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College of Humanities & Fine Arts
Public constituent college
University of Massachusetts Amherst
South College in 2014
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LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′22.3″N 72°31′44.0″W / 42.389528°N 72.528889°W / 42.389528; -72.528889
Full nameUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst College of Humanities and Fine Arts
AbbreviationHFA
Established1915; 109 years ago (1915)
Colors     [1][2]
GenderCo-educational
DeanBarbara Krauthamer
Membership3,371
Undergraduates2,738
Postgraduates633
NewspaperThe Scribe (Literary Journal)
Websitehttp://www.umass.edu/hfa/

The College of Humanities & Fine Arts (in full, University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Humanities and Fine Arts) is a college of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The college was founded in 1915.

Departments

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  • W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Art
  • Department of Classics
  • Department of English
  • Department of History
  • Department of History of Art and Architecture
  • Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies
  • Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Department of Linguistics
  • Department of Music and Dance
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Theater
  • Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies[3]

Programs

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  • Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
  • Arts Extension Service
  • Center for the Study of African American Language
  • Film Studies Program
  • Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies Institute
  • The Writing Program[4]

MFA Program for Poets & Writers

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The MFA Program for Poets & Writers is a graduate creative writing program founded in 1963 and is part of the English Department at the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Color". UMass Brand Guide. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Brand Identity".
  3. ^ "Departments, Institutes & Centers". August 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Departments, Institutes & Centers". August 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "English MFA for Poets & Writers | UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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