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Why Major in the Liberal Arts?

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The liberal arts education prepares graduates for not only their first job, but for the jobs they will have twenty and thirty years after graduation, some of which do not even exist today. Learn More.


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Welcome

slider Our School is a culturally and intellectually diverse and welcoming community.

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We're Changing Our Name

sliderThe School of Culture and Society will become The School of Humanities and Social Sciences on July 1, 2011.

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Close Faculty Mentoring

sliderOur faculty closely mentor each of their students because our School is a place where every student has a name, not a number. View profiles of students who share with you what that faculty mentoring has meant for them here at our School.

Transformative Learning

sliderWhether through internships or faculty mentored research, community-engaged learning opportunities or study abroad, our students have numerous opportunities to participate in deeply engaging experiential learning.
View profiles of students who have participated in transformative learning experiences.

Our Outstanding Students

sliderEvery year students in our School are recognized for extraordinary accomplishments.

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Our Extraordinary Faculty

sliderOur faculty are extraordinary teacher-scholars.

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Alumni

sliderOur alumni are extraordinarily accomplished.

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Pre-Med Study

sliderStudents in our school have access to pre-med advising. You'd be surprised to know how many students major in Psychology or English and go on to Medical School! The Pre-Med advisor for students with majors in the humanities or social sciences is Dr. Leynes of the Psychology Department.

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Pre-Law Study

sliderMany students in our school go on to law school. We have an excellent pre-law advising program. The Pre-Law Advisors are Dr. Fair, of the Political Science Department, and Professor Roberts of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Dr. Roberts does herself hold the J.D. (law school degree).

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Culture and Society in the News

Students, faculty and alumni from our School periodically make national, regional and local news for either special accomplishments or because of their particular area of expertise.

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Review our Strategic Plan (approved May 1, 2010).

 

 

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School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Social Sciences Building

Room 302

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718

2000 Pennington Rd.

Ewing, NJ 08628

P) 609.771.3434

F) 609.637.5173

E) culture@tcnj.edu

Dean

Dr. Benjamin Rifkin

E) rifkin@tcnj.edu

About the Dean

Assistant Dean

Dr. Rosa Zagari-Marinzoli

E) zagarima@tcnj.edu

Management Assistant

Diane Minger

E) dminger@tcnj.edu

Media Specialist

David Karas

E) csmedia@tcnj.edu