Vanderbilt University

===Undergraduate schools and colleges===

The College of Arts and Science confers the [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree on undergraduates, and, in conjunction with the [[Vanderbilt University Graduate School|Graduate School]], the [[Master of Arts]], [[Master's degree|Master of Science]], and the [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degrees on graduate students.<ref name="revu" /> The college occupies nearly 1.1 million square feet in 23 buildings across the Nashville campus.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/overview/ |title = Overview &#124; College of Arts and Science &#124; Vanderbilt University}}</ref>

The school is the oldest and the largest of Vanderbilt's constituent colleges.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/about/ |title = College of Arts and Science}}</ref> The college played host to two notable literary movements, the [[Fugitives (poets)|Fugitives]] and the [[Southern Agrarians]]; [[John Crowe Ransom]] was a member of the English department.<ref name="illinois">{{cite web|url=http://www.english.illinois.edu/MAPS/poets/m_r/ransom/chronology.htm|title=A John Crowe Ransom Chronology|website=www.english.illinois.edu}}</ref> [[Robert Penn Warren]] is an alumnus of the college,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.robertpennwarren.com |title = Robert Penn Warren}}</ref> and the school still hosts the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/ |title = Home Page}}</ref>

The college provides a liberal-arts-based education that requires the completion of 14 courses. The general requirements of the curriculum are outlined in the AXLE (Achieving Excellence in Liberal Education) framework. These include courses in Humanities and the Creative Arts, International Cultures (along with proficiency in a foreign language), History and Culture of the United States, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Perspectives, and three writing courses.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/academics/axle/ |title = AXLE}}</ref>

The college provides academic resources and funding to several research centers, including the Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI), the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, and the Max Kade Center for European and German Studies.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/academics/research-centers.php |title = Research Centers &#124; Academics &#124; College of Arts and Science &#124; Vanderbilt University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/europeanstudies/ |title = Max Kade Center for European and German Studies}}</ref>

The most popular majors are economics; medicine, health, and society; political science; neuroscience; and psychology. The college also provides advising for pre-professional tracks, such as pre-med, pre-law, and pre-nursing.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2015/10/pre-professional-studies-at-vanderbilt/ |title = Pre-Professional Studies at Vanderbilt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/pre-law/ | title=Home}}</ref>