Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences College Requirements

An additional 9 credits are required by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for all Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs of study, except the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the Bachelor of Music degree, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree, and the Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree:

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Degree Requirements                                                                            

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree – The completion of a minor program of study, a second major, or a second degree is required.                                                                            

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree – Second year language proficiency at college level required.

Requirements for specialized degrees are listed with each major:

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Degree - available in Art, Design and Tech Theatre, Musical Theatre, or Performance

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) Degree

Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)

Interdisciplinary Programs

The following programs are interdisciplinary and are integrated with more than one college/departments within the University:

Fraud Investigation

Gerontology

Great Plains Institute of Food Safety

Women and Gender Studies

International Studies (Available as a secondary major only.)

Faculty

• Aly Ahmed, Bakr, Assistant 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, Lecturer in 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
• Avery-Natale, Edward, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 2012, Temple University
• Axelson, Rick, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Social Research, Ph.D., 2003, University of Arizona
• 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 of Communication, Ph.D., 2008, University of Kansas
• Benton, Bradley, Assistant Professor of History, Ph.D., 2012, University of California, Los Angeles
• Bergeson, Brady, Lecturer in 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, Professor and Chair of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., 2008, Temple University
• Birmingham, Elizabeth, Professor of English, Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ph.D., 2000, Iowa State 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, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2007, University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Brkic, Jovan, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Ph.D., 1959, Columbia University
• Bromley, Kimble A., Professor of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 1986, Southern Illinois University
• Brooks, Kevin A., Professor of English; Ph.D., 1997, Iowa State 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
• Bundy, Sarah, Assistant Profssor of in Emergency Management, Ph.D., 2013, North Dakota State University
• 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
• Cameron, Kelly, Lecturer of English, Ph.D., 2011, Texas Christian University
• Carlson, Natalie Smith, Lecturer in English, M.A., 2010, North Dakota State University
• Cater, A. Catherine, Emerita Professor of English, Ph.D., 1945, University of Michigan
• Caton, Kristina, Lecturer of English, M.A., 2009, North Dakota State University
• Cavins, Jo Wana, Senior Lecturer of English, B.A., 1979, University of Evansville, Indiana
• Christenson, Mike, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch., 1997, University of Minnesota
• Clark, Jeffrey T., Professor of Anthropology; Chair of Sociology and 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; Head of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Ph.D., 1995, Indiana University
• Crawford, Elizabeth Crisp, Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2007, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• 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
• Disrud, Stephen, Lecturer of Intensive English Language Program, M.A., 2004, North Dakota State University
• Ecker, Elizabeth, Lecturer of English, M.A., 2006, North Dakota State University
• Emanuelson, Pamela E., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 2008, University of South Carolina
• Engler, Mark, Associate Professor of Theatre, 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, 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; Academic Advisor, C.A.S., 1986, Northern Illinois University
• Froelich, Andrew I., Emeritus Professor of Music, D.M.A., 1988, Michigan State University
• Ge, Yue, Assistant Professor of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 2013, Texas A&M 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
• Grollman, Stephanie, Senior Lecturer of German, Ph.D., 1998, University of Iowa
• Groves, Robert W., Professor of Music, Ph.D., 1981, University of Iowa
• Hageman, Jeanne K., Associate Professor of French, Ph.D., 1991, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Hanson-Dittmer, Louise, Lecturer of English, M.Ed., 1998, North Dakota State University
• Harvey, Mark, Professor of History, Ph.D., 1986, University of Wyoming
• 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, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D., 2001, Southern Illinois University
• Homan, Paul W., Associate Professor of French, Ph.D., 1988, University of Kansas
• Hunt, Elisa, Lecturer in English as a Second Language, M.A., 2000, Ohio University
• 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., Assistant Professor of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 2010, North Dakota State University
• Johnson, Gayle, Lecturer of English, M.A., 1999, North Dakota State 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
• Kang, J. Cecilia, Assistant Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2011, University of Michigan
• Kapplinger, Kent, Professor of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 1991, University of Iowa
• Kelley, Suzzanne, Assistant Professor of Practice, North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, Ph.D., 2010, North Dakota State University
• Kelly, Gina Aalgaard, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 2007, University of Minnesota
