Degrees and Programs Social Science
The four social sciences— economics and business, history, political science, and sociology and anthropology—offer clearer understanding of how people function in community, organize to accomplish common goals, and manage the production and exchange of goods and services.
As a social science major, you study people’s behavior as individuals and in groups by focusing more on general characteristics or patterns of behavior than on particular persons or institutions. You choose your own area of emphasis, guided by the different set of questions and arena of human activity studied in each social science, gaining a broader perspective than students pursuing a single subject.
Sample Schedule
- 48 units in economics and business, history, political science and sociology and anthropology
- 20 units in an area of emphasis
- 12 units each in two areas
- 4 units in the fourth area
- At least 20 units must be upper-division courses
- EB 011 Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
- EB 012 Principles of Microeconomics (4)
- Upper-Division EB Elective: (4)
Two of the following:
- EB 102 Intermediate Microeconomics (4)
- EB 103 History of Economic Thought (4)
- EB 135 Money, Banking and Financial Markets (4)
- EB 137 Intermediate Macroeconomics (4)
- HIS 099 Foundations of History (4)
- HIS 198 Senior Research Seminar (4)
- Two upper-division history courses (8): Approved by the academic adviser. Study two different geographical regions and/or chronological periods
- Additional History Elective: (4)
- POL 010 American Government (4)
- POL 020 International Politics (4)
- POL 030 Political Theory and Ideology (4)
- Upper-Division POL Electives: (8)
- SOC 001 Introduction to Sociology (4)
- SOC 171 Sociological Theory
- (4) Upper-Division SOC Electives: (12)
Career Paths
- Social Work
- Law
- Health Sciences
- Missions
- Ministry
- Business
- Government
- Teaching