College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dean: Peter Kingstone, Ph.D.

Associate Dean: Leslie Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Dean: Jessica Brandt, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean: Courtney Cunningham, M.A.

Assistant Dean: Jaclyn Novak, M.A.

Traditional liberal studies serve as the foundation of a university education. In the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), the curriculum emphasizes the development of analytic skills, communication skills and social understanding. Our students can study time-honored disciplines such as philosophy and literature, along with courses on the vanguard of contemporary developments, such as cognitive science and justice studies. Degrees in this college are recognized as excellent preparation for any number of careers, or for professional and graduate study.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences also provides students with applied study options: internships, apprenticeships, and field study programs. Some departments offer clinical training or professional certificate programs, including teacher certification. CHSS faculty offer service-learning courses, in which coursework is linked to community development projects. Through these engaged experiences outside the campus, students build professional skills that can be utilized in business, human service, education, government, and healthcare careers. Recruiters continue to seek out students who demonstrate skills in analysis, communication, problem solving, and teamwork.

CHSS is also home to interdisciplinary programs, each of which allows students to explore a theme or area of interest from a number of perspectives. Students interested in Latin American and Latino Studies, for example, can study Latino/a history and literature as well as the sociological and psychological factors that affect cultural identity. The interdisciplinary field of the Medical Humanities investigates the human experience of health and illness in terms of social contexts, cultural practices, and belief systems. In light of the globalization of healthcare students engage in the kind of critical thinking, communication skills, and multicultural perspectives that contribute to our understanding of disease and to the practice of the healing arts. All of the interdisciplinary programs in CHSS provide students with a unique educational opportunity - for integrated study beyond the bounds of any one discipline.

World language programs in the College offer excellent opportunities for students to immerse themselves in another language and culture through our study abroad programs. Typically, the college offers several such programs each year, in places such as London, Nice, Graz, Madrid, Sicily, Siena, and Milan.

Faculty in the college make effective use of educational technology, blending innovative software with various forms of web-based learning. Some courses are taught entirely on the web or through a hybrid of synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum at Montclair State University maintains the core of the university experience established over one hundred years ago, yet the college continues to adapt, grow, develop, and change, providing students with relevant and rigorous programs of study that build on the very best in the liberal arts and social science traditions.

Departments                                                     

Anthropology

Classics and General Humanities                                                                                                                                                                    

English

History

Justice Studies

Linguistics

Philosophy

Political Science and Law

Psychology

Religion

Social Work and Child Advocacy

Sociology

Spanish and Latino Studies

World Languages and Cultures

Writing Studies

Undergraduate Programs

• African-American Studies Minor
• American Identities and Cultures Minor
• Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations Minor
• Anthropology  (B.A.)
• Anthropology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T with Teacher Certification in Grades K- 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities.)
• Anthropology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.S. Sustainability Science)
• Anthropology with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• Anthropology - Community Development Concentration (B.A.)
• Anthropology Minor
• Arabic (B.A.)
• Arabic Minor
• Archaeology Minor
• Asian Languages and Cultures - Chinese, Japanese, or Korean Concentration (B.A.)
• Asian Languages Minor
• Asian Studies Minor
• Child Advocacy and Policy (B.A.)
• Child Advocacy and Policy Minor
• Chinese Minor
• Classics (B.A.)
• Classics Minor
• Cognitive Science Minor
• Creative Writing Minor
• Criminal Justice Minor
• English (B.A.)
• English - Creative Writing Concentration (B.A.)
• English - Film Studies Concentration (B.A.)
• English with Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• English with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• English Minor
• Environmental Justice Minor
• Film Minor
• French with Teacher Certification in French (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• French - French Civilization Concentration (B.A.)
• French - Translation Concentration (B.A.)
• French Minor
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Studies Minor
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (B.A.)
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Minor
• German (B.A.)
• German Minor
• Global Human Trafficking Certificate
• Greek Minor
• History (B.A.)
• History - Public and Digital History Concentration (B.A.)
• History with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• History with Teacher Certification in Social Studies (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• History Minor
• Humanities (B.A.)
• Humanities - Comparative Myth and Literature Concentration (B.A.)
• Humanities with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• International Studies Minor
• Italian (B.A.)
• Italian with Teacher Certification in Italian (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Italian Minor
• Japanese Minor
• Jewish American Studies Minor
• Jurisprudence, Law, and Society (B.A.)
• Justice and Families Minor
• Justice Studies (B.A.)
• Korean Minor
• Latin (B.A.)
• Latin with Teacher Certification in Latin (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Latin Minor
• Latin American and Latino Studies Minor
• Language, Business, and Culture (B.A.)
• Leadership Development Through Civic Engagement Minor
• Linguistics (B.A.)
• Linguistics - Language Engineering Concentration (B.A.)
• Linguistics with Teacher Certification in English as a Second Language (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Linguistics Minor
• Medical Humanities (B.A.)
• Myth Studies Minor
• Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
• Philosophy (B.A.)
• Philosophy Minor
• Political Science (B.A.)
• Political Science with Teacher Certification in Social Studies (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Policy Studies (B.A.)
• Policy Studies Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Portuguese Studies Minor
• Pre-Law Studies Minor
• Psychology (B.A.)
• Psychology with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• Psychology with Teacher Certification in Social Studies (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Psychology Minor
• Public Administration Minor
• Public and Digital History Minor
• Public and Professional Writing (B.A.)
• Public and Professional Writing Minor
• Religious Studies (B.A.)
• Religious Studies with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• Religious Studies Minor
• Russian Minor
• Social Justice: Gender, Race, and Queerness Minor
• Social Work Minor
• Sociology (B.A.)
• Sociology with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• Sociology with Teacher Certification in Social Studies (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Sociology Minor
• Spanish (B.A.)
• Spanish with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
• Spanish with Teacher Certification in Spanish (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.)
• Spanish - Translation Concentration (B.A.)
• Spanish Minor
• Spanish Translation Certificate Program
• Urban Humanities (B.A.)
• Urban Humanities Minor

