Internationally known for research, the Five College Astronomy Department offers a range of courses not typically found at a single undergraduate institution.
Saturn picture courtesy of NASA
The Five Colleges share one of the nation's largest dance programs.
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Hampshire is a member of the Five College consortium, giving you access to the combined resources of nearby Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst—and more than 30,000 college students with whom to share them.
You can cross-register for classes (more than 5,300), use one of the most extensive library systems in the country, and work with the faculty of the Five Colleges, all at no additional cost.
The Power of Five
One of the country's most exciting and active educational collaborations, the consortium enables our students to enjoy:
- Expanded course options: more than 5,300 from which to choose
- One of the largest library collections in the country (28 libraries with more than 9 million books)
- More than 900 student organizations and activities and some 3,400 events each year open to all
- A free bus system connecting the Five Colleges and three towns, day and night
- Recruiting by almost 500 companies
Five College Departments and Majors
- Architectural Studies (Five College major)
- Astronomy (Five College department)
- Dance (Five College department)
- Film Studies (Five College major)
Interdisciplinary and Area Studies Programs
African Studies, Coastal and Marine Sciences, East Asian Languages, Film and Video, Native American Indian Studies, Peace and World Security Studies, and more.
Certificate Programs (similar to a minor)
- African Studies
- Asian/Pacific/American Studies
- Buddhist Studies
- Coastal and Marine Sciences
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Culture, Health, and Science
- Ethnomusicology
- International Relations
- Latin American Studies
- Logic
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Native American and Indigenous Studies
- Queer and Sexuality Studies
- Sustainability
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES)
Video: More Than a Campus
Internationally known for research, the Five College Astronomy Department offers a range of courses not typically found at a single undergraduate institution.
Saturn picture courtesy of NASA
The Five Colleges share one of the nation's largest dance programs.
Watch video »
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