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Contact Information

HFAC Home Page
http://www.hfac.uh.edu

Office of the Dean
(713) 743-3000
402 Agnes Arnold Hall

Associate Deans
(713) 743-3000
402 Agnes Arnold Hall

College Academic Advisors
(713) 743-3000
402 Agnes Arnold Hall

Department of Art
(713) 743-3001
348 Fine Arts Building

School of Communication
(713) 743-3002
621 Agnes Arnold Hall

Department of English
(713) 743-3004
205 Roy Cullen Building

Department of History
(713) 743-3008
524 Agnes Arnold Hall

Department of Modern and Classical Languages
(French, German, Spanish)
(713) 743-3007
434 Agnes Arnold Hall

Moores School of Music
(713) 743-3009
120 Moores School of Music Building

Department of Philosophy
(713) 743-3010
513 Agnes Arnold Hall

School of Theatre
(713) 743-3003
133 Wortham Theatre Complex

African American Studies
(713) 743-2811
312 Agnes Arnold Hall

Center for Mexican American Studies
(713) 743-3136
323 Agnes Arnold Hall

Religious Studies Program
(713) 743-0906
602 Agnes Arnold Hall

Women's Studies
(713) 743-3214
502 Agnes Arnold Hall

Dean: Lois Parkinson Zamora, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Associate Dean: Lawrence H. Curry, Jr., Ph.D., Duke University
Associate Dean: Cynthia A. Freeland, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
College Business Manager: Paula Withers
Academic Coordinator: Nancy Luton Tynan, Ph.D., University of Houston
Graduate Advising Assistant: Debra Frazier

General Information

The goals of the College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication graduate programs are to broaden students' understanding of life, to enable them to play more meaningful roles in society, and to prepare them for various careers.

Graduate students acquire both intensive knowledge of their disciplines and expertise in the methods and skills of the discipline. Through scholarship, research, and creative experience and performance, students develop a critical appreciation of the finest works in their discipline and the ability to analyze and contribute to the body of knowledge about the humanities and the arts. The graduate programs also prepare students for advanced work in specific areas of the humanities, the fine arts, and communication.

The college offers research opportunities and specialized training leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy.

In addition to eight academic departments and schools, the College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication also includes the African American Studies Program, American Cultures Program, the Center for Mexican American Studies, the Religious Studies Program, and the Women's Studies Program. Although these programs do not offer graduate degrees or courses, they do offer both opportunities for advanced research and certain kinds of financial resources. For more information, students should contact the individual programs in which they are interested.

Accreditation

Agencies and associations in which College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication departments and schools hold membership and by which they are accredited are as follows: the American Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) accredits the communication disorders program; the National Association of Schools of Music accredits the Moores School of Music.

Degree Information

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is offered in communication, communication disorders, English, French, German, history, philosophy, Spanish, speech communication, and theatre. The Master of Arts degree in communication allows students to major in public relations studies, mass communications studies, or communication disorders. In the Master of Arts in English program, students may major in English and American literature, applied English linguistics, or literature and creative writing. Students in the history program may major in either history or public history.

The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree is offered in creative writing, theatre and art, with studio concentrations in interior design, graphic communications, painting, photography and sculpture. The Master of Music (M.M.) degree is granted in applied music, music theory, music composition, music literature, music performance pedagogy, music education and accompanying.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is offered in English (with studies focusing on English and American literature or literature and creative writing), history and Spanish. The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree is offered in music with majors in performance, conducting, composition and music education.

The School of Communication offers the Master of Arts Degree in communication, speech communication and communication disorders. The Master of Arts in Communication provides degree programs in public relations studies and mass communication studies. The Master of Arts in Speech Communication features study in interpersonal, organizational and family communication.