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Social Science, Bachelor of Science

Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

DLM Mathematics

3-4

DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab

4

DLN Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences course

3-4

DLV Visual and Performing Arts

3

DLL Literature and Humanities

3-4

DLS Social Sciences course in a first field

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

CID SOC 201 Theories of Society

3

SOC 210 Computer Applications in Social Science

3

SOC 493 Internship or

SOC 496 Independent Study

3

FF SOCSCI 498 Seminar: Social Sciences and Public Affairs

3

Methods course:

COMM 302 Research Methods

GENDER 302 Research Methods and Perspectives

POLS 398 Advanced Political Science Methods

PSYC 321 Research Methods

SOC 311 Social Research

SOC 412 Qualitative Social Research Methods

3

Statistics course:

POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry

PSYC 295 Statistical Methods

SOC 310 Elementary Social Statistics

3

Upper-division first social science field*

9

Upper-division second social science field*

9

*Select from the following for first and second fields of study: anthropology, communication, criminal justice, economics, gender studies, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. Only three (3) credit hours in each field may be workshops, special topics, independent study courses, or internships.

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

10-13

Electives to total 120 credits

33-40

Total

120