Purdue University College of Liberal Arts

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name = Purdue University College of Liberal Arts


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established = 1953
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dean = John J. Contreni
city = flagicon|USA West Lafayette
state = IN
country = USA
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undergrad = 6,403
postgrad = 1,154 [ [http://www.cla.purdue.edu/resources/datadigest/ College of Liberal Arts - Purdue Univ ] ]
faculty = 514
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affiliations = Purdue University
website = [http://www.cla.purdue.edu www.cla.purdue.edu] The Purdue University College of Liberal Arts is one of eight colleges (major academic divisions) of Purdue University. In addition to liberal arts programs, the College of Liberal Arts also contains the social sciences and humanities programs at Purdue.

Departments

The College of Liberal Arts contains twelve minor academic divisions, or "Departments", as well as a number of interdisciplinary studies programs. The Departments include:

* Anthropology
* Communication
* English
* Foreign Languages and Literatures
* Health and Kinesiology
* History
* Philosophy
* Political Science
* Psychological Sciences
* Sociology
* Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
* Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Location

While liberal arts courses meet in many buildings throughout Purdue's campus, the College's administrative offices, as well as those of many staff and faculty members, are located in the Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education. As the building's name suggests, space in Beering Hall is shared between the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Education.

History

Liberal arts courses have been taught at Purdue since its founding in 1874. The School of Science, Education, and Humanities was formed in 1953. In 1963, the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education was established, although Bachelor of Arts degrees had begun to be conferred as early as 1959. In 1989, the School of Liberal Arts was created to encompass Purdue's humanities and social sciences programs, while education programs were split off into the newly-formed School of Education. The School of Liberal Arts was renamed the College of Liberal Arts in 2005. [http://www.cla.purdue.edu/stratplan/CLAStratPlan.pdf]

References

External links

* [http://www.purdue.edu/ Purdue University]
* [http://www.cla.purdue.edu/ Purdue University College of Liberal Arts]