Social & Behavioral Sciences
Spring 2020
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 2020 → SBS → SS
| 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 | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| GEOG 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| GEOG 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ADV 476 | Global Advertising | WCC | SS | |||||
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| AGED 260 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 255 | Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | US | SS | |||||
| ANSC 305 | Human Animal Interactions | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 110 | Humanizing Science | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 224 | Tourist Cities and Sites | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | WCC | SS | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CMN 280 | Comm Technology & Society | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 100 | Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| ESE 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| ESE 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 200 | Foundations of Research | QR2 | SS | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| LER 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | SS | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MDIA 223 | Watching the Environment | SS | ||||||
| MACS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| MACS 351 | Social Aspects of Media | SS | ||||||
| MUSE 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| NRES 223 | Watching the Environment | SS | ||||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| LEAD 260 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 224 | Politics of the National Parks | SS | ||||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | 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 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| RST 100 | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| RST 224 | Politics of the National Parks | SS | ||||||
| REHB 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| REL 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 240 | Death & Dying | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 245 | Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | SS | ||||||
| SOC 101 | Sociology of Gender | SS | ||||||
| SOC 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 170 | Integration, Assimilation and Multiculturalism: America's Immigrant Society | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 373 | Social Inequality | SS | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| UP 136 | Urban Sustainability | SS | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics | SS |
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