Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences


The Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is one of nine colleges and schools at Augusta University, and is the largest with seven departments. It offers a variety of undergraduate degrees, and also an NASPAA-certified Master of Public Administration. Classes are primarily located in Allgood Hall on the Summerville campus, with music classes primarily in the music building and art classes in Washington Hall.
Accreditations include the Council on Social Work Education, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, and the National Association of Schools of Music.

History

When it first formed, Augusta College offered degrees in science and another in the arts, providing the foundation for what eventually became the College of Arts and Sciences within the university.
The college is now named after Robert B. Pamplin, Sr.'s wife Katherine, who graduated from Augusta College. Originally, it was called the Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences, but split in the summer of 2012 into two parts so the Deans could have a narrower focus. The College of Science and Mathematics sprung from the division, with the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences stemming from everything else.

Departments

Pamplin has seven departments:
Each department offers a range of degrees, primarily at the undergraduate level:

Art

Each degree is a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, from one of five tracks: