College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

www.ndsu.edu/ahss/

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, 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.

Degree Programs

B.A. or B.S. Degree Programs

Students seeking a broad educational background may choose to complete requirements for either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Majors available for either degree include the following:

Agricultural Communication
Anthropology
Art
- Art Education
Criminal Justice
Emergency Management
English
Environmental Design
French
History
Journalism
Management Communication
Music
- Music Education
New Media and Web Design
Philosophy-Humanities
Political Science
- Pre-Law
- Public Service
Public History
Social Science
Sociology
Spanish
Strategic Communication
Theatre Arts
Women and Gender Studies

B.S.Arch. Degree

The Bachelor of Science in Architecture is granted after the fourth year of study in the Architecture program, and typically is earned by students in pursuit of the professional Master of Architecture.

B.L.A. Degree

The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is offered within the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

B.F.A. Degree

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is offered in the disciplines of Theatre Arts and Art.

B.Mus. Degree

A Bachelor of Music degree is available within the Challey School of Music.

B.U.S. Degree

A Bachelor of University Studies degree is for students who are seeking a non-traditional, interdisciplinary education and wishing to tailor their own degree.

Graduate Degrees

Master’s degrees are offered in Anthropology, Architecture, Emergency Management, English, History, Landscape Architecture, Mass Communication, Music, Political Science, Social Science, Sociology and Speech Communication. Doctoral degrees are offered in Communication, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, English, History, and Music. For more complete details, see the Graduate Bulletin.

Teacher Certification

Many of the majors available through the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences lead to careers in teaching. Students who are interested in becoming professional educators should refer to the degree program offered through the School of Education. However, a Music Education option is offered under the B.Mus. degree in Music and an Art Education degree are both available within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. K-12 certification is available in Music Education. Teacher certification at the secondary level is available in the following areas: English, French, History, Social Science, and Spanish.

Students interested in teacher education are encouraged to declare a double major in their discipline and in education (i.e. History and History Education). Such double majors may typically be earned by successful completion of a few additional credits. Students should contact their advisers or the Office of Registration and Records for details. Students are encouraged to declare their primary and secondary majors by submitting an online Major Change Form available on the Office of Registration and Records web site.

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

All degree candidates must apply for graduation through the Office of Registration and Records according to university procedures and deadlines. Students should refer to the degree and graduation requirements section of this bulletin.

Bachelor of Science degree requirements include completion of an approved minor. Bachelor of Arts degree requirements include proficiency of one foreign language at the second-year college level. For more information on how to fulfill a B.A. requirement using a second language, refer to the Academic Policies section of this bulletin.

Students in the college may take courses under the pass/fail option for free elective credits only, with a limit of 16 hours.

See College Requirements for additional information on requirements that satisfy the college requirements.

Field Experience Courses

Departments may adopt either pass/fail or letter grade options for Field Experience/ Internships.

Where Field Experience/Internship credits are a requirement of a program, these credits may be graded pass/fail to satisfy requirements for a major.
Where Field Experience/Internship credits are not a requirement of a program, up to three credits may be graded pass/fail to satisfy requirements for a major.

Right of Petition

Students seeking deviation from any academic rules and regulations administered by the college may appeal in writing to the College's Committee on Student Progress. Pre-Professional Curricula Requirements for admission to most professional academic programs may be met at NDSU. The specific courses taken in a pre-professional program depend primarily upon the admission requirements of the program to which a student wishes to apply.

