Graduate Catalog : 2005-2007

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Interim Dean	Terry M. Thibodeaux, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean	A. Jerry Bruce, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean	Kandi A. Tayebi, Ph.D.
Department of English and Foreign Languages	Charles W. Bridges, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences	Janis D. White, Ph.D., Chair
Department of History	Terry D. Bilhartz, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Mass Communication	Janet Bridges, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Political Science	Robert E. Biles, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Psychology and Philosophy	Donna M. Desforges, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Sociology	Alessandro Bonanno, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Speech Communication	James D. Ragsdale, Jr., Ph.D., Chair

DEGREES OFFERED

Majors	Degrees
English	M. A.
Family and Consumer Sciences			M. S.
History	M. A.
Political Science	M. A.
Psychology	M. A.
Psychology-Clinical Psychology	M. A.
Psychology-School Psychology	M. A.
Clinical Psychology				Ph.D.
Public Administration		C.P.A.
Sociology	M. A.
Speech Communication	M. A.

MISSION STATEMENT

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) provides an essential component to a liberal arts education: understanding human beings in their diversity as expressed in their literatures, histories, ideas, values, oral and written expressions, and behavior. By promoting analytical, interpretive, interpersonal, and communication skills, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences facilitates personal growth, competent professionalism, and responsible citizenship.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences consists of eight academic units: English and Foreign Languages, Family and Consumer Sciences, History, Mass Communication, Political Science, Psychology and Philosophy, Sociology, Speech Communication.

For additional information on the academic programs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, visit: https://www.shsu.edu.