Dr. Wanda Brockington, Dean (I)
Professor Chinedu Okala, Associate Dean
(757) 823-2430
The College of Liberal Arts is comprised of a broad range of academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences with undergraduate and graduate degrees housed in seven departments:
- English and Foreign Languages,
- Mass Communications and Journalism,
- History and Interdisciplinary Studies,
- Political Science,
- Psychology,
- Sociology, and
- Visual and Performing Arts (Fine Arts, Music, Drama & Theatre).
In addition, WNSB 91.1 FM is housed in the College of Liberal Arts.
The mission of the college is to provide a transformative education that enables students to maximize their potential to become creative, independent thinkers and lifelong learners who adapt and contribute ethically to evolving national and international societies.
The College of Liberal Arts impacts every student who matriculates through Norfolk State University. In addition to ten undergraduate academic degree programs and seven graduate academic degree programs, the college serves as a service area for students taking introductory courses in the general education core. Exposure to courses in the areas of English, Music, Fine Arts, History, Sociology, and Psychology affords students many opportunities to appreciate and understand their role in a global society.
Within the context of the University's strategic plan, the overall goals of the College of Liberal Arts are to
- Provide students with a liberating education that is conducive to lifelong learning
- Impart knowledge, strengthen communicative and quantitative abilities, and enhance research and inquiry skills in the various subject matter areas
- Develop habits of independent thought and critical thinking
- Promote attitudes of understanding, respect, and tolerance for one’s own culture and the cultures of other people
- Engender in students an appreciation of the moral and ethical components of life
- Define educational standards that address the changing paradigms and diverse needs of students in a changing global society
- Provide highly qualified graduates for the global workforce
- Contribute to the social consciousness, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment of the community through the provision of programs, exhibits and workshops in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Technological Proficiency
The College of Liberal Arts realizes that technological proficiency is an integral component of career preparation and lifelong learning. Accordingly, all curricula in the College of Liberal Arts incorporate basic and discipline-appropriate technological instruction.
College of Liberal Arts Departments
- English and Foreign Languages
- History and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in History
- Bachelor of Arts in History - Military Science (NAVY) Concentration
- Bachelor of Arts in History - Online
- Bachelor of Arts in History – Teacher Licensure Endorsement in History and Social Science
- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - 3 Year Degree Concentration
- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - Military Concentration
- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - Online
- Minor in Africana Studies
- Minor in History
- Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Online Programs
- Mass Communications and Journalism
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre - Design and Technology Concentration
- Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre - Performance Concentration
- Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Graphic Design
- Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts & Graphic Design - Specializing in Education Concentration
- Bachelor of Music in Music - Media Concentration
- Bachelor of Music in Music Education - Instrumental/Keyboard/Vocal Concentration
- Minor in Fine Arts