Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences & Education

Well-Rounded Education, Well-Received Graduates.

A small liberal arts college within a larger university. A big school's resources with a small school's focus on personal attention. You'll receive the most from both worlds here.

Our liberal arts programs are pathways to careers. Don't believe it? Today’s employers seek graduates with superior communication, problem-solving and knowledge-integration skills. Those are the same skill sets that define a liberal arts major.

The Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Education serves Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and beyond as a premier provider of programs that prepare teachers, counselors, educational administrators, and school psychologists as well as providing developmental education programs to the YSU community. Professional courses are offered leading to teacher licensure and to the Bachelor of Science in Education degree.

Departments & Programs

One day, you could be annotating Chinua Achebe. The next, you're examining the cultural impacts of the Harlem Renaissance. Though our program is specialized, you'll need that specificity to analyze the many facets of a broad culture.

We develop clinical counselors, student affairs professionals, school psychologists, school counselors, principals, superintendents, and educational leaders who work in culturally and socially diverse school, mental health, and community settings and act as facilitators of personal, educational and social change for individuals and communities.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

MINORS

GRADUATE DEGREES

What can you do with our English college-liberal-arts-social-sciences? Well, you can write a novel, interview public figures, develop professional proposals and grants, teach children how to read...

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

GRADUATE DEGREES

GRADUATE CERTIFICATES

 

The Bachelor of General Studies degree (BGS) provides an opportunity for students to select two areas of focus or concentration rather than focusing on one major which diversifies their education and skills. Focus areas or concentrations can be as broad or specific as the student desires. This allows for maximum flexibility to degree completion.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Maps, satellites, weather, climate, landscapes, and cultures - we study a whole world’s worth of topics (and then some). Geography provides you with the tools and critical thinking skills needed in all sectors of industry and business, government and nonprofit. Understanding where and why is critical to today's dynamic understanding of the natural world, social and economic systems and how they impact each other.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

MINORS

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

You could say we wrote the book on it -- and the articles, museum exhibits and much more! Our faculty are actively engaged in research, publication and community service on topics from the local to the global. We pride ourselves on providing rigorous training and hands-on opportunities for students to work and grow with us in their chosen fields. Our graduates go on to rewarding careers as teachers, journalists, lawyers, historical site managers and much, much more, in the Valley and far beyond.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

MINORS

GEOGRAPHY AND URBAN-REGIONAL STUDIES

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

HISTORY

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

MINORS

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

GRADUATE DEGREE

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND RIGELHAUPT PRE-LAW CENTER

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

Not finding a major that speaks to you? No problem, we'll help you create your own.

BACHELOR'S PROGRAM

There are a number of benefits to majoring or minoring in philosophy. A degree in philosophy is a great complement to another major. The critical thinking, writing, and “out-of-the-box” thinking one learns pairs well with Business, STEM, Computer Science and the Arts. Additionally, a major or minor is a rewarding way to meet your University requirement of 48 hours of upper division courses while simultaneously studying a subject you find intrinsically rewarding. Finally, studying philosophy is a great way to prepare for a number of graduate and professional programs. Students that may be thinking of going into law or business or pursuing a graduate degree generally outperform most other disciplines on standardized entrance exams.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

Our program in Politics and International Relations and Riegelhaupt Pre-Law Center offers many courses in American government, foreign affairs, and public administration. You will learn from faculty who are not only recognized experts in their fields but also regular contributors to CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, among many other top magazines and newspapers. We also have an urban internship program and an award-winning Moot Court program.

Gain valuable insights into a wide range of social behaviors and institutions, from family to social problems, from criminology to human trafficking, from urbanization to healthcare. Explore what both divides us apart and what brings us back together - and why. 

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

To receive a full liberal arts education in half the time, we offer a broad path to your associate. Classes cover several departments for a flexible degree.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE

Learn how humankind developed, both biologically and culturally, and where we are heading through a discipline focused on hands-on and experiential learning. The skills and global perspectives gained by anthropology students are in demand in companies (The Business Journal “Here’s Why Companies are Desperate to Hire Anthropologists.”) Students learn career skills in the classroom, laboratory, and the field, both locally and internationally, through archaeology, cultural analyses, forensic studies, and more. Upon graduation, students are prepared not only for graduate programs in anthropology, but for law school and MBA programs, in addition to careers in virtually limitless fields.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

MINORS

Graduate Degrees

If you're looking to be a teacher in Ohio, then this is the place to start. Specialize your knowledge in a subject, then build on those principles to find the best ways to teach it.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

GRADUATE DEGREE

Doctoral Degree Options

Certificates

This interdisciplinary minor allows you to investigate how gender interacts with every part of our lives and institutions! Students in any major can get the tools to advocate for and empower marginalized communities.

MINOR

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Dr. Charles L. Howell

clhowell01@ysu.edu

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