Departments

3/31/2020 | 4:30 pm

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UM-Dearborn classes are being held remotely through the end of the semester, Summer I and Summer II. Most campus operations are being conducted remotely and buildings are closed. Before coming to campus please call ahead to determine how services are being delivered. Events have been postponed or canceled, including Spring 2020 Commencement. Pass/fail decision date extended to May 5. For more updates please visit the Coronavirus information page.

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CASL’s interdisciplinary departments reflect the full range of the liberal arts and sciences, with related fields grouped together to facilitate interdisciplinary teaching and research.

Behavioral Sciences

In Behavioral Sciences, we study human beings as individuals, in groups, within societies, and across cultures.

Language, Culture, and Communication

In Language, Culture, and Communication, we study the development, structure, and use of language in rhetorical situations and cultural contexts.

Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts

In Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts, we study written and visual texts in the expression of human thought and emotion.

Mathematics and Statistics

In Mathematics and Statistics, we study numbers in both pure and applied contexts.

Natural Sciences

In Natural Sciences, we study the natural world, both living and non-living.

Social Sciences

In Social Sciences, we study the economic, social, and political organization of human societies over time and in space.

College-Wide Programs

These are interdisciplinary programs offering majors and minors that involve faculty and courses from different departments.

CASL Current News

Prof Paul Draus

Sociologist on Fighting Epidemics: Late Reaction Is Biggest Problem

Professor Paul Draus says urban planning not only has an impact on economic or social disparities, but can also lead to pandemic resilience.

A great-grandmother is greeted by young family members at a socially safe distance during the Coronavirus pandemic. — Elizabeth MacNicol of Taylor, Mich., age 90, says hello to her great-grandchildren through the glass front door.

Spreading joy to older adults in a time of social distance

Psychology Associate Professor Brenda Whitehead, a gerontologist whose research focuses on stress in later life, developed a survey for people ages 60+ to hear about their stressors and joys during this historic pandemic.

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Professor helps celebrity find their roots on PBS show

With 45 years of research work on the World War I African experience and more than 150 oral histories with African WWI veterans, Professor Joe Lunn was contacted by the "Finding Your Roots" team to help interpret WWI ancestor's documents for show.

match day

UM-Dearborn celebrates Match Day 2020

Congrats to our alumni as they begin their medical careers