Dr. Robert HindeAssociate Dean for Academic Programs
Interdisciplinary Programs
In keeping with the philosophy that integration of knowledge is as important as proficiency in a given field, the College of Arts and Sciences has combined the resources of several departments to offer a series of interdisciplinary majors and minors. These programs include Africana studies, American studies, Asian studies, cinema studies, comparative literature, global studies, Judaic studies, Latin American studies, linguistics, medieval studies, and women’s studies. The chairs of the College's Interdisciplinary Programs are listed below.
To declare a major in one of the College's Interdisciplinary Programs, students should visit Arts and Sciences Advising Services in room 313 of Ayres Hall. (Students cannot major in Cinema Studies, as this program only offers a minor.)
Program Chairs
Africana Studies
Dr. Dawn Duke, Chair
Associate Professor, Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures
617 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7006
Fax: (865) 974-7096
American Studies
Dr. Mark Hulsether, Chair
Professor, Religious Studies
507 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-2182
Fax: (865) 974-0965
Asian Studies
Dr. Suzanne Wright, Chair
Associate Professor, School of Art
213 Art And Architecture Building
Knoxville, TN, 37996
Phone: (865) 974-3407
Fax: (865) 974-7037
Asian Studies Tape Program
Dr. Mahagi LaCure
Lecturer, Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures
701 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN, 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7002
Fax: (865) 974-7096
Cinema Studies
Dr. Charles Maland, Chair
Professor, English
413 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN, 37996
Phone: (865) 974-6963
Fax: (865) 974-6926
Comparative Literature
Dr. Carolyn Hodges, Chair
Professor, Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures
Dean of the Graduate School
701 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN, 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7097 or (865) 974-3421
Fax: (865) 974-7096
Global Studies
Dr. Michael Handelsman, Chair
Professor, Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures
713 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7010
Fax: (865) 974-7096
Judaic Studies
Dr. Gilya Gerda Schmidt, Chair
Professor and Head of Religious Studies
515A McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-6985 or (865) 974-2466
Fax: (865) 974-0965
Latin American Studies
Dr. Michael Handelsman, Chair
Professor, Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures
713 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7010
Fax: (865) 974-7096
Linguistics
Dr. Bethany Dumas, Chair
Professor, English
311 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-6965
Fax: (865) 974-6926
Medieval Studies
Dr. Heather Hirschfeld, Chair
Professor, English
411 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-6961
Fax: (865) 974-6926
Women's Studies
Dr. Cheryl Travis, Chair
Professor, Psychology
1912 Terrace Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-2409 or (865) 974-6843
Fax: (865) 974-3330