Nurture Critical Thinking
The School of Arts and Sciences is the bedrock and intellectual core of Merrimack’s Augustinian values and academics. Through the arts, humanities and life sciences, students are exposed to diverse ideas, theories and perspectives that nurture critical thinking and problem-solving skills transferable to many careers and fields.
- Students engage in faculty-led research in our Learning, Memory and Sleep Lab and through prestigious efforts such as National Science Foundation and Mass Life Sciences grants
- The Master of Arts in Communication, with its signature fellowship program, provides up to full tuition scholarships
- The Writer’s House brings Pulitzer-Prize-winning authors to campus for lectures and conversations
Recognizing Merrimack's Community of Scholars
Research & Creative Achievement Conference
The Research & Creative Achievement Conference (RCAC) highlights original creative and innovative work by students, faculty and staff.
Career Outcomes Rate
92% of Arts and Science’s undergraduate class of 2023 were either employed, participating in voluntary service, or continuing their education within nine months of graduation.
Graduate School
Merrimack, New England School of Law, George Washington University and Boston College are just some of the graduate programs Arts and Sciences graduates are attending.
Student-Faculty Ratio
With a 13:1 student-faculty ratio, you’ll get to know your professors — experts who have literally been there and done that and want to help you do the same.
TOP HIRING & INTERNSHIP COMPANIES
Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant
Associate Professor, Dr. Azam Noori, will use the nearly $400,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study how nanomaterials impact plant life and human health.
Undergraduate Majors and Graduate Programs
The School of Arts and Sciences offers a number of undergraduate majors, minors, master’s degrees and graduate certificates. With online, hybrid and on-campus options, you’ll find a program that works best for you.
- APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES, B.A.
- APPLIED CHEMISTRY, M.S.
- ART & ART HISTORY, B.A.
- BIOCHEMISTRY, B.A.
- BIOCHEMISTRY, B.S.
- BIOLOGY, B.A.
- BIOLOGY, B.S.
- BIOLOGY, M.S.
- CHEMISTRY, B.S.
- COMMUNICATION & MEDIA, B.A.
- COMMUNICATION, M.A. (On-campus and hybrid)
- ENGLISH, B.A.
- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES & SUSTAINABILITY, B.A.
- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES & SUSTAINABILITY, B.S.
- GRAPHIC DESIGN, B.A.
- HISTORY, B.A.
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, B.A.
- MATHEMATICS, B.A.
- MUSIC, B.A.
- NEUROSCIENCE, B.S.
- PHILOSOPHY, B.A.
- PHYSICS, B.A.
- PHYSICS, B.S.
- POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.A.
- PSYCHOLOGY, B.A.
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & AFFAIRS, M.P.A.A. (On-campus or online)
- RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, B.A.
- SOCIAL JUSTICE, B.A.
- SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, M.A.
- SPIRITUALITY, M.A.
- THEATRE ARTS, B.A.
- WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES, B.A.
- WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURAL STUDIES, B.A. (Spanish Concentration)
APPLIED ARTS & SCIENCES, B.A.
Bachelor's Degree Completion Program
APPLIED CHEMISTRY, M.S.
On-campus
biology, M.S.
On-campus, hybrid and online classes
business communication
Customized major
communication, m.A.
On-campus and hybrid
computer science & graphic design
Customized major
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & FORENSIC SCIENCE
Customized major
environmental data science
Customized major
Environmental economics
Customized major
GRAPHIC DESIGN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Customized major
INTERNATIONAL POLICY STUDIES
Customized major
MUSIC, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Customized major
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & AFFAIRS, M.P.A.A.
On-campus or online
SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS
Customized major
SPANISH & PUBLIC HEALTH
Customized major
SPANISH & HEALTH SCIENCES
Customized major
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, M.A.
On-Campus or Online/High-Flex
SPIRITUALITY, M.A.
On-Campus or Online/High-Flex
SPORT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION
Customized major
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURAL STUDIES, B.A.
Spanish Concentration
EXPLORE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Explore all the School of Arts and Sciences has to offer inside and outside of the classroom to tailor your experience to your unique needs, goals and dreams.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Aside from the academics, Merrimack allowed me to gain the social and professional skills needed to interview at universities through both attending conferences and the professional development retreat.”
Megan Sargent ’22
Biochemistry Major
Current Ph.D. Candidate, Tufts University
Student, Faculty & Staff Highlights
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Employer: Boston Bruins
Faculty Member
Biology
Get Involved: Clubs & Organizations
There are endless opportunities to get involved at Merrimack and right within the School of Arts and Sciences.
Gain different perspectives, put learning into action and learn from peers and faculty advisors through one of our School of Arts and Sciences clubs:
- Art Warriors
- Club Sports at Merrimack
- Criminology Club
- Film Club
- Gaming Club
- Gender Equality at Merrimack
- Graduate Student Senate
- Live to Give
- Mackapella
- Merrimack Television Club
- Onstagers Dramatic Society
- Panhellenic Council
- Unity House
- WMCK Radio
SCHOOL NEWS
Merrimack Music Program Director named quarterfinalist for Grammys’ 2024 Music Educator Award
Under Andrew Cote’s leadership, more student musicians are enrolled at Merrimack than ever before.
NOTABLE & QUOTABLE
Dr. Daniel Herda, chair and associate professor in the Department of Sociology, recently published a book titled “Chicago’s Reckoning,” which discusses the complicated history of race, politics, and policing in Chicago to explain how crime works from the top down through urban political machines and the elite figures who dominate them. The book was just awarded the American Society of Criminology Division of Communities and Places’s James Short Senior Scholar Award.
