The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is the largest of 11 Faculies at York University

York University

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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LA&PS was opened on July 1, 2009, combining the strengths of the former Faculty of Arts and the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal & Professional Studies.

With an enrollment of more than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students served by 21 academic units, and over 80 academic programs, LA&PS is by some measures the largest Faculty in Canada and is larger than two-thirds of Canadian universities.

Mission

• The Faculty of Liberal Arts
  Liberal arts
  The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
  
   & Professional Studies
  Professional studies
  "Professional studies" is a term used to classify academic programs which are applied or interdisciplinary in focus. The term can also be used for non-academic training for a specific profession....
  
   (LA&PS) brings together internationally recognized research
  Research
  Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
  
  , a devotion to effective teaching, and a commitment to diversity
  Multiculturalism
  Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
  
  , equity
  Equity (economics)
  Equity is the concept or idea of fairness in economics, particularly as to taxation or welfare economics. More specifically it may refer to equal life chances regardless of identity, to provide all citizens with a basic minimum of income/goods/services or to increase funds and commitment for...
  
   and social justice
  Social justice
  Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
  
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• The range, global sensitivity and intensity of disciplinary
  Disciplinary
  Disciplinary is a term used to describe types of knowledge, expertise, skills, people, projects, communities, problems, challenges, studies, inquiry, approaches, and research areas that are strongly associated with academic areas of study or areas of professional practice...
  
   and interdisciplinary degree programs are mirrored by the diversity and engagement of its professors and students.
• The Faculty is dedicated to furthering its already strong research and service cultures and ensuring that all its many researchers bring their scholarship into the classroom and out into the community.
• The Faculty is particularly sensitive to the aspirations of its constituent communities and the challenges those communities face.
• To sustain and renew the ideals and practices of the modern university, the Faculty draws upon its own vibrant tradition of self-examination and reflection.
• Committed to providing access to qualified applicants, including non-traditional and international students, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies melds access and excellence.

Academic Units

• School of Administrative Studies
• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Communication Studies
• Department of Economics
• Department of English
• Department of Equity Studies
• Department of French Studies
• Department of Geography
• Department of History
• Department of Humanities
• School of Human Resource Management
• School of Information Technology
• Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Political Science
• School of Public Policy & Administration
• Department of Social Science
• Department of Sociology
• School of Social Work
• School of Women's Studies
• Writing Department

• Division of Continuing Education
• Distance Education
• Multimedia Language Centre
• Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Professionals

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Accounting
• Administrative Studies
• African Studies
• Anthropology
  Anthropology
  Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
  
  
• Business
  Business
  A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
  
   & Society
  Society
  A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
  
  
• Business (Honours minor)
• Business Economics
  Economics
  Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
  
  
• Business Research
  Research
  Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
  
  
• Canadian Studies
  Canadian Studies
  Canadian Studies is a Collegiate study of Canadian culture, Canadian languages, literature, Quebec, agriculture, history, and their government and politics. Most universities recommend that students take a double major and French, if not included in the course...
  
  
• Children’s Studies
• Classical Studies
• Classics
• Cognitive Science
• Communication
  Communication
  Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
  
   Studies
• Creative Writing
  Creative writing
  Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
  
  
• Criminology
  Criminology
  Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
  
  
• Culture & Expression
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English
• English & Professional Writing
• European Studies
• Finance
• Financial & Business Economics
• French Studies
• Geography
• Geography & Urban Studies
• German Studies
• Global Political Studies
• Health & Society
• Hellenic Studies
• History
• Human Resources Management (BAS)
• Human Resources Management (BHRM)
• Human Rights & Equity Studies
• Humanities
• Individualized Studies
• Information Technology (BA)
• Information Technology (BAS)
• International Development Studies
• Italian Culture
• Italian Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Language Programs
• Latin American & Caribbean Studies
• Law & Society
• Linguistics
• Management
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Portuguese Studies
• Professional Writing
• Public Administration
• Race, Ethnicity & Indigeneity
• Religious Studies
• Science & Technology Studies
• Sexuality Studies
• Social & Political Thought
• Social Science
• Social Work
• Sociology
• South Asian Studies
• Spanish
• Urban Studies
• Women’s Studies
• Work and Labour Studies