College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

This is the heart and soul of the University. UNM College of Arts and Sciences is, in a very real sense, a living, growing model of everything we’ve learned and everything we are.

UNM College of Arts and Sciences covers an extraordinary range of disciplines, from mathematics to journalism, biology to history, philosophy to physics, linguistics to planetary science. In addition to the many classes offered in degree programs within the College, three of every four courses offered in the University’s core curriculum are provided by UNM College of Arts and Sciences. It’s a huge enterprise: 30 departments and interdisciplinary programs, 20 research centers and institutes, four museums, over 100 degree programs, all serving some 7,000 students.

The Launching Pad for Rewarding Lives

As the heart of the University, UNM College of Arts and Sciences is the starting point for an amazing number of careers and contributions in the realms of the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. Anthropologists, writers, physicians, economists, political scientists, foreign language experts, astronomers, speech and hearing experts, entrepreneurs, chemists, geologists, environmental scientists, climatologists—graduates of the College go on to change the future of our state, our nation and the world.

The College’s leading-edge research programs cover an equally wide range, from America’s largest long-term ecological research facility to the Feminist Research Institute, and from the Institute for Particle Physics to the Institute for American Indian Research. Internationally renowned researchers blend groundbreaking discovery with committed teaching.

Now Is Your Moment

The list of vital needs in the College is as long as the list of people who pursue knowledge within and beyond its walls, but there are some common threads: student support through scholarships, faculty support through endowments and research funding, and innovative new research centers. The College’s vision for the arts and sciences in New Mexico is clear, and now is your moment to help power that vision.