Departments & Programs

The College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college of Valparaiso University, consists of twenty-one departments and provides the University with its program of general education for all students as well as advanced work in the liberal arts, the sciences and in several professional areas.

Departments:

Department of Art Department of Biology Department of Chemistry Department of Communication Department of Economics Department of Education Department of English Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Department of Geography & Meteorology Department of History Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Department of Music

Department of Philosophy Department of Physical Education Department of Physics & Astronomy Department of Political Science Department of Psychology Department of Social Work Department of Sociology and Criminology Department of Theatre Department of Theology

Interdisciplinary Programs:

The College of Arts and Sciences offers nine Interdisciplinary Programs of study which students may pursue instead of the major options outlined above. These programs are coordinated by special administrative committees composed of faculty members drawn together by their interest in a particular subject not defined by boundaries of the traditional academic disciplines. Interdisciplinary Programs are currently offered in American Studies, Broadcast Meteorology, Chinese and Japanese Studies, Environmental Science, International Economics and Cultural Affairs, International Service, and complementary majors in Modern European Studies and Pre-Seminary Studies.

A departmental second major, a complementary major, or departmental minor may be added to the Interdisciplinary Programs with approval of the Dean's office.

In addition, minors in Interdisciplinary Programs in American Studies, Applied Statistics, Bioethics, Business Administration, Chinese and Japanese Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Human Aging, Liberal Arts Business, and Political Communication may be added to departmental majors.

Interdisciplinary Programs

• Actuarial Science
• American Studies
• Broadcast Meteorology
• Chinese & Japanese Studies
• Environmental Science
• International Economics & Cultural Affairs
• International Service
• Modern European Studies
• Pre-Medical Arts
• Pre-Seminary Studies
• Youth, Family, and Education Ministry

Interdisciplinary Minors:

• American Studies
• American Indian Studies
• Applied Statistics
• Business Administration
• Chinese and Japanese Studies
• Environmental Studies
• Ethnic Studies
• Film Studies
• Gender Studies
• Human Aging
• Liberal Arts Business
• Peace and Social Justice
• Political Communication
• Urban Studies