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About Anthropology and Sociology

Anthropology and sociology are two different disciplines, but they share a common goal: understanding human beings.

Anthropology is the study of human beings and their societies. It’s considered a social science because it focuses on how people interact with each other and their environments; in other words, anthropologists study culture. For example, an archaeologist might research how ancient civilizations used tools to build structures or make weapons; another anthropologist may examine how humans have changed over time by looking at fossils or DNA samples from different eras. Sociology is also concerned with understanding groups of people (or societies). Still, unlike anthropology, it usually looks at smaller groups within larger ones–for example, families versus communities vs states/countries, etcetera.

About Biology

Biology is the scientific study of living things. It's an important field that can be applied to many disciplines, including medicine, agriculture and environmental Science.

Biology uses the scientific method in its research: it begins with an observation and then makes predictions based on this observation; these predictions are tested through experimentation before we accept them as fact or reject them as false. This process helps us better understand our world by allowing us to question what we believe about it--and why we think those things!

About Chemistry

Chemistry studies matter, especially its composition, structure, properties and change. Chemistry is a central science that connects other natural sciences like physics, biology and geology. It's also essential for the study of medicine and other life sciences.

As an academic department at Brown University in Rhode Island, our faculty members conduct research in organic chemistry; physical organic chemistry; bioorganic chemistry; theoretical chemistry; chemical physics; environmental Science (including air quality monitoring); materials science (including nanomaterials); electrochemistry/fuel cells/batteries); surface science/catalysis.

About Classical Studies

The Classics department at Brown University offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying Greek and Roman literature, history and philosophy. The department also offers courses in languages: Greek and Latin. Students have the opportunity to learn about classical civilizations through a variety of specializations, including archaeology, art history or linguistics.

About Cognitive Science Department

Cognitive Science is the study of intelligence and intelligent systems. It is a multidisciplinary field that includes psychology, neuroscience, computer science and linguistics. Cognitive Science seeks understanding mental processes and computational models in artificial intelligence systems.

The following are the Brown University's academic departments

· Department of Africana Studies

· Department of American Studies

· Department of Anthropology

· Division of Applied Mathematics

· Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences

· Program in Biology

· Department of Biostatistics

· Department of Chemistry

· Department of Classics

· Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences

· Department of Comparative Literature

· Department of Computer Science

· Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

· Department of East Asian Studies

· Department of Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology

· Department of Economics

· Department of Education

· Department of Egyptology and Assyriology

· Department of English

· Department of Epidemiology

· Department of French and Francophone Studies tails for Department of German Studies

· Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice

· Department of Hispanic Studies

· Department of History of Art and Architecture

· Department of History

· Department of Italian Studies

· Program in Judaic Studies

· Department of Literary Arts

· Department of Mathematics

· Department of Modern Culture and Media

· Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry

· Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

· Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology

· Department of Music

· Department of Neuroscience

· Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

· Department of Philosophy

· Department of Physics

· Department of Political Science

· Department of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies

· Department of Religious Studies

· Program in Science, Technology, and Society

· Department of Slavic Languages

· Department of Sociology

· Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies

· Department of Visual Art