At the turn of the twentieth century the diplomat and scholar Henry Adams set out to explain to his fellow Americans what the massive island fortress monastery of Mont Saint Michel meant to its ...

The Physics and Engineering Department offers a wide variety of courses, serving students who seek the bachelor of science degree in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering, along with many ...

Over the course of three decades, the computer science department at Washington and Lee has built a curriculum that provides outstanding computer science education in a liberal arts setting. We offer ...

Earth and Environmental Geoscience offers a highly relevant, integrative, scientific avenue of study for managing our interactions with the environment, providing adequate resources, ensuring the ...

We offer both a major and a minor in German. Our German program consists of a vibrant mix of literature, language and culture studies. We offer many enriching cultural opportunities while in Lexington ...

The art of tea, or chanoyu, was developed in the urban areas of 16th-century Japan. The tearoom, in which it is practiced, came to be known as a “mountain dwelling within the city." Washington and Lee ...

Neuroscience is one of Washington and Lee’s oldest interdisciplinary programs. Our first major graduated in 1990 and since that time many students have successfully completed the neuroscience ...

The Department of Philosophy engages students with fundamental questions of existence, knowledge, and value, to encourage students to examine critically a variety of beliefs, attitudes, and social ...

The Program in Environmental Studies, leading to either a BA or a minor, teaches students to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the relationship between humans and the environment. It ...

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literature (EALL) is committed to the mission of liberal arts education in an increasingly diverse and global world, both for students pursuing the major and ...