Behavioral and Historical Studies
Centenary College Admissions Department
Phone: 1-800-236-8679
Email: admissions@centenarycollege.edu
We invite you to call one of our Admissions Counselors to schedule a personal appointment.
Dept Head: Dr. Harriet Gaddy, Department Chair
Dept Phone: +1 (908) 852-1400
Dept Email: behavioralstudies@centenarycollege.edu
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm
The Behavioral and Historical Studies Department specializes in two important areas of study, History and Psychology. Each program is designed to provide students with a thorough knowledge of their intended study and to help them develop the skills needed to a succeed in a diversity of possible career.
History
History majors at Centenary College learn to balance broad vision and narrow focus by studying all facets of historical discipline.
Students develop skills in theoretical and chronological analysis, identification of historical methods and techniques, critical thinking about civilizations and their impact on the future, and developing an experiential base for a life plan.
The History major prepares students for careers in diplomacy, politics, teaching and analysis.
Psychology
The Centenary College Bachelor's Degree in Psychology lets you design a program personally suited for you, your style of learning, and your career interests. Your degree will enable you to meet the growing demands of the 21st-century workplace.
The Psychology major is designed to build on the benefits of a Centenary experience. It is a major where students:
- Help each other learn better through healthy teamwork and intellectual stimulations.
- Build collaborative relationships needed as you enter the world of graduate studies or future careers.
- Find the faculty ready to work with you applying what you learn to what you will be doing in the future.
- Discover a major that is based on a solid foundation in the liberal arts, coupled with hands-on experience.
Learn more about our Psychology program.
- Dr.Raymond Frey, Professor of History.
Dr. Raymond Frey, Professor of History
Dr. Raymond Frey is a Professor of History at Centenary College in Hackettstown, where he has taught since 1990. Dr. Frey holds graduate degrees in history and philosophy from Fordham University and Drew University.
Professor Frey is the recipient of three major awards for teaching excellence—the Evening Division Teaching Award from Pace University, the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching from Centenary, and the Award for Teaching New Jersey History from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance. In 2006, he was the Gates-Ferry Foundation Distinguished Lecturer at Centenary.
In 2000 and again in 2004, Dr. Frey prepared a White House briefing document on Bess Truman for First Lady Laura Bush. He also contributed chapters on the Trumans in The Presidential Companion, a book of readings on the first ladies, as well as Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and the President’s House, and American First Ladies, a new encyclopedia on American first ladies. He recently contributed to a new book on Truman’s civil rights record, to be published by Truman University Press. He is also a member of the editorial board of White House Studies, a scholarly journal devoted to the study of the American presidency.
Professor Frey is also one of the leading scholars of New Jersey history. He has written two textbooks on the state—New Jersey, A Journey of Discovery, and New Jersey, Our Home. He has contributed to the New Jersey Encyclopedia, and regularly lectures on New Jersey history around the state.
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