COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Administrative Officers
| Dean | John de Castro , Ph.D. |
| Associate Dean | Terry D. Bilhartz , Ph.D. |
| Associate Dean | Jerry Bruce, Ph.D. |
| Department of Communication Studies | James D. Ragsdale, Ph.D., Chair |
| Department of English | Helena Halmari, Ph.D., Chair |
| Department of Family and Consumer Sciences | Janis D. White, Ph.D., Chair |
| Department of Foreign Languages | Debra D. Andrist, Ph.D., Chair |
| Department of History | Terry D. Bilhartz, Ph.D., Acting Chair |
| Department of Mass Communication | Christopher White , Ph.D., Acting Chair |
| Department of Political Science | Rhonda Callaway, Ph.D., Chair |
| Department of Psychology and Philosophy | Christopher Wilson, Ph.D., Chair |
| Department of Sociology | Alessandro Bonanno, Ph.D., Chair |
DEGREES OFFERED
| Majors | Degrees |
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| Clinical Psychology | Ph.D. | ||||
| Dietics | M. S. | ||||
| 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. /SSP* | ||||
| Public Administration | M.P.A. | ||||
| Sociology | M. A. | ||||
| Speech Communication/Communication Studies* | M. A. | ||||
* Subject to action by the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System and/or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Master’s of Arts degree with a major in Psychology and a program in School Psychology will be changed to a Specialist (SSP) degree with a major in School Psychology.
**Subject to action by the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System and/or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Master of Arts degree with a major in Speech Communication will be retitled to a Master of Arts degree with a major in Communication Studies.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.