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Social Science B.A.

Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120

Students pursuing this program must complete 31 semester hours of prescribed courses and 12 hours of electives, for a total of 43 hours. Students will also be required to complete at least one minor. Students that choose to pursue a minor or 2nd major with this program cannot complete a concentration in the same content area.

Social Science majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses are required: COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125, GEOG 103, MATH 103, PSYC 111, and SOC 110. These courses are pre-requisite courses for this major.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • SLO 1: Students will explain and demonstrate content knowledge in various formats

  • SLO 2: Students will use and apply content knowledge in new contexts that illustrate transfer of learning

  • SLO 3: Students will utilize concepts from content knowledge to synthesize and create new ideas and work.

  • SLO 4: Students will compare, critique, and evaluate ideas, theories, and/or outcomes in content knowledge.

Requirements:

Core Courses

GEOG 161World Region Geography and Anthropology

3

HIST 103U.S. To 1877

3

HIST 104U.S. Since 1877

3

HIST 211World Civilizations to 1500

3

HIST 212World Civilizations Since 1500

3

SOC 201Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOSC 480SSocial Science Comprehensive

1

Total Credit Hours:19

Choose one of the following courses

ECON 201Principles Of Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Principles Of Macroeconomics

3

Total Credit Hours:22

Choose a minimum of two of the following concentrations::

Geography Concentration: 12 SH

GEOG 274Introduction to Geospatial Techniques

3

GEOG
Elective

3

GEOG
Elective

3

GEOG
Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Economics Concentration: 12 SH

ECON 332/GEOG 332The Global Economy and the Developing World

3

ECON
Elective

3

ECON
Elective

3

ECON
Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:12

History Concentration: 12 SH

HIST 400Historiography

3

HIST
Elective

3

HIST
Elective

3

HIST
Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Psychology Concentration: 12 SH

PSYC
Elective

3

PSYC
Elective

3

PSYC
Elective

3

PSYC
Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Sociology Concentration: 12 SH

SOC 325Sociological Theory

3

SOC
Elective

3

SOC
Elective

3

SOC
Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:12