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Our college offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 40 minors. You'll learn how to think and do by studying abroad, initiating or participating in undergraduate research, gaining real-world experience through internships and collaborating with nonprofit partners. Dive in to find the right fit for you.
Degree Programs
Majors
- Communication: Communication BA (Concentrations - Media; Interpersonal, Organizational and Rhetorical; Public Relations and Organizational)
- English: English BA: (Concentrations - Creative Writing; Film Studies; Language, Writing and Rhetoric; Literature; Teacher Education)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures: Foreign Languages and Literatures BA (Concentrations - Asian Language; French; German; Spanish; Teacher Education)
- History: History BA (Concentrations - General or Teacher Education), History BS
- Interdisciplinary Studies:
- Arts Studies BA: (Concentrations – Film Studies; Music; Theatre, Visual Arts)
- International Studies BA: (Concentrations – Africa; East and Southeast Asia; Europe; Global Cultural Studies; Global Relations; Global Sustainability and Development; Latin America; South Asia and Middle East)
- Interdisciplinary Studies BA (Concentrations - Africana Studies; Africana Studies Community Studies; Self-Design; Women's and Gender Studies)
- Science, Technology and Society BA
- Science, Technology and Society BS
- Self-Design BS
- Philosophy and Religious Studies: Philosophy BA (Concentrations - General; Ethics; Philosophy of Law); Philosophy BS (Concentrations - General; Logic, Representation and Reasoning); Religious Studies BA
- Psychology:Psychology BA
- School of Public and International Affairs:
- Leadership in the Public Sector BA (Distance Education degree completion program)
- Political Science BA (Concentrations - General, American Politics, International Politics, Law and Justice, Public Policy); Political Science BS
- Social Work:Social Work BSW
- Sociology and Anthropology: Anthropology BA; Criminology BA; Sociology BA
Minors
- English: American Literature; Creative Writing; English; Film Studies (jointly with COM, FLL, & IDS); Journalism (jointly with COM); Linguistics; Technical and Scientific Communication; World Literature (jointly with FLL)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures: Chinese Studies; Classical Studies; French; German; Hindi/Urdu; Italian Studies;Japanese; Japan Studies; Portuguese Studies; Russian Studies; Spanish; World Literature (jointly with ENG)
- History: History
- Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS): Africana Studies; Arts Studies; Film Studies (joint with English); Forensic Science; International Studies; Middle East Studies; Native American Studies; Nonprofit Studies; Science, Technology & Society; Women's and Gender Studies
- Philosophy and Religious Studies:Cognitive Science; Ethics; Health, Medicine and Human Values; Logic and Methodology; Philosophy; Religious Studies
- Political Science: Law and Justice; Political Science
- Psychology: Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology: Anthropology; Applied Sociology; Criminology; Sociology
- Social Work: Social Work
How I Think and Do
What can you do with a degree in the humanities and social sciences? Explore the possibilities by getting to know a few of our alumni. Get a glimpse of how they apply lessons from their degrees in the real world.
Dual Degree Programs
We offer three dual-degree honors programs that combine scientific or professional study with a focus on the humanities or social sciences. Through successful completion of these programs, you earn two undergraduate degrees, one in our college and the second in one of NC State's other colleges – enabling you to Think and Do in a variety of areas and interests.
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Professional Licensure
Our professional licensure programs prepare undergraduates for content-specific K-12 teaching positions in North Carolina schools. Teaching careers in these areas require subject matter mastery as well as the ability to communicate that information effectively to students.
Humanities and Social Sciences professional education licensure programs are approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education through the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). We will prepare you to teach with sound content knowledge, excellent pedagogy, and effective leadership as you:
- Take a variety of courses in your content area, leading to a deeper and broader understanding of the content you’ll teach.
- Earn both a degree and teaching license in four years.
- Learn content knowledge and classroom instruction simultaneously.
- Practice and refine your teaching skills in content area and education courses.
- Participate in field experience opportunities in public schools.
Our college offers three majors with the Professional Education Option that lead to Initial "A" licensure in North Carolina:
We also offer an ESL add-on to a primary licensure area.
For curricular information about each major, please visit the individual program pages.
- Declare a Humanities and Social Sciences major with a concentration in Teacher Education (must have at least a 2.75 GPA).
- Meet the Admission to Candidacy requirements.
- Admission to Candidacy (ATC) is the process by which all students are formally admitted into Teacher Education Programs at NC State. ATC status is automatically granted by the Office of Professional Education (OPE) after candidates meet certain qualifications.
- Complete degree requirements for the major, including Professional Education option (ED 204 and ECI 204, ELP 344, EDP 304, ED 311 and 312, Content-Specific Methods course, and Student Teaching Professional Semester)
- Participate in Professional Development seminars.
- Upon successful completion of the Professional Semester, including the edTPA project, candidates may apply for your initial teaching license.
