SIUC College of Liberal Arts

The SIUC [Southern Illinois University Carbondale] College of Liberal Arts, aka 'COLA, offers a broad-based selection of disciplines in the fine arts, social sciences and humanities. Based in Faner Hall, the College of Liberal Arts offers more majors, minors and specializations than any other college at SIUC.

Departments

Department

Link

Chair / Director

Building Housed

Africana Studies

http://cola.siu.edu/africanastudies/

Gadzekpo, Leonard

Faner Hall

Anthropology

http://cola.siu.edu/anthro/

McCall, John

Faner Hall

Art & Design

http://cola.siu.edu/artanddesign/

Bukowski, Marie

Allyn Hall / Pulliam Hall (Industrial Wing)

Communication Studies

http://cola.siu.edu/communicationstudies/

Stucky, Nathan

Faner Hall / Communications Building

Criminology & Criminal Justice

http://cola.siu.edu/ccj/

Mullins, Christopher (Acting Chair)

Faner Hall

Economics

http://cola.siu.edu/economics/

Sharma, Subhash C.

Faner Hall

English

http://cola.siu.edu/english/

Klaver, Elizabeth

Faner Hall

Geography & Environmental Resources

http://cola.siu.edu/geography/

Schoof, Justin

Faner Hall

History

http://cola.siu.edu/history/

Carr Kay J.

Faner Hall

Languages, Cultures & International Trade

http://cola.siu.edu/languages/

Taoka, Yasuko

Faner Hall

Linguistics

http://cola.siu.edu/linguistics/

Carstens, Vicki

Faner Hall

Music

http://cola.siu.edu/music/

Lenz, Eric (Interim Director)

Altgeld Hall

Paralegal Studies

http://cola.siu.edu/paralegal/

Hillyard, Daniel (Interim Director)

Faner Hall

Philosophy

http://cola.siu.edu/philosophy/

Berger, Douglas

Faner Hall

Political Science

http://cola.siu.edu/politicalscience/

Tilley, Virginia

Faner Hall

Psychology

http://cola.siu.edu/psychology/

Habib, Reza (Interim Chair)

Life Science II

Sociology

http://cola.siu.edu/sociology/

Danaher, Williams

Faner Hall

Theater

http://cola.siu.edu/theater/

Kidd, James

Communications Building

University Studies Program

http://cola.siu.edu/academics/undergraduate/university-studies-degree/

Balkansky, Andrew

Various

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

http://cola.siu.edu/wgss/

Various

Various

Specialization Centers

  • Center for Archaeological Investigation
  • Center for English as a Second Language
  • University Museum
  • Phenomenology Research Center
  • Center for Experimental Music

Facilities

  • Allyn Hall (Photo needed)
  • Communications Building (Photo needed)
  • Life Science II (Photo needed)