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Welcome to Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts. Together with the
leadership of our 13 departments, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center
for the Arts & Humanities, Africana Studies, Community and Civic Engagement,
Pre-Law Scholars, Women’s Leadership Institute and the Women’s Studies Program,
I invite you to explore our college.
As you discover what the College of Liberal Arts has to offer, you will find our
mission is clear: to produce well-rounded and highly employable students.
Our dynamic and distinguished faculty is dedicated to providing students with
the skills, knowledge, and experiences they need to excel in their respective
fields: the arts, communication, economics, history, language, literature, philosophy,
psychology, political science, social science, and speech. All CLA students receive
the highest quality education, which equips them for success in the working world.
Through our programs and curricula, the College of Liberal Arts is committed to
producing thoughtful, intellectual, and highly qualified leaders for the future. I hope
you will enjoy learning about our college.
I encourage you to stop by or visit us online at www.cla.auburn.edu to learn
about the many ways we support our students and continue to excel.
WAR EAGLE!
Dr. Anna Gramberg, DeanCollege of Liberal Arts
Welcome
Office of the Dean331 Tichenor HallAuburn, AL 36849(334) 844-4026www.cla.auburn.edu
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ART
To learn more about the college, or to schedule an appointment with an advisor, please visit
www.cla.auburn.edu
The Department of Art is a vibrant community of artists and art historians
dedicated to teaching and mentoring students. The faculty promotes an atmosphere
where experimentation, creative inquiry, critical thinking, and scholarship are
rewarding, shared endeavors. Offerings in ceramics, drawing, painting, photography,
printmaking, and sculpture provide broad experience in art practice, with one-to-one
instruction in studio classes. Students have the option of pursuing a bachelor’s degree
in studio art. All majors also take introductory survey and period courses in art history,
instilling a knowledge of significant achievements of major artists and movements. Our
bachelor’s degree in art history gives students the opportunity to focus their studies on
the broad span of art accomplishment across cultures and periods.
The Department of Art’s Exhibition and Lectures Program contributes to the energy
and vitality of the department by bringing the work of contemporary artists from
across the United States to campus and offering stimulating lectures by renowned
artists, critics, and scholars.
Beyond the studio and lecture hall, we also have offerings in study abroad, art in the
community, and career preparation, as well as providing internship opportunities.
The Department of Art, a charter member of the National Association of Schools
of Art and Design and the oldest accredited department in the Southeast, prepares
students for careers as studio artists or other art-related pursuits and advanced study.
Excellent facilities, accomplished faculty/artists, faculty/scholars, and a well-designed
curriculum create an ideal setting for the study of art.
Visit our Web site for additional information and take a closer look at some of the
activities and accomplishments of our faculty and students.
Art. 101 Biggin Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-4373
www.cla.auburn.edu/art
Art .................................................................................................................................................................5
Communication & Journalism .............................................................................................................6
Communication Disorders ...................................................................................................................7
Economics ..................................................................................................................................................8
English .........................................................................................................................................................9
Foreign Languages & Literatures ....................................................................................................... 10
History ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Music .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Philosophy ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Political Science ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Psychology .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work ...................................................................................... 16
Theatre ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities ............................................. 18
Africana Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Community and Civic Engagement .................................................................................................. 20
Pre-Law Scholars Program ................................................................................................................. 21
Women’s Leadership Institute ........................................................................................................... 22
Women’s Studies .................................................................................................................................... 23
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Department of Communication & Journalism offers bachelor’s degrees in
communication; journalism; public relations; and radio, television and film. The
department also offers a master’s degree in communication with thesis and non-thesis
options. Graduate and undergraduate students receive the most current and relevant
information available in a forum that encourages the students’ intellectual growth.
Communication – Employers consistently rank communication skills as first among
qualities they seek in future employees. By understanding the communication process,
students can better prepare themselves for living and working in an increasingly diverse
and complex society. The communication major focuses on how people create and share
meaning within and across a variety of contexts, cultures, channels, and media.
