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Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Did you know...?

  • Students in Hofstra's liberal arts and sciences courses enjoy low student-to-faculty ratios - in some cases, classes contain 7-10 students.
  • The Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center offers on-campus training for graduate students in its speech-language-hearing and psychology/counseling clinics.
  • Hofstra's clinical psychology and school-community psychology programs are nationally accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
  • Cutting-edge programs such as medical physics, urban ecology, forensic linguistics, and industrial/organizational psychology are designed to help fill professional needs in growth-targeted fields.
  • The science research complex includes electron microscopy facilities, newly renovated biology research laboratories, and a state-licensed animal care facility.
  • Hofstra's psychology programs have earned national rankings in U.S. News & World Report.

Humanities. Natural Sciences. Social sciences. Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS) offers it all. Though each program is unique, each ensures students graduate with the most up-to-date knowledge in their field. From cutting-edge growth fields like medical physics, forensic linguistics, and urban ecology to four terminal degrees, HCLAS helps students prepare for lives of social, personal, and professional responsibility as members of their local, national, and global communities.

Continue reading for a complete list of programs in this school.

HCLAS
Graduate Programs Degrees Offered
Applied Linguistics (TESOL)
316 Calkins Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5651
Contact: George Greaney
MA
Applied Organizational Psychology
773 Fulton Avenue
Phone: (516) 463-6345
Contact: Terry Shapiro
Ph. D.
Bilingualism
See Applied Linguistics for more information 
MA
Biology
309 Gittleson Hall
Phone: (516) 463-6178
Contact: Maureen Krause
MS, MA
Clinical Psychology
221A Hauser Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5009
Contact: Mitchell Schare
Ph. D.
Creative Writing
202 Mason Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5454
Contact: Erik Brogger
MFA
English and American Literature
202 Mason Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5464
Contact: Shari Zimmerman
MA
Forensic Linguistics
309 Calkins Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5440
Contact: Robert Leonard
MA
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
104 Hauser Hall
Phone: (516) 463-6343
Contact: Comila Shahani-Denning
MA
Medical Physics
Department of Physics
Phone: 516-463-5013
Contact: Martin Weinhous
MS
Postdoctoral Respecialization in Clinical and/or School Psychology
226 Hauser Hall
Phone: 516-463-5634
Contact: Richard O'Brien
School Community Psychology, Psy.D
205 Hauser Hall
Phone: 516-463-5029
Contact: Robert Motta
Psy.D
Urban Ecology
309 Gittleson Hall
Phone: (516) 463-6178
Contact: Maureen Krause
MA, MS