Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professonal Studies

General Information for 2008-2009

As of July 1, 2009, the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies and the Faculty of Arts - both at the Keele Campus - will be dissolved, to be replaced by the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, comprising the humanities, social sciences and related professional programs.

The goal of the transition is to achieve the benefits and synergies from the creation of the most comprehensive range of interdisciplinary academic programs and researchers in social sciences, humanities and related professional programs in Canada. What this means is:

• the development of a dynamic learning environment that gives students interested in these areas maximum choice in program and course selection and the flexibility to transfer between programs;
• a concentration of innovative graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences and related professional areas;
• the ability to support, expand and intensify world class, interdisciplinary research;
• the amalgamation of duplicate programs to increase clarity and coherence for students.

Effective the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session the degrees and programs offered through the Faculty of Arts and Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, with some degrees and programs moving to the Faculty of Science and Engineering (pending Senate approval). Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs offered in the Faculty of Arts and the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site.