Social and Behavioral Sciences
3 credit hours
One course and, where applicable, the related laboratory:
- Africana Studies 1120
- American Studies 1110, 1140
- Anthropology 1115, 1140, 1155, 2175
- Chicana and Chicano Studies 1110
- Community and Regional Planning 181
- Economics 2110, 2120
- Engineering 200
- Film and Digital Media Arts 1520
- Geography 1165, 217
- Linguistics 2110
- Mechanical Engineering 217
- Political Science 1120, 1140, 2110, 2120
- Psychology 1110
- Public Health 101, 102
- Sociology 1110, 2315
- University Honors 204
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
- Explore how diverse peoples, as individuals and in complex groups, operate.
- Explain how social groups affect behavior and behaviors affect societies.
- Design ways of studying humans, social systems, and diverse identities.
- Identify when information about humans and societies is based on scientific research.
Courses
| Course Number | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AFST 1120 | Race in the Digital Age | |
| AMST 1110 | Introduction to Environmental & Social Justice | |
| AMST 1140 | Introduction to Race, Class, & Ethnicity | |
| ANTH 1115 | Introduction to Anthropology | |
| ANTH 1140 | Cultures of the World | |
| ANTH 1155 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | |
| ANTH 2175 | World Archaeology | |
| CCST 1110 | Intro to Comparative & Global Ethnic Studies | |
| CRP 181 | Introduction to Environmental Planning | |
| ECON 2110 | Macroeconomic Principles | |
| ECON 2120 | Microeconomic Principles | |
| ENG 200 | Technology in Society | |
| FDMA 1520 | Introduction to Film & Digital Media | |
| GEOG 1165 | People and Place | |
| GEOG 217 | Energy, Environment, & Society | |
| LING 2110 | Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics | |
| ME 217 | Energy, Environment, & Society | |
| PH 101 | Introduction to Population Health | |
| PH 102 | Global Health Challenges and Responses | |
| POLS 1120 | American National Government | |
| POLS 1140 | The Political World | |
| POLS 2110 | Comparative Politics | |
| POLS 2120 | International Relations | |
| PSYC 1110 | Introduction to Psychology | |
| SOCI 1110 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| SOCI 2315 | Dynamics of Difference, Power, and Discrimination | |
| UHON 204 | Seminar in the Individual & the Collective |
