Social & Behavioral Sciences
Fall 2017
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
fall 2017 → SBS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AGED 230 | Leadership Communications | ACP | SS | |||||
| AGED 260 | Intro to Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| ACE 100 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ | SS | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 255 | Econ of US Rural Poverty & Dev | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | WCC NW | 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 | ||||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| EPSY 201 | Educational Psychology | BSC | ||||||
| EPSY 220 | Career Theory and Practice | BSC | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GWS 250 | Gender and Representation | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 101 | Global Development&Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| GEOG 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GCL 126 | Sustainability and Social Science | SS | ||||||
| GCL 143 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| GCL 185 | Health, Wellness, and the Black Experience | US | SS | |||||
| GCL 186 | Health and Society | 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 225 | Close Relationships | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 259 | Motor Development and Control | BSC | ||||||
| HDFS 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| IHLT 230 | Leadership in Health | SS | ||||||
| IHLT 240 | Aging and Health Policy | BSC | ||||||
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| IS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| KIN 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| KIN 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| KIN 259 | Motor Development and Control | BSC | ||||||
| KIN 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| LER 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | SS | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 220 | Mexican & Latin Am Migration | SS | ||||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 225 | Language, Mind, and Brain | BSC | ||||||
| LING 250 | Language Diversity in the USA | SS | ||||||
| MACS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 106 | Ethics and Social Policy | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 225 | Environmental Politics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| PS 240 | Intro to Comp Politics | SS | ||||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 280 | Intro to Intl Relations | SS | ||||||
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 103 | Intro Experimental Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 105 | Psych Introduction | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 201 | Intro to Social Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| RST 100 | RST in Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| RST 225 | Environmental Politics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| RST 335 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| REHB 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| RSOC 270 | Population Issues | SS | ||||||
| REES 200 | Intro to Russia and Eurasia | 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 101 | Sociology of Gender | SS | ||||||
| SOC 122 | Africa in World Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| SOC 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 221 | Mexican & Latin Am Migration | SS | ||||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 270 | Population Issues | SS | ||||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SAME 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| SHS 120 | Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 170 | Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 270 | Comm Disability in the Media | ACP | SS | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning | SS |
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