Combined Degree Programs

• Classics (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• English (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.)
• English (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• English (B.A.)(Combined B.A./M.A.T with Teacher Certification in Grades K- 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities.)
• English with Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.)
• English with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.)
• English (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• English - Creative Writing Concentration (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• English - Film Studies Concentration (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• French (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in French (Preschool - 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• French - French Civilization Concentration (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A. French, French Studies Concentration)
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T with Teacher Certification in Grades K- 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities.)
• History - (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Humanities (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T with Teacher Certification in Grades K-6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• Humanities (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Jurisprudence, Law, and Society (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A. Law and Governance)
• Language, Business, and Culture (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A.)
• Linguistics (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in English as a Second Language (Preschool-Grade 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• Medical Humanities (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.P.H. Public Health - Community Health Education Concentration)
• Medical Humanities (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.P.H. Public Health - Health Systems Administration and Policy Concentration)
• Philosophy (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Political Science (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A. Law and Governance)
• Psychology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.)
• Psychology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Psychology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K - 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• Psychology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.P.H. Public Health - Community Health Education Concentration)
• Psychology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.P.H. Public Health - Health Systems Administration and Policy Concentration)
• Religious Studies (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Religious Studies (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in Grades K - 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• Sociology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A. Social Research and Analysis)
• Sociology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in Grades K - 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• Sociology (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)
• Spanish (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.)
• Spanish (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in Grades K - 6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)
• Spanish (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A.T. with Teacher Certification in Spanish (Preschool-Grade 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities

Graduate

• Advanced Quantitative Methods in Psychology Certificate Program
• Applied Linguistics (M.A.)
• Audiology (Au.D.)
• Child Advocacy and Policy (M.A.)
• Child Advocacy and Policy Certificate Program
• Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)
• Child Advocacy and Policy - Public Child Welfare Concentration (M.A.)
• Clinical Psychology - Child/Adolescent Psychology Concentration (M.A.)
• Clinical Psychology - Forensic Psychology Concentration (M.A.)
• Computational Linguistics (M.S.)
• Computational Linguistics Certificate Program
• Conflict Management in the Workplace Certificate Program
• Customer Experience and User Experience Research Certificate Program
• Data Collection and Management Certificate Program
• English (M.A.)
• English Certificate Program
• English, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12)
• Forensic Psychology Certificate Program
• French - French Studies Concentration (M.A.)
• French - Professional French Translation Concentration (M.A.)
• French, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in French (Preschool-Grade 12)
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology (M.A.)
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Ph.D.)
• Italian, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in Italian (Preschool-Grade 12)
• Harm Reduction Approaches for Substance Use Certificate Program
• Latin, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in Latin (Preschool-Grade 12)
• Law and Governance (M.A.)
• Professional French Translation Certificate
• Psychological Sciences (M.A.)
• School Psychologist, Educational Services Certification
• Social Research and Analysis (M.A.)
• Social Studies, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in Social Studies - Preschool through Grade 12
• Social Work (M.S.W.) 
• Spanish (M.A.)
• Spanish, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in Spanish (Preschool-Grade 12)
• Teaching English as a Second Language, Instructional Certification: Teacher Certification in English as a Second Language (Preschool-Grade 12)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate Program
• Translation and Interpreting in Spanish Certificate Program