The following departments and programs are housed within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences:
- Anthropology
- IUP’s Anthropology Department provides knowledge about the human experience, cross culturally and throughout our history.
- Asian Studies
- Home page of Asian Studies Program
- Economics
- Some of our students enter graduate programs, some continue in economics, while others branch into interrelated areas such as law, management, finance, labor relations, and government service.
- English
- Home page of Department of English
- French and German
- Home page of Department of French and German
- Geography and Regional Planning
- Home page of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning
- History
- The History program at IUP is excellent preparation for students interested in teaching, government service, pre-law training, broad business opportunities, work in varied fields of journalism, archival positions, and for public history.
- Journalism
- Preparing students for careers in news and public relations, with opportunities in related areas such as magazines, advertising, visual journalism, on-line journalism, and marketing
- Latin American Studies
- Latin American Studies focuses on the history, literature, culture, geography, political economy, and social organization of Latin America.
- Pan-African Studies
- Home page of Pan-African Studies Program
- Philosophy
- The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy prepares students for graduate study in philosophy, and, through a unique philosophy/pre-law program, for the professional study of law.
- Political Science
- Home page of Department of Political Science
- Religious Studies
- Home page of Department of Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Are you a "people watcher" and curious about human behavior? If you enjoy finding out how and why people do the things they do, you will enjoy sociology.
- Spanish
- Offers programs enabling students to develop their communication skills and to acquire insights into Hispanic cultures.