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:
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SLO 1: Students will explain and demonstrate content knowledge in various formats
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SLO 2: Students will use and apply content knowledge in new contexts that illustrate transfer of learning
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SLO 3: Students will utilize concepts from content knowledge to synthesize and create new ideas and work.
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SLO 4: Students will compare, critique, and evaluate ideas, theories, and/or outcomes in content knowledge.
Requirements:
Core Courses
Choose one of the following courses
ECON 201 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 202 | Principles Of Macroeconomics | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 22 |
Choose a minimum of two of the following concentrations::
Geography Concentration: 12 SH
GEOG 274 | Introduction to Geospatial Techniques | 3 |
GEOG
| Elective | 3 |
GEOG
| Elective | 3 |
GEOG
| Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Economics Concentration: 12 SH
ECON 332/GEOG 332 | The 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 400 | Historiography | 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 325 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
SOC
| Elective | 3 |
SOC
| Elective | 3 |
SOC
| Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 |