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.

Departments, divisions, and schools

• African American Studies program
• American Studies, Department of
• Anthropology, Department of
• Art, Art History, and Design, School of
• Biology, Department of
• Chemistry, Department of
• Cinematic Arts, Department of
• Classics, Department of
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
• Communication Studies, Department of
• Computer Science, Department of
• Dance, Department of
• Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, School of
• English, Department of
• Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, Department of
• Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, Department of
• History, Department of
• Interdepartmental Studies program
• Interdisciplinary Programs, Division of
• Journalism and Mass Communication, School of
• Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures, Department of
• Magid Center for Writing
• Mathematics, Department of
• Music, School of
• Philosophy, Department of
• Physics and Astronomy, Department of
• Political Science, Department of
• Psychological and Brain Sciences, 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
• Writers' Workshop