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Pacific Lutheran University

Division Of Social Sciences


About Us

The Division of Social Sciences


The Division of Social Sciences fosters a community of active scholars. Supported by staff, students and faculty work collaboratively within and across diverse disciplines to seek, build and apply empirically driven knowledge about human, social and institutional interaction.

Instruction is vibrant and relevant to the time and world in which we live and encourages responsible citizenship for today and tomorrow.  Through classroom learning and applied settings such as supervised internships and mentored research projects, students in the social sciences acquire an understanding of society while developing the analytical tools with which to provide solutions to a diverse range of social problems.

As a division within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Social Sciences Division offers programs in each constituent department leading to the BA degree. Additionally, a BS degree is offered in psychology and an MA degree is offered in marriage and family therapy.  Social Sciences faculty also actively participate in interdisciplinary programs including Legal Studies, Global Studies, Chinese Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, and Environmental Studies.


Division Departments
Anthropology
Economics
History
Marriage and Family Therapy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology and Social Work


Interdisciplinary Programs  
Chinese Studies
Environmental Studies
Global Studies
Legal Studies
Women's and Gender Studies


Dean:  Norris Peterson, Professor of Economics

Support Staff:                                                              

            Carol Reed, Assistant to the Dean - Xavier 152                                                                                   Brenda Murray, Administrative Assistant - Xavier 101                                                                         Laree Winer, Administrative Assistant - Xavier 241

Contact Us

Phone:  (253) 535-7669       Fax:  (253) 535-8305          Email:  reedca@plu.edu

                                                               

Revised:  10/3/07