UPDATE: New Human Development and Applied Anthropology major will soon be available! HDAA courses already are!
The faculty of the Human Development and Anthropology majors have combined these programs in response to changes at SSU. We're very excited to present a new major that brings together everything we love about Human Development and Anthropology and allows us to do something new and innovative! Our new Human Development and Applied Anthropology (HDAA) major is one of a kind.
Key features of the HDAA Major
HDAA takes "human-ness" as a key analytic and asks, what does it mean to be human, across time and space, throughout the life course, biologically, culturally, and socially?
HDAA is interdisciplinary, including perspectives from across the social sciences.
HDAA is invested in social justice and solving social problems!
HDAA balances theoretical depth with skills-based training that equips students to do meaningful work that supports communities and makes a difference.
Why HDAA now?
HDAA combines the expertise of SSU faculty across Human Development and Anthropology into a single curriculum that maximizes student access to faculty;
HDAA responds to institutional changes at SSU to "right size" our programs in response to budget cuts and changing enrollment patterns;
HDAA responds to disciplinary changes in our fields of expertise, reflecting student demand for skills you can apply to meaningful work!
Important Information for continuing and new students
Juniors and Seniors
Are you a Human Development major with junior or senior status? If so, stay the course! We will continue to offer the courses you need to graduate. The major change for you is that your courses will now be under the HDAA prefix. You can find a list of HD to HDAA course equivalents here, and faculty advisors are available to help you map your path to graduation!
Freshman and Sophomores, Incoming Students
Are you a sophomore or freshman or an incoming student, including transfer students? As we wait for the HDAA BA to come online, you should choose either the Anthropology or Human Development major that most reflects your areas of interest. Once the HDAA BA becomes ready for you to enroll in, we will strongly advise you to consider HDAA, as we will be orienting our attention, efforts, and advising in this direction as we phase out the separate degree paths over the next few years. However, faculty advisors will support whichever path you choose that suits your academic goals.
All Students
For all students - we, your HDAA faculty, are so excited about our new curriculum, and hope you are too. Whether you are finishing out a traditional degree path, or jumping into something new, you will benefit from the enthusiasm and commitment we have to Anthropology and Human Development as exciting sites of social research, theory, and applied work solving social problems. Please join us for special events like guest speakers and social gatherings like our end of the year party for graduating seniors, and group advising (pizza always provided!).
Once it's possible to enroll in the new major, we will let you know! You will need to fill out a "change of major form" and switch to HDAA. You can find the change of major form here.
Pardon Our Dust
We are doing our best to roll out our new major while we support student success now! Thanks for your patience as we make these changes, and if you have any questions, please reach out to any of your faculty.