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• Research – Consistent with the university’s goals, the College supports and facilitates a three-tiered structure
to perpetuate its research agenda: (1) discovery or new knowledge that inform the global community and
and global reputation.
• Access – Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been bastions of opportunity for
those who did not have access to higher education. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is
committed to—through authentic engagement—access and support for those who demonstrate the potential
and dispositions conducive to advanced learning.
• Collaboration – Partnerships across disciplines, with internal and external stakeholders, and the
professional realm are essential to the comprehensive educational product offered to students and central to
the University’s mission to serve the communities to which it is intrinsically bound.
Organization of the College
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences consists of seven undergraduate departments and the ROTC
Department. Programs focusing on the humanities and social sciences serve to strengthen critical thinking
and analysis, problem-solving capabilities, communication skills and interpretive insights.
Major Programs of Undergraduate Study
Students pursuing undergraduate study may major in the following programs:
Art and Design
Art and Design
Concentrations: Studio Art, Animation, Graphic Design, & Web Design
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Health and Physical Education
Dance (Minor)
Sport Management (Minor)
Health (Minor)
History and Philosophy
History
History, Secondary Teaching Endorsement
Languages and Literature
English
English, Secondary Teaching Endorsement
Mass Communications
Concentrations: Print Media, Radio & Television, & Public Relations
Military Science (Minor)
Music
Music
Choral Music Teaching Endorsement (Vocal)
Instrumental Music Teaching Endorsement (Brass, Percussion, String) Music Performance
(Instrument, Keyboard, Vocal) and Sound Recording Technology
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