Arts & Sciences is home to the College of Arts & Sciences as well as graduate programs across its many departments. The current Dean of the Faculty is Feng Sheng Hu, the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences. Arts & Sciences students have a strong track record in national and international fellowship competitions. For example, of Washington University's 11 Fulbright Scholarship recipients in 2011, 7 were recent alumni of the College of Arts & Sciences, and 3 were Arts & Sciences graduate students. Additionally, two students were selected as Rhodes Scholars in 2017-2018 and another student was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist in 2016.

College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences is the central undergraduate unit of the university with 387 tenured and

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faculty, 158 non-tenure track faculty (including lecturers, artists-in-residence, and visiting faculty), and 70 research scientists, serving about 4,000 undergraduates in 40 academic departments and programs divided into divisions of

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

Social Sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

, and

Natural Sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

and Mathematics. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest undergraduate unit at Washington University, which is ranked 16th among national Universities by U.S. News & World Report. The College Office is currently led by Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs Erin McGlothlin. Undergraduates in the other schools meet general education requirements by taking courses in the College of Arts & Sciences. Many of these students have double majors or minors in an Arts & Sciences discipline as well as in their professional field. Arts & Sciences students are required to complete the Integrated Inquiry (IQ) Curriculum, a general-education curriculum. It includes a broad foundation of learning in “Core Skills” of writing, numeracy, and social thought, as well as the traditional “Areas” of the liberal arts: the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and math, and language and cultural diversity. The IQ Curriculum is designed to help students develop a distinctive academic plan, reflecting both intellectual curiosity and the enduring tradition of the liberal arts. Undergraduates at the university are encouraged to participate in faculty

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. Research is available in all areas of study in Arts & Sciences, and is available to students as early as their freshman year. An Undergraduate Research Journal is published semesterly, featuring the most outstanding projects from undergraduates. The Office of Undergraduate Research helps students find research opportunities that match their interests. Undergraduates can also apply for grants and awards from the university, which may be used towards their research endeavors. James E. McLeod, lead the College of Arts & Sciences from 1992 to 2011. McLeod (b. 1944) had also served the university as Vice Chancellor for Students since 1995. He died September 7, 2011, of cancer.

Graduate programs

The graduate programs in Arts & Sciences serve over 1,500 students pursuing

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and

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

degrees. Some of its many notable programs include Political Science, Creative Writing, Psychology, American and English Literature, Theater and Performance Studies, and the interdisciplinary degree in Philosophy-Neurosciences-Psychology.

References

External links

Areas of Study in Arts and Sciences

Office of Undergraduate Research
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