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Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences
"Colleges . . . can only highly serve us, when they aim not to drill, but to create;
when they gather from far every ray of various genius to their hospitable halls, and, by the concentrated fires, set the hearts of their youth on flame."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar"
College Dean and Department Chairs
News in COAS
- Shakespeare's Macbeth at TAMIU! TAMIU students get in free 10 minutes before curtain if seats are unsold and available; otherwise, $10 with Student I.D. and $15 General Admission. Performances at 8 p.m. Thursday - Saturday, Feb. 2-4 and Feb. 9-11 and 3 p.m. matinees on Sunday, Feb. 5 and 12. Best chances to get in free will be Thursday and Friday performances.
- More freedom to customize your degree! Bachelor of Arts degrees in 2012-2013 will provide students with greater intellectual range and freedom. B.A. degrees will have more electives. Minors will also become optional, providing you with even more opportunities to take electives.
- New Master of Arts Degrees in Fall 2012: M.A. in History & Political Thought and M.A. in Language, Literature, and Translation.
- COAS Reorganized. Three newly restructured departments: Department of Humanities (Dr. Manuel Broncano, Chair: English, History, Philosophy, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and International Language Institute); Department of Public Affairs & Social Research (Dr. Frances Bernat, Chair: Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Administration, and Sociology); Department of Psychology & Communication (Dr. Christopher Ferguson: Counseling Psychology, Psychology, Communication). The other three departments remain the same: Biology & Chemistry; Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics; and Fine & Performing Arts.
- Retirements in 2011: Dr. Carlos Cuellar (History), Dr. Jaclyn Jeffrey (Anthropology), and Dr. William Riggs (Political Science & Public Administration)
Mission Statement
The College of Arts and Sciences is the University's largest and most comprehensive academic unit. The College enjoys a broad mission in teaching, research, creative activities, and service to our international community. The College prepares students to:
- Think critically and communicate effectively
- Increase their knowledge base and appreciate the global nature of their world
- Participate actively in their education through collaboration with faculty in research and professional activities
- Become involved as leaders in their communities
- Pursue postgraduate and professional degrees in a variety of fields
Our graduate programs produce quality professionals with advanced technical and research skills who are dedicated to their discipline and have a desire to improve society.
College Deans
Dr. Thomas R. Mitchell
Dean
Regents Professor of English
LBVSC 301A
tmitchell@tamiu.edu |
"Welcome to the College of Arts & Sciences! Our college represents our university’s commitment to being an “international” university intent on providing students with a global perspective. We bring the world to our students. Our faculty come to us from a total of 23 different native countries - Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, Ghana, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, and, of course, the U.S.A!
Our college is the heart of higher education. We provide the core curriculum classes that provide every student with a liberal arts education. We offer degree programs in the fine and performing arts, sciences, humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, mathematics, and engineering. In all, students may choose from 35 undergraduate majors, 32 undergraduate minors, and 12 graduate degrees. In 2010 we introduced a unique double-major B.A. degree that allows students creative opportunities to combine disciplines to suit their intellectual interests and career aspirations -- the Communication/Spanish combination being but one example of a combination that offers potentially great career opportunities to graduates. In collaboration with Texas A&M University, we also offer a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies.
With both undergraduate and graduate education, our college’s goal is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and the intellectual and professional skills necessary for a fulfilling and productive life in a global society.
Our goal also is to increase our already productive and active commitment to original research and publication and to provide innovative programs and services to our community, programs such as those now offered by the Planetarium, the Center for Earth and Environmental Studies (CEES), and the Bi-national Center for Leadership, Research, and Education in Public Service (BINC) - all part of the College of Arts & Sciences. " |
Dr. Kevin D. Lindberg
Associate Dean
Associate Professor of English
LBVSC 301C
klindberg@tamiu.edu
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" Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences Web Site. While a liberal arts education is designed to help students acquire skills in communication, critical thinking, and other areas important to future success in their chosen fields, it also exposes them to experiences and ways of thinking they might not otherwise encounter – and thus helps them develop the wisdom to become thoughtful and effective world citizens. Providing our students such an education is a serious mission for us, and we are pleased that our outstanding faculty and programs work to make it happen." |
Dr. Daniel Mott
Associate Dean &
Chair of Department of Biology & Chemistry
Associate Professor of Biology
LBVSC 312C
dmott@tamiu.edu
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" Welcome to TAMIU and the College of Arts & Science. The other department chairs and I, along with the faculty, take great pride in the growth of our university and the success of our students. At TAMIU growth and change seem to be the norm. Growth can be disconcerting to some and we work to see that, no matter the changes, students remain our top priority. We appreciate the importance that education has in everyone’s life, not only for financial reward, but to create happy and meaningful lives." |
Office Contact Information:
College of Arts and Sciences
5201 University Boulevard
Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center 301
Laredo, TX 78041
E-mail: coasdean@tamiu.edu
Phone: 956.326.2462
FAX 956.326.2459
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Hilda Dennis, Cynthia Neira, Juliana Medrano
Executive Secretary, Staff Assistant, Staff Assistant |
Daniela Parraga, Mario Castaneda, & Chelsei Herbst
Student Workers |
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