The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHS) is the public liberal arts college of Maine’s cultural and professional center. We offer our diverse community of learners a high quality, affordable education with opportunities for engaged research, scholarship, and creative activity under the mentorship of a distinguished faculty. Our strong liberal and fine arts programs provide the heart and soul of the undergraduate experience at the University of Southern Maine.
Theatre at USM
Through a wide-ranging production season, inter-disciplinary collaborations, community and school outreach, and interactive theatre experiences, the USM Department of Theatre contributes to the rich cultural, creative, and artistic life of the greater Portland area and the state of Maine.
School of Music
The School of Music offers a personalized and opportunity-based approach to educating musicians, featuring a faculty of distinguished performers, teachers, scholars, and mentors.
Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing
The Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing is one of the nation’s most diverse, exciting, and rigorous low-residency MFA programs.
Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts
This Center features lectures, workshops, panel discussions and exhibitions that celebrate the innovative and engaging nature of book arts.