Rhode Island School of Design's History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences department offers an interdisciplinary liberal arts education, providing a wide range of courses exploring human life in various contexts such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, and cultural studies. Students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills through courses in world history, anthropology, political science, religion, and American studies.
HPSS at RISD offers a unique curriculum that includes interdisciplinary courses like The Art of Scientific Communication with Illustration and Aqua Incognita with Photography, as well as science electives tailored for art and design students. Concentrators can choose from nine tracks, including environmental studies, belief systems, and gender, sexuality, and race, to support their degree studies with a strong foundation in liberal arts education.
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