Social & Behavioral Sciences
Fall 2024
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 2024 → SBS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV 150 | Introduction to Advertising | SS | ||||||
| ADV 305 | Advertising Technology and the Digital World | SS | ||||||
| ADV 393 | Advertising and Society | SS | ||||||
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFST 233 | Context in International Interventions | NW | SS | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ABE 232 | Context in International Interventions | NW | 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 | |||||
| AIS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| ANSC 305 | Human Animal Interactions | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 280 | Anthropology of Martial Arts | NW | SS | |||||
| ARCH 237 | Urban Scale Sustainability | SS | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 246 | Asian American Youth in Film | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 102 | Introduction to Communication | 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 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CMN 280 | Comm Technology & Society | SS | ||||||
| CI 210 | Introduction to Digital Learning Environments | BSC | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 280 | Anthropology of Martial Arts | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS BSC | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| GGIS 101 | Global Development & Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GGIS 104 | Social and Cultural Geography | SS | ||||||
| GGIS 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| GGIS 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| GGIS 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| GGIS 221 | Geographies of Global Conflict | SS | ||||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 221 | Geographies of Global Conflict | SS | ||||||
| HK 110 | Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| HK 111 | Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| HK 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| HK 203 | Introduction to Health Technology | SS | ||||||
| HK 243 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| HK 250 | Motor Development and Control | BSC | ||||||
| HK 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| HK 270 | Leadership in Health | SS | ||||||
| HK 272 | Aging and Health Policy | BSC | ||||||
| HK 300 | Health Behavior Theories and Applications | ACP | BSC | |||||
| HK 302 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 105 | Intro to Human Development | BSC | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | US | 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 101 | Introduction to Information Sciences | SS | ||||||
| IS 145 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| IS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| JOUR 101 | Interactive Media & You | BSC | ||||||
| LER 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | SS | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande | NW | SS | |||||
| LAST 210 | Life in the Andes | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 220 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 225 | Language, Mind, and Brain | BSC | ||||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | |||||
| MACS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| NRES 224 | Social Justice and Environment | US | SS | |||||
| LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 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 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 280 | Intro to Intl Relations | SS | ||||||
| PORT 150 | Writing Brazilians into the U.S. | US | SS | |||||
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 201 | Intro to Social Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 207 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 225 | Language, Mind, and Brain | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 230 | Perception & Sensory Processes | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| RST 100 | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| RST 120 | Parks, Recreation, and Environments | BSC | ||||||
| RST 335 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | 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 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| SOC 221 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SAME 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| SHS 120 | Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 271 | Communication and Aging | SS | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning | SS |
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