Prospective Students
Experience the tight-knit feel of a small liberal arts college with the opportunities of a national research university near D.C.
Prospective Undergraduate Students
Located near the nation’s capital, the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) at the University of Maryland is a vibrant and multicultural community of artists, intellectuals, creators and critical thinkers who study the human experience with a focus on how we have evolved as diverse peoples and who we should aspire to be as a just society. Our fields study and frame the past and the present so that we can collectively work towards a better future.
With the guidance of faculty experts, you will grow into a global visionary, critical thinker and creative problem solver. ARHU’s integrated career initiative offers job-readiness courses and individualized academic and career advising to prepare you for a successful future. ARHU partners with the Federal, Global and Maryland Fellows programs to offer a wide range of niche internship opportunities and unparalleled government connections. Our alumni have forged careers in almost every industry, including arts and culture, government, entrepreneurship, law, finance, medicine and technology. The creative ways to apply your ARHU degree are truly limitless!
Want to learn more? Join the prospective student mailing lists, watch our video and flip through our recruitment brochure to learn more about the College of Arts and Humanities at Maryland.
Reimagining an Education in the Arts and Humanities
2024-25 Undergraduate Recruitment Brochure
Resources
Learn About Our Undergraduate Programs
Download a printable version of our program flyers or watch videos, below. To learn about exciting new majors and minors, visit our curriculum innovations page. For a full listing of our majors, minors and certificates, visit the academic programs section of our website.
- Art: PDF
- American Studies: PDF | VIDEO
- Art History & Archaeology: PDF | VIDEO
- Classics: PDF | VIDEO
- Communication: PDF | VIDEO
- English: PDF | VIDEO
- History: PDF | VIDEO
- Jewish Studies: PDF | VIDEO
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: PDF | VIDEO
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: PDF | VIDEO
- Linguistics: PDF
- Music: PDF | VIDEO
- Philosophy: PDF | VIDEO
- Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies: PDF | VIDEO
Prospective Student Events View All Events
Be Worldwise. Get Worldready.
We’re committed to extending the learning experience beyond the classroom and helping you to develop life-long skills through Be Worldwise. Get Worldready. This career initiative prepares students to adapt and thrive in the workplace and to shape the kind of global citizen they can become. It creatively integrates career readiness into the ARHU academic experience by offering strategic career preparation and academic advising; engaging faculty to develop new and reimagined courses, majors and minors; and providing opportunities to apply scholarship to practice.
Academic Programs
ARHU is home to 14 departments/schools and 73 bachelor’s degrees, minors and undergraduate certificate programs, so you can tailor your degree (or double major) across various fields of study, including performing and visual arts, languages, literatures and cultures. ARHU also hosts the only Persian Flagship Program in the United States and five Living-Learning Programs. With a seven to one undergraduate student to faculty ratio, ARHU offers you the benefits of a tight-knit community with access to the resources of a large, public research institution located near the nation’s capital.
Scholarships and Academic Honors
Each year the college awards merit- and need-based scholarships to applicants who demonstrate exceptional accomplishment and intellectual promise.
With the help of our generous donors, scholarship amounts vary between $500 and $6,000 for an academic year. Some of the awards are renewable through four years of undergraduate study as long as the recipient maintains satisfactory academic performance. New student scholarships are announced mid-April to early May. Continuing student awards are typically awarded late spring.
Internships
Employers recognize the value that arts and humanities students bring to the workplace. More than 3/4 of surveyed employers seek students with a strong foundation in the liberal arts. The University Career Center @ ARHU works with you to assess your skills, values and interests to help you find opportunities that meet your goals. Work with academic and career advisors to incorporate internships, living-learning programs, global experiences and research into your academic plan. Learn more about strategic career preparation.
Boldly Human, Fearlessly Creative
Visit Us
Take a campus tour to confirm that studying the arts and humanities at Maryland is for you! Learn more
Admitted Students
Congratulations! Discover the top resources for admitted students. Learn more
ARHU Ambassador Program
The ARHU Ambassador Program enables new and prospective students to benefit from the knowledge and experiences of someone who has “been there.” Learn more