Dean's Office of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Collection
Identifier: UA 0053
Scope and Contents
This collection contains faculty fersonnel files; ND Institute for Regional Studies materials; agendas and minutes from AHSS college meetings; curriculum proposals; department files; and annual reports. The materials are arranged in the order they were received and folder names retained.
Dates
- 1949 - 2006
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Prior to 1920, the courses that make up the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences were sorted
under the heading of Group of Applied Sciences. As reported in the November-December 1919 issue of
College and State, “Those departments which have heretofore been without group organization, serving
as supplementary departments to the other schools, have now been organized into the school of science
and literature and Professor A.E. Minard has been appointed chairman of the school.” (p.8)
In 1920, the School of Science and Literature was established with the following departments: biology,
English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history, mathematics, modern languages, public
discussion and social science, and social and economic science. By 1935, the School, as well as all other
schools of NDAC, had been replaced by the Division of Applied Arts and Sciences. Departments within
this grouping included: botany and plant physiology, education, English and philosophy, geology and
mineralogy, history, mathematics, modern languages, pharmacy, public discussion and social service,
social and economic sciences, and zoology and physiology.
In 1939, Schools were once again established and the School of Applied Arts and Sciences appeared.
Departments within the school were: botany, economics and sociology, education and psychology,
English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history and political science, mathematics, modern
languages, speech, and zoology and physiology. By 1960, the School had changed names to the School of
Arts and Sciences, with the following departments: bacteriology, botany, communications, economics,
education, English and philosophy, entomology, geography, geology, history, library science,
mathematics, modern languages, music, physical education, political science, psychology, related art, sociology, speech, and zoology. Upon the change of NDAC to NDSU in December of 1960, the School
became a College.
Early in 1973, the College consisted of the following majors: art, bacteriology, biological science, botany,
economics, business economics, earth science, English, entomology, history, mathematics, computer
science, French, German, music, physical education, psychology, science, speech and drama, speech
pathology and audiology, social science, sociology, zoology, and medical technology. In March, 1973, the
State Board of Higher Education approved a “reorganization of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and
Chemistry and Physics to reduce the disparity in size and complexity.” The Colleges of Humanities and
Social Sciences and Science and Mathematics are created. The majors in the newly formed College of
Humanities and Social Sciences were: art, economics, business economics, English, history, humanities,
French, German, music, physical education, political science, speech and drama, speech pathology and
audiology, social science, and sociology.
As of the 1996-98 Bulletin, the majors in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are: art,
economics, English, French, German, history, humanities, mass communications, music, political science,
social science, sociology, Spanish, speech communications, and theatre arts. In January 1998 the North
Dakota Board of Higher Education confirmed the college name change to the College of Arts,
Humanities and Social Sciences. “The new name explicitly recognizes the centrality of the three
departments of the Division of Fine Arts to the mission of the college.” (AHSS Alumni Newsletter, 1998)
As of September 2003, The North Dakota Board of higher Education, approved a name change to:
Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science. In addition, a B.S. with a major in Criminal Justice
and a B.F.A. in Art was also approved.
As per the web site of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (February 2005), the
following majors are offered: anthropology, broadcast journalism, broadcast production, criminal justice,
criminology/corrections/law enforcement, emergency management, English, French,
general communications, German, history, political science, print media, public history, public relations,
public service, mass communications, music, natural resource management, religious studies, sociology,
Spanish, speech communications, theater arts, and visual arts.
In addition, the following interdisciplinary programs were available as of 2006: gerontology, humanities,
pre-dentistry, pre-law, pre-med, social science and women's studies.
In February 2006, it was announced that five new majors would be offered from the Communications
Department in the fall 2006: management communication; journalism, broadcasting and communication
technology; health communication; agricultural communication and public relations and advertising.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains faculty fersonnel files; ND Institute for Regional Studies materials; agendas and minutes from AHSS college meetings; curriculum proposals; department files; and annual reports. The materials are arranged in the order they were received and folder names retained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Cathy Heiraas (2015-034ua) for the Dean’s Office of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Legal Status
The North Dakota State University Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu