University Schools and Colleges

The M.J. Neeley School of Business prepares students to contribute to the professional world and to the larger community through disciplines in accounting, decision sciences, finance, management, information systems and marketing—as well as distinct advantages in leadership and communication.

The College of Communication offers real-world applications in the departments of journalism, speech communication, and radio-TV-film. TCU, located in the eighth largest media market in the nation, offers graduates a vibrant and competitive professional atmosphere, to develop their skills to the greatest degree.

The College of Education through curriculum and instruction and educational foundations and administration—focuses on teaching in a school setting, solving instructional problems, resolving ethical issues and making curricular decisions. Students learn that a teacher must never place a limit on what is possible for anyone to achieve.

The College of Fine Arts houses the School of Music and the departments of art and art history, ballet and modern dance and theatre arts. These academic programs exact an appropriate balance between professional training and liberal arts studies. Personal counseling and relatively small classes allow the faculty to give attention to the work of each student.

The Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences unites the Harris School of Nursing and three departments—communication sciences and disorders, kinesiology, and social work, preparing graduates to practice in complex and varied professional settings. Many courses allow students to learn through practicing professional and clinical settings.

AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences is the center of TCU’s well-developed tradition of emphasis on liberal arts. Degree programs within AddRan’s 22 departments provide the solid liberal arts base needed for professional study toward the ministry, law, medicine, business, teaching or other related fields.

The College of Science and Engineering provides an interdisciplinary program that bridges liberal arts studies with the technical skills the world demands. Disciplines include biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology, mathematics, nutritional sciences, physics and astronomy, and psychology.

Brite Divinity School is committed to preparing persons, in an ecumenical setting, for ordained and lay vocations in parish ministry and in chaplaincy, counseling and higher education. Through its teaching, scholarship and community services, Brite seeks to nurture the formation of religious identity, spiritual disciplines and faith-based moral responsibility in keeping with awareness of the rich heritage, the resources and challenges, and the international and religiously diverse context of ministry.