Students can earn Bachelor of Arts degrees in history (with a teacher certification track), and political science.  The department’s programs are helping graduates exploit opportunities created by changing demographics.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Social Sciences is fourfold:

• To support the university’s general and continuing education programs by offering academic instruction in the social sciences to all Winston-Salem State University students;
• To offer specialized instruction in History, Political Science, Justice Studies and African & African-American Studies to majors and minors in the social sciences in order to prepare them for successful employment and for entry into reputable graduate and professional schools;
• To pursue the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge through scholarly research in the main disciplines in the department; and
• To equip our majors and minors with creative problem-solving skills that will enable them to make important contributions to the social, political and economic development of the world and their communities through their high ethical standards and commitment to improving the human condition.

ADDRESS:
Department of Social Sciences
203-A Coltrane Hall
Winston-Salem State University
601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110

TELEPHONE:
(336) 750-2610
(336) 750-2612

FAX: (336) 750-2647