Departments and Programs

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 the IUP Department of English
French and German: Home page of the 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: This program offers events, courses, and a minor, all of which focus on people of African descent throughout the world.
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: The art and science of politics.
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.