About the College

Areas of Study

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is the broadest and most diverse academic unit at KU. In the College at KU, we are home to more than 50 departments, programs and centers, plus the School of the Arts and the top-ranked School of Public Affairs & Administration. We offer the most options for majors on campus, with degrees in the Arts, Humanities, International & Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

School of the Arts

NameOfficePhone
Dance251 Robinson Center864-4264
Film and Media StudiesOldfather Studios864-1340
Theatre356 Murphy864-3511
Visual Art300 Art & Design864-4401

 

Departments and programs

NameOfficePhone
African & African-American Studies9 Bailey856-3054
American Studies213 Bailey864-4011
Anthropology622 Fraser864-4103
Applied Behavioral Science4001 Dole864-4840
Bioinformatics200 MRB864-1057
Biology, Undergraduate & Human2045 Haworth864-5883
Center for Science Education121 JRP864-2379
Chemistry2010 Malott864-4670
Child Language3031 Dole864-4570
Classics2099 Wescoe864-3153
Clinical Child Psychology2010 Dole864-4226
Communication Studies102 Bailey864-3633
East Asian Language & Cultures2118 Wescoe864-3100
East Asian Studies, Center for201 Bailey864-3849
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology2041 Haworth864-5887
Economics425 Snow864-3501
English3001 Wescoe864-4520
Environmental Studies252 Snow864-8902
Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center4070 Wescoe864-4759
French & Italian2083 Wescoe864-4056
Genetics5049 Haworth864-5833
Geography213 Lindley864-5146
Geology120 Lindley864-4974
Germanic Languages & Literatures2080 Wescoe864-4803
Gerontology3050 Dole864-4130
Global and International Studies, Center for4004 Wescoe864-1120
History3650 Wescoe864-3569
History of Art209 Spencer Museum864-4713
Honors1506 Engel Road864-4225
Humanities & Western Civilizations308 Bailey864-3011
Indigenous Studies6 Lippincott864-2660
Jewish Studies739 Fraser864-4664
Kansas African Studies Center208 Bailey864-3745
Latin American Studies320 Bailey864-4213
Linguistics427 Blake864-3450
Mathematics405 Snow864-3651
Molecular Biosciences2034 Haworth864-4631
Museum Studies207 Bailey864-4508
Philosophy3090 Wescoe864-3976
Physics & Astronomy1082 Malott864-4626
Political Science504 Blake864-3523
Psychology426 Fraser864-4131
Religious Studies109 Smith864-4663
Research Methods and Data Analysis, Center for210 Strong864-3661
Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies320 Bailey864-4236
School of Public Affairs & Administration4060 Wescoe864-3527
Slavic Languages & Literatures2133 Wescoe864-3313
Sociology716 Fraser864-4111
Spanish & Portuguese2650 Wescoe864-3851
Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders3001 Dole864-0630
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies213 Bailey864-4012

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