Home to nearly 40 departments, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest college and the academic center of the University of Iowa. Our depth and breadth allows for innovative research and collaboration across disciplines.

Areas of study Majors and minors

Departments, divisions, and schools

African American Studies program
American Sign Language progam
American Studies, Department of
Art, Art History, and Design, School of
Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures, Department of
Biology, Department of
Chemistry, Department of
Cinematic Arts, Department of
Classics, Department of
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
Communication Studies, Department of
Dance, Department of
Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of
English as a Second Language program
French and Italian, Department of 
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, Department of
Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, Department of
German, Department of
Global Health Studies program
Health and Human Physiology, Department of
History, Department of
Interdepartmental Studies program
Interdisciplinary Programs, Division of
International Studies program
Latin American Studies program
Linguistics, Department of
Magid Center for Writing
Mathematics, Department of
Music, School of
Physics and Astronomy, Department of
Political Science, Department of
Religious Studies, Department of
Rhetoric, Department of
Social Work, School of
Sociology and Criminology, Department of
Spanish and Portuguese, Department of
Statistics and Actuarial Science, Department of
Theatre Arts, Department of
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Division of
Writers' Workshop