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Social Science
Bachelor of Science
The Social Science major gives students a strong liberal arts education and fosters skills
that will prove valuable in other areas of advanced study and/or in the work force. The
major permits students to complete a rigorous and diverse curriculum in the allied
disciplines of history, economics, sociology, and political science. The program is
designed so that students are able to minor in areas of their choosing or select electives
that help to prepare them for graduate school in the social sciences, law, or teaching.
Students interested in law or teaching work closely with the program director in
choosing the proper electives or minor to prepare them for advanced study.
Goals:
• Prepare students for graduate study in areas such as secondary education, law,
government, politics, sociology, archival and museum work.
Special Features:
The Bachelor of Science degree requires one 150-hour internship in a placement
determined by the Social Sciences program director, the internship instructor, and the
cooperating agency, based upon the student‘s interest and educational preparation.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
Course (Credits)
See Degree Requirements: General Education requirements (33)
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Information Literacy:
HG/SB 375 Methods of Inquiry (3)
Senior Capstone:
SB 499 Capstone I- Applied: Senior Project (3)
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS - 39
PROGRAM COURSES
Art & Sciences Courses
Course (Credits)
LG Language (if no Level III in high school; if level III, add 6 A&S
credit electives) (6)
SB 110 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
SB 120 Introduction to Psychology (3)
SB 130 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SB 201 Multicultural Contributions (3)
SB 234 Social Psychology (3)
SB 250 Cultural Geography (3)
Two of the following six courses in Social Relations: (6)
SB/HG 301 Models of Society
SB 311 Contemporary Ethnic Families
SB 336 Social Theory
SB 430 Social Welfare Policy
SB 436 Class, Status and Power;
SB 335 Comparative Social Institutions in the U.S.
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