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Welcome to the College of Arts & Sciences
The College of Arts & Sciences offers a wide variety of courses and programs in liberal arts, humanities, mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and communication while offering for 44 Bachelor¹s degrees, 107 Masters degrees and 18 Doctoral degrees. The College of Arts & Sciences is home to 515 tenure track faculty and 33% of all students enrolled at TTU, with 8,333 undergraduate and 1,285 graduate students. The college fills an enormous teaching role for the university. Typically A&S faculty teach more than 50% of the student credit hours at TTU, a total of nearly 190,000 hours per semester. The faculty of A&S has achieved international recognition for their scholarship and maintains outstanding research programs. Typically faculty author more than 35 books and 800 scholarly research articles each year. They are active in the presentation of their creative activity and research, making more than one thousand presentations annually. Faculty received more than $16 million dollars in external funding in support of their research programs during the 2008 fiscal year. The stories below feature some of the recent achievements by the college¹s students and faculty.
On the Streets: Why Homeless People Refuse Shelter
In his new book, sociologist Jason Wasserman uncovers shortcomings of social assistance programs.
Some Tips From an Ancient Chinese Philosopher
Philosophy professor Howard Curzer on his paper "Take Your Job and Shove it: Mencius on Resigning and the Doctrine of the Mean."
An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War
Vietnam combat veteran Ron Milam publishes first scholarly book challenging stereotype that junior officers were poorly trained, unmotivated and guilty of atrocious behavior.
"Twilight" Vampires Deviate From Classic Dracula
Vampire expert, Erin Collopy, explains the transition from vampires of mythology to the modern, sensitive and more seductive vampire.
Saving the Language of the People
A Texas Tech linguist begins a journey to preserve and teach the Comanche language.
Researchers Hope to Solve Universe's Riddles
Scientists hope the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider and Compact Muon Solenoid will prove the existence of matter’s smallest building blocks.
Partnership in Ireland, Italy Yields New Discovery
Research could lead to greater understanding of ionic liquids used in high-efficiency solar cells; cheaper, more environmentally friendly rocket fuel additives.
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