Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences

This degree is coordinated by Department Chair Dr. Jim Miller. For additional information please contact Dr. Miller at (740) 351-3446 or jmiller@shawnee.edu 

Degree Requirements

General Education Program                           34 hours*

Social Science Core Courses                         21 Hours**

Upper Division Social Science                      36 Hours

Electives (300-400 level)

University Electives                                       33 hours

Total hours                                                     124 hours

*Social Science majors can not double-count courses that satisfy both their major and GEP requirements. Social science majors must take SOSC 110S to fulfill the GEP social science requirement

**Social Science majors must achieve a minimum grade of C in each required social science course (both in the Core and Upper Division categories above) in order to graduate.

   (Unless otherwise noted all courses listed below here are each 3 semester credit hours)

Social Science Core Courses (21 Hours)

           (Required Courses)                                                      

PSYC. 1101: Introduction to Psychology

SOCI. 1101: Introduction to Sociology

GOVT. 2250: Introduction to Political Science

ECON. 2202: Principles of Macroeconomics (or ECON 1103: Economics for the Social Sciences or ECON. 2201: Principles of Microeconomics)

ANTH. 2250: Principles of Cultural Anthropology (or GEOG. 1125: World Geography or GEOG. 1130: Economic Geography or GEOG 2201: Cultural Geography)

HIST. 1110: American History to 1865 (or HIST. 1120: American History Since 1865 or Govt. 1101: National Government)

HIST. 1130: World History to 1600 (or HIST. 1140: World History since 1600 or HIST 2103: Revolutionary Europe)

Upper Division Social Science Electives (36 Hours)

A. DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC (27 Hours)

Choose three disciplines from the following areas:

• Anthropology (ANTH) • History (HIST) • Economics (ECON) • Psychology (PSYC) • Geography (GEOG) • Sociology (SOCI) • Government (GOVT) • Social Science (SOSC)

Choose three courses from each of the disciplines you have selected

Note: Since upper-level economics classes have two prerequisites, students are allowed to count one of the introductory Economics classes as a social science core class (see Core Classes above). The other can count as an upper level Economics class. This is permitted only if you choose Economics as one of the three disciplines.

B. OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES (9 Hours)

Choose three courses from social science disciplines other than the three chosen above. At least one of the classes must be from different social science disciplines. For example, if you opt to take 27 hours from anthropology, history, and geography, the remaining 9 hours could be chosen from government, economics, psychology, sociology, and social sciences (SOSC). In this manner, one could take two classes in government and one from economics to fulfill this requirement.

Note: Since there is only one upper-level course with the SOSC prefix, you can only count it in this category. Students who choose economics as one of the discipline specific categories can also count additional upper-level economics courses in this category. Economics is the only discipline that can count in both categories.

Elective Courses (33 hours)

You may select from the broad spectrum of university courses. It is recommended, however, that you should choose from among courses in the social sciences, business, and the humanities. It is also recommended that students consider a minor in any of the disciplines in the Social Sciences.