“理工科概覽”(Perspectives on Science and Engineering)是供理工科新生選修的講座和討論課程,持續一年的課程使新生能對科學前沿的課題進行廣泛探索,同時為新生加入耶魯科學社團搭建橋樑。對於理科特別感興趣的學生,可以參加這個加強項目。
“理工科的本科研究”(Science and Engineering Undergraduate Research)是一門研究課程。耶魯是世界一流的研究型大學,獨立的科學研究、工程研究和設計項目是耶魯本科生的科學教育中不可或缺的一部分。耶魯的文理學院、醫學院、森林與環境研究學院共有43個授予學位的項目,擁有800個以上的系實驗室,理工科新生在入學第一年就可開始最初的科學研究。每年的新生暑期研究獎學金可為100名以上的理工科學生提供資助。
“STARS”(Science,Technology, and Research Scholars)項目為本科生進行科研、課程型研究和指導技能發展的綜合研究提供了機會。這個項目支持學生研究自然科學、
本科課程
● Systems Science and Theory
● Spanish Language and Literature
● South Asian Languages and Literatures
● Sociology
● Russian Studies
● Russian Language and Literature
● Religion/Religious Studies
● Psychology, General
● Portuguese Language and Literature
● Political Science and Government,General
● Physics, General
● Philosophy
● Near and Middle Eastern Studies
● Music, Other
● Music, General
● Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
● Molecular Biology
● Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Lang. & Lit.
● Mathematics, General
● Mathematics and Statistics, Other
● Mathematics and Computer Science
● Linguistics
● Latin Language and Literature
● Latin American Studies
● Jewish/Judaic Studies
● Japanese Language and Literature
● Italian Language and Literature
● International Relations and Affairs
● Humanities/Humanistic Studies
● History, Other
● History, General
● German Language and Literature
● Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
● French Language and Literature
● Forest Sciences
● Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
● Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
● Film/Cinema Studies
● English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
● English Language and Literature, General
● Engineering, General
● Engineering Science
● Engineering Physics
● Engineering Mechanics
● Electrical, Electronics and Communications Eng.
● Economics, Other
● Economics, General
● East Asian Studies
● East Asian Lang., Lit., & Linguistics
● Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
● Computer and Information Sciences, General
● Computer Science
● Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services
● Comparative Literature
● Cinematography and Film/Video Production
● Chinese Language and Literature
● Chemistry, General
● Chemical Engineering
● Biophysics
● Biomedical/Medical Engineering
● Biomedical Technology/Technician
● Biology/Biological Sciences, General
● Biological Immunology
● Biochemistry
● Astrophysics
● Astronomy
● Art, General
● Art History, Criticism and Conservation
● Area Studies, Other
● Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
● Archaeology
● Applied Mathematics
● Anthropology
● Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
● American/United States Studies/Civilization
● African-American/Black Studies
● African Studies
研究生課程
● Theology/Theological Studies
● Theological Studies & Religious Vocations, Other
● Systems Science and Theory
● Statistics, General
● Spanish Language and Literature
● South Asian Languages and Literatures
● Sociology
● Slavic Lang. & Lit. (Other Than Russian)
● Russian Studies
● Religion/Religious Studies
● Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
● Psychology, General
● Portuguese Language and Literature
● Political Science and Government, General
● Plant Genetics
● Physics, General
● Physician Assistant
● Philosophy
● Pharmacology, Human and Animal
● Pathology, Human and Animal
● Organizational Behavior Studies
● Operations Research
● Nursing-Registered Nurse Training (RN/ASN/BSN/MSN)
● Neuroscience
● Near and Middle Eastern Studies
● Music, Other
● Music, General
● Molecular Biology
● Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Lang. & Lit.
● Medieval and Classics and Classical Lang., Lit., & Linguistics
耶魯大學實行類似牛津大學和劍橋大學的“住宿學院”制度。新生被隨機分配到耶魯大學的12個住宿學院中,且除極少數特別情況外,所有學生都將在學院中居住四年時間(大一和大二的學生必須居住在宿舍)。住在校園的每個學生都感覺像在家裡一樣舒服,還有許多好朋友,生活得非常開心,這使他們在耶魯學習和生活的歲月變得格外與眾不同。正如一位名叫Tori的學生所說,“我和這裡的人結下了前所未有的親密友誼,從而使我的四年大學生活變得更為美好快樂。我想我將會和他們成為一輩子的好朋友。”每所學院都擁有自己完備先進的設施和迥然不同的風格,包括餐廳、圖書館、健身房、藝術工作室、琴房、照相暗室、電腦室、洗衣房、檯球桌球室、學生廚房,大部分學院還擁有自己的電影院或劇院、攀岩室、壁球館和桑拿房,24小時對本院學生開放。耶魯的宿舍學院(即每個人所在的宿舍)是本科生社交圈的中心,也是本科教育中最吸引人的一部分。由耶魯校友Edward S. Harkness贊助的、以劍橋和牛津體系為範本的宿舍學院體系,把本科生分在12個獨立的宿舍樓里,每個宿舍樓約有450名學生,為學生們提供了一個更緊密的學習與生活的社區,使他們既能擁有宿舍區的小型環境,又能共享研究型大學的龐大資源。每所學院有一位院長(Master)和一位學監(Dean),分別負責學生的社交活動和學習生活。每周各院院長還邀請各個領域的著名人士舉辦茶會,稱為“Master's Tea”,本科學生均可參加,受邀的名人不乏美國乃至世界政、商、體育、娛樂、社會公益等各個領域的著名人物。
耶魯大學的校訓是Lux et veritas中文譯為“真理和光明”,校訓特彆強調思想自由。耶魯人文教育的目標之一是培養學生的人文精神即一種追求人生真諦的理性態度,關懷人生價值的實現、人的自由與平等以及人與社會、自然之間的和諧等。因而在目的是使年輕人“能為教會和公共事業服務”。現任校長理察·萊文也說:“讓青年學生們用自己在學術、藝術等專業上的成就為社會做出貢獻,為人類生存條件的改善而工作。”耶魯大學的校訓的提出同當時的社會環境有關。1701 年,一些清教徒牧師在新英格蘭康涅獲格殖民地的蠻荒之中發起並創立了耶魯學院。他們希望通過自己培養牧師來教化新移民,發展其教派,光大其教義。耶魯大學“追求光明和真理”校訓中的“光明”指“自由教育之光明”,“真理”指“舊新英格蘭宗教傳統之真理”,充分反映了耶魯大學建校時的歷史背景。