College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences
"College of Science and Arts"‎ redirects here. For the college which became the University of Strathclyde, see Royal College of Science and Technology.

A College of Arts and Sciences or School of Arts and Sciences is most commonly a unit within a university which focuses on instruction of the liberal arts and pure sciences, especially in North America and the Philippines, although they frequently include programs and faculty in fine arts, social sciences, and other disciplines. In contrast, an "art school" or "college of arts" usually refers to a unit or institution which cultivates visual or performing arts, while the phrasing "liberal arts college" usually refers to a standalone institution.

There are many alternative names, of which the most common include College (or School) of

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Arts and Letters
  • Arts and Social Sciences
  • Letters
  • Letters and Science
  • Liberal Arts
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences

Such units include the following, sorted by parent institution:

Contents

University

United States

Philippines

Independent

A number of independent institutions, almost entirely postsecondary, also refer to themselves as a college of arts and sciences. These include the following:

India

Japan

United States


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