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    Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences


Main Office
General Academic Building, Room 210

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #305189
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-2497
Web site: www.class.unt.edu

Albert Bimper, Executive Dean

Jean B. Schaake, Associate Dean
Steven Cobb, Associate Dean
Kathryn Cullivan, Associate Dean

Programs of study

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, through its disciplines of humanities and arts, and social sciences, offers course work leading to the following degrees:

  • Master of Arts,
  • Master of Fine Arts,
  • Master of Science, and
  • Doctor of Philosophy.

Many of the master’s degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences offer more specialized areas to students (see individual program descriptions in this catalog for specific information)

Doctoral programs in the college typically reflect the areas of academic specialization or focus of the various departments (see individual program descriptions in this catalog for specific information). All areas offer challenging programs that provide students with the opportunity to become experts in their chosen fields. A major emphasis in the college is to train graduate students in the fundamentals of research and to prepare them, especially on the doctoral level, to be critical thinkers who can advance human knowledge through research.

The college offers graduate programs in academic departments and programs.

  • Anthropology
  • Communication Studies
  • Economics
  • English
  • Geography and the Environment
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Media Arts
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Technical Communication
  • Women’s and Gender Studies
  • World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • CLASS also includes the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. See the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism  section of the catalog for more information.

Research and Creative Activity

Innovative research and creative activity is under way in such areas as applied geography and applications of geographic information systems; clinical and counseling psychology; creative writing, documentary film production, econometrics; environmental philosophy, medical anthropology; peace studies; technical communication, and regional and military history,

Advising

For general information, contact the Toulouse Graduate School. For specific requirements for graduate degrees, contact the appropriate department chair or graduate advisor.

Scholarships

Dean’s Graduate Scholarship

An endowment fund to support graduate students enrolled in a degree program within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences who have demonstrated academic promise.

The UNT Foundation Endowed Fund for CLASS

An endowment fund to support graduate students enrolled in a degree program within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences who have demonstrated academic promise. This scholarship rotates between the three divisions of CLASS.

Voertman-Ardoin Scholarship in Liberal Arts

A fund supporting students enrolled in a degree program within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Department of Anthropology

Go to information for Department of Anthropology.

Department of Communication Studies

Go to information for Department of Communication Studies.

Department of Dance and Theatre

Go to information for Department of Dance and Theatre.

Department of Economics

Go to information for Department of Economics.

Department of English

Go to information for Department of English.

Department of Geography and the Environment

Go to information for Department of Geography and the Environment.

Department of History

Go to information for Department of History.

Department of Media Arts

Go to information for Department of Media Arts.

Department of Philosophy and Religion

Go to information for Department of Philosophy and Religion.

Department of Political Science

Go to information for Department of Political Science.

Department of Psychology

Go to information for Department of Psychology.

Department of Sociology

Go to information for Department of Sociology.

Department of Spanish

Go to information for Department of Spanish.

Department of Technical Communication

Go to information for Department of Technical Communication.

Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Go to information for Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

Go to information for Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.