Social & Behavioral Sciences
Spring 2016
All courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus-wide basis. However, individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.
Effective Summer/Fall 2018: Undergraduates newly admitted in Summer/Fall 2018 or later (note this includes both freshman as well as transfers matriculating in Summer/Fall 2018 and after) need to complete one course in Non-Western Cultures; one course in US Minority Cultures; and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Undergraduate students who matriculated Spring 2018 or prior need to complete one course in Non-Western or US Minority Cultures and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Courses are added as they are approved.
- ACP - Advanced Composition
- HUM - Humanities and the Arts
- HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
- LA - Literature and the Arts
- SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- BSC - Behavioral Sciences
- SS - Social Sciences
- NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
- LS - Life Sciences
- PS - Physical Sciences
- CS - Cultural Studies
- NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
- US - US Minority Cultures
- WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)
- QR - Quantitative Reasoning
- QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
- QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II
spring 2016 → SBS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 101 | Global Development&Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 105 | The Digital Earth | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| GCL 126 | Interdisciplinary Pathways to Environmental Sustainability (Social Science) | SS | ||||||
| GCL 147 | Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Justice (Social Science) | US | SS | |||||
| GCL 186 | Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health and Society (Social Science) | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| RLST 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| GEOG 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| AGED 260 | Intro to Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| AGED 360 | Advanced Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| ACE 100 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| ART 205 | Experience & Meaning in Design | WCC | BSC | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| ATMS 322 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| CMN 102 | Intro to Comm Theory & Res | BSC | ||||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| CMN 277 | Intro to Mediated Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 280 | Comm Technology & Society | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 100 | Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 304 | Foundations of Health Behavior | ACP | BSC | |||||
| CHLH 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| ESE 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| EALC 130 | The Chinese Language | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| EPSY 201 | Educational Psychology | BSC | ||||||
| EPSY 220 | Career Theory and Practice | BSC | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENSU 301 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 105 | Intro to Human Development | BSC | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 140 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| KIN 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| KIN 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| KIN 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LIS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 105 | Language in Daily Life | SS | ||||||
| LING 225 | Language, Mind, and Brain | BSC | ||||||
| LING 250 | Language Diversity in the USA | SS | ||||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | |||||
| MACS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| MUSE 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 224 | Politics of the National Parks | SS | ||||||
| PS 240 | Intro to Comp Politics | SS | ||||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PS 280 | Intro to Intl Relations | SS | ||||||
| PS 281 | Intro to Intl Relations-ACP | ACP | SS | |||||
| PS 282 | Governing Globalization | ACP | SS | |||||
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 105 | Psych Introduction | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 201 | Intro to Social Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| PSYC 322 | Intro Intellectual Disability | BSC | ||||||
| RST 100 | RST in Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| REHB 322 | Intro Intellectual Disability | BSC | ||||||
| REHB 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 240 | Death & Dying | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | SS | ||||||
| SOC 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 267 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 269 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 273 | Social Persp on the Family | SS | ||||||
| SOC 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 373 | Social Stratification | SS | ||||||
| SPED 322 | Intro Intellectual Disability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 120 | Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 170 | Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | WCC | SS | |||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning | SS |
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