Social Studies Degrees

Overview: The Social Science program is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of interests. Its major meets the needs of students enrolled concurrently in the secondary education certification program. The major is open, however, to any student interested in the social sciences, especially those who plan to attend graduate school or law school. The minor is designed to introduce students to a range of social science disciplines and seeks to prepare them for study in the social sciences on more advanced levels.

Course Content
The Social Sciences degree draws upon several social science disciplines to produce a comprehensive course that not only equips you with knowledge of the modern social world, but also provides you with an opportunity to receive a thorough education. The course aims to produce graduates who are at once social scientifically articulate as well as confident, self-possessed, analytic, imaginative, able to work well under pressure and guided by a sense of social responsibility. At the same time, the course is intended to provide the circumstances and the wherewithal for men and women to live enriched, useful and socially responsible lives.
Level 1
Level 1 core modules are:
Approaches to Psychology
Culture, Media & Society 1
Doing Social Science
Global Capitalism & Everyday Life
Introduction to Social Research
Life-Span Human Development
Origins & Development
Running the Country

Level 2
Level 2 core modules include:
Europe, Exclusion & Ethnicity
Freud
Introduction to Marx & Marxism
Research Strategies, Methods & Theories
Thinking Critically for Social Science

Plus three electives from (subject to availability):
Cognitive Psychology
Culture, Identity & Conflict: Children & Youth in Transition
Dance & the Social Order
Inequality of Class & Culture
Ethnic Relations (Black Perspectives)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Gender
Modernities
Orchestrating Europe
Perspectives in the Delivery of Healthcare
Political Theory
Psychology & Crime
Psychology of Folklore 1
Psychology of Folklore 2
Societal Psychology
Sociology of Health & Illness
Theorising Leadership
States & Societies

Level 3
Level 3 core modules include:
Dissertation (double module on a topic of own choice)
Hegemony, Power & Society
Introduction to Nietzsche

Plus four electives from (subject to availability):
Advanced Research Methods
Ageing & Society
Community Crime & Crime Prevention
Globalising Sexualities
Corporate Crime
Ethics, Crime & Society
Family, Kinship & Domestic Relations
Gender, Crime & Justice
Gender, Violence & Abuse
Humanistic & Transpersonal Psychology
Introduction to Jung
Investigative Psychology
Issues & Debates in Counselling & Psychotherapy
Issues in International Politics
Politics of Change in a Developing World
Psychology of Folklore 1
Psychology of Folklore 2
Psychology of Religion & Spirituality
Race Crime & Social Exclusion
Radical Psychology
Social & Political Movements
Social Futures
Sociology of Death & Dying
Sociology of Food & Eating
Sociology of Urban Life
Time, Memory, History
Women & Mental Health

Assessment
Assessment is by a mixture of essays, seminar presentations, case studies, dissertation and exams.
Provision will be made for alternative forms of assessment where DDA/good practice dictates.

Course Overview
The Social Sciences degree draws upon several social science disciplines to produce a comprehensive course that not only equips you with knowledge of the modern social world, but also provides you with an opportunity to receive a thorough education. The course aims to produce graduates who are at once social scientifically articulate as well as confident, self-possessed, analytic, imaginative, able to work well under pressure and guided by a sense of social responsibility. At the same time, the course is intended to provide the circumstances and the wherewithal for men and women to live enriched, useful and socially responsible lives.

Broad Field Social Studies Major
Option I: Broadfield Social Studies History Major (54 semester hours)
for Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification (grades 6-12)
HIS 102 World History II
HIS 190 Introduction to the Skills of Historical Practice
HIS 201 U.S. History I
HIS 202 U.S. History II
Two of the following:
HIS 101 World History I or HIS 311 The Ancient World
HIS 211 History of Asia
HIS 221 History of Europe
HIS 232 History of Africa
HIS 242 History of Latin America
HIS 461 Historiography and Historical Methods
SOC 210 Majority – Minority Relations
One of the following:
POL 221 American Government I
POL 231 American Government II
Three additional history (HIS) courses numbered at the 300 level
One additional history (HIS) course numbered at the 400 level
Five electives from at least two other social science disciplines – 2 of which must be numbered at the 300 level or above: anthropology (ANT), economics (ECN), political science (POL), psychology (PSY), and sociology (SOC), excluding cross-listed education/psychology courses.

Note: To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification, students must complete all courses listed above, complete the professional education sequence, and satisfy the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.
Option II: Broad Field Social Studies-Sociology Concentration Major (43 semester hours)
for Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification (grades 6-12)
MAT 220 Probability and Statistics
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210 Majority – Minority Relations
SOCP 220 Social Psychology
SOCP 335 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (4 semester hours)
HIS 102 World History II
One of the following:
POL 221 American Government I
POL 231 American Government II
One of the following:
HIS 101 World History I
HIS 201 U.S. History I
HIS 202 U.S. History II
Two additional sociology (SOC) courses (SOC 351 Sociology of the Family is strongly recommended).
Five electives from the social science disciplines: [Economics (ECN), History (HIS), Political Science (POL) & Psychology (PSY)]

Note: To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification, students must complete all courses listed above, complete the professional education sequence, and satisfy the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.