University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Encyclopedia
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is one of twelve academic colleges at the University of Houston
. With nearly 10,000 students, CLASS is the largest college of the university, and was established in 2000 after the College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication and the College of Social Sciences merged together.
In 1987 Harold Jones, the chairperson of the Hispanic and Classical Languages department, said that the Spanish language
was so popular at UH that not every student is able to fill a Spanish class. Jones said that the students are aware that Houston has important ties with Latin America
and that learning a second language improves career opportunities. Because of a state budgetary crisis, UH was unable to add enough classes to fill the demand.
Around 1987 the school revised its first and second year Spanish courses to emphasize reading, speaking, understanding, and writing skills. Jones said that most students demand an emphasis on practical knowledge of Spanish, instead of a concentration on culture and literature found in traditional language courses. In 1987 UH offered a special Spanish program available to students in the Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
where they could take a Spanish class catering to their program.
and Houston History Magazine, published by the Center for Public History.
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. With nearly 10,000 students, CLASS is the largest college of the university, and was established in 2000 after the College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication and the College of Social Sciences merged together.
Departments
- University of Houston School of ArtUniversity of Houston School of ArtThe University of Houston School of Art is a department of the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences .-Majors:The School of Art hosts 5 undergraduate and 4 graduate majors:...
- Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
- University of Houston College of Humanities
- University of Houston College of Social Sciences
- Moores School of MusicMoores School of MusicThe Rebecca and John J. Moores School of Music is the music school of the University of Houston. The Moores School offers the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in music performance, conducting, theory and composition, music history...
- Department of Health and Human Performance
- Department of History
Facilities
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
- Blaffer GalleryBlaffer GalleryBlaffer Gallery is the art museum of the University of Houston. It was founded in 1973 and has won several awards, including the Coming Up Taller Award as part of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.-History:...
- Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluations and Statistics
Academics
The college offers degree programs in the following areas: African American Studies, Anthropology, Fine Arts, Communication, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Economics, English, Folklore, Hispanic Studies, History, Modern & Classical Languages, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, ROTC, Sociology, Theatre & Dance, Visual Studies, and Women's Studies.In 1987 Harold Jones, the chairperson of the Hispanic and Classical Languages department, said that the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
was so popular at UH that not every student is able to fill a Spanish class. Jones said that the students are aware that Houston has important ties with Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and that learning a second language improves career opportunities. Because of a state budgetary crisis, UH was unable to add enough classes to fill the demand.
Around 1987 the school revised its first and second year Spanish courses to emphasize reading, speaking, understanding, and writing skills. Jones said that most students demand an emphasis on practical knowledge of Spanish, instead of a concentration on culture and literature found in traditional language courses. In 1987 UH offered a special Spanish program available to students in the Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management is one of twelve academic college of the University of Houston. The college, consisting of several facilities, includes a full-service Hilton Hotel. The College currently offers multiple programs that include: Bachelors of Science...
where they could take a Spanish class catering to their program.
Publications
The college offers several publications including Gulf Coast, a literary journal, and its undergraduate counterpart Glass MountainGlass Mountain (journal)
Glass Mountain is a peer-reviewed undergraduate literary journal at the University of Houston that was established in 2006. The title is an allusion to a short story with the same title by Donald Barthelme. The journal is one of few that publishes poetry, fiction, non-fiction and art from a pool of...
and Houston History Magazine, published by the Center for Public History.
Misc.
- The university is associated with the Gulf Coast Magazine.
- The college hosts the Texas Music Festival.
- University of Houston Creative Writing ProgramUniversity of Houston Creative Writing ProgramThe University of Houston Creative Writing program is a graduate fiction and poetry program located in Houston, Texas. It was rated second in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its first annual ranking of writing programs in 1997. It rated 26th in the nation in Poets & Writers and its PhD...