Journalism – While the program embraces the enduring principles of journalism, it also
ensures students have access to cutting-edge technology by maintaining state-of-the-art
labs for writing, editing, design, photography, and online research. Students hone their
skills by reporting for The Auburn Plainsman, an award-winning student newspaper.
Public Relations – Students majoring in public relations enter the career field proficient
in the skills necessary to be successful. Public relations courses cover the technological,
managerial, and skills-related aspects of this growing field. In addition to classroom work,
students have many opportunities to get practical experience by engaging in service
learning. Graduates in public relations are instrumental in counseling organizations on
making socially responsible decisions and communicating with their many audiences.
Radio, Television and Film – The RTVF major instructs students in a variety of ways
to understand the mass media. Production and writing courses teach students the skills
necessary to work as media professionals. RTVF students also have opportunities to gain
hands-on, practical experience from several forms of media: Eagle Eye, a television news
magazine program produced entirely by students; WEGL, the student-operated radio
station; and several AU sports productions. Students participate in exciting internships to
gain valuable work experience in a variety of professional environments. Many RTVF
graduates are successful in a range of media and non-media related careers.
Communication & Journalism. 217 Tichenor Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-2727
www.cla.auburn.edu/cmjn
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
The Department of Communication Disorders trains future
speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The department offers
undergraduate and graduate degree programs. At the undergraduate
level, we offer a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders. At the
graduate level, we offer master’s degrees in communication disorders
and the doctor of audiology.
The training programs in speech-language pathology and audiology
are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology
and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association.
Recently, U.S. News and World Report ranked Auburn’s audiology and
speech pathology programs within the top 50 programs nationally.
The department operates a full-service speech and hearing clinic, which
has been in operation for more than 60 years and serves the people of
east Alabama with speech, hearing, or language disorders.
While the clinic serves as a training opportunity for students, every
case is closely supervised by departmental faculty to ensure the highest
quality service to its clients. Each faculty member has a specific area of
expertise within the field of communication disorders, and many are
nationally recognized for their research, textbooks, and clinical abilities.
Special admission into the undergraduate major is required. Any major
may apply.
Communication Disorders. 1199 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849.
(334) 844-9600
www.cla.auburn.edu/communicationdisorders
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Economics is the study of how individuals, firms, governments, and societies make decisions concerning the allocation of
scarce resources. Economics is the central science underlying business and significant portions of public policy. Undergraduate
majors find employment in a wide-array of areas including banking, real estate, insurance, financial management, sales, and
public administration. Economics consistently ranks among the top undergraduate majors in terms of mid-career salary levels
and admissions to law school.
The Department of Economics offers a bachelor’s degree and a minor in economics, and our majors can choose between two
different program tracks. The primary track allows students to choose their own outside minor to complement their study of
economics and advance their career goals. Political science, finance, business administration, and foreign languages are some of
the common choices for an outside minor. The quantitative track is a specialized program designed to give students maximum
advantage for graduate education in economics.
An education in economics prepares students for employment in a wide variety of jobs, or, as commonly is the case, serves as an
excellent foundation from which to pursue law school or other advanced degree work.
Historically, graduates of our doctoral program in economics have found rewarding career positions in academia, state and
federal government agencies, and private firms. Students must achieve satisfactory performance on comprehensive examinations
in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and two advanced fields, then write and orally defend a dissertation.
Economics. 0326 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-2903 www.cla.auburn.edu/economics
ENGLISH
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A bachelor’s degree in English allows students to choose one
of three tracks for their plan of study:
The Creative Writing Track introduces students to the skills
in how to write fiction and poetry to prepare them for careers
in editing, publishing, and any career that values quality writing.
Public readings and the annual Auburn Writers Conference
provide opportunities for these students to showcase their work.
The Literature Track introduces students to many major and
minor texts in American, British, and World Literature. The
Literature track prepares students for such careers as education,
law, divinity, and business.
The Professional Writing & Literacy Studies Track introduces
students to writing for the world of work. Students take courses
in different kinds of writing, rhetoric, and argumentation
in order to prepare them for careers in technical or business
communication, editing, design and publishing, or any field
for which good writing is necessary.
