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Administration
College of Arts and Humanities
Hawai'i 101
2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6460
Fax: (808) 956-9085
Dean: Judith R. Hughes
Associate Dean: Roger A. Long
Departments: American Studies, Art, History, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Speech, and Theatre and Dance.
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
Bilger 101
2545 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8516
(808) 956-8671
Fax: (808) 956-9879
Interim Dean: Roderick A. Jacobs
Acting Associate Dean: Joseph H. O'Mealy
Departments and programs: East Asian Languages and Literatures, English,Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, Interpretation and Translation Studies, Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas, Linguistics, Russian Studies, Second Language Acquisition, and Second Language Studies.
College of Natural Sciences
Bilger 102
2545 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6451
Fax: (808) 956-9111
Interim Dean: Charles F. Hayes
Departments and programs: Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Information and Computer Sciences, Library and Information Science, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics and Astronomy, and Zoology.
College of Social Sciences
Hawai'i 105
2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6570
Fax: (808) 956-2340
Dean: Richard Dubanoski
Associate Dean: Nancy D. Lewis
Departments and programs: Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Journalism, Peace Studies, Political Science, Population Studies, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Science Research Institute, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning, and Women's Studies.
Academic Affairs and
Student Academic Services
Hawai'i 23
Honolulu, HI 96822
2500 Campus Road
Tel: (808) 956-8844
Fax: (808) 956-2191
Associate Dean: Ronald E. Cambra
Academic advising for all arts and sciences students and all matters relating to the granting of baccalaureate degrees in arts and sciences; curricular affairs; administration of Freshman Seminar, Honors and Selected Studies, Liberal Studies, and Rainbow Advantage Program; and registration ombudsman.
General Information
The Colleges of Arts and Sciences are comprised of four colleges that, as a single unit, offer an integrated curriculum leading to baccalaureate and graduate degrees, certificates, and minors in the arts and sciences. Each college includes an administrative unit and a number of academic departments and programs.
The four colleges are served by one administrative unit, the Academic Affairs and Student Academic Services office, which is a part of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences.
An excellent education is the primary mission of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences is at the heart of this mission, providing students with a comprehensive learning experience in a vibrant academic climate.
UH Manoa undergraduates take their first University courses in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences as they undertake the General Education Core curriculum that is part of all the bachelor degrees offered on the campus. This liberal arts curriculum stresses the integration of knowledge to enhance students' understanding of life, the human condition, and the world in which we live. The core curriculum also entails critical thinking, which enables students to evaluate arguments, ideas, and theories and to develop creative and meaningful applications of what they learn.
The core gives students the tools of inquiry, enabling them first to identify important questions and then to seek, analyze, and interpret possible answers to issues of their lives, world, and universe. The curriculum also provides opportunities to develop students' artistic and creative imaginations and their oral and written communication skills so that they can effectively present their ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Since values guide human actions, the core curriculum allows students to examine their own values and learn about those of others in order to help the students understand themselves and others around the world.
Students who earn their degrees in one of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences will find that the programs of the colleges are designed with the conviction that, beyond the core curriculum, liberally educated persons should have an intensive knowledge of at least one field of the arts, the humanities, the languages, the natural sciences, or the social sciences. An ideal education, based in the liberal arts, prepares students for productive lives and careers, enlightened citizenship, and lifelong learning. The colleges strive to enhance excellent learning opportunities by promoting active student participation. |
