Eligible Research for Submission
Defining the “liberal arts” on a university campus is notoriously difficult. Indeed, all
students considering submitting to Philologia are encouraged to send us their work
if they believe it is grounded in or has significant relevance for the liberal
arts/human sciences disciplines. Nevertheless, we have compiled a non-exhaustive
list of majors at Virginia Tech and equivalent colleges at ACC peer institutions
as explicitly eligible for submission:
Please note that Philologia does not currently accept submissions from nonACC universities.
(Note: This list was created by identifying newly identified majors, i.e., although entries
later in the list are shorter, research in all majors named anywhere in this list are
eligible for submission from any ACC institution.)
Institution/College Name Accepted Majors from College
Virginia Tech: CLAHS
Generally recognized (not
listed under specific
schools):
* Limited eligibility. See “Mental
Health in the Aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina” (Volume II)
or “Mathematical Polysemy”
(Volume III) for examples of
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Apparel, Housing & Resource Management,
Communication, English, History, Human
Development, Religion and Culture, International
Studies, Political Science, Public Policy, Music, Theatre
and Cinema, Philosophy, Sociology
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Psychology*, economics*, art history

Majors of different name but essential
equivalence to CLAHS list (above)

Majors parallel to non-major class offerings in
CLAHS1

All “______ Studies” of ethnic groups or cultures

All public policy- and sustainability-related
majors

Non-liberal arts research incorporating a liberal
Some schools offer majors unavailable at Virginia Tech that are nevertheless eligible.
For example, Penn State offers a major in Medieval Studies; Virginia Tech offers classes
of this nature, but not a major. For an up-to-date listing of courses at Virginia Tech, see
http://www.undergradcatalog.registrar.vt.edu/.
published research in these fields.
focus
University of Virginia:
“College of Arts &
Sciences”
Anthropology, Archaeology, Bioethics, Classics, Dance,
Drama, Environmental Thought & Practice, Linguistics
Duke University: “Trinity
College of Arts & Sciences”
Visual Arts, Visual and Media Studies, Women’s
Studies, Greek (Minor), Latin (Minor)
Florida State University:
“College of Liberal Arts &
Sciences”
Chinese, Criminology and Law, Portuguese,
Interdisciplinary Studies
Clemson University:
“College of Architecture,
Arts, and Humanities” and
others.
Several education-related majors
University of Miami:
“College of Arts &
Sciences”
Public Relations, Visual Journalism [both outside of
college]
University of North
City and Regional Planning; Health Policy and
Carolina: “College of Arts & Administration [outside of college]; Peace, War and
Sciences”
Defense
University of Maryland:
“College of Arts and
Humanities”
Hearing & Speech Sciences [College of Behavioral and
Social Sciences]
Public Administration; Science, Technology & Society
NC State University:
“College of Humanities and
Social Sciences”
Boston College: “College of
Arts & Sciences”
Theology, Film Studies [interdisciplinary], Islamic
Civilization & Societies [interdisciplinary]
Georgia Tech: “Ivan Allen
College of Liberal Arts”
Global Economics and Modern Languages
Wake Forest University:
“Wake Forest College”
Business and Enterprise Management, Mathematical
Economics, Studio Art, Religion
The majority of the schools in the ACC have colleges of “Arts and Sciences,”
constituting a blend between our College of Science and CLAHS. Not all eligible
majors were incorporated in this list. Various “liberal arts” majors at ACC peer
institutions are based in different colleges; at Clemson University, for example,
political science is grouped within the College of Business. Additionally, each
university offers a large selection of minors.
Not all research conducted, for example, in psychology may be eligible for
publication in Philologia. A specific focus on or results with implications for the
“liberal arts” will be required. Thus, a computational neuroscience study would not
be acceptable for the journal, whereas a study of the effects of natural disaster on
mental health in a region accompanied with policy recommendations (see Volume
II) would be well suited for publication.
The Philologia editorial board maintains an open attitude toward eligible
research and determines eligibility of submissions on a case-by-case basis. If you
have any questions about whether your research is eligible for submission, feel free
to contact us at philologia@vt.edu.