College of Social Sciences
| College Office: | 101 Whitney House | E-mail: | Not available | |||
| Telephone: | 320-308-4790 | Web site: | www.stcloudstate.edu/coss | |||
| Fax: | 320-308-0919 | |||||
Interim Dean: Dr. Sharon Cogdill
Interim Associate Dean: Dr. Phil Godding
Objectives
The graduate programs and courses in the College of Social Sciences are designed to meet the needs of both full-time and part-time students, providing the skills and knowledge needed for professional advancement, further graduate study, or for enrichment of understanding. The focus of the College's programs is applied knowledge, preparing graduates to address the needs of the state, the region, and the nation.
Special resources and opportunities available to students in the College include: a diverse range of internship and practicum experiences, opportunities to participate in on-going research, state-of-the-art computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and geographic information systems facilities. The following facilities provide support for graduate study: The Central Minnesota Historical Center, Minnesota Economic Development Center, the Social Science Research Institute, the Social Sciences Microcomputer Laboratory, the Center for Economic Education, the Spatial Analysis Research Center, the Archaeology Laboratory, and the Archaeological Computing Laboratory.
Departments and Centers Offering Graduate Degree Programs
- Community Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- Economics and Political Science
- Geography
- Geographic Information Science, M.S.
- Tourism Planning and Development, M.S.
- Geographic Information Science Certificate
- History
- Psychology