Our faculty members teach, publish, and connect with others
through numerous research publications and a variety of
activities aimed at supporting literacy and the humanities: · The Southern Humanities Review, Alabama’s premier
literary and critical journal · The Auburn Writers Conference, featuring published
creative writers talking about their work· Auburn Summer in London Program, providing students
with six-weeks study in London, led by an English Department faculty member
English. 9030 Haley Center. Auburn AL, 36849. (334) 844-4620
www.cla.auburn.edu/english
ECONOMICS
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History students think critically, read widely and deeply, and write and speak persuasively. Because a
major in history teaches not only knowledge of the past but also the skills of research, analysis, and effective
communication of information, you can find history graduates in practically all sectors of the work force.
Auburn history graduates hold leadership positions in education, public administration, law, public relations,
medicine, industry, historic preservation, archives, athletics, the military, and many other fields and occupations.
The Department of History offers the undergraduate major and minor, as well as graduate degrees and
certificates in history, archives, and public history. The major in history takes students on an intellectual journey
across the breadth of human history where they can explore fundamental questions about the organization of
societies, the development of religious faiths, and the complexities of global politics. Students can take courses
in such varied topics as the history of technology, American religion, modern Africa, Rome, the Civil War in
American Memory, Medieval Europe, and modern Latin America. All majors conclude their degree with a
focused senior thesis project, researching and writing about an original topic of their own design.
History faculty members are researchers and teachers, producing works of scholarship based on solid research
and path-breaking interpretation even as they mentor students and train them in the skills of historical
thinking and research. Recent publications by faculty address such varied topics as Civil Rights in the Lyndon
Johnson administration, Creek-Anglo trade in the 18th Century American Southeast, fashion and design in
17th Century France, Glenn Curtiss and the birth of naval aviation, religion and politics of the 1811 Battle of
Tippecanoe, early 19th Century Parisian urban renewal, and Confederate soldiers who joined the army in the
later years of the Civil War.
We have great students, great faculty, and great fun exploring the past together.
History. 310 Thach Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-4360 www.cla.auburn.edu/history
HISTORY The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers majors in French, German,
and Spanish, and minors in Asian Studies (Japanese and Mandarin Chinese), Classics (Greek
or Latin), French, German, Global Cultures, Italian Studies, and Spanish. Russian courses
are also offered.
The department offers a bachelor’s degree in foreign languages/international trade in
French, German, or Spanish. These degrees provide students with a solid foundation in
their chosen language and in-depth study of communicating in a business on a variety of
topics. As a liberal arts degree, its main strength is the range of knowledge students acquire
in the language, history, culture, and business practices of the countries where their chosen
language is spoken.
Allied programs include International Business, Foreign Language Education, and
Languages Across the Curriculum.
Study abroad opportunities:
· Semester study in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and Taormina, Italy
· Summer study abroad available in Paris, France; San José, Costa Rica; Salamanca
and Madrid, Spain; Taormina, Italy; Vienna, Austria; and Shanghai, China
Undergraduate Internship Opportunities:
· Soon to be available in Beijing, China and Seville, Spain, among other locations
around the world
Students who major in foreign languages and literatures often are more valuable in the job
marketplace, and graduates often attribute foreign language courses and study abroad
experience as the most beneficial experience to their careers due to the communication
skills and cultural knowledge developed in the process.
Foreign Languages & Literatures. 6030 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849.
(334) 844-4345
www.cla.auburn.edu/forlang
FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
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Studying philosophy is exciting and challenging. It helps equip the student with tools necessary for
career success and for leading a thoughtful life. It confronts the student with deep and vexing questions.
Answering life’s philosophical questions develops analytical skills and a healthy respect for the value and
difficulty of thinking clearly.
The Department of Philosophy at Auburn University is small enough to ensure that students receive
individual attention. The faculty is very active in research and ranks among the best departments in
the university.
