College of Arts and Sciences
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Community of Discovery
Student voices from the UAA College of Arts and Sciences are inquisitive, interesting, and inspiring. Faculty continue to engage their students' ideas and push academic boundaries.
A high quality liberal arts education in a public university setting
The University of Alaska Anchorage's College of Arts and Sciences is the largest academic unit within the University of Alaska, home to over 4,000 students and 208 prominent full-time faculty, working at the forefronts of their fields. Located in breathtaking Anchorage, Alaska, we are a premier college within the University of Alaska system.
Students who enter the College of Arts and Sciences have the opportunity to experience the breadth and depth of the intellectual life at UAA. The College of Arts and Sciences offers 23 major areas of study and more than 20 minor concentrations--from chemistry to communications, from theatre and dance to Alaska Native studies.
CAS IN THE NEWS!
The College of Arts and Sciences students, faculty, alumni, and research are always being written about!
New state-of-the-art wireless luminaires to enhance lighting design for UAA theatre and dance productions
Professors talk tourism on inaugural “Idita-trip”
UAA geologist Simon Kattenhorn: “Timing is everything.”
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Read more CAS stories!FACILITIES
College of Arts and Sciences classrooms, departments, and labs spread from on end of the UAA campus to the other end. Many of the research labs have opportunities for students to gain hands on experience with leading professionals.