- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University
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Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Type Public Dean Robert L. Thomas Students 13,700+ Location Detroit, MI, USA Website WSU CLAS Website The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)[1] of Wayne State University was formed in 2004 with the merger of the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science. CLAS has a number of distinctions as the result of the merger, including being the provider of:
- The majority of the total undergraduate credit hours in the university
- The core learning experience throughout the university
- The requisite math and science for pre-professional undergraduates
- Strong graduate education at Master’s and PhD levels
- Nearly half of the PhD degrees awarded in the university
- Approximately $20 million per year in external grants and contracts
- Several nationally-ranked departments (National Science Foundation and/or National Research Council rankings)
The 2009 fall enrollment in the CLAS is 13,746 students. Total enrollment includes 9,049 full-time and 4,697 part-time students.[2]
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers majors, minors and co-majors in 20 departments. It provides nearly 40 challenging undergraduate programs and more than 40 graduate programs, with caring teachers using outstanding technologies and facilities.[3][4]
Contents
Departments
- Africana Studies
- Anthropology
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- English
- Geology
- History
- Mathematics
- Nutrition & Food Science
- Philosophy
- Physics and Astronomy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Urban Studies & Planning
Undergraduate Programs
- Africana Studies (BA)
- American Studies (BA)
- Anthropology (BA)
- Asian Studies (BA in Chinese and Japanese)
- Biological Sciences (BA, BS)
- Chemistry (BA, BS)
- Chicano-Boricua Studies (Co-Major Program)
- Classics (BA in Classics, Greek and Latin)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (BA)
- Computer Science (BA, BS and Post-Bachelor Certificate)
- Criminal Justice (BS)
- Dietetics (BS and Post-Bachelor Certificate)
- Economics (BA)
- English (BA)
- Film Studies (BA)
- Geography (BA)
- Geology (BA, BS)
- German (BA)
- German and Mechanical Engineering (Joint BA/BS Program)
- History (BA)
- Information Systems Technology (BA)
- Jewish Studies (Minor)
- Labor Studies (BA)
- Linguistics (BA)
- Mathematics (BA, BS)
- Near Eastern Languages (BA in Arabic and Hebrew)
- Near Eastern Studies (BA)
- Nutrition and Food Science (BA, BS)
- Peace and Conflict Studies (Co-Major Program)
- Philosophy (BA)
- Physics (BA, BS)
- Political Science (BA)
- Psychology (BA, BS)
- Public Affairs (BPA)
- Slavic Studies (BA)
- Romance Languages (BA in French, Italian and Spanish)
- Sociology (BA)
- Urban Studies (BA)
- Women's Studies (Co-Major Program)
Graduate Programs
- American Studies (GC)
- Anthropology (MA, PhD)
- Audiology (MS, AudD)
- Biological Sciences (MA, MS and PhD)
- Chemistry (MA, PhD)
- Classics (MA in Ancient Studies, Greek & Latin and Latin)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (PhD)
- Comparative Literature (MA)
- Computer Science (MA, MS, PhD, and Post Bachelor Certificate)
- Criminal Justice (MS)
- Economic Development (Graduate Certificate Program)
- Economics (MA,PhD)
- Economics (Joint JD/MA)
- English (MA, PhD)
- Geology (MS)
- German (MA)
- History (MA, PhD)
- History (Joint JD/MA)
- History/Library and Information Science (Joint MA/MS)
- Human Development (MA)
- Industrial Relations (MAIR)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS)
- Language Learning (MA Programs in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Latin and Spanish)
- Linguistics (MA)
- Mathematics (MA, PhD)
- Mathematics; Applied (MA)
- Modern Languages (PhD programs in French, German and Spanish)
- Molecular Biotechnology (MS)
- Multidisciplinary Science (MA)
- Near Eastern Languages (MA in Arabic and Hebrew)
- Nutrition and Food Science (MA, MS and PhD)
- Philosophy (MA, PhD)
- Physics (MA., MS and PhD)
- Political Science (MA, PhD)
- Political Science (Joint JD/MA)
- Psychology (MA, PhD)
- Psychology; Industrial/Organizational (MA)
- Public Administration (MPA)
- Romance Languages (MA programs in French, Italian and Spanish)
- Sociology (MA, PhD)
- Speech-Language Pathology (MA)
- Urban Planning (MUP)
- World History (BCG)
References
- ^ The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University (Official Website) [1]
- ^ The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University
- ^ Wayne State University Academic Programs
- ^ CLAS Departments
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