Arts and Science, 1980-81

Abstract

"The College of Arts and Science offers a broad range of educational opportunities in the areas traditionally associated with major universities in the fine and performing arts, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences. It also offers special opportunities for unusually gifted students through the Honors College and the availability of nontraditional curricula through the College of General Studies. Since the College of Arts and Science is dedicated to the generation of knowledge through research and scholarly work as well as to the transmission of knowledge through teaching, its faculty includes many who are internationally recognized in their fields, and among its alumni are many who have achieved unusual distinction in their careers. Because it is the largest of UMC's academic colleges, the College of Arts and Science has many benefits to offer its students. Besides the wide variety of courses and curricula available--more than 2,386 courses are listed in the current catalog-there are also many opportunities to meet non-Arts and Science majors with a wide variety of interests, for the College provides required courses and electives for students in all other colleges and professional schools. Yet, in spite of its size, most of the courses offered in the College are small enough so that each student has individual attention. While it is true that the lecture sections in a few large courses often exceed several hundred students, these are balanced by many other courses in which fewer than 20 are enrolled, and the average class size in the College is about 21. Furthermore, the students who seek guidance and advice on academic matters have access to a large number of faculty and professional advisors who can help plan a degree program best suited to their academic needs and career goals . I hope that most of your questions about the College and its programs will be answered by this Profile and current Description of Courses. If you wish further information, I invite you to write directly to the department or academic unit concerned, or to this office. And, of course, you will always be welcome to visit the Dean's Office."--Page 2.