Students are involved with the local chapter of the Phi Sigma Tau honor society, an international honor
society for students in philosophy. The Auburn Philosophical Society also provides students with frequent
opportunities for interaction with the faculty and with one another.
In addition, the department offers:
· A faculty of well-qualified, award-winning instructors committed to a high standard of teaching
and involvement within the philosophical community
· One of the most active departments on campus. Faculty and invited speakers present papers at
Auburn Philosophical Society meetings on a regular basis
· An annual international philosophy conference
· Two learning communities: “Philosophy and the Arts” and “Philosophy, Politics and Economics”
· Small class sizes (around 15 students) in upper division courses
Philosophy. 6080 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-4344
www.cla.auburn.edu/philosophy
PHILOSOPHY
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The Department of Music offers bachelor’s degrees in performance
and music, as well as a minor in music. With the College of Education,
the department offers bachelor’s degrees in instrumental and choral
music education. The department also teaches course work for the
master’s and doctoral degrees in music education.
An audition for admission to all music degrees is required.
The Department of Music at Auburn University is a fully accredited
member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
It offers an impressive number of instrumental, chamber, and vocal
ensembles, which are open to all students regardless of major.
Auburn is a great place for study in applied music and music
education. Many students choose music as a double major with
other degrees on campus.
The department has an outstanding and caring faculty, a supportive
administration, and talented students.
The specific objectives of the Department of Music are:
· to provide an opportunity for the musically talented to develop
as performers, music educators, composers, and research scholars
· to disseminate general music culture to any university
student through performance groups and the core course in
music appreciation
· to enrich the cultural life of the university, the community, the
state, and the nation
Music. 101 Goodwin Music Building. Auburn, AL 36849.
(334) 844-4165
www.cla.auburn.edu/music
MUSIC
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The Department of Psychology, with 400–450 undergraduate students, is one of the largest undergraduate programs in the university.
The department provides a broad, research-oriented curriculum with course work in statistics, research methods, and the diverse
offerings representative of the breadth of psychology as a natural and social science.
At the graduate level, there are three PhD programs that enroll approximately 80-90 students and produce the largest number of
doctoral graduates of any department in the university. The PhD programs in clinical psychology, industrial/organizational psychology,
and cognitive and behavioral sciences are strong research programs and have a rich history of providing outreach for the state.
For our doctoral students, we offer a unique teaching fellows program through which we train graduate students to be effective
instructors. In addition, the department offers a master’s program in applied behavior analysis with developmental disabilities in which
graduate students work with local agencies to assist autistic and developmentally-disabled children. Other outreach activities include
Project Uplift, an organization devoted to providing volunteer mentors to at-risk children, and a long-term project with Head Start.
The Psychological Services Center, a multipurpose training and research clinic, provides psychological services to children, adolescents,
and adults, as well as outreach support for schools and other social organizations. In addition, the department has several projects dealing
with some of the most significant social problems in Alabama.
Through a large contract with the Alabama Division of Youth Services, the department manages and staffs a treatment program for
juvenile sex offenders. Such activities bring faculty and students in contact with real human problems, which require the intellectual
capital available in the Department of Psychology at Auburn University.
Psychology. 226 Thach Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-4412 www.cla.auburn.edu/psychology
PSYCHOLOGY
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Auburn University offers a major and a minor in political
science. The Department of Political Science has more than
600 students and oversees three undergraduate degree programs
featuring separate majors in political science, public administration,
and health services administration.
Career options for political science majors include law; employment
with government at the federal, state, or local level; journalism;
campaign management; political polling; working with private
interest groups and associations; positions with international
organizations and businesses; non-profit organizations; and teaching.
The department also houses a pre-law advisor who provides
information about law schools and legal careers.
The Political Science Department has 22 dedicated professors who
hold doctoral and law degrees from the nation’s most prestigious
universities. Our professors have won countless college, university,
and even national teaching awards. The research and scholarship of
our professors is well respected by the national and international
political science communities.
For more advanced students who have already earned a bachelor’s
degree, the department offers courses of study leading to two
different post-graduate degrees—a master’s degree in public
administration and a doctoral degree in public administration
and public policy.
