About the College
Established in 2023, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) unites faculty, students and programs working in five key fields: the arts, communication, education, leadership and mental health. The College's extensive academic portfolio enables students to either gain depth in a specific discipline or take advantage of a range of exclusive interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Regardless of the path taken, CHDCM students' education is further augmented by the one-of-a-kind opportunities made possible by the College's collection of centers and institutes, such as its groundbreaking Center for Sports Media. Learn more about our history »
Thanks to exceptional faculty, a dynamic academic portfolio, and nationally recognized co- and extra-curricular organizations, students in the CHDCM are equipped to serve as leaders, professionally and in their communities. Many contemporary challenges our society faces today appear unsolvable because higher education has historically approached them in silos. Addressing these multidimensional problems requires complex, interdisciplinary thinking, and specific attention to the intersections between and among the fields united under the CHDCM. The College focuses specific attention on the synergies among education, communication, and human development, commonalities that allow its graduates to intervene meaningfully in various systems — ranging from law enforcement to education to counseling to communication and media to leadership — and chart a new path for the future. CHDCM graduates therefore leave Seton Hall ready to make an impact on their professions and on the lives of those around them, committed to the communal work of making a better, more educated, more just world.
The College's collaborative ethos is the hallmark of a Seton Hall education: an interdisciplinary approach to learning that grounds students firmly in their chosen discipline while expanding their perspectives through collaboration — setting them apart in their ability to chart new professional paths and contribute meaningfully to the common good.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why was the name College of Human Development, Culture, and Media selected?
The new name speaks to the guiding principles laid out in the strategic plan which calls Seton Hall to promote human flourishing in all of its beauty, richness and depth. The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media expresses those principles by preparing students who will educate, create, communicate and increase human wellbeing in vital ways.
Why did the colleges of Communication and the Arts and Education and Human Services combine?
To prepare for a successful future and in alignment with the University’s Harvest Our Treasures strategic plan, the integration of the two colleges was part of the approved Seeds of Innovation restructuring plan.
The new College of Human Development, Culture, and Media will provide strong disciplinary preparation and explore new areas to prepare students to excel in the fields of education, human services, communication and the arts, and more. The College will be the singular place for purpose-built interdisciplinary learning focused on innovation along the continuum of human development.