{"id":120,"date":"2023-09-10T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:16:13","slug":"college-of-arts-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Arts &#038; Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Queens offers academic programs designed to pique curiosity, engage the imagination, encourage questions, and prepare students for leadership in a complex world. To meet the ever-changing demands of the professional landscape, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) offers a wide variety of majors, minors, and concentrations\u2014from music to biochemistry to legal studies. CAS believes strongly in nurturing every student&#8217;s potential, enabling them to thrive in the classroom and into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about our student\u2019s success from the <a href=\"https:\/\/queenscas.home.blog\/\">CAS Success Blog<\/a>! Check back often for updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accreditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Queens music programs are accredited by the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nasm.arts-accredit.org\/\">National Association of Schools of Music<\/a> (NASM). The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy is approved by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musictherapy.org\/\">American Music Therapy Association<\/a> (AMTA). The Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture &amp; Design is accredited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accredit-id.org\/\">Council for Interior Design Accreditation<\/a>. For more information regarding our university and program accreditations, please visit our Accreditation webpage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Departments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/art-design-music-dept\/\">Art, Design &amp; Music<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/biology-chemistry-dept\/\">Biology &amp; Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/english-dept\/\">English &amp; Writing Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history-dept\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/math-physics-dept\/\">Mathematics &amp; Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/philosophy-religion-dept\/\">Philosophy &amp; Religion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/polsci-is-sociology-dept\/\">Political Science, International Studies &amp; Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/psychology-dept\/\">Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/world-languages-dept\/\">World Languages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The CAS Team<\/h2>\n\n\n  \n<div class=\"article-grid article-grid--default article-grid--default-column \">\n  <div class=\"article-grid__inner grid\">\n          <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                                  \n  \n<component\n  is=\"article\"\n  class=\"article article--break-default\"\n>\n        \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--xsmall context--dark \">\n      <div class=\"context__subheading\">Dean&#8217;s Office<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"context__heading\">\n                      <a href=\"mailto:willsj@queens.edu\">\n            <div>Jeremiah Wills<\/div>\n      <\/a>          <\/h2>\n        <p>Dean, College of Arts &#038; Sciences and Cato School of Education<\/p>\n\n            \n  \n<component\n  is=\"button-group\"\n  class=\"button-group\"\n>\n            <a class=\"arrow-btn arrow-btn--dark\" href=\"mailto:willsj@queens.edu\" target=\"\">\n        willsj@queens.edu\n              <svg class=\"arrow-btn__svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 10\">\n      <path d=\"M10.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0l4 4c.4.4.4 1 0 1.4l-4 4c-.4.4-1 .4-1.4 0-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4L12.6 6H1c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1h11.6l-2.3-2.3c-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4z\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n      <\/a>\n      <\/component>  <\/component><\/component>      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                \n  \n<component\n  is=\"article\"\n  class=\"article article--break-default\"\n>\n        \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--xsmall context--dark \">\n      <div class=\"context__subheading\">Undergraduate Programs<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"context__heading\">\n                      <a href=\"mailto:brays@queens.edu\">\n            <div>Shannon Bray<\/div>\n      <\/a>          <\/h2>\n        <p>Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies<\/p>\n\n            \n  \n<component\n  is=\"button-group\"\n  class=\"button-group\"\n>\n            <a class=\"arrow-btn arrow-btn--dark\" href=\"mailto:brays@queens.edu\" target=\"\">\n        brays@queens.edu\n              <svg class=\"arrow-btn__svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 10\">\n      <path d=\"M10.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0l4 4c.4.4.4 1 0 1.4l-4 4c-.4.4-1 .4-1.4 0-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4L12.6 6H1c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1h11.6l-2.3-2.3c-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4z\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n      <\/a>\n      <\/component>  <\/component><\/component>      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing<\/h3>\n\n\n  \n<div class=\"article-grid article-grid--default article-grid--default-column \">\n  <div class=\"article-grid__inner grid\">\n          <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                                  \n  \n<component\n  is=\"article\"\n  class=\"article article--break-default\"\n>\n        \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--xsmall context--dark \">\n        <h2 class=\"context__heading\">\n                      <a href=\"mailto:leebronf@queens.edu\">\n            <div>Fred Leebron<\/div>\n      <\/a>          <\/h2>\n        <p>Program Director, MFA in Creative Writing<\/p>\n\n            \n  \n<component\n  is=\"button-group\"\n  class=\"button-group\"\n>\n            <a class=\"arrow-btn arrow-btn--dark\" href=\"mailto:leebronf@queens.edu\" target=\"\">\n        leebronf@queens.edu\n              <svg class=\"arrow-btn__svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 10\">\n      <path d=\"M10.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0l4 4c.4.4.4 1 0 1.4l-4 4c-.4.4-1 .4-1.4 0-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4L12.6 6H1c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1h11.6l-2.3-2.3c-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4z\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n      <\/a>\n      <\/component>  <\/component><\/component>      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                \n  \n<component\n  is=\"article\"\n  class=\"article article--break-default\"\n>\n        \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--xsmall context--dark \">\n        <h2 class=\"context__heading\">\n                      <a href=\"mailto:firminog@queens.edu\">\n            <div>Gisele Firmino<\/div>\n      <\/a>          <\/h2>\n        <p>Graduate Experience &#038; 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