College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Greg Straughn, Dean
Dana Kennamer, Associate Dean

ACU Box 29210
Abilene, Texas 79699-9210
Phillips Education Building, Room 103

Phone: 325-674-2209
Email: cahss@acu.edu
Web: http://acu.edu/arts-humanities-social-sciences

The mission of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is to engage students with humanity’s greatest ideas to create understanding, apply insights, and serve the world as Christian thinkers and problem solvers. The college’s programs of study and other learning experiences blend a liberal arts education with professional and career education. The college offers a broad spectrum of programs in the fine and performing arts, humanities, media, design, and the social sciences. Many courses in the college are designed to provide a unique liberal arts education from a Christian perspective to students of all majors throughout the university.

The college includes the following degree-granting departments:

Art and Design
Communication and Sociology
History and Global Studies
Journalism and Mass Communication
Language and Literature
Music
Political Science and Criminal Justice
School of Education
Theatre

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers the following undergraduate degrees:

Associate of Arts (AA)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Bachelor of Music (BM)
Bachelor of Science (BS)

See the department listings for more specific information about degree programs offered and the requirements for each degree.

Many graduate programs are also offered in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The college’s graduate programs offer specialization in academic and professional aspects of a variety of disciplines, grounded in the Christian context of the university.

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers graduate degrees in the following areas:

Master of Arts in Communication
Master of Arts in Corporate Communication
Master of Arts in English
Master of Liberal Arts

See the program listings for specific information about these degree programs and their requirements.