Welcome to the College of Arts & Humanities
Welcome to the College of Arts and Humanities, home to disciplines that ask us to
examine and understand the human story, and disciplines that help us show, tell, and
perform human stories of all kinds.
The College of Arts and Humanities employs over 200 faculty, offering 22 undergraduate
degree programs, 12 graduate degree programs, and 38 undergraduate minors. Our faculty
are artists, scholars, writers, and world-class teachers who care deeply about student
success and learning. Our thriving programs provide students with experiential opportunities
for creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and intensive practice in written
and oral communication. The college also hosts a nationally recognized Poetry Center,
and an international scholarly journal, College Literature.
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The College will:
- Offer academic programs that develop skills and flexibility through experiential learning
opportunities
- Generate new knowledge through scholarly and creative endeavors
- Foster creativity, curiosity, civic engagement, and critical thinking through a rich
liberal arts curriculum that instills a capacity for productive action
- Provide opportunities for members of our community to connect, share ideas, and understand
a variety of perspectives so that we build empathy for a more inclusive world
The West Chester University College of Arts and Humanities will be a regional innovator
in education that cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration, artistic and cultural
programming, and inclusive and engaged citizenship. Our faculty and staff will champion
student access and success so that students can learn the skills and strategies they
need for successful and fulfilling lives at WCU and beyond.