Course Objectives

Core social science courses provide students with tools for analyzing human actions, enabling them to understand and apply a scientific approach in the study of contemporary individual and social issues, problems, and their own lives.   As part of the University Core, social science courses foster critical understanding of human action and interaction with other humans and their environment.  

Specific Objectives

• Expose students to current events, issues, and literature relevant to the particular social science discipline.
• Develop critical thinking and writing skills.
• Apply the scientific method and body of theories to analyze human actions.

Prerequisites

None

Course Track

The curriculum consists of the following courses:

Three hours in history chosen from HIST 110, 111, or 120/320;
Three additional hours in history at the 200-level;
Three hours in political science at the 100- or 200-level; PSYC 100;
Three additional hours in psychology at the 100- or 200-level; SOCI 105; Three additional hours in sociology at the 200-level;
Three hours at the 100- or 200-level in any one of the following five disciplines: 
anthropology
criminal justice
administration
economics
geography
public administration
social work;
12 hours of electives in anthropology, criminal justice administration, economics, forensic science, geography, law and the liberal arts, political science, psychology, public administration, social science, or sociology.

Additionally, all general education and University competencies must be completed.

Course Benefits

Students who successfully graduate from this class will receive 9 credits towards their degree program.

Course Duration

This course is covered in 30 hours of Instructor -Led training and 20 hours of Lab sessions and awards 9 credits towards the degree program.