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Social Sciences, Bachelor of Arts

Coordinator: T. Vanderburg

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS 33
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS 15-20
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS 48-53
COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED:  ECON 203, HIST 245, POLS 202

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate content knowledge in economics, history, political science and sociology;
  2. Students will use analytical ability;
  3. Students will demonstrate research skills; and
  4. Students will apply written communication skills.

Program Requirements

Required Major Hours (12 hours)

HIST 200Introduction to Historical Study

3
OR
SOCI 311Social Research Methodology

3
 
Three 300- or 400-level courses offered by the department

9

Economics (Choose one)

ECON 201Free Enterprise

3
ECON 203Principles of Economics I (Economics and the Free Market System)

3
ECON 204Principles of Economics II

3
ECON 302Money and Banking

3
ECON 303Intermediate Microeconomics I

3
ECON 304Intermediate Macroeconomics II

3
ECON 311Labor Economics

3
ECON 401International Economics

3
ECON 402Managerial Economics

3
ECON 403National Income and Employment Analysis

3
ECON 404Economic Development

3
ECON 405Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

3
ECON 480Contemporary Economic Problems

3
NOTE: Economics courses beyond ECON 203 typically have prerequisites. Consult the course description for specific information.

Political Science Electives (Choose two)

POLS 201Introduction to Political Science

3
POLS 202American Government

3
POLS 304State and Local Government in the United States

3
POLS 314The Courts

3
POLS 316Public Opinion

3
POLS 320Constitutional Law I: Structure and Institution

3
POLS 322Foreign Policy of the United States

3
POLS 323American Political Parties

3
POLS 324Constitutional Law II: Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment

3
POLS 325Southern Politics

3
POLS 333The President and Congress

3
POLS 351Politics of Developing Areas

3
POLS 352African Politics

3
POLS 353Middle East Politics

3
POLS 354European Politics

3
POLS 355Asian Politics

3
POLS 356Latin American Politics

3
POLS 430Special Topics

3
POLS 450International Experience

3
POLS 451International Experience

3
POLS 490Political Science Seminar

3
POLS 495Independent Study

3
POLS 497Internship in Political Science I

3 each semester
POLS 498Internship in Political Science II

3 each semester
GLST 202International Relations and Comparative Politics

3
GLST 340International Political Economy

3

History (Choose two)

HIST 200Introduction to Historical Study

3
HIST 244Survey of United States History to 1877

3
HIST 245Survey of United States History from 1877 to the Present

3
HIST 311Medieval Europe

3
HIST 314Making America: Colonization, Revolution and the U. S. Constitution

3
HIST 318Civil War and Reconstruction

3
HIST 322/RELI 322Early and Medieval Christianity

3
HIST 323/RELI 323Modern Christianity

3
HIST 324/RELI 324American Christianity

3
HIST 325The History of the New South

3
HIST 327The Renaissance and Reformation

3
HIST 331Nineteenth-Century Europe

3
HIST 332Twentieth-Century Europe

3
HIST 345North Carolina History

3
HIST 380Modern Germany Since 1789

3
HIST 383The Second World War

3
HIST 401Slavery in the Atlantic

3
HIST 402The Long Civil Rights Movement

3
HIST 411Diplomatic History of the United States

3
HIST 414History of England to 1688

3
HIST 430Special Topics: European History

3
HIST 431Special Topics: American History

3
HIST 450International Experience

3
HIST 451International Experience

3
HIST 495Independent Study

3 each semester
HIST 496Independent Study

3 each semester
HIST 497Internship in History

3 each semester
HIST 498Internship in History

3 each semester

Sociology (Choose two)

SOCI 201Introduction to Sociology

3
SOCI 202Social Problems

3
SOCI 203Marriage and Family

3
SOCI 310/PSYC 310Social Psychology

3
SOCI 311Social Research Methodology

3
SOCI 313Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3
SOCI 330Sociological Theory

3
SOCI 340Social Change

3
SOCI 356Sociology of Religion

3
SOCI 396/PSYC 396Introduction to Statistics

3
SOCI 400Minority Groups

3
SOCI 410Sociology of Gender

3
SOCI 411Criminology

3
SOCI 415Juvenile Delinquency

3
SOCI 421The Community

3
SOCI 430Special Topics: Sociology

3
SOCI 450International Experience

3
SOCI 451International Experience

3
SOCI 490Sociology Seminar

3
SOCI 497Internship I

3 each semester
SOCI 498Internship II

3 each semester
Total Credit Hours:33

Required Minor Hours

A minor selected from any of the University’s offerings. 

Total Credit Hours:15-20

Total Credit Hours: 48-53

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

All students transferring under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement must complete HIST 101 and HIST 102 as part of the General Education curriculum.