Faculty

Aly Ahmed, Bakr, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1990, Minia University, Egypt, Ph.D., 2002, Virginia Tech
Ambrosio, Thomas, Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 2000, University of Virginia
Anderson, Gerald D., Emeritus Professor of History, Ph.D., 1973, University of Iowa
Andrianova, Anastassiya, Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D., 2011, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Archbold, Carol A., Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2002, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Arnold, Lisa, Assistant Professor of English, Director of First-Year Writing, Ph.D., 2011, University of Louisville
Baggett, Ashley, Assistant Professor of History, Ph.D., 2014, Louisiana State University
Barnhouse, Mark, Associate Professor of Practice of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1988, Pratt Institute
Barrett, Tracy C., Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., 2007, Cornell University
Bauroth, Nicholas G., Associate Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 2003, Loyola University
Beck, Stephenson J., Associate Professor and Head of Communication, Ph.D., 2008, University of Kansas
Bell, Thomas, Lecturer of German, Ph.D., 2017, University of Washington, Seattle.
Benton, Bradley, Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., 2012, University of California, Los Angeles
Bergeson, Brady, Senior Lecturer of English, M.F.A., 2006, Hamline University
Bertolini, Alison Graham, Assistant Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies, Ph.D., 2009, Louisiana State University
Bertolini, C. David, Dean and Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., 2008, Temple University
Bishop, Carol K., Lecturer and Coordinator of Intensive English Language Program, M.A., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles
Blankenship, Anne, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Ph.D., 2012, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bonfield, June P., Emerita Professor of English, Ph.D., 1969, University of Texas
Booker, Darryl, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1979, University of Colorado
Boonstoppel, Sarah, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2014, University of Maryland, College Park
Bovard, Richard W., Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1973, University of Denver
Brekke, Jeremy, Associate Professor of Music, D.A., 2004, University of Northern Colorado
Briggs, Steven, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2007, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bromley, Kimble A., Professor of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 1986, Southern Illinois University
Brown, Muriel J., Emerita Professor of English, Ph.D., 1971, University of Nebraska
Brunton, Bill B., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., 1974, Washington State University
Bumgarner, Jeffrey, Professor of Criminal Justice and Head of the Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science, Ph.D., 2000, University of Minnesota
Burnett, Ann, Professor of Communication; Director of Women and Gender Studies, Ph.D., 1986, University of Utah
Burt, Sean, Assistant Professor of History and English, Ph.D., 2011, Texas Christian University
Callens, Melissa Vosen, Assistant Professor of Practice of Communication, Ph.D., 2010, North Dakota State University
Cameron, Kelly, Lecturer of English, Ph.D., 2011, Texas Christian University
Carlson, Natalie Smith, Lecturer of English, M.A., 2010, North Dakota State University
Cavins, Jo Wana, Senior Lecturer of English, B.A., 1979, University of Evansville, Indiana
Christensen, Ryan, Lecturer of English, M.F.A., 2012, Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Clark, Jeffrey T., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology; Ph.D., 1987, University of Illinois
Collins, Ross F., Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 1992, University of Cambridge, Britain
Cooley, Dennis R., Professor of Philosophy, Ph.D., 1995, University of Rochester
Corwin, Patricia A., Senior Lecturer of Sociology, M.A., 1972, North Dakota State University
Cosgrove, William E., Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1972, University of Iowa
Cox, John K., Professor of History, Ph.D., 1995, Indiana University
Crawford, Elizabeth Crisp, Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2007, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Creese, John, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., 2011, University of Toronto
Crutchfield, David, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 2004, University of Texas
Cwiak, Carol, Associate Professor of Emergency Management, J.D., 1995, Western State University
Danbom, David B., Emeritus Professor of History, Ph.D., 1974, Stanford University
Devine, Marc, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 2013, Naropa University
Disrud, Stephen, Lecturer of Intensive English Language Program, M.A., 2004, North Dakota State University
Emanuelson, Pamela E., Associate Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 2008, University of South Carolina
Engler, Mark, Associate Professor and Head of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 1998, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faulkner, Don C., Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1975, University of Utah
Fawcett, Erienne, Lecturer and Assistant Director of Women and Gender Studies, M.A., 2011, North Dakota State University
Fellows, Kristen, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Ph.D., 2013, University of Pennsylvania
Fier, Tiffany, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 2007, Purdue University
Fischer, Dominic, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., 2011, The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York
Fischer, Heather, Lecturer of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, B.Arch., 2005, North Dakota State University
Flood, Anthony, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Ph.D., 2003, University of Oklahoma
Fricker, Linda M., Senior Lecturer of English; Director of Advising & Student Support, C.A.S., 1986, Northern Illinois University
Froelich, Andrew I., Emeritus Professor of Music, D.M.A., 1988, Michigan State University
Gleye, Paul, Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., 1983, University of California-Los Angeles
Goldwyn, Adam, Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D., 2010, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Goreham, Gary A., Professor of Sociology; Ph.D., 1985, South Dakota State University
Groberg, Kristi A., Associate Professor of Visual Arts, Ph.D., 1999, University of Minnesota
