About the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at NJIT delivers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The undergraduate degrees are centered on the interdisciplinary fields of Communications and Media; Cyberpsychology; and Theatre Arts and Technology. Faculty and staff contribute to instruction that is part of the General Education Requirements (GER) that all NJIT undergraduate students are required to complete. In this role, members of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences are committed to offering each student the knowledge, skills, and experience that provide a humanistic complement to a technical program of study.
Members of the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences are specialists in literature, philosophy, music, theatre, communication, writing assessment, English as a Second Language and new media. The department offers three degrees: a BS in Communication and Media; a BS in Cyberpsychology, and a BA in Theater Arts and Technology.
We collaborate extensively with the joint NJIT - Rutgers Newark Theatre Program and the Federated History Department with Rutgers-Newark, as well as NJIT's Environmental Policy Studies programs within the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science. We are partners with other departments throughout the university in contributing to the Environmental Studies and Sustainability minor; home to several minors of our own, and numerous double major opportunities. Through our Writing Center, we provide writing and oral presentation skills assistance to the entire university community.
We look forward to working with all students - through courses, guided research, and advisement - to foster a sense of open-mindedness crucial to comprehensive education and societal development, particularly appropriate to the complex world of the twenty-first century.
