Mar 19, 2024  
2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Liberal Arts


Karen Petersen, Dean
H. Stephen Smith, Associate Dean

Leah Lyons, Associate Dean
Brad Baumgardner, Advising Manager
Karen Austin, Assistant Advising Manager
Ja’Net Davis, Advisor
Kerri French-Nelson, Advisor
Christina-Ann Graves, Advisor
Lyle Morgan, Advisor
Sarah Morris, Advisor
Nichole Poe, Advisor

Peggy Slater, Graduation Coordinator
Ella Weaver, Internship Coordinator

The College of Liberal Arts, through its ten academic departments and one school, educates and serves all MTSU students in the University’s General Education Program; offers graduate and undergraduate majors, concentrations, minors, interdisciplinary programs, and teacher preparation programs; and provides a wide variety of cocurricular activities including lecture series, concerts, performances, and exhibitions. With diverse programs in the humanities; social sciences; and visual, performing, and communication arts, the college brings together an outstanding faculty and students to form a community devoted to lifelong learning, scholarship, research and discovery, and public service.

Through both curricular and cocurricular offerings, the college also seeks to enrich the University and regional community with scholarly and cultural activities designed to promote among all University citizens and patrons a broad knowledge of liberal arts disciplines; a commitment to continual intellectual growth; the ongoing improvement of skills that enhance communication, problem-solving, and creative and critical thinking; and a global perspective that supports an appreciation of the cultural diversity within our region and beyond.

Following are the college departments/schools with a listing of programs offered.

Art and Design

Go to information for Art and Design.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

Communication Studies

Go to information for Communication Studies.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

English

Go to information for English.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

Global Studies and Human Geography

Go to information for Global Studies and Human Geography.

Programs

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

History

Go to information for History.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

Music

Go to information for Music.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Music

Non-Degree

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Go to information for Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

Political Science and International Relations

Go to information for Political Science and International Relations.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

Sociology and Anthropology

Go to information for Sociology and Anthropology.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

Theatre and Dance

Go to information for Theatre and Dance.

Programs

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

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

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Non-Degree