General Studies Information

GENERAL STUDIES COURSES

III. DISTRIBUTION

SOCIAL SCIENCES
6 hours from at least two disciplines required; a maximum of 9 hours count as General Studies credit.

The courses in this category are designed to develop and demonstrate the following abilities:

1. Articulate the relevance of the Social Science course to their general education.
2. Describe basic concepts and methods used in a social science discipline.
3. Demonstrate how basic concepts and methods from a social science discipline explain individual or group behavior.
4. Evaluate the connection between social science research and social or political policy.
5. Apply concepts and methods from a social science discipline to social science research.

• Criminal Justice
  • CJUS 101GS, Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3 hours
  • CJUS 375GS, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3 hours
  • CJUS 380GS, Minorities and Criminal Justice - 3 hours
• Economics
  • ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
  • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
  • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
• Ethnic Studies
  • ETHS 101GS, Introduction to Ethnic Studies - 3 hours
• Family Studies and Interior Design
  • FSID 151GS, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours
  • FSID 351GS, Marriage/Family Relationships - 3 hours
• Geography
  • GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
  • GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
  • GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
• Industrial Technology
  • ITEC 210GS, Society and Technology - 3 hours
• International Studies
  • INTS 200GS, Introduction to International Studies - 3 hours
• Political Science
  • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
  • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
  • PSCI 280HGS, Special Topics - 3 hours
• Psychology
  • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
  • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
• Social Science
  • SOSC 288GS, Modes of Inquiry in the Social Sciences - 3 hours
• Sociology
  • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
  • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
• Speech
  • SPCH 202GS, Communication Concepts in Society - 3 hours
• Women's Studies
  • WSTD 220GS, Women's & Gender Studies - 3 hours