Dean's Message

Welcome. I hope you find the information on the College of Arts and Sciences to be helpful and informative. Our faculty and staff are committed to working with each student to provide a first-class learning experience. Experience is a key word in the College. Our programs and majors include not only classroom instruction but also learning in a faculty member's lab, working with faculty in the field, studying abroad, student internships, and course projects that focus on real problems and issues.

We have students traveling to London to experience theatre and the arts in London. Other students are traveling to Russia and the Persian Gulf for studies. Students work with faculty on research along the shores of Long Island in marine biology or on environmental issues in the Bahamas. Other students are engaged in laboratory research in biology, physics, and psychology. The College recently acquired an atomic force microscope for cutting edge research in nanotechnology. Our music programs, including sound recording and music industry, are among the most popular at UNH and have been rated among the top 50 college programs by Rolling Stone magazine. We have first-rate design programs in both interior design and graphic design where students engage in real-life activities with professionals in the region. Our health programs in dietetics, nutrition, and dental hygiene focus on improving individual health and wellness. Dental hygiene students have been traveling abroad for the past two years to provide dental care in other countries. The English department offers both writing and literature components. Students interested in law can major in political science or history. A new major in Global Studies concentrates on the increasing importance of globalization across all disciplines. There is language instruction in 6 languages at UNH including Chinese and Arabic. We have programs for students interested in pursuing careers in teaching; students take a fifth-year masters degree beyond the Bachelor's degree in education that is tuition free.

The College of Arts and Sciences is uniquely positioned to help you prepare for the future - a future that is ever changing at a rapid pace. Many of the future career opportunities available to today's college students have yet to be created. Our philosophy in UNH's College of Arts and Sciences is to prepare you as broadly as possible for the challenges, whether local or global, facing our society in the decades to come. The leaders who will answer these challenges must be broadly educated and have the skills and knowledge to solve these problems creatively.

The College's programs offer both breadth in studies across many disciplines in the sciences, arts, and humanities and depth of study within your chosen discipline or major. As a graduate from a College of Arts and Sciences, I appreciated the freedom to explore different topics and courses of interest to me. I also was serious about my education as a psychology major. My career decision to continue on with psychology was shaped by my experiences working closely with faculty in psychology. At UNH, I hope you can feel the same personal excitement and satisfaction.

Please feel free to explore the many opportunities at UNH in the College of Arts and Sciences and contact me if I can answer any of your questions.

Sincerely,
Ronald Nowaczyk
Dean