CHAPTER 6
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Communication
and Media Studies (B.A.)
Department
of Natural Sciences
Psychology and Human
Services (B.S.)
CORE
CURRICULUM FOR TRANSFER PROGRAMS
General
Education Core Curriculum Courses, Areas A-E
Area
F Courses for Specific Programs of Study (A.A. & A.S.)
Raymond
B. Wallace, Dean
(A&S-210),
770-961-3420
The School of Arts &
Sciences is composed of the following units:
·
Department
of Humanities
·
Department
of Music
·
Department
of Natural Sciences
·
Department
of Social Sciences
·
Office
of Teacher Education
A primary objective of the
School of Arts and Sciences is to offer interdisciplinary baccalaureate programs in four
departments: Music, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences as well as
baccalaureate programs in Teacher Education and Integrative Studies. The specific programs are as follows:
·
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) in Communication and Media Studies (Department of Humanities)
·
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Composition or in Performance (Department
of Music)
·
Bachelor
of Science (B.S.) in Biology (Department of Natural Sciences)
·
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) in History (Department of Social Sciences
·
Bachelor
of Science (B.S.) in Psychology and Human Services (Department of Social Sciences).
·
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Integrative Studies (Department of
Humanities)
·
Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) in Middle Level Education (Office of Teacher Education)
In addition, the School of
Arts and Sciences has four other primary objectives:
·
To
provide students with the sound background in general education that they will need during
their college experience and after graduation.
·
To
provide course work in support of programs of study offered by other schools of the
University.
·
To
offer transfer programs leading to the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and the Associate of
Science (A.S.) degrees in fields for which Clayton State University does not offer a bachelor’s degree.
All instruction in the
School of Arts and Sciences addresses one or more outcomes and uses a variety of
assessments to determine a student’s progress in developing the knowledge and
abilities necessary to demonstrate that he or she has achieved the outcomes.
William
A. Pasch, Department Head
(A&S-210),
770-961-3499, http://a-s.clayton.edu/humanities/
Full-time
Faculty: Barnett,
Durden, Hovind, Jackson, Ludley, Pasch, Sellers, Spence, Swofford, Walkup, Walsh.
The Department of Humanities offers
instruction in communication, humanities, languages, literature, philosophy, and the fine
and performing arts. The department is
responsible for the following programs and courses:
· The
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies.
· Service
courses that support Teacher Education, Music, and Integrative Studies and that may serve
other programs as general electives.
· Area
F courses for the Associate of Arts (A.A.) transfer programs in the following fields: Art,
English, French, Philosophy, and Spanish.
· Some
courses in Areas A and B and all courses in Area C of the Core Curriculum.
The Department also coordinates the
Integrative Studies Program, which allows a student, with the approval of an IS advisor,
to design a personalized program of study. (Information
about the Integrative Studies tracks advised by the Department of Humanities as well as by
other departments in the School of Arts & Sciences is available in the section below
on the Integrative Studies Program.)
The transfer programs administered by
the Department of Humanities are detailed below in the section on Core Curriculum for
Transfer Programs.
Communication and
Media Studies
The Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies (CMSS) equips graduates with a solid theoretical and historical understanding of human communication, combined with practical skills in professional writing and speaking. The degree balances an emphasis on the traditional liberal arts w