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