McDaniel College

McDaniel College is a private, selective college of the liberal arts and sciences offering a life-changing education to undergraduate and graduate students. One of the first things you’ll notice is the sense of community that defines McDaniel. Professors are first and foremost teachers and mentors: you’ll see them cheering from the sidelines of a soccer match or chatting with students over lunch in the Pub…

Other life-changing opportunities: classes that average 17 students; more than 100 clubs, organizations, and athletics teams; and the opportunity to study at the only U.S. college campus in Budapest, Hungary.

Just wait until you see our campus in Maryland: a spectacular hilltop setting with a view of the Catoctin Mountains, yet close to the vast resources of the nation’s capital in D.C. and the city of Baltimore.

Shortly after the Civil War, Westminster teacher Fayette R. Buell began to realize his dream of founding a private college. He bought a tract of land atop a hill overlooking the town and issued a prospectus in search of support for his dream.

Financing was slow, but he received generous support from two of the community’s leaders: J.T. Ward, the Methodist minister who would become the college’s first president, and John Smith, resident of nearby Wakefield Valley and president of the then-thriving Western Maryland Railroad.

Smith, who would become the first president of the College’s board of trustees, offered free rail passage to everyone who attended the cornerstone ceremony. The building was completed in September of 1867, and 37 men and women were enrolled in eight areas of study.

Mission
Our mission is you—your education and your future. Students are the focus at McDaniel, and providing the ideal learning environment for you is our goal. Centered in the liberal arts and sciences, a McDaniel education teaches you to think and act critically, creatively, and humanely. Combined with leadership and knowledge in your field, these are the skills that you’ll need to surmount the challenges of your future.

Library
McDaniel supports your research and learning with a well-equipped library and up-to-date information technology resources. We have nine computer labs on campus, many staffed by students who can provide computer help. If you bring your own computer to campus, you’ll connect to the campus network from your dorm room — and you can rely on assistance from the College’s expert information-services staff.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Accounting Economics
• Acting
• American History
• American Literature
• Art
• Art History
• Athletic Training
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Business German
• Chemistry
• Classical Civilizations
• Clinical Psychology
• Communication
• Comparative Literature
• Computer Science
• Cross-Cultural Studies
• Economics
• English
• Environmental Policy and Science
• European History
• Exercise Science & Physical Education
• Film and Video Studies
• French
• German
• Gerontology
• Graphic Design
• History
• Human Resources Development
• International Studies
• International Studies & Comparative Government
• Jazz Studies
• Journalism
• Latin
• Mathematics
• Medical/Scientific Illustration
• Military Science (ROTC)
• Music
• Outdoor Education
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and International Studies
• Pre-Engineering
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medical and Health Professions
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Sport Science
• Sports Coaching
• Sports Management
• Studio Art
• Teaching Certification
• Theatre Arts
• Women’s Studies
• Writing

Graduate Programs

• Business Administration
• Counseling
• Counseling Education
• Curriculum & Education
• Deaf Education
• Educational Administration
• Elementary Education
• Exercise Science
• Gerontology
• Hard-of-Hearing Management
• Human Resources Development
• Human Services
• Management
• Special Education
• Liberal Arts
• Physical Education
• Reading Specialist Program
• School Library Media
• Secondary Education
• Special Education
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Contact Details
McDaniel College
2 College Hill Westminster,
Maryland 21157 USA
410-848-7000
Official Website: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/