College of
LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES
DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
The oldest and largest of Villanova’s colleges, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers more than 40 academic programs and cultivates knowledge, understanding and intellectual courage for a purposeful life in a challenging and changing world.
CLAS undergraduate and graduate students can find opportunities for collaborative research and learning with faculty who are dedicated teacher-scholars and among the most distinguished in their fields. From pinpointing a protein that could hold a key to cancer screenings, to testing the impact of industry on local waterways, to critiquing creative writing alongside published novelists, each experience elevates learning and yields insights.
The College’s dynamic, integrated curriculum encourages creativity and innovation, developing critical thinkers, strong communicators and ethical leaders well positioned for diverse and interesting careers. With an emphasis on faculty-student engagement, experiential learning and a global perspective, CLAS is where students find their passion, path and purpose.
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COLLEGE NEWS
Villanova University Alumnus Anthony Giacchino Wins Oscar for Best Documentary Short
“Colette” is a documentary about a 90-year-old woman, Colette Marin-Catherine, who travels back to Nazi Germany where, as a young girl, she fought the Nazis as a member of the French Resistance.
The competitive program offers a $3,000 stipend for undergraduate internships and a $4,000 stipend for graduate internships at partner organizations across the country.
Villanova Chemistry Professor Receives NIH Grant to Support Development of New Antibiotic Approaches
As the world continues to battle COVID-19, a growing bacterial resistance to the current available arsenal of antibiotics constitutes another major threat to public health in 2021.
Astronomers Image Magnetic Fields at the Edge of M87’s Black Hole
To observe the heart of the M87 galaxy, the The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration linked eight telescopes around the world, in coordination with time on ground and space telescopes secured by members of the EHT Multiwavelength Working Group, including assistant professor of physics, Joey Neilsen, PhD.
AT A GLANCE
60+
GRADUATE STUDENTS PRESENT AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES EACH YEAR
91.8%
SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT RATE
FOR CLASS OF 2020
25
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS IN 2019-2020
91%
of students seeking an internship participated in at least one
200
STUDENTS COMPLETE A LAB OR FIELD RESEARCH PROJECT EACH YEAR
92%
of students seeking an international experience participated in at least one