General Studies Information

GENERAL STUDIES COURSES

VI. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(9 hours from three separate perspectives required; up to 15 hours count as General Studies credit.)

In addition to those objectives required of all General Studies courses, students will:

1. demonstrate an understanding of human experiences and be able to relate them to the present,
2. demonstrate the ability to understand the application of the empirical research methods used in the social sciences to understand individual behavior as well as the interrelationships among people,
3. demonstrate the ability to comprehend how social scientific concepts originate, are validated and refined within a variety of social science disciplines,
4. demonstrate the ability to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the social sciences and the explanations they offer for contemporary life.

Within the Social and Behavioral sciences, courses should be distributed among the following perspectives:

• Economic Perspectives
  
• (3 hours required; up to 6 hours count as General Studies credit.)
  • ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
    
  • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
    
  • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
• Social Perspectives
  
• (0 hours required; up to 6 hours count as General Studies credit.)
  • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
    
  • SOC 124GS, Social Problems - 3 hours
    
  • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
    
  • ITEC 210GS, Society and Technology - 3 hours
  • ETHS 101GS, Introduction to Ethnic Studies - 3 hours
• Political Perspectives
  
• (0 hours required; up to 6 hours count as General Studies credit.)
  • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    
  • PSCI 140GS, Introduction to Comparative Politics - 3 hours
    
  • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
    
  • PSCI 170GS, Introduction to Political Thought - 3 hours
• Geographical Perspectives
  
• (0 hours required; up to 6 hours count as General Studies credit.)
  • GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
    
  • GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
    
  • GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
• Behavioral Perspectives
  (0 hours required; up to 6 hours count as General Studies credit.)
  • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
    
  • PSY 210HGS, Issues in Psychology - 3 hours
    
  • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
    
  • FSID 351GS, Marriage/Family Relationships - 3 hours