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Office of the Dean402 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3000
Coordinator of Academic Records/College Graduate Advisor
402 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-4012
College Undergraduate Advising Center
110 Heyne Hall
(713) 743-4001
African American Studies Program
312 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-2811
Center for Mexican American Studies
323 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3136
Center for Public Policy
110 Heyne Building
(713) 743-3970
Department of Anthropology
233 McElihinney Hall
(713) 743-3780
Department of Art
100 Fine Arts Building
(713) 743-3001
Department of Communication Disorders
119 Clinical Research Services
(713) 743-2897
Department of Economics
204 McElhinney Hall
(713) 743-3800
Department of English
205 Roy Cullen Hall
(713) 743-3004
Department of History
523 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3008
Department of Military Science
26 Hofheinz Pavilion
(713) 743-3875
Department of Modern and Classical Languages
(French, German, Spanish)
434 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3007
Department of Philosophy
513 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3010
Department of Political Science
447 Philip G. Hoffman Hall
(713) 743-3890
Department of Psychology
126 Heyne Building
(713) 743-8500
Department of Sociology
312 Philip G. Hoffman Hall
(713) 743-3940
Moores School of Music
120 Moores School of Music Building
(713) 743-3009
Public Administration Program
312 Philip G. Hoffman Hall
(713) 743-3930
Religious Studies Program
602 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-0906
School of Communication
621 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3002
School of Theatre
133 Wortham Theatre Complex
(713) 743-3003
Women's Studies Program
502 Agnes Arnold Hall
(713) 743-3214
Dean:
W. Andrew Achenbaum, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Senior Associate Dean:
Steven Mintz, Yale University
Associate Dean:
Elizabeth Brown-Guillory,
College Business Manager:
Kal Marchi
Coordinator of Graduate Studies:
Karen Baldassarre
General Information
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences offers graduate courses in the behavioral and social sciences, the fine arts, and the humanities. The goals of the graduate programs are to provide advanced academic instruction and expertise in the methods and skills of each discipline.Degree Information
The Masters of Arts (M.A.) degree is offered in anthropology, communication, communication disorders, economics, English, French, German, philosophy, political science, public administration, sociology, Spanish, and speech communication. The Master of Arts degree in communication allows students to major in public relations studies, mass communication 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 communication, 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 degree is offered in economics, English (with studies focusing on English and American literature or literature and creative writing), History, Political Science, Psychology, and Spanish. The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree is offered in music with majors in performance, conducting, composition, and music education.
