About the College
The College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University combines a history of educational excellence with a commitment to innovation and discovery. With its constellation of programs in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural and mathematical sciences, the college fosters interdisciplinary inquiry and enables students to pursue a multiplicity of interests. The College of Arts and Sciences has international reach, with faculty members conducting research on every continent. At the same time, it benefits from active partnerships with the distinguished scientific and cultural institutions of University Circle and Greater Cleveland.
The college is organized into 22 academic departments and several interdisciplinary programs and centers, including Childhood Studies, International Studies, Evolutionary Biology, History and Philosophy of Science and Women’s Studies. Undergraduates as well as graduate students are encouraged to conduct independent research, in their chosen fields or related ones, within the college, in other units of the university or in nearby medical and cultural institutions. The academic experience can extend into the community in the form of service-learning projects as well as internships in research institutions, businesses, cultural institutions and governmental agencies.
The college's curricular offerings are enhanced by its affiliations with other University Circle institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Cleveland Play House. The college itself offers many arts presentations, lecture series, and symposia, both within academic departments and through its Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Centers. It also provides abundant opportunities for students to participate in musical, theater and dance performances.
Students from across the university participate in the academic and cultural life of the college. For example, undergraduates in the Case School of Engineering, the Weatherhead School of Management, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing all enroll in SAGES, the seminar-based general education program administered by the College of Arts and Sciences.