NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is committed to achieving inclusive excellence in teaching, research, and community service. CAHSS emphasizes multidisciplinary learning, and the development of skills and competencies necessary for success in our students’ respective fields. It is dedicated to the improvement of life quality, and the pursuit of collaborative and equitable means to address human challenges. Our unique and talented students learn to become reflective scholars, creative artists, ethical practitioners and skilled professionals with a critical understanding of theory and method as well as an appreciation of the diversity, responsibility and privilege inherent in global citizenship.

CAHSS offers stimulating programs of study that challenge and engage students through inclusive excellence and academic innovation in teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and community outreach. The college consists of seven departments: the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies, the Department of Family Therapy, the Department of History and Political Science, the Department of Literature and Modern Languages, the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, the Department of Performing and Visual Arts, and the Department of Writing and Communication.