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2024-2025 LSUA Catalog 
    
2024-2025 LSUA Catalog

College of Social Sciences


Welcome to the College of Social Sciences!  Our programs are designed to help students shape their society and make a meaningful mark on the world. Students can choose from several majors and minors and combine the many social science disciplines in creative ways. Additionally, our faculty are here to help students uncover their passion. Choose degree paths in Criminal Justice, Disaster Science, History, Political Science, or Psychology. We also offer courses in Anthropology, Geography, Social Work, and Sociology. Each of these fields will positively impact students so they, too, can reshape the world. 

Departments

Interim College Dean

Mrs. Beth Whittington

Mrs. Beth Whittington holds a Master of Science in Corrections and Criminal Justice from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Prior to joining the LSUA Criminal Justice faculty in 1994, she had a 20-year career in law enforcement and continues to teach at several police academies. Mrs. Whittingon served for six years as the Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice. In May 2023, she was appointed Acting Dean of the College of Social Sciences.

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