College of Arts and Sciences

Overview

The College

The College of Arts and Sciences, the largest of 11 schools and colleges at the University of North Texas, offers graduate degrees in 16 academic departments. The college also has many professional or research centers and institutes. The 380 faculty members provide rich educational experiences for the more than 1,200 graduate students enrolled in 61 degree programs. These programs emphasize high-quality research opportunities and professional training for the college's graduate students.

Library system

The university libraries have extensive holdings of more than 5.8 million cataloged items, including more than 19,000 serials and 3.2 million microforms that support the various graduate programs. In addition, rich collections are readily available in several university and city libraries in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, including a regional center of the National Archives and Records Administration in Fort Worth.

Departments

Department of Biological Sciences
Offers M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biology and molecular biology and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in environmental science and biochemistry. Call 940-565-2011, fax 940-565-3821 or e-mail bsloan@unt.edu for more information. www.biol.unt.edu

Department of Chemistry
Offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and online and industrial degree programs. Call 940-565-3554, fax 940-565-4318 or e-mail chem@unt.edu for more information. www.chem.unt.edu

Department of Communication Studies
Offers M.A. and M.S. degrees. Call 940-565-2588, fax 940-565-3630 or e-mail allison@unt.edu for more information. www.comm.unt.edu

Department of Economics
Offers M.A. and M.S. degrees in economics, M.S. in economic research and M.S. in labor and industrial relations. Call 940-565-2573, fax 940-565-4426 or e mail scobb@unt.edu for more information. www.econ.unt.edu

Department of English
Offers M.A. degrees in English, creative writing, linguistics, ESL and technical writing and a Ph.D. degree in English. Call 940-565-2114, fax 940-565-4355 or e-mail sims@unt.edu or sarad@unt.edu for more information. www.engl.unt.edu

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Offers M.A. degrees in French and Spanish. Call 940-565-2404, fax 940-565-2581 or e-mail sirvent@unt.edu for French or beckman@unt.edu for Spanish information. www.forl.unt.edu

Department of Geography
Offers M.S. degree. Call 940-565-2091, fax 940-369-7550 or e-mail geog@unt.edu for more information. www.geog.unt.edu

Department of History
Offers M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2288, fax 940-369-8838 or e-mail history@unt.edu for more information. www.hist.unt.edu

Department of Journalism
Offers M.A. and M.J. degrees. Call 940-565-4564, fax 940-369-8959 or e-mail mitchland@unt.edu for more information. mayborninstitute.unt.edu

Department of Mathematics
Offers M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2155, fax 940-565-4805 or e-mail mathgrad@unt.edu for more information. www.math.unt.edu

Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies
Offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2266, fax 940-565-4448 or e-mail philosophy@unt.edu for more information. www.phil.unt.edu

Department of Physics
Offers M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2626, fax 940-565-2515 or e-mail physics@unt.edu for more information. www.phys.unt.edu

Department of Political Science
Offers M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2276, fax 940-565-4818 or e-mail meaders@unt.edu for more information. www.psci.unt.edu

Department of Psychology
Offers M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2652, fax 940-565-4682 or e-mail amym@unt.edu for more information. www.psyc.unt.edu

Department of Radio, Television and Film
Offers M.A., M.F.A. and M.S. degrees. Call 940-565-4578, fax 940-369-7838 or e-mail levin@unt.edu for more information. www.rtvf.unt.edu

Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Offers M.A., M.S. and Au.D. degrees. Call 940-565-2481 or 940-565-2262, fax 940-565-4058 or e-mail mjimenez@unt.edu for speech-language pathology or gopal@unt.edu for audiology information. www.sphs.unt.edu

Interdepartmental programs

Women's Studies Program
Offers interdisciplinary M.A. and M.S. degrees. Call 940-565-2098, fax 940-369-7370 or e-mail spencer@unt.edu for more information. www.wmst.unt.edu

