School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mission
The mission of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is to foster biblically-centered study of the fabric of human experience in order to cultivate the wisdom, compassion, and skill that the next generation will need to faithfully love God and neighbor across a wide array of vocations.
Overview
Home to some of Biola’s longest-standing liberal arts and most innovative programs as well as Biola’s prestigious Torrey Honors College, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is the place for great conversation about both urgent and perennial human concerns. With programs in Modern Languages, English Writing, English Literature, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, History, and a program in Interdisciplinary Studies, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences equips students who aspire to a spectrum of careers: law, social work, education, journalism, government, translation and interpretation, the church, urban planning, the arts and more.
Dean: Melissa Schubert, Ph.D.
English Faculty
Chair: Christopher Davidson, M.F.A.
Professors: Buchanan, Kleist, Malandra
Associate Professors: Adams, Davidson, Garcia, Hashimov, Park, Vidrine-Isbell, Wang, Williamson
Assistant Professor: Mauzey
Instructor: Watson
History Faculty
Interim Chair: Todd Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor: Dewey, Lenz
Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty
Chair: Aaron Adams, D.Phil.
Modern Languages Faculty
Chair: Julianne Bryant, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Bryant, Hernandez, Reyes, Velazquez
Philosophy Faculty
Chair: Kent Dunnington, Ph.D.
Professors: Crisp, Ten Elshof
Associate Professors: Ciocchi, Dunnington
Political Science Faculty
Interim Chair: Todd Thompson, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Guerra, Waller
Sociology Faculty
Chair: Brad Christerson, Ph.D.
Professors: Christerson
Associate Professors: Chan, Johnson, Yuen
Torrey Honors College Faculty
Director: Paul Spears, Ph.D.
Associate Director: Fred Sanders, Ph.D.
Professors: Jenson, Peters, Sanders
Associate Professors: Aijian, Henderson, Johnson, Kim, Makin, Smith, Thompson, Van Hook, Vincent, Wright
Assistant Professors: Beary, Blois, Wilson
Programs Offered
Undergraduate
- English, B.A.
- History, B.A.
- Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A.
- Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
- Philosophy, B.A.
- Political Science, B.A.
- Sociology, B.A.
- Spanish, B.A.
- English Minor
- Gender Studies Minor
- History Minor
- International Relations Minor
- Middle East Studies Minor
- Philosophy Minor
- Political Science Minor
- Pre-Law Minor
- Public Administration Minor
- Social Work Minor
- Sociology Minor
- Spanish Minor
- Torrey Honors College