School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Pursue your passion, achieve your goals
At the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, we offer a number of dynamic programs where you can follow your passions. At the same time, you’ll gain the skills and confidence you need for professional success.
Employers increasingly value candidates with strong interpersonal and analytical abilities. Our graduates excel in roles requiring effective communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, making them sought-after by law schools, in government roles, at public service organizations, and more.
Explore our programs, faculty, and more to see if our School is the right fit for you!
Our Programs
Our school offers real-world ready bachelor’s degrees in English, History, and Public Policy. Consider pursuing one of our many minors to add an interdisciplinary dimension to your 大象传媒 experience.
- African American Studies
- Creative Writing
- English
- History
- Leadership Studies (certificate available)
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- Religious Leadership and Ministry
- Religious Studies
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- Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures
- Sociology and Anthropology
Experiential Learning
Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune is the first online literary magazine created for undergraduates by undergraduates. Students can write for the magazine, but also help with editing and business management.
Community Engagement
At our school, we provide numerous opportunities for students to engage with the local community. You can get involved with voter registration, school board meetings, and meetings with prominent government officials, like the mayor.
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Our Faculty
Our School’s faculty are passionate about teaching, highly knowledgeable in their disciplines, and dedicated to providing the kind of mentorship and support that leads to student success. Their commitment to inclusivity helps ensure a vibrant and enriching educational experience for all.
School FAQs
Human beings swim in an ocean of language. Every domain of our lived experience鈥揻rom arts and culture to business, government, and science鈥搃s mediated by the spoken and written word. As English majors, we study the linguistic expressions of brilliant minds to enrich our experience of the world, to help us understand global cultures and histories, and to make us powerful, versatile communicators in a rapidly changing world. Our students graduate ready to embark on fulfilling careers in writing, education, marketing, publishing, nonprofit and advocacy work, law, librarianship, academia, and so much more!
Students who major in History develop an understanding of the past that prepares them to flourish in the future. As they learn about historical context and perspectives held by people in different places and times, History majors develop skills in writing, research, and critical thinking that prepare them for jobs in a wide range of fields. The most popular careers that History majors pursue after graduation include work in education, management, law, sales, and administration, as well as government, foreign service, and public history.
The Public Policy major prepares students to develop informed solutions to public issues. Students learn to identify policy problems and opportunities, consider how and when to address them within particular social and political contexts, and use analytical, qualitative, and quantitative skills to create and evaluate policy solutions.
Your next destination after 大象传媒 might be a job with a government agency or non-profit organization. You might serve as a legislative assistant or part of a political campaign leadership team. You might work for a consultant firm. Public Policy also prepares students for graduate programs including Law, Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, PhD in Public Policy or PhD in Political Science.
Contact the faculty advisor, Dr. Sarah Kennedy, at skennedy@marybaldwin.edu and she will get you started. Internships are available at both junior and senior levels and can involve website management, blogging, and professional engagement with writers and artists who submit their work for publication. We can tailor your internship to your interests and career goals!
Do you have to be an English major or Creative Writing minor to be an intern?
No, you do not!
Interns at Outrageous Fortune come from all majors; some tasks are more business-centered, and others involve reading and assessing the work that we receive. We can even train you to become a member of our executive staff, which involves senior management of the website and personnel management.
Contact Us
Questions about the School of Humanities and Social Sciences? Contact an Admissions Counselor who can help you navigate your next steps!