The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership explores the fundamental questions of life, freedom and governance and seeks to introduce a new level of debate over the large questions of life. These are questions of value: What is the best form of government? The most efficient and just economy? The good life for an individual? And also basic questions of fact and concept: Is science the only kind of knowledge? Does history have a direction and purpose? Is moral choice a fact or delusion?
The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions merges theory and practice. The core of our highly ranked program-- No.12 overall by U.S. News & World Report—focuses on the theories of criminality and evidence-based best practices for responding to crime through the lens of three interrelated structures—policing, courts and corrections—which collectively comprise the criminal justice system.
Signature initiatives include:
Societal challenges are increasingly complex, as they include interactions between physical environments, built environments and people. With 54 percent of the world’s population living in cities, health and sustainability require urban planning that is informed by knowledge of earth processes and human interactions with space and place.
Ranked No. 7 in the world by the National Research Council, ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning integrates the tools of geography and urban planning to address the world’s most pressing and complex challenges.
In ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change, faculty members and students seek to understand the origins and implications of our human uniqueness – such as culture, cooperation and complexity.
The school's research and teaching efforts combine the skills and perspectives of the largest anthropology and global health program in the nation with smaller, hand-crafted pursuits in museum studies, environmental social science and applied math.
The fundamental mission of the School of Politics and Global Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is to generate and diffuse knowledge that contributes to society’s understanding of politics and governance at local, national and global levels.
Our students pursue internships and customized experiences reflecting their own unique interests, research and study abroad, and work with world-class faculty to develop innovative approaches to major emerging challenges in areas such as:
The School of Social and Behavioral Studies is one of four academic units in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. The school also houses 13 labs that range from law and cognition to sport, media and culture, biosocial psychology and social technology.
One of the largest and most diverse social work programs in the U.S., the School of Social Work is motivated by its steadfast commitment to promote social, political and economic justice with a special emphasis on populations of the Southwest. In partnership with communities, the school engages in use-inspired research that seeks solutions to seemingly intractable real-world problems such as poverty, health disparities and violence that disproportionately affect society's most vulnerable members.
Some of the signature initiatives in social work include:
The only program in the nation that focuses specifically on the populations of the United States/Mexico transborder space and beyond, the School of Transborder Studies in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences promotes academic excellence and social change by developing cutting-edge interdisciplinary knowledge.
W. P. Carey School of Business is home to several research centers, including the Seidman Research Institute , which offers a diverse range of business and economics consulting services to public and private sector clients in North America with partners:
Consistently ranked among the top 20 in the nation, the School of Public Affairs focuses on the future of governance and public policy, developing new solutions and the next generation of leadership. The school maximizes impact through transdisciplinary research, project-based education, collaborative and inclusive community engagement, experiential learning and innovative solutions.