College of Arts and Sciences
Create. Discover. Inspire.
Home to 13 schools and over 100 academic programs, the College of Arts and Sciences operates at the heart of the University’s mission to educate students, lead the state and nation in the creative arts, and produce knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, mathematical and natural sciences, and engineering. Its faculty integrate innovative research with exceptional teaching and outreach, thereby providing paths to understanding the past, solving the problems of the present and imagining the possibilities of tomorrow.
Our Programs
The College of Arts and Sciences offers over 90 undergraduate and 40 graduate degrees covering diverse disciplines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences and engineering in addition to interdisciplinary areas.
- Anthropology - Master's
- Biological Sciences - Master's and Doctorate
- Chemistry - Master's and Doctorate
- Coastal Sciences - Master's and Doctorate
- Communication - Master's and Doctorate
- Computational Science (Computer Science) - Doctorate
- Computational Science - Doctorate
- Computer Science - Master's
- Criminal Justice - Master's
- English - Master's and Doctorate
- Geography - Master's
- Geology - Master's
- History - Master's and Doctorate
- Human Capital Development - Master's and Doctorate
- Hydrographic Science - Master's
- International Development - Doctorate
- Logistics, Trade, and Transportation - Master's
- Marine Science - Master's and Doctorate
- Mathematics - Master's and Doctorate
- Medical Laboratory Science - Master's
- Music - Master's
- Music Education - Master's
- Performance - Doctorate
- Physics - Master's and Doctorate
- Political Science - Master's
- Polymer Science and Engineering - Master's and Doctorate
- Public Relations - Master's
- Science Education - Master's and Doctorate
- Teaching of Languages - Master's
- Theatre - Master's
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Applied Technology
- Architectural Engineering Technology
- Art
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Communication Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Management (formerly Construction Engineering Technology)
- Criminal Justice
- Dance
- English
- Forensics
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- Information Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interior Design
- Journalism
- Legal Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Marine Biology
- Marine Science
- Mathematics
- Media and Entertainment Arts
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Music
- Music Education
- Ocean Engineering
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Polymer Science
- Polymer Science and Engineering
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Sociology
- Theatre
- World Languages
The USM College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce the recipients of its 2020 Awards commemorating alumni, faculty and staff for their recent accomplishments in creative and scholarly research, teaching, advising and mentoring, and service.
2020 Student Awards
Our Schools are proud to celebrate student achievements for 2020, virtually.
- Air Force ROTC
- Army ROTC Commissioning Seniors
- School of Communication
- School of Humanities
- School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Professional-Development
- School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Professional-Development (Coast)
- School of Performing and Visual Arts
- School of Social Science and Global Studies
The Ocean Engineering BS degree is one of only ten such programs in the nation and the only one in the state of Mississippi. Students in this program, located on the Gulf Park campus, study in a field that provides an important link with a variety of oceanographic fields.
The English PhD with a creative writing emphasis is one of only about 30 such programs in the nation. Students complete workshops in fiction or poetry; courses in craft, publishing or teaching creative writing; and a creative dissertation under the direction of distinguished faculty in the Center for Writers.
Our Research
Currently active externally funded projects
ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Each year in the Arts
Through our distinguished faculty in a broad range of programs, we are actively engaged in the creation, application and sharing of knowledge and artistic expression as the foundation of education that transforms individuals and the world.
