College-Wide Programs
African and African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program housed in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The program offers a flexible, challenging, and stimulating course of studies for students who wish to pursue a minor
American Studies is a field of study which examines the core values and ideas that define American culture, while at the same time emphasizing the diversity of its expressions in past and contemporary times.
CASL Arab American Studies aims to produce cutting-edge scholarship that lies at the intersection of Arab/Middle East/Global South Studies, American Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, and Critical Cultural Studies.
Criminal justice is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the study of criminal behavior and society’s response to it. The field draws upon the insights of the social and behavioral sciences, the physical sciences, statistics, and the humanities to illuminate the issues of maintaining social order in a constitutional democracy committed to individual freedom, equality, and justice.
Law and Society is a program of study that is intended for the understanding of law in its historical and social contexts. Through study of the evolution of law from ancient societies to our contemporary day, students are encouraged to see law as a dynamic institution shaped by historical forces and social values.
In 2001, faculty in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters at the University of Michigan-Dearborn established a Center for the Study of Religion and Society. This innovative and unique Center was designed to serve a number of purposes.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) offers students a comprehensive look at the relationship between science/technology and society while also providing special attention to the impact of the automobile and automobile industry on American culture.
Women’s and Gender Studies is a dynamic interdisciplinary program that explores the intersections of gender, race, class, sexuality, and national location in women’s and men’s lives. The program offers a major, a minor, and a track in the Master’s of Arts in Liberal Studies program. It also provides unique civic engagement opportunities through its Women in Learning and Leadership program.