Academic Departments

Major Starting Points

As the largest and most diverse school at SMU, Dedman College is full of choices that get you on the fast track to a solid, successful future.

Through the 16 academic departments listed below, you can explore more than 85 majors and minors spanning the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, math, and interdisciplinary studies. Plus more than 250 full-time faculty members who take the time to teach and inspire you.

Info  Web site  Anthropology
Info  Web site  Biological Sciences
Info  Web site  Chemistry
Info  Web site  Earth Sciences
Info  Web site  Economics
Info  Web site  English
Info  Web site  Foreign Languages & Literatures
Info  Web site  History
Info  Web site  Mathematics
Info  Web site  Philosophy
Info  Web site  Physics
Info  Web site  Political Science
Info  Web site  Psychology
Info  Web site  Religious Studies
Info  Web site  Sociology
Info  Web site  Statistical Science

What to expect in each Dedman College department: Degrees and courses that make you a well-rounded person who can communicate well, think critically, understand human relationships, and respond to unexpected change. It’s the kind of broad-based liberal arts education that employers are finding increasingly valuable.

Academic Departments

Foreign Languages & Literatures

Through SMU-in-Copenhagen, an SMU biological sciences major joined 20 premed students from throughout the world to study the Danish approach to medicine. Physicians and medical students taught the courses using patient histories and took students on clinical rounds.