The School of Arts and Sciences offers our version of what has been called for over 2,000 years a “liberal education,” meaning a broad education undertaken for informed citizenship. Every major in the School of Arts and Sciences promotes the following values: life-long learning; global citizenship; and social justice.
Dr. Frank Sanacory, an assistant professor in the Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences Department at SUNY College at Old Westbury, has been recognized by the State University of New York Board of Trustees with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The American Studies Department offers students two distinct but interconnected undergraduate majors and a graduate degree offering that develop an enhanced understanding of the meanings of citizenship and foster a critical understanding of events and issues defining the nation in the past and present.
Through its Chemistry & Physics Department, SUNY Old Westbury takes a broad approach to education in the sciences, stressing the connections between chemistry, biology and physics and their application in the worlds of research, medicine and industry.
Through its Politics, Economics & Law Department, SUNY Old Westbury encourages its students to prepare for the global economies of today by developing both national and international perspectives on the impacts on everyday life that occur through the disciplines of political science, political economy and economics.
Sociology is the study of human behavior using theories and scientific methods that acknowledge the important role of institutions, economics, culture and group dynamics. SUNY Old Westbury's Sociology Department serves all students interested in acquiring sociological knowledge. Most courses are open to both majors and nonmajors.
The Visual Arts program at SUNY Old Westbury focuses on a problem and project oriented course of study. Skills are developed as students need them; thus students feel free to use and even invent media related to expressive needs.
Whether you are interested in joining the corporate ranks or beginning your own enterprise, you'll need the skills and knowledge to manage an array of people and tasks no matter the organizational setting into which you enter.
Through its Chemistry & Physics Department, SUNY Old Westbury takes a broad approach to education in the sciences, stressing the connections between chemistry, biology and physics and their application in the worlds of research, medicine and industry.
Through its Politics, Economics & Law Department, SUNY Old Westbury encourages its students to prepare for the global economies of today by developing both national and international perspectives on the impacts on everyday life that occur through the disciplines of political science, political economy and economics.
Sociology is the study of human behavior using theories and scientific methods that acknowledge the important role of institutions, economics, culture and group dynamics. SUNY Old Westbury's Sociology Department serves all students interested in acquiring sociological knowledge. Most courses are open to both majors and nonmajors.
The Visual Arts program at SUNY Old Westbury focuses on a problem and project oriented course of study. Skills are developed as students need them; thus students feel free to use and even invent media related to expressive needs.
