Anthropology
Anthropology focuses on the spectrum of the human experience - past and present. An anthropology degree balances practical, applied, and theoretical research within liberal arts, as well as interdisciplinary education.
English
The English department offers a variety of courses in literature, language and writing. Our majors explore literature as an artistic medium from both theoretical and historical perspectives, in the process honing students' analytical and writing skills.
Great Works
The Great Works Academic Certificate (GWAC) Program provides students with an opportunity to take part in a conversation with some of the best thinkers of all time.
History
The history department's curriculum embraces the panorama of the past while also helping students to fulfill their constitutions, humanities, multicultural, and international requirements.
Interdisciplinary Gender and Ethnic Studies
The Interdisciplinary Gender and Ethnic Studies allow students to create degree programs from courses across disciplinary boundaries, including cultural studies, linguistic studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies, multi-disciplinary studies, and social science studies.
Philosophy
The philosophy department offers its majors a balanced curriculum of courses in the history of philosophy and in the most recent philosophical theories.
Political Science
Faculty in the political science department cover a broad range of specialties including American politics, public policy, public law, political theory, comparative politics, and international politics.
Psychology
The psychology department provides a broad foundation in psychology, with further specialty courses and opportunities for undergraduates to be involved in research and various applied settings. The curriculum meets the needs of students intending to pursue advanced training in psychology, education, medicine, or related fields.
Social Science Methods
The Social Science Methods Certificate Program provides advanced interdisciplinary methodological training for graduate students in relevant disciplines. The Certificate Program offers a certification for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ graduate students who complete 15 credit hours of advanced graduate research methods courses in the social sciences, at least three credits of which are taken outside of their home department.
Sociology
The sociology department teaches courses that concern human behavior, social life and social change. Many topics are examined, including marriage and family, religion, crime and delinquency, deviance, work and occupations, leisure and sports, economic inequalities, race and ethnic relations, and gender.
World Languages and Cultures
With its emphasis on linguistic, cultural and critical skills, the foreign language curriculum provides students the essential skills needed to understand other cultures and to pursue careers in an increasingly global environment.
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