Schools Within the College

The Adler Center is where the nursing program is held. 

The Berrie Center is where The School of Contempory Art is held. 

The Salamena School of Humanities and Global Studies is located in the A and B wing.

The Anisfield School of Business is the newest building for the schools within the college. 

In the beginning there was three schools.

1.   School of Human Environment, which would use people, resources, and institutions for their majors. The major programs were:

• Environmental Science

• Urban Studies

• Economics

• Sociology

• Urban History

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

• Business Administration

• Public Administration

2.   The School of International Studies focused primarily on Europe and Latin America. The programs were:

• Comparative Literature

• History

• Anthropology

• International Relations

Asian and African studies were still in development when this school was first established.

3.   The School of American Studies focused on American experience, connecting it to European and African influences. The programs were:

• Literature

• History

• Fine Arts

• Psychology

• Political Science

The next three schools were established after the college opened.

4.   The School of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, it opened up in 1974 and it had a fully equipped science facility. The programs were a broad range of sciences, mathematics, and paramedical fields. These programs were no longer under the school of Human Environment.

5.   The School of Contemporary Arts opened in 1975 and it offered programs in fine arts and communications arts. Any program that was related to this school, but was in a different school was added to the School of Contemporary Arts.  

6.   The last school was the School of Humanistic Studies it was a small program of seminars that discussed both classical and modern, Eastern and Western. As the school developed programs were added :

• Humanities

• Literature

• Philosophy

• History of Science

The schools have changed over time to meet the needs of the students. There are now five schools within the college.

1.   Anisfield School of Business it was established in 1979. The programs are:

• Accounting

• Finance Concentration

• Management Concentration

• Marketing Concentration

• Economics

• Information and Technology Management

• International Business Major

2.   School of Contemporary Arts it was established in 1970. It is located in the Berrie Center.

• Acting

• Art History

• Communication Arts

• Contemporary Arts

• Design/ Technical Theater

•  Digital Filmmaking

• Direct/ Stage Management

• Drawing and Painting

• Drawing and Paint Art Therapy

• Electronic Art and Animation

• Global Communication and Media

• Journalism

•   Music General

•  Music Industry

• Music Performance

• Music Production

• Music Studies

• Photography

• Professional Communication

• Sculpture

• Theater

• Theater Studies

• Visual Arts

• Visual Communication Design

3.   Salemeno School of Humanities and Global Studies is located in A and B Wings.

•  Africana Studies

• American Studies

• Anthropology

• Creative Writing

• East Asian Studies

• French

• History

• Human Rights and Genocide Studies

• International Studies

• Italian

• Judaic Studies

• Latin American Studies

• Liberal Studies

• Literature

• Philosophy

• Political Science

•  Public Policy

• Spanish

4.   School of Social Science and Human Services was established in the 1970s. Theses classes are primarily in the G wing.

• Community Mental Health

• Contemplative Studies

• Criminology

• Cultural Studies

• Educational Leadership

• Educational Techonology

• Elementary Education Certification Program

•  Environmental Studies

• Ethnic Relations

• Food Studies

• Gender Studies

• Gerontology

• Labor Studies

• Law and Society

• Neoroscience

• Psychology

• Public Sociology

• Social Science

• Social Science Justice

• Social Work

• Sociology

• Special Education

• Substance Abuse

• Teacher Education

• Women’s and Gender Studies

5.   The School of Theoretical and Applied Sciences was established in 1971.

• Biochemistry

•  Bioinformatics

•  Biology

• Chemistry

•   Chiropractic

• Clinical Lab Science

• Computer Science

• Dentistry

• Earth Science

• Engineering Physics

• Environmental Science

• Integrated Science Studies

• Mathematics

• Medical Imaging Science

• Nursing

•  Optometry

•  Physical Therapy

• Physician Assistant

•  Podiatric Medicine

• Science, Technology and Society

As time goes on the majors, programs, and schools will change and shift to the needs of the future for Ramapo college.