Political Science. 7080 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849.
(334) 844-5370
www.cla.auburn.edu/polisci
POLITICAL SCIENCE
THEATRE
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The Department of Theatre is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre
and offers a bachelor’s degree in theatre and two bachelor’s degrees in performance (acting or
music theatre concentration) and production (design/technology or management concentration).
The bachelor of art in theatre is designed for students seeking a broad foundation in the study
of theatre and drama within the liberal arts and humanities curriculum. It is particularly suitable
for students interested in theatre history, dramatic literature, and theatre criticism as a means of
preparing for further study or employment in a variety of fields, including theatre, law, education,
and communication.
The bachelor of fine art programs are for students interested in more specialized training for
careers in professional theatre and are available only by audition or portfolio presentation interviews.
Auburn theatre graduates are in demand. The department’s recent graduates have received offers
of further training and/or employment from Catholic University, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival,
Walt Disney World, The University of Central Florida, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The
University of Southern Mississippi, and The Savannah College of Art and Design. Many of our
graduates have thriving careers working within and beyond the entertainment industry.
The department’s distinguished faculty, professional guest artists, and excellent facilities ensure
that students majoring in theatre receive a comprehensive, quality education.
Auburn University Theatre is preparing to break ground on a new, state-of-the-art experimental
theatre addition. The new space will provide students the opportunity to learn and work in a
flexible theatre space that reflects current trends in the theatre arts as well the kinds of facilities
they can look forward to working in after graduation.
Theatre. 211 Telfair Peet Theatre. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-4748
www.cla.auburn.edu/theatre
The department offers bachelor’s degrees in sociology,
anthropology, and social work and seeks to serve the local
community, state, and nation by conducting research
and extension/outreach programs to assist others in
understanding and managing the society around them,
as well as its social affairs.
Sociology – Sociology is a fundamental social science
discipline that studies the collective dimensions of
human social behavior. The range of disciplines is great
and includes the study of human interaction, groups,
organizations, social psychological processes, family life,
deviant behavior, social problems, legal institutions, medical
systems, intercultural studies, human population dynamics,
international development, and social change.
Anthropology – Anthropologists may work in an academic
setting or in a variety of other areas, from government
and human services to manufacturing and retail industries.
These occupations may involve the following: conducting
research, implementing policy, teaching, or providing
expertise in the areas of health, development, education,
or the corporate world.
Social Work – People who choose social work as a
career want to make a difference in people’s lives. With
the bachelor’s degree in social work, the job possibilities
are manifold. The career opportunities for someone in
social work include work at a variety of social service and
advocacy organizations. This degree is accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education.
Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work.
7030 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-5049
www.cla.auburn.edu/sociology
SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY & SOCIAL WORK
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The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities is
the outreach office for the College of Liberal Arts. Its mission is to serve
the citizens of Alabama through outreach, research, and instruction in
the arts and humanities. The center develops and offers programming in
schools, towns, and communities around the state that strengthens the
bonds between the academic community, the arts, and the general public.
Thousands of Alabama citizens benefit from its programs annually.
Some of the center’s major initiatives are:
· Auburn Writers Conference, an annual gathering of new and
established writers designed to offer instruction, practice,
perspective, and community
· Becoming Alabama, an annual public symposium on some aspect
of Alabama history, culture, and landscape
· Pebble Hill Imprint, a publication partnership with the University
of Alabama Press that brings forth scholarship growing from or
contributing to the center’s work
· The Gnu’s Room Partnership, a collaboration with a local
non-profit bookstore to promote the arts and humanities in
the Auburn community
· Volunteer opportunities for students with hands-on,
project-oriented assignments
The center operates under the College of Liberal Arts and is deeply
committed to promoting the humanities, as well as the performing,
literary, and fine arts, through its many diverse and educational programs.
Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities.
