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Majors, Minors, and Specializations

Our scholarly community of more than a dozen academic disciplines coalesces around a common passion for thoughtful engagement with the world. Each of our programs fosters close mentorship and maximum access to hands-on experiential learning. Our students graduate with deep knowledge and flexible liberal arts skills, ready to pivot toward every new opportunity in an unpredictable and rapidly changing world.

Discover the exciting range of possibility across our school: majors, self-designed majors, and specializations within the major; minors; and teacher education programs.

Majors

African American Studies

Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies


Anthropology

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology


Criminology

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology


English

Bachelor of Arts in English Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in English Secondary Education, Urban Secondary Education, Special and Secondary Education*
Bachelor of Science in Education and English Dual Majors**
Bachelor of Arts in English/7-Year Medical Program


Environmental Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies


History

Bachelor of Arts in History Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in History Secondary Education, Urban Secondary Education, Special and Secondary Education (Social Studies)*
Bachelor of Science in Education and History Dual Majors**
Bachelor of Arts in History/7-Year Medical Program


International Studies

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies


Philosophy, Religion, and Classical Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy/7-Year Medical Program
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (self-designed major)
Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies (self-designed major)


Political Science

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science


Psychology

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Education and Psychology Dual Majors**


Sociology and Anthropology

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Bachelor of Science in Education and Sociology Dual Majors**


Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Bachelor of Science in Education and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Dual Majors**


World Language and Cultures

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Bachelor of Science in Education and Spanish Dual Majors**
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese (self-designed major)
Bachelor of Arts in French (self-designed major)
Bachelor of Arts in German (self-designed major)
Bachelor of Arts in Italian (self-designed major)
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese (self-designed major)
Bachelor of Arts in World Languages and Linguistics (concentrations in French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish)

*Students interested in earning teacher certification to teach these subjects in grades 6-12 matriculate through the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

**Students interested in teacher certifications other than secondary education matriculate into a dual-major program through the School of Education.

Minors

Minors

  • African American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Business and Society
  • Central Eurasian Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classical Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies
  • French
  • German
  • History
  • Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • Law, Politics and Philosophy
  • Linguistics
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Analysis and Management
  • Quantitative Criminology
  • Religion
  • Sexuality and Queer Studies
  • Social Justice
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • United States Studies
  • Women’s and Gender Studies
Specializations

Specializations

History Thematic Fields

  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Atlantic World
  • Cold War
  • Gender and History
  • Global Migrations
  • Islamic World
  • Religion and History
  • Revolutionary Movements

International Studies Specializations

  • African Studies
  • Asian Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • Diplomacy
  • European Studies
  • Global Health, Development and Environment
  • International Economics and Trade
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • Middle Eastern Studies

Philosophy Concentrations

  • Law and Philosophy
  • Ethics

Psychology Specializations

  • Biopsychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Counseling and Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Sociology Specializations

  • Anthropology
  • Health and Environment
  • Nonprofit and Community Development
  • Urban and Ethnic Studies

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Concentrations

  • Women and Gender
  • Gender and Violence
  • Gender, Nation, Democracy
  • Sexualities
  • Women in Learning and Leadership

World Languages and Culture, Language Programs 

  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Spanish
School of Education Programs

These dual-major programs are offered in collaboration with the School of Education and lead to teacher certification.

Learn more about Teacher Education Programs.

Early Childhood Education

  • Early Childhood Education/English
  • Early Childhood Education/History
  • Early Childhood Education/Psychology
  • Early Childhood Education/Sociology
  • Early Childhood Education/Spanish
  • Early Childhood Education/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Elementary Education

  • Elementary Education/English
  • Elementary Education/History
  • Elementary Education/Psychology
  • Elementary Education/Sociology
  • Elementary Education/Spanish
  • Elementary Education/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education/English
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education/History
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education/Psychology
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education/Sociology
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education/Spanish
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Special Education

  • Special Education/English
  • Special Education/History
  • Special Education/Psychology
  • Special Education/Sociology
  • Special Education/Spanish
  • Special Education/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Urban Education

  • Urban Education/English
  • Urban Education/History
  • Urban Education/Spanish
  • Urban Education/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Contact

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Social Sciences Building, Room 302
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628

609.771.3434
hss@tcnj.edu

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