Groves, Robert W., Professor of Music, Ph.D., 1981, University of Iowa
Grueb, Charlott, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M. Arch., 1992, Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf
Hageman, Jeanne K., Associate Professor of French, Director of International Studies; Ph.D., 1991, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hanson-Dittmer, Louise, Lecturer of English, M.Ed., 1998, North Dakota State University
Harvey, Mark, Professor and Head of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies; Ph.D., 1986, University of Wyoming
Hassel, Holly, Professor of English, Ph.D., 2002 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Hatlen, Vincen, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M. Arch, 1963, University of Michigan
Hawley, D. Carlton, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D., 1999, University of Iowa
Helgeland, John A., Emeritus Professor of History and Religion, Ph.D., 1973, University of Chicago
Helstern, Linda, Emerita Professor of English, Ph.D., 2001, Southern Illinois University
Homan, Paul W., Emeritus Professor of French, Ph.D., 1988, University of Kansas
Isern, Thomas D., Distinguished Professor of History, Ph.D., 1977, Oklahoma State University
Jenkinson, Harold L., Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1972, University of Illinois
Jensen, Jessica A., Associate Professor and Head of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 2010, North Dakota State University
Johnson, Donald F., Assistant Professor of History, Ph.D., 2015, Northwestern University
Johnson, Sigurd, Associate Professor of Music; Director of Sports Bands, D.M.A., 1999, University of Memphis
Johnston, Eunice, Senior Lecturer of English; Academic Advisor for English, M.A., 1982, North Dakota State University
Jones, Robert J., Professor of Music, D.M.A., 1991, University of Oklahoma
Jung, Jessica, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 2011, De Paul University
Justitz, Gerritdina, Emerita Professor of History, Ph.D., 1996, University of California, San Diego
Kapplinger, Kent, Professor of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 1991, University of Iowa
Kelley, Suzzanne, Assistant Professor of Practice, Editor in Chief, North Dakota State University Press, Ph.D., 2010, North Dakota State University
Keogh, Cassie, Assistant Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2015, University of Oklahoma
Kirkpatrick, Sarah, Assistant Professor of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 2013, North Dakota State University
Kirkwood, Matthew J., Landscape Architecture Program Director and Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Des, 1993, Harvard University
Kitch, Travis, Lecturer of Anthropology, M.A., 2003, North Dakota State University
Klenow, Daniel J., Professor of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 1977, University of Notre Dame
Kloberdanz, Timothy J., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., 1986, Indiana University
Koenig, Hardy, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts,M.F.A., 1994, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Krishnan, Ramakrishnan S., Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1981, University of Nebraska
Kost, Jason, Lecturer of Landscape Architecture, M.U.D. and M.L.U., 2008, University of Colorado Denver
Larew, Donald E., Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 1969, University of Iowa
Larson, Jamee, Lecturer of English, M.F.A., 2013, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Law, Bill, Assistant Director, Fine Arts; Lecturer of Music, M.A., 1994, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Lemieux-Wottrich, Marianne, Assistant Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2012, Stony Brook University
Lifton, Paul, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts, Ph.D., 1985, University of California, Berkeley
Lindgren, H. Elaine, Emerita Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 1970, University of Missouri
Littlefield, Robert S., Emeritus Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 1983, University of Minnesota
Lyons, Michael J., Emeritus Professor of History, Ph.D., 1969, University of Minnesota
Mack, Kyle D., Associate Professor of Music, D.A., 1992, Ball State University
Mahalingam, Ganapathy, Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., 1995, University of Florida
Majdik, Zoltan P., Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2008, University of Southern California
Martens, Steve C., Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1988, University of Minnesota
Matchie, Thomas F., Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1974, University of Wisconsin
Maylath, Bruce, Professor of English, Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota
McCall, Mary, Assistant Professor of English, 2017, Purdue University
McDonald, Thomas D., Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 1972, Southern Illinois University
McEnery, Deona, Senior Lecturer of English, M.A., 2001, North Dakota State University
Meister, Mark A., Professor of Communication Ph.D., 1997, University of Nebraska
Mejia, Robert, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2012, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Melby, Benjamin, Lecturer in English, M.A., 2006, Indiana University
Miller, E. John, Professor of Music; Director, Division of Fine Arts, Ph.D., 1992, Northwestern University
Miller, Jo Ann, Distinguished Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities, D.M.A., 1989, Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Miller, Michael M., Assistant Professor of Library Science; Germans from Russia Bibliographer, M.Ed., 1967, University of North Dakota, M.S., 1969, University of North Dakota
Moe, Charlette, Assistant Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2008, North Dakota State University
Monzingo, John E., Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 1976, Claremont Graduate School
Moore, Jason, Lecturer of Environmental Design, M.F.A., 2005, University of Iowa
Morris, Bradley, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, M.A., 1992, University of Iowa
Myer, Andrew, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2010, University of Cincinnati
Nelson, Kjersten R., Associate Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 2009, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Nelson, Paul E., Emeritus Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 1968, University of Minnesota
Nichols, Cindy J., Senior Lecturer of English, M.F.A., 1981, University of Iowa
O'Connor, Robert, Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1979, Bowling Green State University
