CSUN College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences serves one of the nation’s most diverse urban regions. Our mission can be summed up in one word: relevance. Our fundamental purpose is to increase understanding of a complex and ever-changing world through excellence in teaching and applied research. Our students engage in studies that infuse them with a keen understanding of the issues facing our region and the world. Our faculty conducts research that addresses real world issues and provides thoughtful, innovative solutions for communities on a regional, national, and global scale.

The College’s nine departments enroll the largest number of students at CSU Northridge. Our outstanding faculty, many of whom have received teaching awards and are nationally known scholars, excel at researching and teaching about real world problems from training culturally competent mental health researchers and conducting historical wetland mapping projects to assessing the convergence of radioactive transport and terrorist activity on freeways throughout Los Angeles to immersing students in a global policy environment in our award-winning Model United Nations program.