College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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.

• Africana Studies Program

Explore the history of us, the people and cultures of the United States. Our college-liberal-arts-social-sciences are great if you're considering careers in business and communications or public service work of all kinds.

MINOR

• American Studies Minor

GRADUATE DEGREE

• Master of Arts in American Studies

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

• Associate of Arts

You'll learn from the best in this interdisciplinary program. They're not just your instructors, they're your go-to experts. The Journal of Financial Research, Economic Inquiry and Public Choice. These are all journals that publish our professors' work.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

• Business Economics Major
• Economics Major

MINORS

• Economics Minor (with Statistics's Option available).

GRADUATE DEGREES

• Master of Arts in Economics
• Master of Arts in Financial Economics
• Master of Arts in Financial Economics (Online)

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

• Economics Graduate Certificate

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

• English Major
• Professional and Technical Writing Major

MINORS

• British and American Literature Minor
• Creative Writing Minor
• English Studies Minor
• Linguistics Minor
• Professional and Technical Writing Minor

GRADUATE DEGREES

• Master of Arts in English
• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

GRADUATE CERTIFICATES

• English Graduate Certificate
• Literature for Children and Young Adults Graduate Certificate
• Professional and Technical Writing Graduate Certificate
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate
• Teaching of Literature Graduate Certificate
• Teaching of Writing Graduate Certificate

¿Hablas español? Parlez-vous français? Parli italiano? We do.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

• French Major
• Italian Major
• Spanish Major

MINORS

• French Minor
• Greek Studies Minor
• Italian Minor
• Latin Minor
• Spanish Minor

Graduation: We make it possible and simple. Returning and continuing students can add to their completed coursework to finish a degree.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

• General Studies Major

Studying the globe is only scratching the surface. It's not uncommon to see our students present at national conferences — even as sophomores.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

• Geography Major
• Geography GIS/Remote Sensing Track
• Spatial Information Systems (SIS) Individualized Curriculum Program (ICP)

MINORS

• Environmental Geography Minor
• Geographic Information Science Minor
• Geography Minor
• Human Geography Minor
• Regional Geography Minor

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

• Geographic Information Science and Technology Certificate

You could say we wrote the book on it. Just ask one of our professors, whose e-textbook is circulated across the country. Or many of our graduate students working together on groundbreaking research right now.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

• History Major

MINORS

• History Minor and Applied History Minor
• Judaic Studies Minor

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

• Historic Preservation Certificate

GRADUATE DEGREE

• Master of Arts in History

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

• Applied History Graduate Certificate

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

BACHELOR'S PROGRAM

• Individualized Curriculum Program

They're both touchy subjects, but we're masters at discussing them. That's why every year, our Ethics Center holds numerous professional seminars and workshops devoted to these subjects.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

• Philosophy Major
• Religious Studies Major

MINORS

• Islamic Studies Minor
• Philosophy Minor
• Professional Ethics Minor
• Religious Studies Minor

There aren't many universities that can say they have students in Model UN, Moot Court, a city internship program and a Pre-Law Society. We can.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

• Political Science Major
• Social Studies Major

MINORS

• American Politics Minor
• Foreign Affairs Minor
• Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
• Political Science Minor

At many universities, your psychology teachers are graduate students. At YSU, your instructors already have their PhDs.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

• Psychology Major

MINORS

• Developmental Psychology Minor
• General Psychology Minor
• Psychology of Mental Health Minor

Health seminars, philosophy lectures, chemistry labs and classes on rock 'n' roll and religion. This is a department with a true liberal arts curriculum.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

• Anthropology Major
• Gerontology Major
• Long-Term Care Administration Major
• Sociology Major

MINORS

• Archaeology Minor
• Biological Anthropology Minor
• Cultural Anthropology Minor
• Forensic Anthropology Minor
• General Anthropology Minor
• Gerontology Minor
• Sociology Minor

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

• Applied Gerontology Certificate

GRADUATE DEGREE

• Master of Arts in Gerontology

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

• Aging Studies Graduate Certificate

Now, more than ever, it's what's important to talk about. And that's what we do. Whether it's at our annual Take Back the Night gathering, or discussing gender equality on National Public Radio.

MINOR

• Women's & Gender Studies Minor