<p>I know Rochester attracts many students for its excellent science and social sciences programs. My daughter was recently accepted and is very excited about attending, but she is much more of a humanities kind of girl. She is considering Religion (non-Western), ASL and Art (studio) as majors/concentrations. Can anyone speak to their experience with any of these programs? Also, do you think she will find other kindred spirits? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Yes, she’ll find lots of other arts people. My kid has been in dance groups. Her roommates include an art major. The largest majors are non-science. Religious studies is quite popular. Multiple majors are common. </p>
<p>In this regard, the curriculum matters. UR doesn’t have standard distribution reqs. One goal was to reduce the number of students who take a class to fit a requirement. More satisfaction all around, from teachers and students. BTW, UR has clusters. You have to look that up to understand what they are beyond 3 related classes set out by a department.</p>
<p>Thanks, Lergnom…you prompted me to go onto the Rochester website to look again at the Rochester Curriculum. It looks like a perfect match for her and the Religion Department is very impressive (I was a Religion major myself!). I think it’s going to be a good match for her.</p>
<p>I know Rochester has a strong ASL (Deaf Studies) program and that the city has a diverse deaf population. That has been one of the strong draws of the U of R.</p>
<p>I would still welcome hearing from others who were non-science/social sciences majors.</p>
<p>dyslexicmom,</p>
<p>I don’t know if there are many current students active on the forum right now, but one of my colleagues (in the cubical right next to me) was a Russian Studies Major here at Rochester. If you send me a personal message I’ll gladly pass along his information.</p>
<p>Tyler</p>
<p>Thanks, Tyler! Will do.</p>
<p>My d was a humanties major & minor (but may not fit your criteria because she had a social science major as well). She never felt “shortchanged” because she was in humanities. </p>
<p>She loved Rochester.</p>