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.

 

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News Icon for Newest Work From Composer Neil Rolnick Supported by Fromm Foundation

Neil Rolnick, composer and professor of music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will embark on a new project—a piece for pianist Vicky Chow—with support from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University.

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News Icon for The Wumpus Among Us

Rensselaer recently hosted its 14th annual wumpus competition (officially titled the "Lego Robot Roundup").

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News Icon for Exhibit “Feed Your Head”

Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) in Brooklyn will open the exhibit "Feed Your Head," a collaboration between RPI Professor Ron Eglash (STS), theoretical physicist Sylvester  Gates, and artists Pamela Sunstrum and Tanea Richardson.

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