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Social Sciences, Bachelor of Arts

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS 33
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS NONE
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS 33 
PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED:  ECON 203, HIST 245, POLS 202

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will conduct research and present a research project that integrates economics, history, political science, and sociology
  2. Students will demonstrate content knowledge in the four disciplines;
  3. Students will use analytical ability in the four disciplines;
  4. Students will demonstrate research skills in the four disciplines; and
  5. Students will apply written communication skills in the four disciplines.

Capstone Research Project

In the senior year the Social Sciences major will complete and present a capstone research project that will incorporate/integrate learning from the four subject areas (economics, history, political science, and sociology) of the major on a topic of choice for the student. The project must be approved by the program coordinator and directed by a subject area professor, usually the one in whose class the research project began. The project must be presented to the program coordinator and the subject area professor.

Program Requirements

Methods Course (3 hours)

Choose one of the following courses. Students should take the methods course as early as feasible (preferably in the sophomore year). The methods course hours do NOT count towards meeting the various discipline specific requirements in History, Political Science or Sociology listed below
HIST 200Introduction to Historical Study

3
POLS 210Research Design

3
SOCI 311Social Research Methodology

3

Economics (3 hours)

Choose one of the following.
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

3
ECON 304Intermediate Macroeconomics

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 (6 hours)

Choose two of the following.
POLS 201Introduction to Political Science

3
POLS 202American Government

3
POLS 302International Relations and Comparative Politics

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 340International Political Economy

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

History (6 hours)

Choose two of the following.
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 432Special Topics: Non-Western 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 (6 hours)

Choose two of the following.
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

Social Sciences Electives (choose three courses, 9 credit hours)

Students must earn credit for three courses (9 credit hours) from among any 300 or 400 level HIST, POLS or SOCI courses.

Total Credit Hours: 33

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

none