College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Putnam Hall 105 • 701-231-8338 • www.ndsu.edu/ahss
Kent Sandstrom, Dean
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences embraces the teaching, research, creative activities and service objectives of NDSU's land grant mission, and the needs of a diverse constituency. The college is committed to:
- Providing its students with the highest quality of preparation in an atmosphere that promotes intellectual rigor, critical inquiry, citizenship, skills, and creative decision-making requisite for personal growth and professional success.
- Encouraging in its faculty exemplary scholarship of teaching, research, and service, leading to significant publications, creative work and performances.
- Invigorating the tradition of outreach through enriching performance, presentation, and cultural understanding. In its vision to realize human potential and achievements, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is guided by the qualities of creativity, ethical integrity, and mutual respect.
College Information:
Departments & Programs:
- Department of Communication
- Agricultural Communication
- Health Communication
- Journalism
- Management Communication
- New Media and Web Design
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science
- Criminal Justice
- Fraud Investigation
- Political Science
- Department of Emergency Management
- Emergency Management
- Department of English
- English
- English Education
- Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
- History
- History Education
- Philosophy/Humanities
- Public History
- Religious Studies
- Social Science
- Department of Modern Languages
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Anthropology
- Community Development
- Sociology
Division of Fine Arts
The Division of Fine Arts includes the Departments of Music, Theatre Arts and Visual Arts as well as their exhibition and performance spaces. We are dedicated to excellence as we educate our students, create and interpret works of art, and disseminate that excellence throughout the greater university community.
- Department of Music
- Music
- Music Education
- Department of Theatre Arts
- Musical Theatre
- Theatre Arts
- Department of Visual Arts
- Art
