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Arts & Humanities at AMU & APU

The School of Arts & Humanities provides essential programs for acquiring critical thinking, analysis, teamwork, and problem solving skills.

The School of Arts and Humanities at American Public University System offers a full range of online degrees in arts and humanities that instill in students an awareness of history and tradition, philosophical and historical developments, and aesthetic awareness. In our courses, student also internalize skills essential to the fast-paced, collaborative workplaces of the twenty-first century. These

skills are crafting written and oral communication based on audience, tone, and purpose; working with diverse teams; thinking critically to solve problems; and using social and political context to navigate issues. Our coursework thus prepares students for a wide range of professional careers.

02/23/2022

Be sure to check out the English Department journal, The Bird and the Dog! The Bird and Dog, whose name is derived from the mascots of AMU and APUS respectively, has been part of our academic community since 2007. Originally housed in the English department, it has featured creative work from students and alumni, giving voice to the experiences of students across all fields in both APUS and AMU. After several years without a home, Alpha Chi Tau, the university’s chapter of the International Honors society Sigma Tau Delta, began a student-led resurrection of the journal. Currently, The Bird and Dog features original artwork, photography, poetry, short stories, and essays focusing on the advancement of literacy and the celebration of the commonality that literature and art brings to enrich the lives of the reader. Submissions are accepted from students and faculty for the peer-reviewed, bi-annual editions. Check it out here:

Bird & Dog Journal is an Alpha Chi Tau creative literary journal that is currently edited and distributed by members of Alpha Chi Tau, APU/AMU’s honors society chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. All c…

12/10/2021

Check out the newest episode of Online Teaching Lounge, "Helping Educational Leaders Build Skills in Administration, Student Affairs, and Online Education". Featuring Dr. Jan Spencer, and Dr. Bethanie Hansen, of the School of Arts, Humanities, and Education, listen in as they discuss building skills for educational leaders.

Educational leaders and administrators need to advance their leadership skills to include effective ways to deliver online education.

06/08/2021

The second volume of the Bird & Dog journal has been published! Check out these original works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and literary essays from the AMU/ APU chapter of Sigma Tau Delta.

Bird & Dog Journal is an Alpha Chi Tau creative literary journal that is currently edited and distributed by members of Alpha Chi Tau, APU/AMU’s honors society chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. All c…

05/24/2021

New study suggests how your daily ups and downs can lead to emotional burnout.

04/19/2021

Here is the newest episode of The Everyday Scholar Podcast! Join Dr. Bjorn Mercer and our Provost, Dr. Vernon Smith as they discuss ethics in higher education.

Teaching ethics is an integral part of higher education, but thinking about ethics and applying it in a meaningful way is a life-long effort.

04/16/2021

Scientists have created embryos that are a mix of human and monkey cells. What do you think about this type of research?

An international team has put human cells into monkey embryos in hopes of finding new ways to produce organs for transplantation. But some ethicists still worry about how such research could go wrong.

03/29/2021

Check out this interesting article on how much genetic information we can get out of ancient dinosaur bones.

Bloodsucking insects, trapped in amber for millions of years, extracted for their blood-filled bellies, with the blood analyzed for ancient DNA.

03/19/2021

Check out the newest episode from The Everyday Scholar! The School of Arts, Humanities, and Education's Dr. Bjorn Mercer and Dr. Amanda McClain discuss how the pandemic and streaming services have changed how we consume media.

Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon have changed the television and film industries dramatically by focusing on niche audiences.

03/05/2021

Check out this podcast episode from Arts and Humanities Program Director, Dr. Bjorn Mercer, and faculty member Robert King: Studying Religion Connects You to the World.

How do you study religion objectively and without bias? Learn how using academic disciplines can help better understand different religions.

02/07/2021

How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work

The abrupt closure of many offices and workplaces this past spring ushered in a new era of remote work for millions of employed Americans and may portend a significant shift in the way a large segment of the workforce operates in the future.

01/22/2021

Check out this interesting video on how social science researchers compared studies of humans and other primates looking to see how our social environments affect our physical health.

Merging animal and people studies can clarify the role of social status in well-being

01/15/2021

Check out this article on how archival research on graveyards led to an archaeological discovery:

Kilij Arslan I was the second leader of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rūm

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111 W. Congress Street
Charles Town, WV
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http://www.apu.apus.edu/academic/schools/arts-and-humanities.html

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