Undergraduate Programs

kasf radio station with boomerCommunication & Media Studies

Produce media for various audiences by applying reading, writing and critical thinking skills within a multimedia environment.

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English

Study literature and creative writing to develop critical thinking and communication skills necessary to engage many different audiences.

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History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, Pre-Law

Develop skills that lead to many career options, including teaching, graduate school, law school, public service, museum work and more.

Latino Studies Minorstudents dancing in costume at pan american days

Engage with Latino culture, history, politics, language, and society. Choose from a variety of topics: ethnic and minority literature; U.S. and Latin American Relations; Chicano History; Race, and Class and Gender.

PsychologyPsychology Students

Discover clinical psychology and forensic social science and how they relate to mental health settings, corporations, social work, public health, schools, sports, and the judicial system.

SociologyMcDaniel Hall

With an emphasis in either Criminology or Social Work, you’re prepared for challenging careers that involve working directly with local communities.

Spanish

As one of the most spoken languages in the world, Spanish is an integral part of the global economy. Whether you work in the commercial or public-sector upon graduation, Spanish-language skills will boost your long-term career prospects.

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Sport Psychology

Focus on the role of the brain in human performance. Learn how to influence sport and exercise environments, shape group processes, enhance health and well-being, improve performance, and facilitate psychological growth and development in sport participants.

students on campusWomen’s & Gender Studies

Examine how ideas about gender and sexuality shape social roles and identities within a culture. Extend and enrich any major degree by heightening your awareness of the range of human experience, potential, and accomplishment.

Master’s Graduate Programs

field schoolAnthropology: Cultural Resource Management

Safeguard the material and intangible aspects of diverse cultures while earning your M.A. in Cultural Resource Management (CRM). Recognized by the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA)

 

Lilacs in front of Rex Activity CenterU.S. History

This online degree provides an advanced understanding of historiography through intense surveys of state and national phenomenon. For secondary education teachers, the degree is a step towards meeting the ‘highly qualified’ status under NCLB. It also provides students with the skills and qualifications necessary to pursue admission to PhD programs.

School Mission

The School for Humanities and Social Sciences meets students where they are, through equitable and inclusive education, and guides them in their exploration and analysis of the complexities of diverse cultures and societies to understand the past, lead in the present, and prepare for the future. We teach critical thinking through engagement in research, co-curricular activities, scholarship, and interpretation so students gain knowledge and understanding of what it means to be human in a changing social-political world.

School Vision

To cultivate equitable conditions that equip students and educators with tools for a lifetime of personal and social transformation.