Community
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| A low student/faculty ratio guarantees close interaction in a variety of settings |
One defining feature of physical and computational science at Brandeis is the strong sense of community that arises from having relatively small departments located together in the science quadrangle. Each department has between 10 and 30 new majors entering each year, and the students travel as a cohort through the required and elective courses.
A low student/faculty ratio guarantees that students have an opportunity to interact closely with individual faculty in a variety of settings—for example, in upper-level classes with low enrollments, in independent study courses, and as researchers in faculty labs during the academic year or the summer, as well as informally at departmental social events.
OPPORTUNITY
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| Members of the High-Energy Physics group are among 1,800 scientists leading the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, located on the Franco-Swiss border. |
The undergraduate experience in the physical and computational sciences at Brandeis is characterized by a rigorous academic program in which students learn the theoretical and experimental foundations of their field while enjoying a wide variety of opportunities to explore current research areas more deeply.
Students pursue independent study for credit with research faculty members, and they enroll in academic internships taking advantage of the many companies in the Greater Boston area involved in cutting-edge research and development.
Student-run clubs offer platforms to explore extracurricular interests; for example, the Digital Artists club brings together artists, animators and computer science students to create professional-quality 3D movies and games.JUSTICE
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| Brandeis scientists are developing technologies that address 21st century challenges, including the detection of animal diseases like avian flu and foot and mouth. |
Science is one of the primary drivers of economic development in the world today and will also be the key to solving many of the grand challenges facing our society, from the development of alternative energy and environmentally friendly manufacturing, to Web-based systems that increase transparency in government while maintaining privacy and security.
A Brandeis education paves the way for the next generation of leaders to tackle these problems. At Brandeis, science can also be seen as an international quest characterized by collaboration across political and cultural boundaries.
Brandeis science faculty members are well represented on the world stage of international conferences as participants, keynote speakers and conference chairs.