Social Sciences, BS
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences degree requires 45 units total, including the major, concentration, elective certificate, and elective and distribution courses.
Students take eight core courses and choose a major concentration in Law and Policy, Health, Science, and Society, or Social Justice. Social Sciences students also select an elective certificate comprised of four courses from outside of the major.
Core and Major Concentrations
Course | Title |
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Core Courses | |
Culture and Society | |
Introduction to Comparative Politics | |
Introduction to Psychology | |
Social Inequality | |
Institutions and Society | |
Analysis and Interpretation of Social Data | |
SOC_SCI 389-DL Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences | |
SOC_SCI 398-DL Social Science Capstone | |
Major Concentrations (choose one) | |
Law and Policy | |
POLI_SCI 328-DL Public Policy | |
POLI_SCI 309-DL Political Theories of the Rule of Law | |
SOCIOL 318-DL Sociology of Law | |
AF_AM_ST 319-DL Race, Ethnicity, and the American Constitution | |
Health, Science, and Society | |
ANTHRO 315-DL Medical Anthropology | |
BIOL_SCI 312-DL The Evolutionary Biology of Human Anatomy, Health, and Disease | |
Bioethics | |
GBL_HLTH 390-DL Special Topics in Global Health | |
Social Justice | |
SOC_SCI 330-DL Human Rights and Social Institutions: A Global Perspective | |
SOC_SCI 331-DL Social Justice Movements | |
SOC_SCI 334-DL Social Justice and the Commercial Sector | |
SOC_SCI 335-DL Social Entrepreneurship and the Non-profit Sector |
Elective Certificates
Elective certificates provide students with the opportunity to build skills in a wide range of areas to meet career objectives and earn a stand-alone credential to demonstrate expertise in the professional arena.
Elective Certificates - choose one
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biology for Health Sciences (available Fall 2025)
- Business Essentials
- Corporate Communication and Branding
- Data Science
- Human Resources
- Leadership
- Programming
- Public Health (available Fall 2025)
- Research and Analytics
- Strategic Communication
- Strategic Management (available Fall 2024)
Degree Requirements
In addition to the core courses, major concentration, elective certificate, and elective courses, the B.S. degree requires 14 units of distribution courses that includes a writing requirement and courses from three areas: humanities, science and math, and social sciences. Two distribution courses focus on diversity and inclusion, one course within the United States and one course within global perspectives. Students complete a philosophy course on professional ethics for one of the four humanities distribution courses.
Courses | Units Earned |
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Writing Requirement: English 111 and 205 | 2 |
Humanities | 4 |
Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning | 4 |
Social Sciences | 4 |
Major Requirements | 8 |
Major Concentration | 4 |
Elective Certificate | 4 |
Electives | 15 |
Total | 45 |