At the College of Arts and Sciences, if you can think of it, chances are we have a class (or six) that covers it, uncovers it and dives deeper into every facet of it, so you can show the world what’s possible.
The Arts and Sciences offers hundreds of courses that explore your interests in astronomy, theatre, sociology, history and everything in between. Our classes, created and developed by our renowned faculty, will tap into your passions and position you for success.
Distinguished University Professor, Arts and Humanities
A widely-recognized and beloved professor, the heart of Aldama's scholarship and teaching lies within his multidisciplinary research on how we create and actively consume all variety of Latino and Latin American cultural phenomena, especially comics, film, videogames, music, sports and literature.
Distinguished University Professor, Art
A 2015 recipient of the National Medal of the Arts, Hamilton is an accomplished and widely recognized artist, whose work and teaching focuses on art in reading, speaking and writing.
Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology
An avid supporter of undergraduate research, Nyseth Brehm teaches classes on conflict, global crime and terrorism in addition to serving as the director of Ohio State's genocide-focused study abroad program in Rwanda, which ran for the second time this past summer.
Associate Professor, History
Jeffries' field school guided 10 undergraduate students through a field school titled “Defining the Color Line: Race, Democracy and the Enslaved Community at James Madison’s Montpelier,” shedding light on history of slavery and its modern manifestations.
Professor, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Gibbs, an evolutionary biologist, studies one of venom’s most notorious and lethal vessels: the snake. His research seeks to identify the evolutionary patterns underlying this variation, which will shed light on the intricacies of natural selection, as well as inform the development of effective antivenoms.
Associate Professor, Theatre
A working actor for more than twenty years in theatre, film and television, McClatchy directs and is actively involved in the Shakespeare and Autism program at Ohio State.
Associate Professor, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
In addition to serving as the College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Smooth has a passion and focus for research and teaching about women's experiences in political institutions and the impact of public policies on women's lives.
Assistant Professor, Astronomy
After serving as a NASA Hubble Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Lopez joined the Ohio State faculty to pursue teaching and research focused on the birth and death of massive stars and how these processes affect the surrounding interstellar medium.
Assistant Professor, Design
Swearingen worked in the film industry for over 10 years as a technical director of lighting at Pixar and DNA Productions before returning to Ohio State to pursue her passion for teaching.
Associate Professor, Comparative Studies
As co-director of the American Religious Sounds Project, Weiner leads a collaborative, multidisciplinary team comprised of researchers from Ohio State and Michigan State in documenting and interpreting the diversity of American religious life.
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Hubbe's research falls within skeletal biology, where he investigates morphological adaptation and modern human dispersion as well as skeletal measures of health and lifestyle. His recent work reveals more about who the first Americans were and where and how they migrated.
The college champions creative scholarship and performance, and promotes an environment for students and faculty to inspire, discover and create on campus and beyond.
The Arts District, encompassing areas of campus between 15th and 18th Avenues, envisions high-quality, modern learning environments for interaction across arts disciplines. Included are new facilities for the School of Music and Department of Theatre, which will also feature a home for the new Moving-Image Production major.
A unique structure of two buildings connected by bridges, a six-story office tower and four-story research and teaching wing, optimizes leading-edge work in energy, technology and medicine, and expands exceptional learning opportunities for students.
Established in 2011, CCBBI is one of only a handful of neuroimaging facilities in the country attached to an academic institution and dedicated to the study of brain mechanisms of individuals' cognitive capacity and subjective well-being, as well as dysfunctions of these brain mechanisms in normal aging and mental disorders.
The main floor of Hagerty Hall is where you’ll find the World Media and Culture Center, a series of spaces dedicated to global media and training in cutting edge technologies. Facilities include an individualized instruction center; hypermedia studio, global gallery, videoconference center and digital collaborative classroom.
The arts and sciences are converging at the newly renovated Pomerene Hall on Neil Avenue, which now houses the Department of History of Art and the undergraduate data analytics major, as well as Ohio State’s Translational Data Analytics Institute.
Sullivant Hall, a three-story Neoclassical Revival building that dates back to 1912, was completely reconstructed and refigured in a two-year project that included major core and shell infrastructure improvements, creating more visibility and better spaces for students. Today, Sullivant Hall brings together multiple arts units on campus, opening up new creative opportunities for students to work together in the visual and performing arts.
The BioSci Greenhouse serves research and teaching needs of arts and sciences researchers working in population ecology; systematics and evolutionary biology; anatomy and developmental biology; genetics and biotechnology; physiology and toxicology; molecular biology; and integrated pest management and biological control.
Urban Arts Space is an exhibition and non-traditional performance space located in the heart of downtown Columbus, between the Columbus Commons and the Scioto Mile. Founded in 2008, Urban Arts Space serves as an arts laboratory for local, national and international artists and as a professional launching pad for students.
Once the stuff of science fiction, today’s ultra-intense laser systems are the ultimate drivers of real science that take researchers places they could not dream of going before.
The Museum of Biological Diversity (MBD) comprises the biological specimen collections at Ohio State (except fossils). Its primary mission is devoted to the preservation, documentation, scientific study, and interpretation of biological diversity and the training of the next generation of biodiversity scientists. The vast archive houses approximately 170 amphibian, 200 reptile, 2,000 bird and 250 mammal species.
The world is the classroom for Arts and Sciences students. From the mountains of New Zealand to the cobblestone streets of Paris, Buckeyes traverse the globe and expand their horizons.
As soon as you enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences, choose a few career communities to join through the Center for Career and Professional Success. Each community is based around an industry and will offer unique content. Regardless of your chosen major, you can explore multiple career communities and attend events across the industries — you’ll develop a great network for future opportunities and learn about the wonderful career paths available to arts and sciences students.
ERWIN RAPHAEL, Chief Operating Officer, Genesis Motor America
Sherry Chan, NYC Chief Actuary
KATELYN JACKSON NNAKE, Director of Community Partnerships at Coca-Cola
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