Hampshire College's interdisciplinary approach, where you work closely with a faculty committee to create your own custom-designed area of study, is well suited to the study of the complex human brain. A student with an interest in medicine might study the neurological correlates of Parkinson's, while another interested in critical race theory might delve into the brain's perception of facial features. Dual interests
Today’s college education must prepare students to be innovative, adaptable, and original thinkers and leaders. It must develop the abilities demanded most by life in the 21st century: creativity and innovation, collaboration and communication, critical thinking and problem solving.
Whether you are looking for the best liberal arts college for nontraditional high school students, gifted students, or nontraditional
Hampshire College offers a Concentration in Psychoanalytic Studies, a rare option at the undergraduate level.
All Hampshire students pursue personalized academic programs, driven by their own questions and interests. Professors across the College with related scholarly interests are able to provide in-depth support to those who want to explore psychoanalysis in relation to society and culture.
Created and recognized for shaping bold new educational approaches, Hampshire is expanding its calendar of academic programs to include a variety of summer programs geared toward professionals and practitioners, advanced high school students, graduate students, and undergraduates.
Think of it as win-win-win: A $1 million gift to Hampshire College provides seed money for innovative projects and businesses started by current students and recent graduates. Other students gain hands-on investing experience as they make all decisions on which ventures to fund. And if their investments on behalf of Hampshire succeed, as the donor thinks they will, they may provide big dividends for the college.
While pursuing an MFA in design at the University of Texas at Austin, Beth Ferguson 96F bought an electric scooter on Craigslist. When she couldn’t find a place to charge it, she created a solar-charging station on campus. The SolarPump Charging Station became her thesis project, and she wrote a business plan for a course she was taking on social entrepreneurship. Thus was Sol Design Lab launched.
Arriving on the Hampshire College campus to take part in the summer 2013 Food, Farm and Sustainability Institute, Enli Li and Mengxiao Wang found themselves immersed in a new culture.
