Auburn University (College of Liberal Arts)

About Auburn University

Our Vision
Auburn University will emerge as one of the nation's preeminent comprehensive land-grant universities in the 21st century. Central to all its functions will be the University's historic commitment of service to all Alabamians as the State becomes a part of a global society with all of its challenges and opportunities. The University will be widely recognized for the quality of its undergraduate, graduate and professional educational programs, the effectiveness of its research and outreach programs and the broad access to the University provided through the innovative use of information technology. The University will ensure the quality of its programs through the careful focusing of its resources in areas of institutional strengths. One constant will remain unchanged at the University--that intangible quality Auburn men and women call the "Auburn Spirit."

Our Mission
Auburn University's mission is defined by its land-grant traditions of service and access. The University will serve the citizens of the State through its instructional, research and outreach programs and prepare Alabamians to respond successfully to the challenges of a global economy. The University will provide traditional and non-traditional students broad access to the institution's educational resources. In the delivery of educational programs on campus and beyond, the University will draw heavily upon the new instructional and outreach technologies available in the emerging information age.

As a comprehensive university, Auburn University is committed to offering high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and professional education to its students. The University will give highest priority for resource allocation for the future development of those areas that represent the traditional strengths, quality, reputation, and uniqueness of the institution and that continue to effectively respond to the needs of students and other constituents. Consistent with this commitment, the University will emphasize a broad and superior undergraduate education that imparts the knowledge, skills, and values so essential to educated and responsible citizens. At the same time, the University will provide high-quality graduate and professional programs in areas of need and importance to the state and beyond. To accomplish these educational goals, Auburn University will continue to compete nationally to attract a faculty distinguished by its commitment to teaching and by its achievements in research, both pure and applied. The University will strive to attract a faculty that will bring distinction and stature to the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs offered by the University.

Because research is essential to the mission of a land-grant university, Auburn University will continue development of its research programs. The primary focus of this research will be directed to the solution of problems and the development of knowledge and technology important to the state and nation and to the quality of life of Alabama citizens. The University's research programs will make important contributions to instructional programs through the involvement of graduate and undergraduate students and the renewal of the faculty. Research will also provide the knowledge base for outreach programs. In carrying out its research mission, the University will emphasize established areas of strength and will focus available resources in those areas of research and doctoral study that are, or have the potential to develop into nationally and internationally recognized centers of excellence.Extension and outreach programs are fundamental to the land-grant mission because these programs directly affect the lives of all citizens in the state. The University will maintain the strengths of its traditional outreach programs and will increasingly involve the broader University in outreach programs that respond to the changing needs of the society in which we live. The
University will continue to seek new and innovative ways to reach out to the people it serves.The Statement of Vision and Mission was developed by the Task Force on Mission established in 1995 and was approved by the Board of Trustees on March 20, 1997 and amended May 7, 2004. This statement replaces the Auburn University Statement of Role that was approved on June 5, 1989.


College of Liberal Arts

The College of Liberal Arts academically shapes the core of the well-rounded Auburn student through study of the humanities and the human arts. Courses and programs such as those we offer in the arts, communications, history, languages, literature, philosophy, psychology, political science, social sciences, and speech, for example, give students the opportunity to acquire tangible knowledge, while becoming critical thinkers and creative spirits who learn how educated and engaged citizens contribute more fully to the overall quality of life.

We play a central role within Auburn University and in our state and global communities. The College of Liberal Arts has much strength in its excellent faculty, their research, outreach, and teaching programs. We reach out through long distance courses, interactive web sites, and video distance learning, as well as through sponsored programs and performances. We engage with business and industry and seek continually to strengthen connections between professional, scientific, and liberal education to sustain an exciting intellectual environment for faculty, students, and the community at large.

Departments
The College of Liberal Arts is Auburn's oldest and largest school and the largest liberal arts college in the state of Alabama. The College continues a long tradition of quality education and instruction in a number of outstanding departments.

The College of Liberal Arts is composed of 12 departments which are divided into the four academic areas:

* Fine Arts
The School of Fine Arts contains the departments of Art, Music, and Theatre.

* Humanities
Departments that offer studies in the Humanities include: English, Foreign Languages and Literature, History, and Philosophy ( including Religious Studies) .

* Communications
Departments in the Communications include: Communication Disorders and Communication & Journalism.

* Social Sciences
The Social Sciences are offered in the departments of : Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology,Anthropology and Social Work.

In general, a Liberal Arts degree provides a comprehensive education and a strong background for graduate or professional school.


Department of Art
The Department of Art at Auburn University is a vibrant community of artists and scholars. We are dedicated to teaching and mentoring students. Small class sizes - none over 18 students and some with 12-15 students - allow faculty to work closely with students and guide them in developing individual artistic approaches and areas of inquiry. In an atmosphere where experimentation, innovation, creative inquiry, critical thinking and scholarship are encouraged, students are challenged to excel.

In addition to a wide-range of studio course work, all majors take introductory survey and period courses in Art History. This instills knowledge of significant achievements of major artists and movements and an understanding of the discursive nature of art history. All majors are provided a well-rounded general education by the required University Core Curriculum, which seeks to develop a student’s analytical skills and ability to communicate, and to encourage an appreciation for their culture and world.

Department of Music
Auburn University offers bachelors degrees in Instrumental and Choral Music Education, Music with a Performance Option as well as a minor in Music. Auburn University also offers both Masters and Doctoral degrees in Music Education, and the Ed. S. degree.

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