Social Sciences

General education courses for Social Sciences

Students must have at least 3 credit hours in social sciences courses and a total of 9 credit hours distributed across the Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities domains.

Course learning outcomes

Instructors teaching courses in the Social Sciences domain include at least half of the following learning goals so students can successfully complete this general education core requirement.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical patterns, or historical contexts within a given social or behavioral domain
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of contending explanations or interpretations for social, behavioral, or historical phenomena
• Demonstrate basic literacy in social, behavioral, or historical research methods and analyses
• Evaluate evidence supporting conclusions about the behavior of individuals, groups, institutions, or organizations
• Recognize the extent and impact of diversity among individuals, cultures, or societies in contemporary or historical contexts*
• Identify examples of how social, behavioral, or historical knowledge informs and can shape personal, ethical, civic, or global decisions and responsibilities

_{*Cross-listed under Cultural Understanding outcomes}