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for California State University, Fresno.
The College of Arts and Humanities
The College of Arts and Humanities
Music Building, Room 186
(559) 278-3056
LUIS F. COSTA, Dean
(559) 278-3056
LUIS F. COSTA, Dean
http://artshum.csufresno.edu/
The Mission of the College
The study of the arts and humanities provides a foundation
in vision, depth, and discernment for all areas of knowledge.
From the "Know thyself" of philosophy to the "Get
it right" of journalism, the arts and humanities illuminate
everything from self to society.
Art, music, telecommunications, and theatre offer opportunities
to participate in and absorb the full range of creative and interpretive
experience. English and communication, letters and language, sum
up the best that has been thought and said. Foreign languages
and linguistics do all of that and more. Besides providing culture,
in the Germanic sense of the term, knowledge of foreign languages
offers insights into whole new worlds of people. Linguistics offers
the same opportunity through the English language, but from the
opposite end of the telescope.
Journalism is best equipped to report on, comment on, and analyze
the wisdom and folly of today. Philosophy deals with the wisdom
of the ages -- a heavy phrase for a discipline that teaches us
how remarkable and timelessly "modern" the human mind
has always been, from apple to Apple.
Given the broad spectrum of human concerns in the arts and humanities,
it should come as no surprise that the classical studies and the
humanities interdisciplinary minors are also housed in the college.
The CSU Summer Arts festival in the visual and performing arts,
creative writing, media art, and art education offers a selection
of topics courses. See CSU Summer Arts catalog for topics offered.
Audition or portfolio review by CSUSA is required for enrollment.
Special course fees may be required. Each topics course may be
repeated for a total of 12 units. Click here
for more.
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