• Kim, Young-Jae, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., 2014, Texas A&M University
• Kirkwood, Matthew J., Landscape Architecture Program Director and Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Des, 1993, Harvard University
• Kirkwood, Meghan, Assistant Professor of Visual Art, M.F.A., 2009, Tulane University
• Kitch, Travis, Lecturer in Anthropology, M.A., 2003, North Dakota State University
• Klenow, Daniel J., Professor and Head of Emergency Management, Ph.D., 1977, University of Notre Dame
• Kloberdanz, Timothy J., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., 1986, Indiana University
• Koenig, Hardy, Assistant Professor of Theatre, M.F.A., 1994, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Krishnan, Ramakrishnan S., 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
• Law, Bill, Assistant Director, Fine Arts; Lecturer of Music, M.A., 1994, Minnesota State University Moorhead
• Legatt, Suzanne, Assistant Professor of Practice in Visual Arts; M.F.A., 2006, Utah State University, Logan
• 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., Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 1983, University of Minnesota
• Lodewyk, Richard, Lecturer in Communication, M.S., 2007, North Dakota State University
• Lutgen-Sandvik, Pamela, Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D. 2005, Arizona State University
• 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
• Mara, Andrew Flood, Professor of English, Ph.D., 2003, University of New Mexico
• Mara, Miriam O'Kane, Professor of English, Ph.D., 2003, University of New Mexico
• Martens, Steve C., 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
• 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 and Head of Communication Ph.D., 1997, University of Nebraska
• 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., Assistant 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
• Noone, Katherine, Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre, D.M.A., 2007, North Dakota State University
• O'Connor, Patricia, Emerita Professor of Library Science, M.A.L.S., 1956, College of St. Catherine
• 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., Associate 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
• Pace, Chelsea, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 2014, Arizona State University
• Patnode, Matthew A., Associate Professor of Music, D.M.A., 2000, Arizona State University
• Pearson, Carol, Associate 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
• Peirce, Karen, Associate Director of the Center for Writers, Ph.D., 2006, The University of Arizona
• Pemstein, Daniel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., 2010, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
• Pepple, Kathleen, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.C.R.P., 1991, M.F.A., 1981, North Dakota State University
• Perett, Marcela, Assistant Professor of History, Ph.D., 2009, The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame
• Peterson, Larry R., Professor of History, Ph.D., 1978, University of Minnesota
• Platt, Carrie Anne, Associate Professor of Communication, 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
• Salafia, Matthew, Assistant Professor of Practice and Honors Program Coordinator, Ph.D., 2009, University of Notre Dame
• Sandland, Julie A., Senior Lecturer of English, M.A., 1990, North Dakota State University
• Sandstrom, Kent, Professor of Sociology; Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Director, North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies Press, Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota
• Sassi, Enrico, Senior Lecturer in 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
• Scott, Maureen T., Senior Lecturer of English, M.A., 1989, University of North Dakota
• 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, Assistant Professor of History, Ph.D., 2011, Middle Tennessee State University
• Smith, Leretta, Lecturer in Sociology, Ph.D., 2006, South Dakota State University
• Soria-Dufner, Carmen, Lecturer of Spanish, M.A., 1980, University of Northern Iowa
• Srivastava, Malini, Assistant Professor of Architecture, M.Arch., 1998, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Stichman, Amy J., Associate Professor of Practice in Criminal Justice, Ph.D., 2003. University of Cincinnati
• Stickney, Gwen, Associate Professor of Spanish, 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., Professor of English, Ph.D., 1988, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Swenson, David G., Associate Professor of Visual Arts, M.F.A., 1992, University of Minnesota
• Taggart, Amy Rupiper, Professor of English, Ph.D., 2002, Texas Christian University
• Taylor, Adam P., Lecturer in 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
• Totten, Gary, Professor of English; Chair, Department of English, Ph.D., 1998, Ball State University
• Trautwein, Charlotte G., Emerita Professor of Music, M.S., 1968, University of Illinois
• Tunstall, William, Lecturer of English, M.A., 2001, North Dakota State University
• Urness, Cindy, Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and Architecture Program Director, M.Arch., 1988, Pratt Institute
• Varland, Rooth, Associate Professor and Head of Theatre Arts, M.F.A., 1989, Northwestern University
• Venette, Patricia, Academic Advisor and Senior Lecturer of Communication; M.S., 1995, North Dakota State University
• Vorderbruggen, Joan. Assistant Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, M.Arch, 2009, University of Oregon
• Ward, Steve A., Emeritus Professor of English, M.A., 1964, North Dakota State University
• 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, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2008, Michigan State University
• Westerman, David, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2007, Michigan State University
• Whitsel, Christopher, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 2009, Indiana University, Bloomington
• Wicktor, Emily, Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D., 2010, The University of Kansas, Lawrence
• 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; Director of Social Science Research Center, Ph.D., 1981, University of Iowa
• Yu, Nan, Associate Professor of Communication, Ph.D., 2009, Penn State University