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College of Humanities & Social Sciences
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mission
With a faculty dedicated to innovative teaching
that incorporates research, professional service, and information technology, the College
of Humanities and Social Sciences seeks to
- Provide students in general education courses
with the foundational skills of critical thinking and problem solving for understanding and appreciating the
humanities and for understanding and analyzing social
institutions
- Offer degree programs from associate through
doctorate which provide graduates the knowledge and research skill necessary for successful careers and for competing in professional and graduate
schools and for developing a commitment to lifelong
learning for success in an ever changing job market
- Serve the public through quality research and
professional service reaching from eastern Arkansas and the Mississippi River Delta region,
to the nation and the world.
Programs of Study
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
offers work leading to the Master of Arts degree with majors in English, history,
political science, and sociology; to the Master of Public Administration degree; to the Master of Science
in Education degree with majors in English and social science; and to the Specialist in
Community College Teaching degree in the teaching fields of English, history, political science,
and sociology.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
coordinates programs of research and study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in
Heritage Studies. Designed for those interested in public sector work in museums, archives, folk
arts centers, historical societies and similar agencies, the Heritage Studies program is
interdisciplinary. It involves faculty from several departments and colleges at Arkansas State
University.
The Master of Arts programs have been planned
for flexibility and offer courses of general cultural and educational value. They are
designed not only to provide knowledge in special fields but also to enhance professional
qualifications for careers in teaching, law, writing, and governmental service; to provide a humanistic
foundation for most other careers; and to prepare students for more advanced work at other
institutions of higher learning.
The Master of Public Administration degree
program provides a course of study for students who wish to serve in various levels of
local, state, and national government and in international public management.
The graduate programs leading to the Master of
Science in Education degree are designed for graduates who plan careers in
secondary school teaching. Twenty-one hours of major field courses and nine hours of
professional education courses are required.
The Specialist in Community College Teaching is
a 60-semester hour, intermediate graduate degree designed to prepare teachers for
the community college. All general requirements of the Graduate School
are applicable to these degree programs. The student should refer to the requirements
which are listed elsewhere in this bulletin.
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