Creativity and critical thinking are the hallmarks of an education in the arts, humanities, and social sciences in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. A dedicated faculty of distinguished artists, scholars and researchers offers 24 undergraduate degrees that combine the best of a traditional arts and liberal arts education with cutting-edge instruction in the emerging fields of the 21st century. Our undergraduate degrees have prepared over 15,000 students for successful advanced study and careers in fields as diverse as law, archaeology, international business, and journalism. In addition, study in the College’s programs has prepared these students to lead lives of greater aesthetic richness, civic purpose, resilience and reflection, multicultural sensitivity, and personal challenge. We pride ourselves on providing our undergraduate students with a broad and exciting general education as well as focused and distinctive training in the majors of their choice.

In addition to our majors and minors, the College offers a range of interdisciplinary certificate programs, and encourages students to add fields such as Ethnic Studies, Peace Studies, and Caribbean and Latin American Studies to their transcripts. We offer study-abroad programs in Italy, Ecuador, Ghana and a range of other sites, preparing our students to be sophisticated and adaptable international citizens.

The College offers 23 graduate degrees that provide high-quality advanced education in fields ranging from Anthropology to Women’s Studies. Students benefit from small seminars, active mentoring by professors, and opportunities to be involved in faculty research and teaching. They work closely with acclaimed authors and artists, respected researchers, and influential scholars. The innovative Ph.D. in Comparative Studies continues to draw students seeking a doctorate that prepares them to work across disciplinary boundaries, offering three tracks:  1) the Public Intellectuals Program, focusing on social and public issues;  2) the Program in Literatures, Literacies and Linguistics; and, (3) the Program in the Fine and Performing Arts.
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