College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers over thirty undergraduate majors and minors in the visual and performing arts, humanities, communication, writing, computer and information sciences, and social sciences. Our faculty takes pride in their engagement with students through traditional, online, and blended delivery methods. We create unique communities of learners that engage critically and creatively around issues, problems, and solutions. In addition, the College supports community engagement through arts and culture programming, speaker series, outreach events, and community-based research. Central to our mission is the promotion of problem-based, engaged learning through close relationships with our students to ensure successful, fulfilling careers and lives. The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences develops students who:
- Are critical and creative thinkers
- Engage in high impact, hands-on learning experiences
- Learn in a diverse and inclusive environment in order to enable success and understand a global, multicultural world
- Develop an understanding of civic and global citizenship and promote this through our community connections
- Can adapt to change and promote improvement
Majors and Minors
- Art (Art Education, Pre-Art Therapy, Studio Art,)
- Arts Management (minor only; Arts Management, Gallery and Museum Practices)
- Communication (Health Communication, Journalism, Mass Media, Organizational Communication, Public Relations, Social Media Communication, Sports Communication)
- Criminal Justice (minor only)
- Dance (minor only)
- Democracy and Justice Studies (American Studies, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, U.S. and the World, Women's and Gender Studies)
- Design
- English (Creative Writing, English Education, Literature)
- Environmental Policy and Planning (Regional Planning & Environmental Design, Environmental Planning, Environmental Policy (Accelerated) / Integrated with graduate Environmental Science & Policy program)
- First Nation Studies
- French and Francophone Studies (minor only)
- Geography
- German
- Global Studies (minor only)
- History
- Humanities (Ancient and Medieval Studies, Digital and Public Humanities, World Cultures, Environmental Humanities, Film and Cinema Studies, Humanities Online, Linguistics/Teaching English as a Second Language, Religious Studies)
- Individual Major
- Information Technology and Data Science (Data Science, Game Studies, Information Technology)
- International Business (minor only)
- Music (Music Education, Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Audio Production, Composition, Individual Studies, Jazz Studies)
- Organizational Leadership (Applied Communication, Business Administration,Early Childhood, Emergency Management, Environmental Policy & Planning, Management in Health Systems, Public and Nonprofit Management, Self-Directed)
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration (Emergency Management, Public and Nonprofit Management, Public & Nonprofit Management (Accelerated) - Integrated with graduate Master of Public Administration Program)
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
- Theatre (Design/Technical, Musical Theatre, Performance, Theatre Studies)
- Urban Studies (minor only)
- Women's and Gender Studies (minor only)
- Writing and Applied Arts (Community Storytelling, Editing and Publishing, Game Writing, Professional and Technical Writing)
