Society of Arts and Science Students

over its 40 years as one of canada’s most innovative programs, arts & science at mcmaster has established an enviable reputation for providing an educational environment that equips its graduates to excel in work and/or further study in a wide range of fields. the arts & science program is designed to provide students with a broad-based, interdisciplinary education. its curriculum has been planned with three major objectives in mind: - to enable substantial work in both the arts and the sciences - to develop skills in writing, speaking, and critical reasoning - to foster the art of scholarly inquiry into issues of public concern the arts & science program stresses active, self-directed, and cooperative learning, with emphasis on social awareness and on the development of a wide range of transferable skills. our program, which has an enrolment target of 70 first-year students, remains small by design. its limited size facilitates close relationships between students both academically