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IV.E Academic Departments and Programs
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is divided into departments, each with the capacity to propose its own appointments and with its own chair appointed by the Corporation on nomination by the President after consultation with the deans and faculty, for a term normally of three years. In addition, there are several interdisciplinary departments, programs, and centers (e.g., the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies) with specified powers of appointment. Biological Sciences Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Humanities Classical Languages and Literatures Comparative Literature East Asian Languages and Literatures English Language and Literature French Language and Literature Germanic Languages and Literatures History History of Art Humanities Program Italian Language and Literature Music Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Philosophy Religious Studies Slavic Languages and Literatures Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures Physical Sciences Applied Physics Astronomy Chemistry Computer Science Geology and Geophysics Mathematics Physics Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical and Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Social Sciences Anthropology Economics Linguistics Political Science Psychology Sociology Statistics Cross-Divisional African American Studies Department American Studies Program Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program The departments of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science constitute the School of Engineering & Applied Science and are under the administration of the Dean of Engineering & Applied Science. Other programs, such as Film Studies and Theater Studies, offer courses and majors in Yale College and have the authority to make non-ladder faculty appointments independently and ladder appointments jointly with an FAS department or professional school. For details on these and other programs, consult the catalogues of Yale College and of the Graduate School.
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