Pebble Hill. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-4946
www.cla.auburn.edu/cah
The Africana Studies minor is based on an interdisciplinary curriculum so as to embrace the bodies of knowledge and research
methods of the social sciences, the sciences, the humanities, the arts, and business. Offering courses from multiple disciplines creates
a vibrant and engaging intellectual environment in which students study with faculty with outstanding scholarship on the important
historical, cultural, social, political, and economic aspects of Africans and the African Diaspora. Africana Studies courses supplement
and sometimes challenge predominant Euro-centric disciplinary offerings and provide students with African-centered perspectives
from within and across areas of study. The Africana Studies curriculum is equally unique in its comparative methodology that enables
students to study the historical and contemporary challenges facing people of African descent in different regional settings while
developing cross-cultural, international, and transnational perspectives.
The Africana Studies course offerings provide a broad survey of a scholarly tradition that has produced knowledge about people of
African origin in the following areas:
· Foundations in African-American Studies
· Significance of African Heritage
· African Ethnicity and Family Studies (such as African Women’s Issues)
· Sociological Studies including class stratification
· Psychological Studies relating to people of African descent
· Contemporary African Politics
· Cross-cultural, International and Transnational studies
· African Development Studies
· Cultural, Literary and Aesthetic studies of people of African Descent
· African Philosophy and Religious Studies
· Historical Studies and Anthropological Methods
· Black Entrepreneurship
These topics are covered in the four areas of concentration offered by the Africana Studies minor, (Pan-African History and
Thought, Black Urban Studies, Black Entrepreneurship, and African Development Studies) and the director will guide students in
putting together a package of courses that would give them competence in any one or a combination of these concentrations.
Africana Studies. 310 Thach Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-6651 www.cla.auburn.edu/africana_studies
CAROLINE MARSHALL DRAUGHON CENTER FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES
AFRICANA STUDIES
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COMMUNITY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PRE-LAW SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The Community and Civic Engagement (CCE) Initiative is based on Auburn University’s historic commitment
of service and the College of Liberal Arts’ mission to foster an intellectual community where students have an
understanding of the human condition, a respect for individual and cultural differences, and a desire for the free
exchange of ideas. Through civic engagement, individuals—as citizens of their communities, their nations, and the
world—are empowered as agents of positive social change for a more democratic world.
The mission of CCE is to create a culture of faculty and student engagement both within and outside the
university that will address and solve challenges facing communities. By creating an interface between the scholarly
activities of Auburn University faculty and students and the expertise of community partners, Auburn University
will strengthen the land-grant mission that has promoted a long tradition of scholarly service to the local, regional,
national, and international community. The goals of the Community and Civic Engagement Initiative are to
continue this Auburn tradition of service and scholarship, to further collaboration among the diverse disciplines
in the College of Liberal Arts, to highlight the unique outreach activities initiated by our faculty and students, to
provide a context for the creation of shared knowledge between Auburn University and its multiple community
partners, to advance community-engaged scholarship, and to provide students with the skills to become effective
local and global citizens.
Within CCE, we offer a minor in Community and Civic Engagement. Students who want to serve their
communities and want to learn how to apply their academic disciplines in making contributions to the larger
society will find the minor in community and civic engagement rewarding and worthwhile. The faculty teaching
in the program themselves are committed to community and civic engagement and have designed classes that will
provide context, skills, tools, and methods for understanding and addressing public issues. This is an interdisciplinary
minor that offers each student an opportunity to complete at least one service-learning course that will place
students in a community setting to apply the knowledge they are learning in the classroom and to gain knowledge
from community partners in a mutually-beneficial relationship.
Community & Civic Engagment. 302 Tichenor Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-5151
www.auburn.edu/cce
The College of Liberal Arts sponsors the Pre-Law Scholars Program. The program is interdisciplinary and is
open to all students of any major who intend to pursue careers within the legal profession. Students may engage
in a pre-law academic concentration within their major course of study and may choose among pre-law elective
courses as their academic schedules permit.
The program offers career counseling and law school application counseling to students interested in legal careers.
