The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Western’s largest academic unit, is composed of two divisions: the humanities (communication, English, history, journalism, liberal studies, modern and classical languages, philosophy) and the social and behavioral sciences (anthropology; communication sciences and disorders; physical education, health and recreation; political science; psychology, sociology). These 13 departments offer more than 40 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, and two community-based professional training centers: the Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Psychology Counseling Clinic. In addition, the college has six nationally accredited professional programs: school counseling, mental health counseling, speech pathology, audiology, community health and recreation.
