San Diego State University College of Arts & Letters
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San Diego State University, College of Arts & Letters
The College of Arts and Letters provides liberal arts education at San Diego State University (SDSU)
. Its programs in the humanities and social sciences are offered through nineteen (19) academic departments and a number of interdisciplinary programs, each of which is designed to help students understand their role in society and to develop aesthetic sensibilities. With three hundred (300) permanent faculty and many associated lecturers, the College is the largest of the seven (7) colleges and is responsible for over one-third (1/3) of the instruction at the SDSU. Because the College occupies an important role in General Education, virtually all SDSU students take courses offered by the College.
The College of Arts and Letters provides liberal arts education at San Diego State University (SDSU)
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
. Its programs in the humanities and social sciences are offered through nineteen (19) academic departments and a number of interdisciplinary programs, each of which is designed to help students understand their role in society and to develop aesthetic sensibilities. With three hundred (300) permanent faculty and many associated lecturers, the College is the largest of the seven (7) colleges and is responsible for over one-third (1/3) of the instruction at the SDSU. Because the College occupies an important role in General Education, virtually all SDSU students take courses offered by the College.
Special Degrees
- (Offered in conjunction with the College of Business AdministrationSan Diego State University College of Business AdministrationThe San Diego State University College of Business Administration is a business school in San Diego, California, United States. The school offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.-History:...
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Departments
The College of Arts & Letters includes several academic departments:- Afro-American Studies
- Anthropology
- Asian Studies
- Chicana and Chicano Studies
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Economics
- English
- European Studies
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- Humanities
- International Business
- International Security and Conflict Resolution
- Japanese
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Modern Jewish Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric & Writing Studies
- Russian
- Russian and Central European Studies
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Urban Studies
- Women's StudiesWomen's studiesWomen's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
- The first Women's Studies Program in the United States was established on May 21, 1970 at SDSU after a year of intense organizing of women's consciousness raising groups, rallies, petition circulating, and operating unofficial or experimental classes and presentations before seven committees and assemblies. Carol Rowell CouncilCarol Rowell CouncilCarol Rowell Council is the co-founder of the women's studies department at San Diego State University, the first women’s studies program in the United States in 1969. The other co-founder is Dr. Joyce Nower...
was the student co-founder along with Dr. Joyce Nower, a literature instructor.
Institutes/Research Centers
- Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)
- National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
- Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias (ISRC)
- International Institute for Ethics
- Japan Research Institute (Japan Studies Institute)
- Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies
- Chinese Studies Institute
Special Facilities
- Social Science Research Laboratory (SSRL)Social Science Research LaboratoryThe Social Science Research Laboratory is a component of the College of Arts & Letters at San Diego State University in San Diego, California.-Functions:...
- The Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation Center for Earth Systems Analysis Research (CESAR)
Publications
- San Diego State University PressSan Diego State University PressSan Diego State University Press is a university press that is part of San Diego State University, with noted specializations in Border Studies, Critical Theory, Latin American Studies, and Cultural Studies. It is the oldest university press in the California State University system...
- The oldest university press in the California State UniversityCalifornia State UniversityThe California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
system, with noted specializations in Border Studies, Critical Theory, Latin American Studies, and Cultural Studies.- Pacific REVIEWPacific REVIEWPacific REVIEW is a magazine published by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. It features short stories, poetry, art, and photography by new writers and artists as well as well-known, accomplished ones. Past...
- Pacific REVIEW
- Academic journal