September 24th from 2 to 3:30 pm, in the Fischbach Room, Folsom Library, featuring HASS faculty Dean Nieusma, Michael Mascarenhas (STS) and Michael Halloran (Emeritus, LL&C), joining faculty from Sage College. Open to the Public.
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