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Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Official Seal of Northwestern University
Established 1851
Type Private
Dean Daniel I. Linzer
Faculty 521[1]
Undergraduates 4,009
Location Evanston, Illinois, USA
Website http://www.cas.northwestern.edu

The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS) is the largest college at Northwestern University. It was established in 1851 and today comprises 25 departments and many specialty programs.

WCAS enrolls students in its classes from all of Northwestern's undergraduate schools, including the Medill School of Journalism, School of Music, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Communication, and School of Education and Social Policy. All faculty members at Weinberg teach undergraduate students.

About 3 percent of student enrollments are in courses taught exclusively by teaching assistants, mostly in small introductory courses in foreign languages; all other courses are taught by professors.[2]. The numbers of men and women at Weinberg is about equal; 30 percent of undergraduates belong to racial or ethnic minorities. Students also come from all 50 states; Illinois is the home of the largest number of students, followed by California, Ohio, and New York. Seven percent of Weinberg students are from foreign countries.[2]

WCAS has 15 interdisciplinary programs that offer minors or majors. These include American studies, European studies, Integrated Science (ISP), Legal Studies, Mathematical Experience for Northwestern Undergraduates (MENU), Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS), and the Writing Major. Each of these programs have special admissions requirements.[2]

Each freshman at WCAS is required to take two "Freshman Seminars," 15 or 16 students in each, focussed on the development of writing and discussion skills. A freshman's typical schedule each quarter includes a small class of 15 students, a class of 20-25 students, and two larger lecture courses. Last year fewer than 10 of more than 2000 courses in Weinberg College enrolled over 300 students.[2]

Each year, faculty associated with several of Northwestern's esteemed graduate programs teach undergraduates. Professors from the Kellogg School of Management offer courses in accounting, finance, and marketing especially designed for Weinberg students. Law School faculty each year teach several undergraduate courses in Weinberg as well. WCAS also has special agreements with Chicago's major cultural institutions, including the Field Museum, Art Institute, Adler Planetarium, and American Bar Foundation, to offer courses taught by Chicago-area experts.[2]

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[edit] Degree Requirements

Degree requirements specify that each WCAS student demonstrate writing and foreign language proficiency (by taking certain courses), complete two freshman seminars (small specialized courses with 15 students), complete two courses in each area of "distribution requirements" (two units must be completed in each of the following areas: Natural Sciences, Formal Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Historical Studies, Ethics and Values, and Literature and Fine Arts), and complete a WCAS major [3]. WCAS graduates receive the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Philosophy degree [4].

[edit] Areas of Study

The following is a list of areas of study which can be pursued at WCAS[5]:

(minor in Chinese Language and Culture, minor in Japanese Language and Culture)

(adjunct major and minor in Asian and Middle East Studies, major in Asian and Middle East Languages and Civilizations)

(major, minor concentrations in Latin and in Greek)

  • Film & Media Studies (minor)
  • French (major, minor)
  • Gender Studies (adjunct major, minor)
  • Geography (adjunct major, minor)
  • Geological Sciences (major, minor) (now Earth and Planetary Sciences)
  • German (major, minor)
  • Global Health Studies (minor)
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies (minor)
  • Legal Studies (adjunct major, minor)
  • Linguistics (major, minor)
  • Science in Human Culture (adjunct major, minor)
  • Slavic Languages and Literature

(major in Slavic Languages and Literatures, minor concentrations in Russian and in Slavic Studies, minor in Central and Southeastern European Studies)

  • Transportation and Logistics (minor)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.northwestern.edu/about/facts/
  2. ^ a b c d e http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/welcome/facts.html
  3. ^ http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/advising/deg.html
  4. ^ http://www.registrar.northwestern.edu/statistics/degr_awd/2001-02DegreesAwarded.html
  5. ^ http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/advising/broch.html


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