Departments and Programs

African and African American Studies

Mark C Hopson, Director
Horizon Hall #3200 | MSN 5A4
mhopson@gmu.edu | 703-993-1201

• Minor in African and African American Studies

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Ann L Ardis, Dean
Horizon Hall #6100 | MSN 3A3
chss@gmu.edu | 703-993-8720

Communication

Anne M. Nicotera, Chair
Horizon Hall #5200 | MSN 3D6
703-993-1090

• PhD in Communication
• MA in Communication
• Accelerated MA in Communication
• Graduate Certificate in Science Communication
• BA in Communication
• Minor in Communication
• Minor in Journalism
• Minor in Professional Experience in Communication
• Minor in Political Communication (CHSS)
• Minor in Photojournalism (CHSS)
• Minor in Sport Communication (CHSS)
• Minor in Health Communication

Criminology, Law and Society

James Willis, Chair
Enterprise Hall #354 | MSN 4F4
cls1@gmu.edu | 703-993-8315

• PhD in Criminology, Law and Society
• MA in Criminology, Law and Society
• MS in Criminal Justice
• Accelerated MS in Criminal Justice
• BA in Criminology, Law and Society
• BS in Criminology, Law and Society
• Minor in Criminology, Law and Society
• Minor in Intelligence Studies

Cultural Studies

Roger N Lancaster, Interim Director
Enterprise Hall #320 | MSN 5E4
cultural@gmu.edu | 703-993-2851

• PhD in Cultural Studies

Economics

Daniel E Houser, Chair
Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) #D150 | MSN 3G4
703-993-1151

• PhD in Economics
• MA in Economics
• Accelerated MA in Economics
• BA in Economics
• BS in Economics
• Minor in Economics

English

Debra Lattanzi Shutika, Chair
Horizon Hall #4200 | MSN 3E4
english@gmu.edu | 703-993-1160

• PhD in Linguistics
• PhD in Writing and Rhetoric
• MFA in Creative Writing
• MA in English
• Accelerated MA in English (Concentration in Linguistics)
• Accelerated MA in English (Concentration in Folklore Studies)
• Graduate Certificate in College Teaching (Offered by English Department)
• Graduate Certificate in Folklore Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Literature and Composition
• Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing and Editing
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language
• BA in English
• BFA in Creative Writing
• Minor in Digital Media and Web Design (CHSS)
• Minor in English
• Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language
• Minor in Film and Media Studies
• Minor in Folklore and Mythology
• Minor in Linguistics
• Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies
• Minor in Professional and Technical Writing

Global Affairs

Cortney Hughes Rinker, Director
Horizon Hall #6300 | MSN 6B4
gloa@gmu.edu | 703-993-9185

• MA in Global Affairs
• Accelerated MA in Global Affairs
• BA in Global Affairs
• Minor in Global Affairs

Higher Education

P Daniel Chen, Director
Enterprise Hall #316 | MSN 1B3
hepadmin@gmu.edu | 703-993-2310

• PhD in Education Specialization in Higher Education
• MA in Higher Education and Student Development
• Graduate Certificate in College Teaching (Offered by Higher Education Program)
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Administration

History and Art History

Matthew B. Karush, Chair
Horizon Hall #3200 | MSN 3G1
histarth@gmu.edu | 703-993-1250

• PhD in History
• MA in Art History
• MA in History
• Accelerated MA in Art History
• Accelerated MA in History
• Graduate Certificate in Digital Public Humanities
• BA in Art History
• BA in History
• Minor in Sport and American Culture (CHSS)
• Minor in Design Thinking
• Minor in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology
• Minor in Art History
• Minor in Health, Disease, and Culture
• Minor in History
• Minor in Medieval Studies
• Minor in STEM in Society (CHSS)
• Minor in Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asian Studies
• Minor in Digital Humanities

Interdisciplinary Studies

Benjamin Gatling, Interim Director

mais@gmu.edu | 703-993-8762

• MAIS in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Accelerated MAIS in Interdisciplinary Studies

Latin American Studies

Lisa C Breglia, Acting Director

las@gmu.edu

• BA in Latin American Studies
• Minor in Latin American Studies

Middle East and Islamic Studies

Bassam S. Haddad, Director

meis@gmu.edu

• MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies
• Accelerated MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Middle East and Islamic Studies
• Minor in Islamic Studies
• Minor in Middle East Studies

Modern and Classical Languages

Rei Berroa, Chair
Horizon Hall #5100 | MSN 3E5
language@gmu.edu | 703-993-1220

• MA in Foreign Languages
• Accelerated MA in Foreign Languages
• BA in Foreign Languages
• Minor in Arabic
• Minor in Chinese
• Minor in Classical Studies
• Minor in French
• Minor in German Studies
• Minor in Italian Studies
• Minor in Japanese Studies
• Minor in Korean Studies
• Minor in Latin
• Minor in Russian
• Minor in Spanish

Philosophy

Rachel Jones, Chair
Horizon Hall #6300 | MSN 3F1
703-993-1290

• MA in Philosophy
• Accelerated MA in Philosophy
• BA in Philosophy
• Minor in Political Philosophy
• Minor in Philosophy
• Minor in Philosophy and Law

Psychology

Keith D Renshaw, Chair
David King Hall #2086 | MSN 3F5
703-993-1384

• PhD in Psychology
• MA in Psychology
• MPS in Applied Industrial-Organizational Psychology
• Accelerated MA in Psychology (with a Concentration in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience)
• Graduate Certificate in Applied Psychology
• Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience
• BA in Psychology
• BS in Psychology
• Minor in Brain, Body and Behavior
• Minor in Clinical Psychology
• Minor in Developmental Psychology
• Minor in Forensic Psychology
• Minor in Health Psychology
• Minor in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology
• Minor in Psychology

Religious Studies

Abdulaziz Sachedina, Chair
Horizon Hall #3200 | MSN 3F1
703-993-1290

• MAIS in Interdisciplinary Studies
• BA in Religious Studies
• Minor in Islamic Studies
• Minor in Judaic Studies
• Minor in Religious Studies

Russian and Eurasian Studies

Steve Barnes, Director
Aquia Building #315 | MSN 3E5
sbarnes3@gmu.edu | 703-993-1233

• BA in Russian and Eurasian Studies
• Minor in Russian

School of Integrative Studies

Kelly Dunne, Executive Director
Enterprise Hall #402 | MSN 5D3
sisinfo@gmu.edu | 703-993-1436

• BA in Human Development and Family Science (CHSS)
• BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS)
• BA in Integrative Studies
• BIS in Individualized Study
• BS in Integrative Studies
• Minor in Human Development and Family Science (CHSS)
• Minor in Childhood Studies
• Minor in Conservation Studies (CHSS)
• Minor in Leadership
• Minor in Social Innovation
• Minor in Social Justice and Human Rights
• Minor in Well-Being
• Minor in Nonprofit Studies
• Minor in Sustainability Studies

Sociology and Anthropology

Daniel H Temple, Interim Chair
Horizon Hall #6300 | MSN 3G5
703-993-1441

• PhD in Sociology
• MA in Anthropology
• MA in Sociology
• Accelerated MA in Anthropology
• Accelerated MA in Sociology
• BA in Anthropology
• BA in Sociology
• Minor in Immigration Studies
• Minor in Anthropology
• Minor in Sociology

Women and Gender Studies

Tamara Harvey, Interim Director
Johnson Center #240K | MSN 5B6
dcorwin@gmu.edu | 703-993-2896

• MAIS in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies
• Minor in LGBTQ Studies
• Minor in Women and Gender Studies