Trinity College's College of Arts and Sciences, Theological Seminary, Fuka Business School, Graduate School, Law School, Medical School, Nicholas School of Environment, Nursing School, Pratt Institute of Engineering, Sanford School of Policy, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School (Singapore) and University College.

In addition, Duke University has more than 40 research institutes and research centers. Among them, important academic institutions include: Resource and Environmental Policy Research Center, Global Health Center, Witland Animal and Plant Research Center, Marine Laboratory, Marine Biomedical Center and Tropical Environmental Protection Center.

Professional settings

Duke University offers 36 liberal arts majors and 46 optional second majors.

Key disciplines: The best disciplines of Duke University are political science, public policy, history and chemistry, and engineering is also very good, especially electronic engineering and biomedical engineering. Most students choose social science (30%), liberal arts (16%), engineering (14%), life science (1 1%) and psychology (8%).

library

Duke University Library has more than 5 million books, ranking the top three in the national private university library system. It has 6.5438+0.77 million manuscripts, 6.5438+0.2 million public documents and tens of thousands of movies and videos. Duke University * * * has 1 1 libraries, namely Perkins Library, bostock Library, Trinity College Library, Law School Library, Business School Library, Biological Environment Library, Chemistry Department Library, Lilly Library (with fine arts, philosophy, film videos and performing arts), Music Library, Ocean Library and Bubble Library (with engineering, mathematics). School archives, rare books, manuscripts and special collections all belong to Perkins library system. In 2008, Duke University first published 5,000 historical photos of Zhang Zhengui taken by Gambo in China between 19 17 and 1932. Bostock Library was named in memory of Roy Bosdo, a member of the school board. It was opened in 2005 and was established according to the school's planning plan to improve the library system of Duke University. Its favorable position adjacent to Perkins Library makes it a large collection in Perkins system library. It also has more than 70,000 feet of bookshelves for storing surplus books and new books that bostock Library and other libraries can't accommodate.

Perkins Library is the general library of the university and one of the largest libraries in the United States, with a collection of about 50,000 volumes, 1 10000 manuscripts, government documents, maps and newspapers, and it is also a member of the library network in the triangle research area. Thanks to joining this network, Perkins Library is connected with the libraries of other universities in North Laurene, and students can use the library materials of other universities at the same time, which is very helpful for them to find materials.

There are 600 computers in the university, which are distributed in computer center, classroom, library, student dormitory and university administration building. Students can contact professors or exchange learning experiences with classmates through computers in any corner of the campus.

Teaching construction

Duke University is an international university. This school has more than 2,000 international students and teaches 25 foreign languages, from Brazilian music to African dance. Art courses are also all-inclusive, with various religious activities for Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and other religious believers.

Interdisciplinary interaction embodies Duke University's commitment to "knowledge serving society". More than 75% students in Duke participate in community service; DukeEngage also provides a large amount of funds to support undergraduates to participate in short-term high-intensity service projects around the world. A large number of Duke University students and professors specialize in social issues such as poverty, medical care, energy, international politics and ethics.

Sanyi College of Arts and Sciences has 37 main disciplines, including natural sciences (including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, statistics, computer, etc. ), social sciences (including economics, philosophy, politics, history, education, etc. ), humanities (including literature, English, German, East Asian studies, religion, etc. ), art, anatomy, oceanography, etc. Yale university guide points out that the best courses in Duke University are politics, public administration, chemistry and history.

Courses offered by Pratt Institute of Technology include: biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electronic and computer engineering, mechanical and material engineering, etc. Among them, Engineering Department, Electronic and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering got the highest academic score in new york Times University Guide.