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The Social Sciences
Danette Griffith & Mark Schoenherr
CAS Undergraduate Advising
MAJORS• Anthropology• Criminal Justice Studies• EconomicsGeographyHistoryPolitical Science• Social Work• Sociology
Teacher Certification Program option includes Social Sciences Education minor
All Social Sciences majors complete a Senior Assignment
or Senior Internship
DEGREE PATHSBachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Social Work
Preferred degree path for the Social Sciences
"I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing. "
--William James
SKILLS COURSES FOR DEGREE PATHBachelor of Arts• English 101/102• Any FL 101/102• AND one of:
FL 106 MATH 106 PHIL 106 CMIS 108 CS 108 STAT 107(other options, consult your advisor)
Bachelor of Science• English 101/102• SPC 103 or 105• *PHIL/MATH/FL 106• *CMIS 108/CS 108/STAT 107
(*other options, consult your advisor)
THE MAGIC NUMBER• Earning a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences
requires 124* credit hours of coursework• Most Social Sciences majors require a minor• All Social Science majors* can incorporate a
second major in place of the minor
*excluding Teacher Education option
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”
-- Abraham Maslow
ANTHROPOLOGYthe study of human biology and culture, past and present
• Majors study Biological, Cultural, Linguistic and Archaeology Anthropology
• Recommended first year courses:– ANTH 111A – Human
Ancestry & Adaptations– ANTH 111B – Human
Culture & Communication
"The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences. " -- Ruth Benedict
CRIMINAL JUSTICEthe study of crime and punishment
• Competitive admission program– Enter Pre-CJ Program– Complete Pre-CJ Courses with
grades of C or higher– Earn a GPA of 2.75 or higher
• Recommended first year courses– SOC 111 - Intro to Sociology– ANTH 111B - Human Culture &
Communication– POLS 112 - American National
Government
• Majors complete an internship within the field of CJ
Police Chief August Vollmer
Chief Justice Earl Warren
ECONOMICSthe study of how we produce, distribute, and consume goods and services
• Majors complete coursework in common with Economics and Finance major through School of Business
• Recommended first year courses– ECON 111 – Principles of
Macroeconomics– MATH 120 – College Algebra
GEOGRAPHYthe study of the relationship between humans and the environment
• All majors study Cartography, Human, Physical, and Regional Geography– Additional Areas of Specialization include:
• Biogeography• Climatology/Meteorology• Cultural Geography• Developmental Studies• Urban Studies
• Recommended first year courses– ESCI 111 - Intro to Physical
Geology/Geography– MATH 120 - College Algebra– STAT 107 - Concepts of Statistics
"Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related to each other" –Waldo Tobler
HISTORYthe study of the human past
• Department suggests concentrated study of a foreign language, i.e. a second major, minor, or focus
• Recommended first year courses– EUROPE/WORLD HISTORY
• HIST 111A - Introduction to History of Western Civilization: 1500 - 1815
• HIST 111B - Introduction to History of Western Civilization: 1815 - Present
• HIST 112A - World History: to 1500• HIST 112B - World History: 1500 - Present
– UNITED STATES HISTORY• HIST 130 - History of Black America• HIST 200 - US History & Constitution: to 1877• HIST 200 - US History & Constitution: 1877 - Present
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” —George Santayana
POLITICAL SCIENCEthe study of the relationships underlying political events and conditions
• Subfields include– American Government & Politics– Comparative Politics– International Relations– Political Theory– Public Administration– Public Law
• Recommended first year courses– POLS111 - Intro to Political Science– POLS 112 - American National
Government Hans Morgenthau (1904 –1980) a leading twentieth-century figure in the study of international politics.
SOCIAL WORKthe study of helping those in need of help or welfare improve the quality of life
• Highly structured program• Recommended first year courses
– ANTH 111B – Human Culture & Communication– BIOL 111 – Contemporary Biology– ECON 111 – Principles of Macroeconomics– PSYC 111 – Foundations of Psychology– SPC 103 – Interpersonal Communications– STAT 107 - Concepts of Statistics
• Students earning BSW in Social Work at SIUE can earn MSW at SIUE in 1 year
• No Social Work minor is available
Jane Addams
SOCIOLOGYthe study of human social activity
• Two types of Sociology degrees:– General Sociology– Specialization in Employment Relations
• Recommended first year courses– SOC 111 - Intro to Sociology “The cost of liberty is less
than the price of repression.” –W.E.B. DuBois
"Despite long-standing claims by elites that Blacks, women, Latinos, and other similarly derogated groups in the United States remain incapable of producing the type of interpretive, analytical thought that is labeled theory in the West, powerful knowledge of resistance that toppled former social structures of social inequality repudiate this view. Members of these groups do in fact theorize, and our critical social theory has been central to our political empowerment and search for justice." Patricia Hill Collins
With all these exciting social
science majors, how can I possibly choose just one?
Rodin’s Thinking Man
RESOURCES
• CAS Undergraduate Advisors• Curriculum Guide
– Declaration requirements– Departmental contact information– Sequences within program
• CougarNet– Course descriptions– Prerequisites
• Department websites“Well done is better than well said. "
--Benjamin Franklin