Gain an intellectual foundation to become an informed and engaged global citizen.

什么是社会科学?

The social sciences investigate and educate students about individual and group behavior in different social and cultural contexts. Through the application of a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, the social sciences strive to explain the variables that affect human decision-making; patterns of social, 经济, and political development; and conflict and cooperation across the globe. 进一步, the social sciences explain how people allocate scarce resources in the framework of different social, 政府, 以及商业机构. A central component of the liberal arts, the social sciences contribute to an understanding of the historical development and contemporary structure of the global environment and provide an essential intellectual foundation for informed and engaged global citizens.

社会科学系

All students have the opportunity to take at least two social science courses as part of the 发现-General 教育 requirements for graduation. Not only may the following courses count for that requirement, but they also have no prerequisite courses making it possible for any student to enroll.

ANTH 123: Socio-Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 210:北美本土
ANTH 220:非洲人类学
ANTH 236/SOC 236: Anthropology of the City
ANTH 248/SOC 248: Human Rights and Social Justice
ANTH 251:电影和民族志
ANTH 252:食物人类学
谁的亚马逊?
ANTH 265: Latin America through an Anthropological Lens
BA 251:商业法
ECO 101: Principles of Micro经济s

ECO 102: Principles of Macro经济s

美国教育

学校与社会

ENVS 245:食品系统

PSCI 110: American Government and Politics

PSCI 120: American Political Thought

PSCI 130: Introduction to International Relations

PSCI 140: Global Comparative Politics

PSCI 220: Constitution – Civil Liberties

PSY 101:普通心理学

SOC 101:社会学概论

What Will Students Learn from Social Science Courses?

All courses that count towards the social science 发现-General 教育 requirement must include at least one of the following student learning outcomes:

获得研究技能: “Students can identify and describe one or more methodological approaches used in the Social Sciences.”

Learning Theories of Human Behavior: “Students can describe individual and/or group behaviors using disciplinary appropriate language.”

Understanding the Ways Societies and Social Systems Function: “Students can explain how cultures and institutions inform society.”

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