Chair: Peter Marks Faculty: Lisa M. Brown, Renee A. Countryman, Matt Findley, Danielle Franks, Hank Gorman Adjunct Faculty: Michele Helfrich Emeriti: Gerald Middents, Karen Nelson, Howard Starr The Psychology Department offers students exposure to the subject matter, methodologies, and professional practice of psychology. As a subject matter, psychology is the study of the brain, behavior,… [Read More]

Co-Directors: Saritha Bangara and George Diggs Faculty: Mathias Akuoko, Lisa Brown, Karánn Durland, Michael Fairley, Steve Goldsmith, David Griffith, Joyce Mauk, Kerri-Anne Mitchell, Huy Nguyen, Stephen Ramsey, Kelly Reed, Peter Schulze, Kevin Simmons, Ashley Tharayil, Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan, Brian Watkins PUBLIC HEALTH Public Health at Austin College promotes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the varied and interconnected… [Read More]

Chair: Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan Faculty: Jeremy Posadas The Religious Studies Department offers an array of courses that provide broad exposure to diverse religious texts, traditions, practices, and themes throughout various world cultures/regions from the ancient to the modern periods. The program focuses on the intersection of religious meanings and specific cultural contexts that shape those meanings.… [Read More]

This program involves interdisciplinary study that includes material that crosses departmental and divisional lines. Occasionally, the program involves fields not regularly offered at the college. SCI 201 Integrated Science These courses integrate knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines with knowledge from the humanities and social sciences. The courses typically provide a global or historical perspective, they… [Read More]

This program may involve interdisciplinary study that includes material that crosses departmental lines. Occasionally, the program involves fields not regularly offered at the college. SSCI 102 Advanced Placement Human Geography Students earning a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Human Geography exam will receive credit for this course. This course is counted… [Read More]

Chair: Terry Hoops Faculty: Catherine Bowman, Brian Watkins The mission of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology is to convey a variety of socio-cultural perspectives and to introduce research methods employed in understanding human societies. Students can major or minor in sociology as well as anthropology. Degrees Offered in Sociology and Anthropology Major in Anthropology… [Read More]

Director: Julie Hempel College Archivist and Assistant Director: Justin Banks Southwestern and Mexican Studies (CSMS) promotes collaborative learning between students and faculty members, with special emphasis on the intersection of Latino and Anglo cultures in Texas and Mexico. A minor in Southwestern and Mexican studies consists of: Regional Focus (2 courses)              Course with focus… [Read More]

Director: Thomas Blake The Great Books and great works of art are the foundation of a traditional liberal arts education. The Western intellectual tradition minor explores these materials through coordinated study in such fields as history, philosophy, literature, art history, music history, religious studies, and political theory. Major works by authors and artists from ancient… [Read More]

Director: Lisha Daniels Storey The ability to effectively communicate ideas and arguments is a crucial skill, and good writing works to do justice to its subject and offers opportunities to connect writers and audiences. The discipline of Writing combines theory and practice in order to provide students with the knowledge and processes necessary to produce… [Read More]