Radford University
College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
Build a Foundation for Lifelong Learning
The College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences offers degree programs and individual classes designed to emphasize the liberal arts as a foundation for lifelong learning. We offer a number of degrees that lead to specific career paths in public relations, media, criminal justice, counseling, technical writing and forensics. View our academic programs
Academic Departments and Schools
Our Facility
Hemphill Hall
Our College is housed in a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2016. Hemphill Hall is the largest academic building on campus and features many professional-quality centers, labs, research space and classrooms.
Our College in the News
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Highlanders in the News: Week of March 30, 2026
April 2, 2026
Radford Professor of Public Health Jenny Hall has tips to fight ticks; Salem native Jamie Garst, M.S. ’13, will soon serve as principal of his hometown’s high school; and 20 Highlander journalism students recently helped Cardinal News as it gauged local responses to the Freedom of Information Act.
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Honors College senior gaining valuable hands-on experience in Radford’s behavioral and cognitive neuroscience lab
March 24, 2026
The psychology and biology double major is preparing brain tissue from rats as part of research that aims to find treatments for cannabis dependence in humans.
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Highlanders in the News: Week of March 2, 2026
March 6, 2026
WDBJ-7 spotlights a program that helps fledgling educators; Geoff White ’13 fiddles around with history; professor and department chair Thomas Duncan offers perspective on the conflicts in Iran; and the men’s soccer team welcomes new assistant coach Ryan Palmbaum.
