Goals of Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities

Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities at MSU seek to assist students to:

Become more familiar with ways of knowing in the arts and humanities and to be more knowledgeable and capable in a range of intellectual and expressive abilities.

Encourage students to engage critically with their own society, history, and culture(s).

Encourage students to learn more about the history and culture of other societies.

Focus on key ideas and issues in human experience by:

• Encouraging appreciation of the roles of knowledge and values in shaping and understanding human behavior.
• Emphasizing the responsibilities and opportunities of democratic citizenship.
• Highlighting the value of the creative arts of literature, theater, music, and arts.
• Alerting us to important issues that occur among peoples in an increasingly interconnected, interdependent world.

The Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities works cooperatively with faculty and departments in the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Social Science (Department of History) and the College of Music to deliver the arts and humanities component of MSU's Integrative Studies Program.

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Contact Information

Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities
305 Linton Hall | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517)353-3560 | Fax: (517)432-1858 | Email: cisah@msu.edu