University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences

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University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences
Established 1909
Parent institution
University of Alabama
Dean Robert F. Olin
Location Tuscaloosa, Alabama , United States
Website http://as.ua.edu/
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The College of Arts and Science (CAS) is the University of Alabama's college for the liberal arts, fine arts, and sciences. It is the largest of the university's 13 colleges, with approximately 6,600 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students. Most core curriculum classes and majors and minors are part of the college. [1]

University of Alabama public university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is the flagship of the University of Alabama System. Established in 1820, the University of Alabama (UA) is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama. The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, Education Specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work.

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The college employs 364 tenure-track faculty including more than 160 professors, 103 associate professors and 101 assistant professors, occupies more than 25 campus buildings, and has an annual budget of $38 million. [1]

Students from the college have won Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships, Truman Scholarships, and have received Jacob K. Javits Fellowships and Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About the College". UA College of Arts and Science. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. "New College Objectives". UA New College. Retrieved 5 December 2010.