University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities

Last updated
College of Arts and Humanities
TypePublic
Established1917
Parent institution
University of Maryland, College Park
Dean Stephanie Shonekan
Academic staff
300
Students3,549
Undergraduates 2,276
Address
1102 Francis Scott Key Hall
,
College Park, MD
Websitearhu.umd.edu

The College of Arts and Humanities is one of the 13 schools and colleges at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is a liberal arts program that studies human experience, thought, expression, and creativity. [1] It was one of the seven schools established in 1917 by Albert F. Woods. [2]

Contents

The College of Arts and Humanities consists of 11 academic departments, 3 schools and more than a dozen institutes, centers and galleries. It offers with 30 academic majors and 39 academic minors. [3] There are 2,525 undergraduate and graduate majors. [4] The College of Arts and Humanities is housed within 12 academic buildings on campus. The college itself is located in Francis Scott Key Hall.

Departments

University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities Departments and Degree Programs
DepartmentStudents Enrolled [4] Majors [5] Minors [5] Certificates [5]
American Studies 61American StudiesU.S. Latina/o StudiesN/A
Art215ArtN/AN/A
Art History and Archaeology 21Art HistoryArt History; ArchaeologyN/A
Classical Languages and Literature12ClassicsArchaeology; Classical Mythology; Greek Language and Culture; Latin Language and CultureN/A
Communication 738CommunicationRhetoricN/A
English Language and Literature356English; Film Studies Creative Writing; Professional Writing; Rhetoric N/A
History 198History; Central European, Russian and Eurasian StudiesHistory; Middle Eastern StudiesEast Asian Studies
Jewish Studies 4Jewish StudiesHebrew Studies; Israel Studies; Jewish Studies; Religious StudiesN/A
Linguistics 73LinguisticsLinguisticsN/A
Philosophy 64Philosophy; Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsPhilosophyN/A
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures193 Arabic Studies; Chinese; Film Studies; French Language and Literature; Germanic Studies; Italian Studies; Japanese; Persian Studies; Romance Languages; Russian Language and Literature; Spanish Language, Literatures, and CulturesArabic; Chinese Language; French Studies; Germanic Language, Literature and Culture; Hebrew Studies; Italian Culture and Language; Japanese; Korean Studies; Persian Studies; Portuguese Language, Literature, and Culture; Russian Studies; Spanish Heritage Language and Latina/o Culture; Spanish Language, Culture, and Professional Contexts; Spanish Literature, Linguistics, and CultureEast Asian Studies
School of Music165MusicMusic and Culture; Music Performance N/A
School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies128 Dance; Theatre N/AN/A
Women's Studies 22Women's StudiesBlack Women's Studies; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies; Women's Studies

Leadership

Dean

The dean of the College of Arts and Humanities is Stephanie Shonekan. Shonekan assumed the position of dean in 2022, and succeeded Bonnie Thorton Dill who served as dean from 2011-2022. [6]

Rankings

The University of Maryland, College Park was ranked #52 in arts and humanities by U.S. News [7] and #82 in the World University Ranking for arts and humanities. [8]

Notable alumni

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