There is a practitioner-in-residence who serves as an advisor and is available to meet with students in pursuit of a
legal career. Students are invited to discuss opportunities within various legal specialties and the day-to-day duties
of lawyers within these specialties, choice of major or minor, choice of elective courses, choice of law school,
paralegal degrees and opportunities, and the law school application process (including drafting of the personal
statement and obtaining recommendations).
The program provides an information network to Auburn’s pre-law students as well as internship and employment
opportunities, speakers, elective course offerings, social events, and opportunities to meet privately with visiting
law school admissions deans.
The Pre-Law Scholars Program also supports extracurricular honors and activities:
· Pi Lambda Sigma is the Pre-Law Honor Society. Pi Lambda Sigma sponsors several events during the year,
including the annual Auburn University Law School Fair, hosting admissions deans and professors from
approximately 50 law schools across the U.S., trips to court proceedings, visits to law school campuses,
speakers, and social events
· Auburn University Mock Trial Competition Team is an academic team that competes against other
undergraduate teams from around the country in tournaments sponsored by the American Mock
Trial Association
Pre-Law. 7059 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-6166
www.cla.auburn.edu/pre-law
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WOMEN’S STUDIES
The minor in Women’s Studies allows students to explore issues related to women and gender across academic
disciplines, including:
· Women’s roles in society, culture, politics, history, economics
· Issues of class, race, and ethnic and sexual identity
· Political and moral questions about gender roles in today’s world
· The impact of gender on science and technology
· How behavior and language shape notions of gender
Women’s Studies graduates find that the minor provides useful tools to succeed in any field. Students in Women’s
Studies courses have many opportunities to improve their communication, research, and critical thinking skills.
Furthermore, the program nurtures self-confidence and encourages personal development. All of this gives
Women’s Studies students an edge in the competitive job market, graduate school, and life in general.
The Women’s Studies program sponsors lectures, performances, workshops, conferences, and other activities
throughout the academic year.
The Auburn University Women’s Studies program cooperates with organizations and initiatives both on campus and
off that strive to raise the quality of women’s lives and endeavors within the University and throughout the broader
community. We work with Safe Harbor, the sexual violence prevention and response unit on campus; the Women’s
Leadership Institute; the Women’s Resource Center; WISE (Women in Science and Engineering); and the Office of
Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. We also offer support to our affiliated student organization, the Auburn Feminist
Alliance (AFA), and the Women’s Studies Graduate Student Organization (WSGSO).
Women’s Studies. 3227 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-7194 www.cla.auburn.edu/womensstudies
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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEThe Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) was established to help women
associated with Auburn University take a proactive step in closing the
gender gap created by the underrepresentation of women in politics,
corporate boardrooms, and the administrations of business and
educational institutions.
The WLI creates a network, think tank, and cutting-edge learning
environment to empower all women for a lifetime of leadership.
The WLI was created in 2004 to address the leadership gap in the top
ranks in all fields. The institute began as the first partner in the southeast
with the Center for American Women and Politics in their NEW
LeadershipTM Residential Intensive Training. WLI still offers the Residential
Intensive Training program, and there are now six new programs designed
for Auburn students, alumni and the community. Throughout each year,
WLI hosts and sponsors several lectures promoting leadership. The WLI
brings top women leaders—national figures and often Auburn graduates
or community members—in direct contact with our students so that they
can engage with the women who have excelled in leadership roles. The
Extraordinary Women Lecture Series provides students and the general
public the opportunity to interact with and be inspired by outstanding
women leaders. This lecture series is aimed at enhancing the possibility
while presenting women capable of leadership roles that draw from
everything society has to offer using conventional sociopolitical tools
and working with the values available to them.
Speakers to date include Lt. General Leslie Kenne, Deputy Chief of Staff
for Warfighting Integration; Lilly Ledbetter, women’s equality advocate;
and Marie C. Wilson, founder and president emeritus of The White House
Project and co-creator of “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.”
Women’s Leadership Institute. 2227 Haley Center. Auburn, AL 36849.
(334) 844-2491
www.cla.auburn.edu/wli
Auburn University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution.
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