About LAIS

The Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies (LAIS) is dedicated to delivering a program of excellence in the Humanities and Social Sciences designed to prepare students for the complex challenges of professional and private life in the 21st century. Its faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized scholars and devoted teachers who expect high levels of academic performance from their students. Disciplinary expertise among the LAIS full-time faculty includes:

  • Composition
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Studies
  • Environmental Policy
  • Ethics
  • Film and Media Studies
  • Geography
  • International Political Economy

• Law
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Policy

Adjunct faculty members add further expertise in: Art, Foreign Languages,Operations Research, History, Law, Literature, and Political Science.

Undergraduate Minor Programs:

• Humanitarian Studies and Technology
• International Political Economy (IPE)

• Science, Technology, Engineering & Policy (STEP)
• Literature, Society & Environment

Graduate Programs:

• Master of International Political Economy of Resources (MIPER)