Message from the Chair
If you are studying any of the following majors, you are one of ours! Whether studying for a bachelor’s in Sociology, Anthropology, Criminal Justice or Social Behavioral Sciences, we are honored to welcome you to a vibrant interdisciplinary faculty and student body.
My name is Professor Cherubim Quizon, chairperson of the Department and I’m delighted to share who we are and what we’ve built. When you come to Seton Hall, you will find an intentional learning community committed to deepening knowledge of ourselves as social beings.
Who are your professors? You will have 13 full time professors who are experts in their field.
Where is the Department and the faculty located? The Department is in two buildings in the South Orange campus. You can find me, our Department secretary, and your advisors and faculty in Sociology, Anthropology and Social Behavioral Sciences in Jubilee Hall (5th Floor) just off the Green while your Criminal Justice advisors and professors may be found in AS Hall (2nd Floor) just behind the University Center.
Why are there so many programs in the Department? We believe that a vibrant college experience should introduce you to lifelong learning that balances theory and practice. Being a major in our Department immerses you in our four programs’ distinct strengths – dive into Anthropology’s faculty-student research projects; publish your Sociology or Social Behavioral Sciences paper in a peer review journal; gain professional experience before graduation through your Criminal Justice internship vetted by the Career Center. Because of our breadth, we can also connect you with other faculty, programs or opportunities across the university who are doing just the very thing that interests you!
What should I do if I want to do research or look for an internship? Begin with the mundane: attend classes, have conversations, find out your professors’ office hours, drop by, seek targeted academic advising, and talk to us about your interests. We look at the whole person and help you find a fit within your chosen major or tailor a course of study that is informed by specialist knowledge. Visit the Career Center, learn to craft a resume and attend the many on-campus career fairs.
What have students in the four majors done after graduating? The best way to answer this is to connect you with fellow students and alumni beyond the classroom (and beyond graduation) through alumni networks, Honor Societies, film and lecture events, career talks and more. We do a several of these events every semester (often with food, sometimes unusual, mostly familiar).
Become part of our programs within the vibrant College of Arts and Sciences and join Seton Hall’s consistently successful cohort of students employed or admitted to graduate school within six months of earning their degree - 97% for the Class of 2024! In all that we do, faculty and fellow students will show the way.