Select research centers

Center for Collaborative Organizations (psychology)
Creates learning partnerships with industry, government and nonprofit organizations for generating, archiving and disseminating information about collaborative work systems including work teams. www.workteams.unt.edu

Center for Economic Education (economics)
Conducts in-service teacher training for K-12 teachers throughout Texas, develops instructional materials, conducts research in economic education and provides technical assistance in matters pertaining to instruction in economics. www.econ.unt.edu/EconEducation/index.htm

Center for Environmental Archaeology (geography)
Studies archaeology from an environmental perspective for public and governmental groups such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. www.geog.unt.edu/research.html

Center for Environmental Economic Studies and Research (economics)
Promotes, conducts and coordinates environmental economics research and complementary activities on the UNT Denton campus. The center investigates economic solutions to environmental problems and disseminates this research within and outside the discipline of economics. The center's research has been focused on water, garbage, biodiversity and property rights. www.econ.unt.edu/research/EnvCenter.htm

Center for Environmental Philosophy (philosophy and religion studies)
Encourages and supports workshops, conferences and other special projects, including postdoctoral research in the field of environmental ethics. The center publishes the journal Environmental Ethics and keeps important books in environmental philosophy in print through its reprint book series Environmental Ethics Books. www.cep.unt.edu

Center for International Economic Studies and Research (economics)
Promotes research on economic problems in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America. The center develops relationships with other public and private institutions for exchange of scholars and students, as well as research and joint conferences. www.econ.unt.edu/research/IntlCenter.htm

Center for Network Neuroscience (biological sciences)
Focuses on in vitro preparations, especially monolayer cultures of mammalian central nervous system cells, and emphasizes research on pattern generation, storage and recognition. www.cnns.org

Center for Nonlinear Science (physics)
Emphasizes the development of new analytic and computational techniques to assist in understanding complex nonlinear phenomena. www.phys.unt.edu/research/Nonlinear/index.html

Center for Plant Lipid Research (biological sciences)
Seeks to understand through contemporary cellular, biochemical and molecular approaches how lipids influence the growth and development of plants. Efforts also contribute to the discovery of new products and uses for plant derived lipids and their potential public benefit. www.biol.unt.edu/~chapman

Center for Psychosocial Health Research (psychology)
Performs basic research on wellness within a chronic illness context to provide a foundation for the future development of psychosocial and behavioral interventions that encourage health-related behavioral change. www.unt.edu/cph

Center for Remote Sensing (geography and Institute of Applied Sciences)
Applies remote sensing technologies and geographic information systems to water resource issues. www.ias.unt.edu/crs/CRShome.htm

Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping (geography and Institute of Applied Sciences)
Provides instructional and research support in the areas of geographic information systems, computer cartography, spatial analysis and environmental modeling. www.geog.unt.edu/research.html

Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence (psychology)
Provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary research, service and training in the areas of sport and exercise psychology. www.sportpsych.unt.edu

Center for the Study of Military History (history)
Promotes military studies and publishes the biannual journal Military History of the West. www.hist.unt.edu/military.htm

Center for Watershed Reservoir Assessment and Management (biological sciences
Provides services to local, state, and federal agencies to assess and monitor all issues relating to water quality.

Elm Fork Education Center (biological sciences and Institute of Applied Sciences)
Dedicated to the education of the public, especially K-12 students, relating to environmental issues. www.efec.unt.edu

Institutes

Institute of Applied Sciences (biological sciences, environmental philosophy and geography)
Develops research and educational programs that address the natural and human resource issues facing the state, the nation and the world. Call 940-565-2694 or fax 940-565-4297 for more information. www.ias.unt.edu

Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism (journalism)
Offers the only nationally accredited professional master's degree in journalism in Texas and awards $200,000 in scholarships annually. Call 940-565-4564, fax 940-369-8959 or e-mail mitchland@unt.edu for more information. mayborninstitute.unt.edu