Social Science Studies Major

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Additional Degree Requirements

Social Science - Total Credits: 9

Fine Arts - Total Credits: 3

Foreign Language/Foreign Culture - Total Credits: 6

Multicultural & International Requirements
(see note 2 below)

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• Social Science Studies Major Requirements – Total Credits: 54

• Core Requirements -12 Credits

• (Courses must be taken in sequence)

• IDS 201 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies

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• Research Methods (Choose one of the following)

• HIST 251 - Introduction to Historical Methods
• IDS 240 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods
• PSC 302 - Research Methods in Political Science
• PSY 240 - Research Methods
• SOC 241 - Introduction to Research Methods
• WMST 302 - Feminist Research Methodology

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• IDS 494 - Interdisciplinary Inquiry

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• IDS 495A - Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone

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• IDS 495B - Independent Study: Capstone II (IDS 495B can only be completed as an internship during the summer)

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• Social Science Studies Concentration Requirements: 42 credits

• Students choose 42 credits (33 must be Upper Division) from all available courses in the following Social Science departments: Anthropology, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies.

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• Students may complete a maximum of 21 credits from any one department.

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• Students must complete a minimum of 6 credits in at least three different Social Science departments.

Electives - Total Credits: 10-12

Total Credits: 120

Notes

1. The Distribution Area assignment for the Social Science Studies major is Social Science.
2. Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.
3. Unless by special permission a maximum of six credits of Independent Study.
4. In order to successfully complete their degree, students must obtain a C or better in all IDS courses.
5. All courses in the Social Science major must be taken prior to IDS 495. Students can take summer courses and still walk in the May graduation as long as they do not take any IDS courses or any courses in the major. Students who wish to participate in the May graduation are limited to twelve summer credits.
6. A student may apply up to a maximum of four physical activity credits combined (PEX) as electives for graduation.
7. No courses counted towards the General Education core can be applied to the areas of study, except for the multicultural or international requirement.
8. A minimum of 42 upper-division hours are required for the completion of the degree.