# Navigating FAS Departments and SEAS The [Faculty of Arts and Sciences](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/overview/what-is-the-fas/) (FAS) is home to more than 40 departments and 30 centers; the [John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences](https://seas.harvard.edu/) (SEAS) has graduate programs in 11 areas that cross traditional disciplnary boundaries. Needless to say, searching for faculty or research groups in a specific field can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. Faculty within the Divisions of Science, Arts & Humanities, and Social Science, as well as in SEAS, are available for FAS Research and Academic Exchange applicants to list as preferred faculty hosts. Each division is composed of departments or areas. Please see the guidance below on navigating each division and SEAS. ## FAS DIVISIONS Open all sections Close all sections ### Division of Science expand\_more The [Division of Science](https://science.fas.harvard.edu/) is home to 10 departments, all of which are listed on [this page](https://science.fas.harvard.edu/pages/about) in addition to below. Each department's homepage has a "People" or "Faculty" tab, where each faculty's research area is listed. Some departments also list current postdoc fellows. Exploring the pages of any relevant "Units" can also lead to the discovery of more faculty, graduate students, or postdocs involved in work relevant to your research. [Astronomy](http://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/) [Chemistry & Chemical Biology](http://chemistry.harvard.edu/) [Earth & Planetary Sciences](http://www.eps.harvard.edu/) [Human Evolutionary Biology](http://www.heb.fas.harvard.edu/) [Mathematics](http://www.math.harvard.edu/) [Molecular & Cellular Biology](http://www.mcb.harvard.edu/) [Organismic & Evolutionary Biology](http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/) [Physics](http://www.physics.harvard.edu/) [Statistics](https://statistics.fas.harvard.edu/) [Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology](https://hscrb.harvard.edu/) ### Division of Arts & Humanities expand\_more The [Division of Arts & Humanities](https://artsandhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/) is home to 21 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs. All programs are listed [here](https://artsandhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/departments-degree-programs), as well as below. Many of the programs correspond to departments, but several are inter-departmental. All are listed below to give the greatest level of detail and help guide you to the faculty whose work is most closely related to yours. Additionally, the Divisions of Arts & Humanities is home to many [centers and museums](https://artsandhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/centers-and-museums), which could also point you in the right direction. The "People" or "Faculty" tab of each department or program website lists all faculty and their research areas. [Art, Film, and Visual Studies](https://afvs.fas.harvard.edu/) [Celtic Languages and Literatures](https://celtic.fas.harvard.edu/) [Classics](https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/) [Comparative Literature](https://complit.fas.harvard.edu/) [Critical Media Practice](http://cmp.gsas.harvard.edu/) [East Asian Studies](https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/) [East Asian Languages and Civilizations](https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/graduate) [English](https://english.fas.harvard.edu/) [Ethnicity, Migration, Rights](https://emr.fas.harvard.edu/) [Film and Visual Studies](https://afvs.fas.harvard.edu/) [Folklore and Mythology](https://folkmyth.fas.harvard.edu/) [Germanic Languages and Literatures](https://german.fas.harvard.edu/concentrations-overview) [History of Art and Architecture](https://haa.fas.harvard.edu/) [History and Literature](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/) [Inner Asian and Altaic Studies](https://iaas.fas.harvard.edu/) [Linguistics](https://linguistics.fas.harvard.edu/) [Medieval Studies](https://medieval.fas.harvard.edu/) [Music](http://music.fas.harvard.edu/) [Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations](https://nelc.fas.harvard.edu/) [Philosophy](https://philosophy.fas.harvard.edu/) [Study of Religion](https://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/) [Regional Studies - East Asia](https://rsea.fas.harvard.edu/home) [Romance Languages and Literatures](https://rll.fas.harvard.edu/) [Slavic Languages and Literatures](https://slavic.fas.harvard.edu/pages/undergraduate) [South Asian Studies](https://sas.fas.harvard.edu/) [Study of Religion](https://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/) [Theater, Dance and Media](https://tdm.fas.harvard.edu/) ### Division of Social Science expand\_more The [Division of Social Science](https://socialscience.fas.harvard.edu/) is home to 11 departments and degree committees, all of which are listed below and [here](https://socialscience.fas.harvard.edu/about-division-social-science/departments-centers/). Each department's "People" or "Faculty" tab lists each faculty member and their research area and interests. The museums, centers, and area research centers listed on the aformentioned page can also provide some leads to relevant faculty members and research areas for you. [African & African American Studies](http://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/) [American Studies](https://americanstudies.fas.harvard.edu/) [Anthropology](http://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/) [Economics](http://www.economics.harvard.edu/) [Government](http://www.gov.harvard.edu/) [History](http://history.fas.harvard.edu/) [History of Science](http://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/) [Psychology](https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/) [Social Studies](http://socialstudies.fas.harvard.edu/) [Sociology](http://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/) [Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies](http://wgs.fas.harvard.edu/) ## SEAS Open all sections Close all sections ### SEAS Areas of Study expand\_more The [John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences](https://seas.harvard.edu), known as SEAS, is a large, interdisciplinary school that has graduate programs in the areas listed below. Use the school's landing page to navigate to each of those areas, where you can explore research topics and faculty to learn what most closely aligns with your work. Applied Computation Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Bioengineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Environmental Science & Engineering Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering Quantum Science & Engineering