College Structure

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Western's largest academic unit, is composed of two divisions:  social and behavioral sciences (Anthropology; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Physical Education, Health and Recreation; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology) and humanities (Communication, English, History, Journalism, Liberal Studies, Modern and Classical Languages, Philosophy).  These thirteen departments offer more than forty bachelor's degrees and eight master's degrees, along with three interdisciplinary degrees in East Asian Studies, Linguistics, and student-faculty designed majors.

The College houses several research and service centers, including the Center for Cross-Cultural Research, the Center for Performance Excellence, the Office of Survey Research, and two community-based professional training centers: the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic and the Psychology Counseling Clinic.  In addition, the College has five nationally accredited professional programs:  School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Speech Pathology, Audiology, and Recreation.