The College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (CSSAH) is a multidisciplinary College connecting students to the world with an array of learning opportunities including research, internships, co-op, service learning, online instruction, and experiential scholarship. Students examine enduring and systemic questions about human nature and social behavior. They study the organization and functions of government, the interrelations of global societies and political systems. Our students are challenged to examine critically how the world is shaped by diverse values, histories and cultures.

The integrated and rigorous curriculum of the departments comprising the College opens the world to students. It provides them with an expansive understanding of the arts, anthropology, American History, the African American experience, criminal justice, geography, humanities, law, modern language, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, sociology, social work, and theatre. CSSAH is the largest college in the University and is home to a prolific faculty and a diverse student-body.

In recent semesters students have studied abroad in China, South Africa, and various countries in Latin America. They have presented their research at national academic conferences in history, English/American Literature and psychology. Students have interned at a variety of educational, social service, and political organizations and agencies. Students have performed on stage and honed their talents to the acclaim of critics and local audiences. Promising musicians and artists have showcased their skills through varied media, compositions and recitals. Their artistic and professional portfolios are based on years of hard work and critical assessment and evaluation.

The academic experience of the CSSAH is state-of-art and inventive. The College makes maximum use of technology and a variety of teaching pedagogies. Upon graduation, students are prepared to pursue professional careers and/or continue their education at the graduate level in professional studies. Through the CSSAH coursework comes alive as the educational experience for students within the College emphasizes theory, application, professionalism, and education for the greater good.

Degree Programs

Organized into eight (8) degree-granting units, the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Department of Army ROTC, the college offers fifteen (15) separate majors leading to the bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, bachelor of criminal justice, and bachelor of social work degrees. It also offers three master-level programs: master of applied social science, master of community psychology and master of social work.

Students enrolled in the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities are not limited to the several curricula offered by the college. They may take courses offered in other colleges and schools of the University, which, with the approval of the department chairperson, may be included in the degree program, used as a minor field of concentration, or used as electives. In order to graduate, undergraduate students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and a grade of “C” or above in all major courses, and graduate students must have a minimum 3.0. All directed individual study (DIS) courses must be approved by the supervising professor, the chairperson and the dean. Prior approval of the dean is required for all transient credit.

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies
Bachelor of Arts in English
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Religion
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Music
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in History

Graduate Degree Programs

Master of Applied Social Science (M.A.S.S.)
Master of Science in Community Psychology
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)

Programs

• Social Science, Global Security and International Affairs Concentration, M.A.S.S.

Courses

• AFH 4100 History Of Africa From Origins To 1800 (3)
• AFH 4200 History Of Africa In 19th And 20th Centuries (3)
• AFS 5151 Life And Culture Of Sub-sahara Africa (3)

• AFA 2000 Intro To African American Studies (3)
• AFA 3104 The African Amer Exp (3)
• AFA 3104E The African Amer Exp
• AFA 3905 Direct IndIVidual Study
• AFA 4936 Seminar In Afro-american Studies (3)

• AMH 2000 United States History
• AMH 2010 U.S. History 1492 - 1865 (3)
• AMH 2020 U.S. History 1865 - Present (3)
• AMH 2020E U.s. History: 1865 To Present (3)
• AMH 2091 Introduction to African-American History (3)
• AMH 2091E Intro Afro-amer Hist
• AMH 3402 The Old South To 1865 (3)
• AMH 3403 The New South: 1865 To Present (3)
• AMH 3540 American Military
• AMH 3560 Women In American History (3)
• AMH 3571 Afro-American History to 1865 (3)
• AMH 3572 Afro-American History since 1865 (3)
• AMH 4202 Twentieth Century U.S. History (3)
• AMH 4311 U.s. Social History: From Colonial Times To CIVil War (3)
• AMH 4313 U.s. Social History: From CIVil War To Present (3)
• AMH 4373 American Business History (3)
• AMH 4420 History Of Florida (3)
• AMH 4511 History Of American Diplomacy Since 1898 (3)
• AMH 4550 Constitutional History (3)
• AMH 4573 Black Americans In Twentieth Century (3)
• AMH 4575 The CIVil Rights Movement
• AMH 4930 Sel Topics Amer His
• AMH 5116 CIVil War Reconstruction (3)
• AMH 5169 Middle Period In American History (3)
• AMH 5176 Problems Colonial America History (3)
• AMH 5392 Seminar In U.s. Social History (3)
• AMH 5409 Problems In History Of South (3)
• AMH 5559 Prob Amer Consti His
• AMH 5578 Problems In African American History (3)
• AMH 5579 Problems In American Constitutional History (3)
• AMH 5930 Selected Topics In United States History (3)

• AML 2000 American Literature
• AML 2010 American Literature I (3)
• AML 3041 American Literature II (3)
• AML 3311 Major Figures In American Literature (3)
• AML 4101 The Amer Novel I
• AML 4121 The American Novel II
• AML 4155 Modern American Poetry
• AML 4233 Amer Realism & Natur
• AML 4276 African American Novel I (3)
• AML 4604 Legacy Of African American Literature I (3)
• AML 4605 Legacy Of African American Literature II (3)
• AML 4610 African American Novel II (3)
• AML 4934 Seminar In African American Literature (3)
• AML 4936 Spec Topics Amer Lit
• AML 5216 Early American Literature (3)
• AML 5226 American Romanticism
• AML 5236 Studies In American Realism And Naturalism (1850-1910) (3)
• AML 5246 Twentieth Century American Literature (3)
• AML 5616 The Afro-american Novel (3)
• AML 5935 Seminar In Afro-american Literature (3)
• AML 5936 Intro Afro-amer Lega
• AML 5938 Seminar In American Literature (3)

• ANT 2000 Introduction To Anthropology (3)
• ANT 2000E Introduction To Anthropology (3)
• ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology (3)
• ANT 2452 Race And Culture
• ANT 2511 Emergence Of Man (3)
• ANT 3212 Peoples Of The World (3)
• ANT 3241 Magic, Witchcraft, And Religion (3)
• ANT 3340 Caribbean Cultural Patterns (3)
• ANT 3351 South African Ethnography (3)
• ANT 3352 Peoples And Cultures Of Africa (3)
• ANT 3422 Family & Kinship In Cross-cultural Perspective (3)
• ANT 3702 International Development (3)
• ANT 3711 Cross-cultural Conflict Resolution (3)
• ANT 4340 Caribbean Cult Patterns
• ANT 4802 Ethnographic Studies
• ANT 4905 Directed Individual Study (3)
• ANT 4930 Special Topics In Anthropology (3)
• ANT 5702 Appl Of Anthropology

• ARA 1120 Intro To Arabic I
• ARA 1121 Introduction To Arabic II
• ARA 2121 Intro To Arabic II
• ARA 2220 Intermediate Arabic I

• ART ELECT Studio Art: Drawing Portfo
• ART 2-D Studio Art: 2-d Desn Portfo
• ART 3-D Studio Art: 3-d Desn Portfo
• ART 1201C Design I: Introduction To Visual Elements (3)
• ART 1202C Design II: Intermediate Form Organization (3)
• ART 1915 Colloquium In Art
• ART 2100C Wood, Metal, Plastics (3)
• ART 2115C Ceramics III Glaz Ex
• ART 2130C Textile Design (3)
• ART 2280C Lettering (3)
• ART 2300C Drawing I (3)
• ART 2301C Drawing II (3)
• ART 2302C Drawing III
• ART 2330C Life Drawing (3)
• ART 2400C Graphics I (3)
• ART 2430C Graphics II (3)
• ART 2501C Paint II-opaque Medi
• ART 2540C Paint I-water-base M