The multi-disciplinary Social Sciences Department houses majors, minors, and programs
in Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and
Social Work.
ANTHROPOLOGY
Office is located - 313 Founders Hall Open - 8 am - 4 pm
Phone number 1 814 393 2357 Fax 1 814 393 2550
Anthropology is composed of four traditionally recognized subfields: anthropological
archaeology, biological anthropology, socio-cultural anthropology, and linguistic
anthropology. The mission of the Anthropology program at Clarion University is to
provide students with training in all four sub-disciplines. The program is linked
to several other departments on campus, allowing students to pursue a range of interests.
The program, through its cross-disciplinary curriculum and its emphasis on practical
training, prepares students for a broad array of both public and private sector employment
in anthropology related fields or for entrance into graduate school.
Degrees offered:
Career and Graduate School Opportunities
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Archaeological Field School
Facilities
Anthropology Club
Anthropology Faculty: Dr. Matthew Rhode
ECONOMICS
Office is located - 313 Founders Hall Open - 8 am - 4 pm
Phone number 1 814 393 2357 Fax - 393 2550
Clarion University's economics programs equip graduates with the tools needed to adjust and advance in a continually changing world. Studies in economics emphasize using economic principles to solve business problems. Economics faculty provide opportunities for students to develop the ability for abstract thinking and quantitative reasoning in addition to a practical working knowledge of economics.
Degrees offered:
- B.S.B.A. in economics with track options in General Economics, Monetary Economics, Quantitative Economics, International economics, and Urban and Public Affairs
- B.S.B.A. in international business
- B.A. in economics
- Minor in economics
- Minor in international business
- Minor in public administration
Career and Graduate Opportunities
Research and Internship Experiences
Undergraduate Opportunities
UN Winter 2020 Course
Model UN meetings
Dr. Rod Raehsler
Dr. Sandra Trejos
HISTORY
Office is located - 313 Founders Hall Open - 8 am - 4 pm
Phone number +1 814 393 2357 Fax +1 814 393 2550
History studies the human past. History studies the causes and effects of change through
an examination of social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments.
The department's goal is to help students view issues from a variety of perspectives.
To assure breadth and depth, the history faculty offer courses in areas that span
the globe. The curriculum of the History major combines both breadth and depth. Each
History major takes survey coursework in US History, European History, and Non-Western
History and then upper-division courses in focused areas. A special feature of the
History curriculum are two Writing Intensive Methods seminars: History 298 (Historical
Methods) where students learn the tools of conducting research and building an extended
historical argument and Hist. 410 (Historiography) where students learn the values
of the discipline and how the writing of History has changed over time.
Degrees offered:
Careers and Graduate Opportunities
History Club
Phi Alpha Theta
Research and Internships
History Faculty: Dr. Jeffrey Diamond
Dr. Marc Sanko
Dr. Martha Robinson
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Office is located - 313 Founders Hall Open - 8 am - 4 pm
Phone number +1 814 393 2357 Fax +1 814 393 2550
Political Science major provides students with the tools necessary to understand the
range of factors shaping the local, national and global environments in which we live,
to think critically and independently concerning pressing political issues. It also
allows students to come to critically reasoned conclusions as to how we can organize
the life we share with our fellow citizens and millions of people around the world.
Degrees offered:
Cooperative Education Internship Programs - If you are seeking valuable skills, experiences, and connections that may one day help you land a job, the following co-ops and internships may be of interest to you.
• COOP 302: Co-op/Political Science
• COOP 402: Intern/Political Science
• The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS)
• The Capital Experience
• Embassy and Diplomatic Scholars Internship
• The Washington Center for Internships
Careers
Club & Organizations
Political Science Faculty: Dr. Barry Sweet - Chair of Social Science Department
Dr. Kevan Yenerall
Support Clarion students at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions as they complete fieldwork with political parties, media, labor unions, convention committees and issue advocacy groups! Past placements include the Pennsylvania Democratic and Republican Parties, Dallas Morning News, CNN, PBS, Fox, and the National Education Association, among myriad major political and media organizations.
Your donation defrays the substantial student costs to attend world-renowned DNC and RNC academic seminars — and supports our students’ political participation, media literacy and civic engagement at the 2020 Democratic or Republican National Convention seminars in Milwaukee and Charlotte -- where they will earn academic credit for Dr. Yenerall’s political science course, PS 330: The National Convention Experience.
Since 2004, over 40 Clarion students have made history and earned academic credit at the DNC and RNC academic seminars. Please keep this dream alive for the next generation of student leaders with a generous donation today!
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SOCIOLOGY
Office is located - 313 Founders Hall Open - 8 am - 4 pm
Phone number +1 814 393 2357 Fax +1 814 393 2550
Sociology provides students with an understanding of the social causes and consequences
of human behavior. Students are encouraged to explore their own position in and relationship
to society as well as consider relevant social problems and inequalities in interpersonal,
institutional and global relations. We strive to prepare graduates to become engaged
citizens in an increasingly knowledge-intensive and diverse world. Sociology offers
undergraduate majors in sociology and sociology/psychology as well as minors in sociology,
social work and gerontology.
Degrees offered:
Sociology Faculty: Dr. Catherine Petrissans Social Work Faculty: Ms. Sharon Juli (WEB)
Dr. Jeffrey Tienes
Ms. Brenda Manno
Dr. Jane Walsh
Stephen Hartley
"Philosophy helped me train the mental skills I needed– like critical thinking, logic and argumentation – that I would need for all of the practices of law."
State Rep. Donna Oberlander
"As Policy Committee chairman, I'll be at the forefront of developing policies for a number of issues important to people across the state and especially here in the 63rd District,"
kaylar moser
"Kaylar Moser is a rising junior at Clarion University, majoring in political science and minoring in French and history."
Lauren Titley
"I would certainly say that the faculty at Clarion University were key to my success today."