About the Institution
Mount Holyoke College is a prestigious liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others. Mount Holyoke is part of the Pioneer Valley's Five College Consortium, along with Amherst College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The school was originally founded in 1837 by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. It received its collegiate charter in 1888 as Mount Holyoke Seminary and College and became Mount Holyoke College in 1893. Mount Holyoke's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established in 1905.
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
African American and African Studies
African Studies
Ancient Studies
Anthropology
Arabic
Architectural Studies
Art and Society
Art History
Art Studio
Asian Studies
Asian/Pacific/American Studies
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Buddhist Studies
Chemistry
Chinese
Classics
Coastal and Marine Sciences
Cognitive Neuroscience
Complex Organizations
Computer Science
Critical Social Thought
Culture
Health
and Science
Dance
East Asian Studies
Economics
Education
with teacher licensure
Education and Society
Educational Studies
Engineering
Engineering Program
English
Environmental Studies
Ethnomusicology
European Studies
Film Studies
French
Gender Studies
Geography
Geology
German Studies
Global Business
Greek
History
International Relations
Italian
Japanese
Jewish Studies
Journalism
Media and Public Discourse
Latin
Latin American Studies
Latin American
Caribbean and Latino Studies
Law and Public Policy
Logic
Mathematics
Medieval Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Music
Native American Indian Studies
Neuroscience and Behavior
Nexus Program
Nonprofit Organizations
Philosophy
Physical Education and Athletics
Physics
Politics
Pre-Health
Pre-Law
Psychology
Psychology and Education
Religion
Romance Languages and Cultures
Russian and Eurasian Studies
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Literature and Culture
Russian
East European
and Eurasian Studies
Sociology
South Asian Studies
Spanish (Hispanophone Studies)
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Teacher Licensure programs
Theatre Arts
Thematic Minors
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Arts in Psychology