The Department provides a broad liberal arts education for all students. Our courses emphasize reading, writing, and critical thinking as well as discovering and using information. Students who are majors in History, Political Science, Social Science, or Paralegal Studies should learn to analyze written material with accuracy and understanding, to write clearly and correctly about a subject in a major field, to perform scholarly research on a topic in a major field in a format specific to the field, and to gain an understanding of a major field as it connects to the world at large

Campus Location

The Department office in Painter 111 is shared with the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy. Classrooms and most offices for faculty in our Department are also located in Painter Hall.

Our Department is involved in community outreach,
such as Dr. Burger (center) meeting with teachers
who brought their students from Greenwood
High School to get a taste of the MUW experience.
 

Contact Information for Dept. Chair

Dr. Brian Anderson
1100 College Street MUW-1634
Columbus, MS 39701
Office: Painter 212-B

Dept. Phone: (662) 329-7386
Dept. Fax: (662) 329-7387
Dept. Office: Painter 111