Social Science B.A. – Liberal Arts Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Matthew T. Downey, Ph.D., Program Coordinator
Location: McKee Hall 227
Telephone: 970.351.2929
Website: www.unco.edu/social_sciences
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Required Minor Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
This emphasis prepares students for careers in human services, research, program planning, graduate school and law school. Examples of human services careers include positions such as agency management, probation counseling, environmental and social impact analysis, city planning and local, state and federal government positions.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- A minimum of 21 semester credits of the 24 credits required for the Additional Major Credits must be at the 300-400 level.
- Students selecting this emphasis must complete a minor in a discipline of their choice.
- In addition to the credits for the minor, these students must take additional elective courses to have sufficient credits for graduation. Students taking a minor in Economics, Geography, History or Political Science cannot count credit received for that minor toward the Elective Major Credits.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required LAC — 12 credits
LAC area 4 — History
| HIST 100 | Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 | 3 |
LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems
LAC area 5.c. — Human Behavior and Social Systems
LAC area 8 — Multicultural Studies
Choose 1 of the following courses:
| AFS 100 | Introduction to Africana Studies | 3 |
| MAS 100 | Introduction to Mexican American Studies | 3 |
| WS 101 | Women in Contemporary Society | 3 |
Remaining LAC — 28 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”.
2. Required Major — 45 credits
Take all of the following courses — 24 credits
| ANT 100 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 205 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 100 | World Geography | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Survey of American History from 1877 to the Present | 3 |
| PSCI 100 | United States National Government | 3 |
| SOSC 150 | Introduction to the Social Sciences | 3 |
| SOSC 350 | Community Research and Engagement | 3 |
| SOSC 400 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
Additional Major Credits — 21 credits
| | Economics 3 semester credits | 3 |
| | Geography 6 semester credits | 6 |
| | History 6 semester credits | 6 |
| | Political Science 6 semester credits | 6 |
3. Required Minor — 18 credits
4. University-Wide Credits — 17 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 17 credits.