Okigbo, Charles, Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 1982, Southern Illinois University
Olfert, Warren D., Professor of Music; Director of Bands, Ph.D., 1992, Florida State University
Olson, Robert W., Emeritus Professor of Music, D.M.A., 1973, University of Illinois
Patnode, Matthew A., Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2000, Arizona State University
Pearson, Carol, Emeritus Professor of Spanish; Chair, Department of Modern Languages; Ph.D., 1998, University of New Mexico
Pearson, Judy C., Emerita Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 1975, Indiana University
Peet, Howard D., Emeritus Professor of English, M.S., 1965, Moorhead State University
Pemstein, Daniel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 2010, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Perett, Marcela, Assistant Professor of History, Ph.D., 2009, The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame
Peterson, Michelene, Lecturer of Intensive English Program, M.S., 2006, Portland State University
Peterson, Larry R., Emeritus Professor of History, Ph.D., 1978, University of Minnesota
Platt, Carrie Anne, Associate Professor of Communication and Associate Dean, Ph.D., 2008, University of Southern California
Pull, Mary E., Senior Lecturer of English; Director of Center for Writers, M.A., 2003, North Dakota State University
Query, Joy M., Emerita Professor of Sociology and Psychology, Ph.D., 1960, University of Kentucky
Ramsay, Ronald L.M., Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1992, University of Texas, Austin
Rathge, Richard W., Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Agribusiness and Applied Economics; Ph.D., 1981, Michigan State University
Richardson, B. Lou, Emerita Professor of Mass Communication, M.S., 1966, North Dakota State University
Richardson, Gerald A., Emeritus Professor of Mass Communication, M.A., 1967, University of Washington
Riley, Thomas J., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., 1973, University of Hawaii
Ryan, Anneli, Lecturer in English as a Second Language, M.S., 2012, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Saar, Cynthia L., Senior Lecturer of French, M.A., 1980, Middlebury College
Sandland, Julie A., Senior Lecturer of English, M.A., 1990, North Dakota State University
Sassi, Enrico, Senior Lecturer of English, M.F.A., 1997, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Sassi, Kelly, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D., 2008, University of Michigan
Schwaen, Regin, M.A.A., Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1992, Arkitektskolen i Aarhus, Denmark
Shaw, Richard M., Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1985, Ball State University
Sherman, William C., Emeritus Professor of Sociology, M.A., 1965, University of North Dakota
Slobin, Kathleen, Emerita Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 1991, University of California, San Francisco
Smith, Angela, Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., 2011, Middle Tennessee State University
Smith, Leretta, Lecturer of Sociology, Ph.D., 2006, South Dakota State University
Stark, Andrew, Assistant Professor of Practice of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 2009, University of North Dakota
Stichman, Amy J., Associate Professor of Practice in Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2003. University of Cincinnati
Stickney, Gwen, Associate Professor of Spanish, Chair of Department of Modern Languages; Ph.D., 2004, Indiana University, Bloomington
Strand, Michael J., Professor and Department Head of Visual Arts, M.F.A, 1999, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Strandness, Jean, Emerita Professor of English, Ph.D., 1974, Michigan State University
Sublett, Virginia, Professor of Music, D.M.A., 1997, University of California, San Diego
Sullivan, Dale L., Emeritus Professor of English, Ph.D., 1988, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Swenson, David G., Associate Professor of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 1992, University of Minnesota
Taylor, Adam P., Lecturer of Philosophy, Ph.D., 2013, SUNY at Buffalo
Temanson, Kaye, Lecturer of English, M.A., 2001, North Dakota State University
Theile, Verena, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D., 2006, Washington State University
Thompson, Kevin M., Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 1986, University of Arizona
Tollefson, Wayne E., Emeritus Professor of Art, M.A., 1962, Michigan State University
Trautwein, Charlotte G., Emerita Professor of Music, M.S., 1968, University of Illinois
Urness, Cindy, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and Architecture Program Director, M.Arch., 1988, Pratt Institute
Varland, Rooth, Professor of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 1989, Northwestern University
Visilia, Anna Maria, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., 1996, University of Pennsylvania
Walden, Justin, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2013, Pennsylvania State University
Ward, Steve A., Emeritus Professor of English, M.A., 1964, North Dakota State University
Weaver-Hightower, Rebecca, Professor and Chair of English, Ph.D., 2002, University of Kentucky
Weber, Christina, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ph.D., 2005, State University of New York-Buffalo
Weber, Michael J., Professor of Music, A.Mus.D., 1990, University of Arizona
Westerman, Catherine Kingsley, Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2008, Michigan State University
Westerman, David, Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2007, Michigan State University
Whitsel, Christopher, Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, Ph.D., 2009, Indiana University, Bloomington
Wicktor, Emily, Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D., 2010, The University of Kansas, Lawrence
Wing, Heath, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Ph.D., 2015, Texas Tech University
Wischer, Stephen, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.F.A.,M. Arch., 2004, University of Calgary
Wood, Robert A., Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 1983, University of Missouri-Columbia
Wottrich, Tyler, Assistant Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2013, Stony Brook University
Yellow Bird, Michael, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Indigenous Tribal Studies Program, Ph.D., 1994, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Youngs, George A., Emeritus Professor of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 1981, University of Iowa
Zeng, Cheng, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2018, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

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