A Message From the Dean
Welcome to the School of Arts & Sciences!
We want to help you discover your vocation and mission in life. We house 14 academic programs – Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Catholic Studies, Dramatic Arts, English, History, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Social Studies Education, Spanish, and Theology – and offer majors, minors, concentrations, and graduate degrees. We instruct every Mary student through the Liberal Arts core curriculum, which aims to prepare you for a career and for life.
Through our school, students participate in several unique learning opportunities. Our Rome program offers a life-changing semester of study in the Eternal City. Mary College at ASU provides exciting and unparalleled opportunities offered by the nation’s largest research university. By participating in the Catholic studies program, you can join a close-knit community of faculty and students who examine the influence of Catholicism on thought and culture from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Students can take courses in our summer semester, learn from world-class visiting scholars, and go on excursions through Year-Round Campus – our innovative program through which students can graduate with a bachelor’s degree in 2.6 years or a master’s in four. And these are just the beginning; we have so much more!
Our graduate programs – MBA/MA in Philosophy, MA in Applied Catholic Theology, MA in Music, and MA in Catholic Studies – are designed for the working adult. Each of our programs teaches students how to integrate Catholic perspectives with their careers and provides them the opportunity to become the best in their fields, as leaders, and as area experts. Through our school and programs, our graduates gain practical knowledge and cultivate a unified vision of reality informed by the truths of the Catholic faith.
I encourage you to consider us as you prepare for your future. We hope you will join us!
– Dr. David A. Tamisiea, Dean