College of Arts and Sciences (Case Western Reserve University)


The College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is the oldest school of Case Western Reserve University. The school houses educational and research programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, physical and biological sciences, and mathematical sciences. The college is organized into 21 academic departments and several interdisciplinary programs and centers. Students can choose a major or minor from almost 60 unique undergraduate programs, design their own courses of study, or enroll in integrated bachelor's/master's degree programs.

History

The College of Arts and Sciences traces its origins to the founding of Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio in 1826, about 26 miles southwest of Cleveland. In 1882 Western Reserve College moved to Cleveland, where it united with a preexisting medical school and was renamed Western Reserve University. Constituent units of Western Reserve University included Adelbert College, Flora Stone Mather College for Women, and Cleveland College, all of which were brought together in 1972 under the original designation Western Reserve College, but this time constituting a subdivision of Case Western Reserve University. The College of Arts and Sciences as it exists today came about as the result of the 1992 unification of undergraduate and graduate programs with CWRU's research programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences. Since 1992 the names "Western Reserve College" and "Western Reserve University" are no longer used.

Departments and Affiliated Programs

Academic Departments
Anthropology

Art History and Art

Art Education

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Classics

Cognitive Science

Communication Sciences

Dance

English

Geological Sciences

History

Mathematics

Modern Languages and Literatures

Music

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Religious Studies

Sociology

Statistics

Theater
Affiliated Departments
Biochemistry

Economics

Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

Nutrition
Interdisciplinary Programs
Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Centers

American Studies

Asian Studies

Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities

Center for Cognition and Culture

Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics

Center for Policy Studies

Center for Research on Tibet

Center for Science and Mathematics Education

Center for the Study of Writing

Childhood Studies

College Scholars Program

Dittrick Medical History Center

Engineering Physics

Environmental Studies

Ernest B. Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences

Ethnic Studies

Evolutionary Biology

French and Francophone Studies

German Studies

Gerontological Studies

History and Philosophy of Science

Institute for the Study of the University in Society

International Studies

Japanese Studies

Judaic Studies

Mathematics and Physics

Natural Sciences

Pre-Architecture

Public Policy

Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies

Schubert Center for Child Studies

Science Entrepreneurship

Skeletal Research Center

Teacher Licensure

Women's Studies

World Literature

SAGES

SAGES is an acronym for Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship. Through a series of small interdisciplinary seminars students are connected with faculty, school culture, and the institutions of University Circle. The goal of the SAGES program is to help students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to solve real world problems and to allow students to communicate their ideas effectively through writing and speech. All of Case Western Reserve University's colleges that grant undergraduate degrees participate in the SAGES program, which extends through the student's academic career. Traditionally, a student will spend the first two years of their college experience participating in a series of 3 interdisciplinary seminars. These interdisciplinary seminars are followed in the third year by a departmental seminar usually in the student's field of study. Finally, in the fourth year a student participates in a Capstone project which is designed to demonstrate the intellectually agility and collaborative spirit SAGES aims to foster in its students.

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History was printed in 1987 and 1996. Under the History department, the encyclopedia is maintained electronically.